Required Referendum Reading Considering Una Mullally’s Repeal the 8th as “too political”... [is an] unfair and dangerous misreading of this important and touching anthology.

“Don’t judge a book by its cover”, they said. After reading through Repeal the 8th, the anthology recently edited by Una Mullally and published by Unbound, one is left to wonder: if the title of the book were not one … Continue reading Required Referendum Reading Considering Una Mullally’s Repeal the 8th as “too political”… [is an] unfair and dangerous misreading of this important and touching anthology.

John Fowles’ “The Collector” at the Mill: oversimplified and disappointing Despite impressive staging and interpretation, "The Collector" proves not-so-dramatic.

●●●○○ The first hour of The Collector – a theatrical adaptation of John Fowles’ 1963 debut novel – is dazzling. The staging is remarkable. To tackle the challenge of dramatising the novel the stage is separated into two spaces delineated … Continue reading John Fowles’ “The Collector” at the Mill: oversimplified and disappointing Despite impressive staging and interpretation, “The Collector” proves not-so-dramatic.

A More Modern “The Vagina Monologues” By creating a very Irish adaptation of Eve Ensler’s "The Vagina Monologues", Reidin Dunne and her cast rejuvenate the Nineties feminist play.

●●●●○ Twenty years after The Vagina Monologues premiered at Broadway, Eve Ensler’s iconic play might not seem as scandalous as it used to be. On January 19th, the enumeration of synonyms for ‘vagina’ that opened the play elicited more laugh … Continue reading A More Modern “The Vagina Monologues” By creating a very Irish adaptation of Eve Ensler’s “The Vagina Monologues”, Reidin Dunne and her cast rejuvenate the Nineties feminist play.

True novel or veiled autobiography? “First Person” by Richard Flanagan Flanagan’s new book is undoubtedly clever, but nevertheless leaves the reader with more questions than certainties.

  ●●●○○   Its first pages seem to announce a novel of formation: Kif, a youthful and destitute father of one and wannabe-writer begins to ghostwrite the memoir of Australia’s most-wanted swindler, in order to pay back his mortgage and … Continue reading True novel or veiled autobiography? “First Person” by Richard Flanagan Flanagan’s new book is undoubtedly clever, but nevertheless leaves the reader with more questions than certainties.