She Stoops to Conquer – review
The Abbey Theatre has run She Stoops to Conquer countless times — some would say too many. (●●●○○) Continue reading She Stoops to Conquer – review
Author: Aine O'Connell
The Theory of Everything – review
The Theory of Everything is certainly no controversial biopic, but Redmayne towers above the sentimentality of the script. ●●●●○ Continue reading The Theory of Everything – review
Review: Only Lovers Left Alive
WORDS Aine O’Connell Bohemian culture, vampires and romance seems like an odd combination, but director Jim Jarmusch successfully melds the three in his latest feature, Only Lovers Left Alive. Starring a kooky yet accessible Tilda Swinton as an ancient vampire … Continue reading Review: Only Lovers Left Alive
Review: Marvel – Project Arts Centre
WORDS Aine O’Connell Noise pervades Marvel from start to finish. When it stops, it makes the performance all the more eerie, a damning silence. As the play opens, the rush of city centre traffic mingles with a news report that tears … Continue reading Review: Marvel – Project Arts Centre
Review: Revanant
WORDS: Aine O’Connell According to Wikipedia, a revenant is a visible ghost or animated corpse that was believed to return from the grave to terrorize the living. If you know your mythical creatures, then the very title of this one-man play is a spoiler. “Revanant” begins full of promise – a lone actor plays a struggling filmmaker hellbent on creating his magnum opus. When I say a lone actor, I mean lone: this is a one man show. The set is gorgeous – a desolate, torn up room with a sole table and chair for the actor to sit on – … Continue reading Review: Revanant
Review: Constituent(s)
WORDS Aine O’Connell Dublin has always been a city of contrast. The wealthy walk swiftly past the poor. No work I have seen illustrates this more vividly than ANU Productions’ Constituent(s). It begins at a LUAS stop where the audience … Continue reading Review: Constituent(s)