Tuesday, September 22, 2020

DruidGregory review: An uneven blend of razor-sharp comedy and muffled song

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Druid's cycle of plays by Lady Gregory is set in an early-century version of Galway, where communities are splintered by divisions and p...
Friday, September 11, 2020

Transmission review: Crucial moments captured beautifully in the passing light

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Caitríona Ní Mhurchú tries to live in the present in her new play, but her family's history holds fascinating surprises.  Photo: Jason B...
Wednesday, September 9, 2020

Before You Say Anything review: Multiple stories forced into an elegant flawed play

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Three seemingly unrelated stories about people unsafe from the police merge in Malaprop's new play. Photo: Simon Lazewksi
Monday, September 7, 2020

Will I See You There review: Eavesdropping on a touching reunion in a city square

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  In this slick play-installation, the audience peers down from above and listens to a chance encounter between friends through headphones. 
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Sunday, September 6, 2020

Token Cis review: Some shakily constructed jokes but this comedy material is gold

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  Alive to empty symbols of effort, the main parody by this comedy troupe is to give stage time to guest cisgender comics as if they're ...
Sunday, August 23, 2020

The First Pegeen review: Sad forbidden romance in the Celtic Twilight

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In this biographical drama about the Abbey Theatre star, Molly Allgood attends the funeral of her lover John Millington Synge from a distanc...
Monday, August 17, 2020

Solar Bones review: Experimental novel adapted into absurdly random ghost story

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  Mike McCormack's novel sees the ghost of a man return to his home on All Soul's Day. Photo: Ste Murray  
Sunday, August 9, 2020

The Happy Prince review: Alluring production of Oscar Wilde’s story without the decadent comedown

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The statue of a prince peers into the lives of a city's misfortunate inhabitants, in Oscar Wilde's story for ch ildren. 
Thursday, July 9, 2020

Seraglio review: An opera from the lost season reimagined as a daringly modern miniseries

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In Irish National Opera's hands, Mozart's orientalist singspiel loses the arabesques and makes the move to lockdown Dublin.
Friday, July 3, 2020

Binge review: A gleeful performance installation on Zoom where treasured television shows hold life’s answers

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This interactive performance, presented by Cork Midsummer Festival, makes reassuring parallels between the audience's stories and the...