●●●●○ Before is the latest installment from Pat Kinevane and Fishamble Theatre Company, the team that brought us Forgotten, Underneath and the Olivier Award-winning Silent. Before tells the story of Pontius, “after the Pilot fella,” a middle-aged man from the … Continue reading Before – Fishamble Company – Civic Theatre // review
●●●○○ HAMLET!… The Dress Rehearsal, an original comedy production written and directed by Luke Collins, ran on the 7th and 8th December in the International Bar, Wicklow Street. The play follows the hapless director Luke Corcoran and his attempts to … Continue reading Hamlet!… The Dress Rehearsal // Review
●●●● The Lost O’Casey takes its inspiration from a forgotten Sean O’Casey play, Nannie’s Night Out, performed at the Abbey Theatre only once in 1924. O’Casey’s subject matter is forcefully thrust onto the streets of contemporary inner city Dublin with … Continue reading The Lost O’Casey // REVIEW This stunning production, inspired by a forgotten O’Casey play and leaning into contemporary social issues should not be missed.
While Dublin Fringe Festival may be coming to a close, the quality of theatre in these final days remains as high as ever. Seahorse, written and performed by TCD alumna Christiane O’Mahony, is a new, razor-sharp comedy about the anxiety … Continue reading Christiane O’Mahony // TN2 Interview Meet the TCD alumna behind SEAHORSE at Project Arts Centre Cube
“Everybody has to decide on the way they want to tell their own story from their own perspective,” insists Emilie Pine, talking about her debut collection of essays, Notes to Self, which offers a probing and unflinching personal account of … Continue reading Duly Noted: Emilie Pine Interviewed Ciara Forristal sits down with Emilie Pine, author of bestselling essay collection Notes to Self.
●●●○○ Martin McDonagh’s The Lonesome West ran until the 25th of August in the Everyman Theatre, Cork. Directed by Julie Kelleher, it is the final play in McDonagh’s debut Leenane trilogy, but can be enjoyed without having seen the preceding … Continue reading The Lonesome West // review
●●●●○ Set the scene: a Monday evening in grey, dreary Dublin. It’s lashing rain, your tummy is full post-Bunsen Burger. What better time could be afforded to watching a play set around a wake? In keeping with the Abbey’s prominence … Continue reading Come On Home at the Peacock // Review “Memory lane is a fucking dual carriageway” for Come on Home’s troubled family.
How do you blend the enthusiasm of Irish youth with a sense of environmental responsibility? Ask Siobhan Heffernan (SIBIHEFF) who does it all in a day’s work. From scavenging charity shops to travelling to Cambodia with TG4, SIBIHEFF is a … Continue reading “Scavanging” & Sustainability with SIBIHEFF Siobhan Heffernan’s journey from festival gear to fashion shows.
Landless are a quartet who sing traditional songs in four-part harmony. Lily Power, Meabh Meir, Ruth Clinton and Sinead Lynch met in NCAD and released their eponymous EP in 2014. After an active few years gigging in Ireland and abroad, … Continue reading Homegrown: Landless
“I played instruments ― drums, piano, guitar, saxophone ― and then I began to write music on piano. It was nothing complex, kind of repetitive film score stuff, and then one day I woke up and decided that this was … Continue reading Homegrown, Aaron O’Grady
Steven Sharpe is a Galway-based singer-songwriter who cultivates a witty, unapologetic style that is difficult to describe. Continue reading Homegrown: Steven Sharpe
It seems a fair assertion to make that there is no equivalent in Dublin — or, indeed, in Ireland — to eight-piece Nova Collective, with their gorgeously breezy bossa nova melodies and the smooth-as-honey combined vocals of Luana Matos and Dónal Kearney. Continue reading Homegrown: Nova Collective