Thursday, January 30, 2020

The Lieutenant of Inishmore review: Martin McDonagh’s spectacular gunfight takes risky new shots

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Martin McDonagh's dark comedy about a Republican terrorist is more ridiculing and subversive than ever. Photo: Patrick Redmond
Sunday, January 26, 2020

Irish Times Theatre Awards nominations: The most bizarre shortlist ever

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Epiphany , Brian Watkins's Joyce-inspired play for Druid, is one of the best production nominees not nominated for either best actres...
Friday, January 24, 2020

Flights review: The sad dispossession of our era in a play that isn’t quite there

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Three men gather on the anniversary of their friend's death in One Duck's funny and tragic new play. Photo: Ste Murray 
Saturday, January 18, 2020

Gone Full Havisham review: Enjoyably ridiculous old-school psychological horror

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In her enjoyable solo play, Irene Kelleher is pleasantly over the top as a bride whose breakdown has gone viral. 
Friday, January 10, 2020

Collapsing Horse has disbanded, THEATREclub's future is uncertain. Both embodied youthful resistance to the Recession

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Bears in Space , a puppet comedy by Collapsing Horse.   Photo: Idil Sukan
Wednesday, December 11, 2019

2010s review: Writing about the art of terrible men

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#MeToo is transforming theatre, and it is transforming criticism. Illustration: Don Conroy
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Thursday, December 5, 2019

2019: The best theatre of the year

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My favourite theatre moments of 2019: The Children , Pretty Feelings , Beckett's Room , Tall Tail , and Endgame . 
Saturday, October 19, 2019

Faultline review: A heartfelt depiction of a movement gaining ground

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ANU and the Gate Theatre's new immersive play is set in 1982, when hundreds of LGBTQ+ people were under investigation. Photo: Pat Red...
Wednesday, October 16, 2019

The Beacon review: An absorbing thriller about blood thirst

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A famous artist relocates to an island cottage - the spot where she's suspected of having murdered her husband - in Nancy Harris'...
Sunday, October 6, 2019

Last Orders at the Dockside review: An old-fashioned play, and not because it's set in the 1980s

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A community joins in paying tribute to a dead man in Dermot Bolger's new play. Photo: Ros Kavanagh