●●○○○ Never before has the myth of Medea, and her reasons for killing her children, been so poignantly relevant. A brief overview of the Medea tragedy: a woman, Medea, is so angered by her husband Jason’s infidelity that she kills … Continue reading Medea // Review
To critique or to comment – Larissa Brigatti Theatre criticism expands across a big spectrum of genres, about which theatre critics write in an analytical and intellectual way, observing what is, sometimes, unnoticeable for the audience members during performances. … Continue reading The Role of a Theatre Critic
John Grogan spent over 20 years as an investigative journalist and columnist, most recently with The Philadelphia Inquirer. His first book, Marley and Me, was a New York Times bestseller with six million copies sold and has since been translated … Continue reading “Marley and Me” author John Grogan // interview ” The last element is to live. You’ve got to live a life and not stay in a sheltered existence or try to be a writer of great topics when you haven’t experienced life.”
●●●●○ 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
●●●●○ Maniac is one of Netflix’s most eagerly anticipated new series, finally reuniting Academy Award nominees and Superbad actors Emma Stone and Jonah Hill. Written and created by Patrick Somerville and directed by Cary Fukunaga (who has just been confirmed … Continue reading Maniac (Netflix) A first look at Emma Stone and Jonah Hill’s bizarre new Netflix series.
●●●●● Roddy Doyle’s The Snapper makes its world debut at The Gate Theatre this summer. The Snapper is the second novel from Doyle’s infamous The Barrytown Trilogies, a series of novels about growing up in Dublin in the late eighties … Continue reading Roddy Doyle’s The Snapper at The Gate, Reviewed The family drama and nineties nostalgia of an Irish classic make for a great night out.
●●●●○ The fourth collaboration of writer/director Enda Walsh and Cillian Murphy (Disco Pigs, Mistermen, Ballyturk) is an ambitious take on how to comprehend indescribable grief. Adapted from the eponymous Novel by Max Porter, the widowed father (Cillian Murphy) distinguishes it … Continue reading ‘Grief is a Thing with Feathers’ // Review Murphy’s hesitant delivery reveals a man who is bewildered with life after loss.
●●●●● “Is it better to speak or die?” Elio is on the cusp of becoming an adult. Whilst he is book-smart and obviously older than his years, Elio’s emotional maturity and inability to distract himself from the presence of Oliver … Continue reading “Call Me By Your Name” – review The lingering cinematography focuses on the nuances of teenage love, muddled complexities of sexuality and, of course, an infamous peach scene.
●●●●● What does it mean to be free? The feeling of entrapment is immersive within the narrative of Emma Donoghue’s play, Room, an adaptation of her 2010 best-selling novel and Academy Award-winning film. This summer, the Abbey plays host to … Continue reading ‘Room’ at the Abbey Theatre – review