Thursday, October 4, 2012

The Company, 'Politik': Bank Job


Samuel Beckett Theatre, Dublin
Oct 3-6

My review of Politik coming up just as soon as I dream of a black Christmas ...


Monday, October 1, 2012

The Corn Exchange, 'Dubliners': We Are Our Own




Gaiety Theatre, Dublin
Sep 27-30


My review of The Corn Exchange's production of Dubliners by James Joyce coming up just as soon as I deal with moral problems as a cleaver deals with meat ...


Sunday, September 30, 2012

Musings returns to cover Dublin Theatre Festival!


Just when I thought I was out ...


Cheers for returning to these parts - you're very kind (especially considering I unceremoniously bailed back in March).

For the past few months I have been occupied with working the day job, researching for my PhD thesis, and, most proudly, producing and directing theatre with my company Lithium.

Occupying the territories of both theatre director and theatre reviewer seemed perilous so I chose one over the other. However, I have found myself missing writing about Irish theatre. 

So with the help of Dublin Theatre Festival, Musings in Intermissions is back for the duration of the festival! 

With tickets acquired, the schedule cleared, expect to see a new review up here every morning.

In the meantime, feel free to use the comments below to voice your experiences at the festival. I want to hear from you! 


Chris

Wednesday, April 18, 2012

THISISPOPBABY and the Abbey Theatre, ‘Alice in Funderland’: Curiouser and Bleerun’ Curiouser!


The Abbey Theatre, Dublin
Mar 30-May 12


My review of Alice in Funderland coming up just as soon as I provoke you by failing to distinguish between a cravat and a scarf ...

Sunday, April 1, 2012

Special Priced Tickets for Pan Pan’s ‘A Doll House’ for Musings Readers



I’m sure it’s clear to many of you at this stage that I am a huge fan of Pan Pan.

I am excited about their upcoming production of Henrik Ibsen’s A Doll House for many reasons, chief among them being the casting of the marvellous Judith Roddy as Nora Helmer (Roddy’s Ophelia in The Rehearsal’s “Where is the beauteous majesty of Denmark?” scene is one of my favourite theatre memories).

The producer of A Doll House has been in touch to offer a special deal for readers of this here blog.

Tickets (originally priced at 30/28) are available to readers for 16. Head over to the booking page and enter the code FriPan into the box marked “production code”, or call the box office at 01 6770014 and quote the code.  

Below are the show’s press release and trailer. See you all there!


Monday, February 20, 2012

Floating World Productions, ‘Picturing the Soul’: Hey Soul Sister


The Back Loft, Dublin
Feb 18-19


My review of Picturing the Soul coming up just as soon as I hand you a butterfly …

CoisCéim, ‘Touch Me’: Tables and Chairs


Town Hall Theatre, Galway
Feb 14

My review of Touch Me coming up just as soon as I hand you some keys ...

Sunday, February 12, 2012

Sheer Tantrum, ‘The Master Builder’: Once Upon a Time There Was a Crack in a Chimney


The New Theatre, Dublin
Feb 6-18

My review of Sheer Tantrum’s production of The Master Builder by Henrik Ibsen coming up just as soon as I hang a wreath on a weathervane ...

Sunday, February 5, 2012

Gúna Nua and Civic Theatre, ‘The Goddess of Liberty’: Madame O Diva


Project Arts Centre Cube, Dublin
Jan 31-Feb 18

My review of The Goddess of Liberty by Karen Ardiff coming up just as soon as I talk to a middling actor man from America ...


Sunday, January 29, 2012

ABSOLUT Fringe and Project Arts Centre give us Turn Around



THEATREclub’s sonorous and rompous The Family finished its run this weekend at Project Arts Centre, thus leaving a void in our lives as we await that rare contemporary theatre piece unbound by convention until our Fringe overdose in September.


Thankfully, both the Fringe and Project will be making the wait easier as they announced last week their Turn Around season. In April we will be reunited with five Fringe shows from the past. The release states fringes, so it’s possible we’ll see productions not just from last year but the 2010 and 2009 festivals as well. The Final selected five haven’t been revealed yet but it’s fun to speculate.


So I pose the question: if you could bring back five Fringe productions – whether to relive something you loved or rewrite the past and see what you had previously missed – what would they be?


Here are mine: