Friday, March 27, 2020

The Dragon: The uplifting fantasy comedy staged at the end of a pandemic

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Lady Gregory's 1919 comedy is set in a mythical castle on the Burren, where, according to a prophecy, a princess will be devoured by ...
Saturday, March 21, 2020

Coronavirus: Art has a kind of magic. It’s helping to counteract feelings of separation and loneliness

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As the virus spreads, art is synthesising new connections. Painting:  Three Witches (scene from Macbeth) by William Rimmer. 
Sunday, March 8, 2020

The Cherry Orchard review: Tonally uneven production of Anton Chekhov’s Russian revolution comedy

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A broke aristocratic family face selling their estate, in Anton Chekhov's comedy. Photo: Robbie Jack 
Thursday, March 5, 2020

Our New Girl review: Sexism satire meets psychological thriller in Nancy Harris’s outstanding play

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A nanny arrives out of the blue, to help a woman with her troubled son, in Nancy Harris's psychological thriller. Photo: Ros Kavanagh...
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Friday, February 28, 2020

The Fall of the Second Republic review: Dark satire trying to bare a heart of gold

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The Corn Exchange and the Abbey's new comedy is set in a 1970s version of Ireland, where an opportunistic Taoiseach conspires to clin...
Sunday, February 23, 2020

Dream, Sleep, Connect review: Romantic comedy struggling to make big statements about the digital era

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A singleton working in big data searches for a date to his office party, in Rosemary Jenkinson's new comedy. 
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Thursday, February 20, 2020

Mamafesta Memorialising review: A superb dance against dementia both sad and uplifting

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Choreographer Philip Connaughton fears losing his memory in this marvellous new dance. Photo: Luca Truffarelli 
Wednesday, February 5, 2020

Medea review: Serious performances in an adaptation that doesn’t show the same commitment

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Euripides's ancient tragedy is seen from a child's perspective, in Kate Mulvany and Anne-Louise Sarks’s version. Photo: Ros Kavan...
Tuesday, February 4, 2020

Election 2020: When do you know you’re walking around a cultural ghost town?

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Irish writer Maeve Brennan wrote about the demolishment of culture in 1960s New York. Photo: Getty Images
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