Originally published in print September 2020. When I was eighteen years old, the thought of going to college seemed like the biggest undertaking of my life. I had applied to do a TSM in Drama and Classical Civilisations, and … Continue reading How Studying Theatre in Trinity has Prepared Me for the Future
Words by Larissa Brigatti The Mona Lisa (1503–1506) or La Gioconda by Leonardo di ser Piero da Vinci is the most famous Renaissance painting in the … Continue reading Mona Lisa
●●●●● The Savoy Hotel in London is widely known as one of the most exclusive and expensive hotels available in the city. Tourists can often be seen lining up to get a photo in front of the lavish statues that … Continue reading 9-5// Review Aksana Frayne discusses 9-5 at the Savoy Theatre in London
●●●●● “That was not a feminist play” my friend commented as we shrugged on our coats outside the Gate Theatre after viewing The Snapper, “but I’m not sure I minded the fact that it wasn’t feminist”, she continued, giggling slightly. … Continue reading The Snapper // Review
●●●●○ Children of the Sun by Maxim Gorky was originally performed during the Russian revolution of 1905. Apparently, the situation outside the theatre was so tense that the audience panicked when the mob depicted in the play began to knock … Continue reading Specters of Gorky // REVIEW
●●●●○ ‘He never does what he sets out to do’ remarks Bobby (Barry Kinsella) as he accompanies a gorilla (Cyle Conley) watching black and white footage of Evel Knieval falling during his iconic jump at Caesar’s palace. ‘Never does what … Continue reading Madhouse // REVIEW
●●●○○ Nineteen years ago Bewley’s Café Theatre opened and began putting on the traditional lunchtime plays that it is famed for. For many years (before it closed for renovation in February 2015) Dubliners flocked in at 12:50pm every day to … Continue reading Ireland’s Call Review – Not the Ireland We Hope For
●●●●○ When entering the iconic Dublin pub Doyles, you can’t miss the sign pointing upstairs to the ‘drama department’. It’s easy to assume that the sign is there to show thespians where to spend their hard earned cash on drinks, … Continue reading Therapy reviewed Part one of our coverage of the new Dublin play by the Judder Theatre Company