UNWOMAN Part III, a new theatrical series with, in almost Star Wars style, a first and second part expected to debut in Melbourne in November 2019, has been touted as a “highlight” of Dublin’s 2018 Fringe only a week into … Continue reading Unwoman III // REVIEW
●●●○○ When I was growing up, James were cool. James were so cool. Their lyrics eulogised the female orgasm, while necessitating a break from “the beat of the concrete” and the burning of the capitalist detritus of modern life. It … Continue reading Living in Extraordinary Times by James // Review If you asked someone on the street what James song was their favourite, they’d probably say “who’s James?”
Who: BANBHA Theatre Company Where: A4 SOUNDS, Inns Quay, Dublin When: Saturday May 5th 2018, 8-11pm (Opening Night Party) Saturday May 5th 7-10pm | Sunday May 6th 2-5pm & 7-10pm BANBHA theatre company is an unstoppable force. Founded by Trinity College … Continue reading “Unmissable”: BANBHA Theatre to Open The Re//Presentation Rooms Tonight @ A4 Sounds This weekend’s unmissable event comes to you courtesy of the activism-focused theatre group BANBHA.
●●●●● ‘Tis the season to quote dreadful verse from carols no one ever wanted to hear, and dodging family members asking how you spent last year failing every single last one of your modules in college. When I first encountered … Continue reading “Christmas Poems” by Wendy Cope At a time of year when everything can become overly sentimental – profound words lost in tossed Hallmark cards – it is a parodist with a keen eye for observational humour that society needs.
●●●●● With Dublin Fringe Festival coming to a close this weekend, theatre-goers have had their pick of the eclectic and cutting edge performance art that makes September in Dublin an utter delight. After spending these last two weeks or so … Continue reading Why Everything Now Was the Highlight of Dublin Fringe 2017 I have seen many a thing at Dublin Fringe; triangles being dragged across a stage, a heartfelt personal monologue on cancer, and the Kerry Babies. Yet nothing – and I mean nothing – I have ever seen, both at Dublin Fringe and nationwide, has affected me as much as “Everything Now.”
The last time Radiohead played Ireland, I was starting secondary school and Obama had become president. That’s how long it has been. They played two dates at Malahide Castle nearly ten years ago with each night receiving two encores and … Continue reading What To Expect: The Radiohead 3Arena Setlist
[dropcap]I[/dropcap]’ve been a fan of Alt-J since 2012, when my English friend showed me a nicely soundtracked clip of morphing faces on YouTube that turned out to be the music video for “Matilda”. We’ve had a fun, long and arduous … Continue reading Alt-J’s Relaxer: What to Expect
[dropcap]W[/dropcap]hen my boyfriend was having a tough time with exams, I had only one solution: to buy tickets to see Colm Tóibín in conversation with Sinéad Crowley as part of the International Literature Festival. It’s the reasonable thing that … Continue reading Highlights: International Literature Festival Dublin
Drug culture, Balls Deep, and Ellen Page: life according to Vice magazine’s venture into television. It was Monday February 29th, 2016. Vice Media teamed up with shareholders A&E Network and Roger’s Media to launch not one but two Viceland-branded … Continue reading What the Hell is Viceland?
“I was in Paris recently […] a cooky, interesting girl suggests at about three in the morning that we all run up the Champs-Élysées to the Arc de Triomphe – and I guess telling you about that now sounds all … Continue reading The Anxiety Inducing Culture of ‘Skins’
●●●○○ Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events Netflix After a bad beginning, Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events found its oddly-shaped footing by the latter half of the series. Since Netflix announced a reboot of this much loved … Continue reading A Series of Unfortunate Events – review
Sorcha Ní Cheallaigh reflects on what could be the end of a uniquely Irish era of creativity, and tells RTÉ to stop being such a grinch. On November 3rd 2016, RTÉ announced it was to stop producing children’s programming … Continue reading Demise of the Den