●●●●○ Emotionally thrilling—in the right dosage. Come from Away is a musical that has left audiences from Canada, Broadway and Abbey Theatre speechless and here is why: Come from Away, written and composed by Irene Sankoff and David Hein, is … Continue reading Come from Away // Reviewed Directed by Christopher Ashley
Come from Away is a new musical by Irene Sankoff and David Hein which has been a great success across North America and is now hitting the Abbey Theatre. It is based on the true story of 7,000 stranded passengers … Continue reading ‘Come From Away’ with David Shannon Larissa Brigatti catches up with the Irish Actor ahead of the Abbey Theatre opening
●●●●● Richard III is a play written by William Shakespeare in 1593 about Richard III, who was King of England for just two years, from 1483 until the Battle of Bosworth Field in 1485, where he died. He had usurped … Continue reading Richard III // reviewed Richard III returns in Druid Shakespeare’s latest production
●●●○○ ELIZA’s Adventures in the Uncanny Valley was written by Eugene O’Brien and Gavin Quinn, and was performed in the Samuel Beckett Theatre, Trinity College Dublin and produced by Pan Pan Theatre. The play explores the combination of technology and … Continue reading Eliza’s Adventures in the Uncanny Valley // REVIEW
●●●●○ The Misfits is a novella written by Arthur Miller and was an adapted movie directed by John Huston, starring Montgomery Clift, Clark Gable and Marilyn Monroe, in 1961. Corn Exchange’s annual Dublin Theatre Festival version was successfully directed by … Continue reading The Misfits // REVIEW
●●●●○ Ibsen’s Ghosts is an extraordinary play. Although it was first performed in 1882, the ground-breaking treatment of issues such as illegitimacy, infidelity, the power of the church, societal expectations of women and STDs remain eye-opening and important to theatrical … Continue reading Ghosts is a haunting triumph
●●●●● Summertime (slip&sync) was a 15 minute, very intimate performance in Filmbase studio– as part of the Dublin Fringe Fest. The chosen location of the performance offered a live view of the outside world: the strange and curious eyes who … Continue reading Summertime // REVIEW
○○○○○ I Used to Feel is a site-specific theatre piece performed in a room in The Marker Hotel under the Dublin Fringe Fest, directed and composed by Ailís Ní Rían. The ideas that underpin the piece are extreme depression, the … Continue reading I Used to Feel // REVIEW
With this year’s Dublin Fringe Festival fast approaching (8-23 September), all eyes are on one woman: Ruth McGowan. Behind every fabulous performance and wacky script on the bill, is McGowan backing the idea wholeheartedly. This her first year as Festival … Continue reading The Influence of Female Leadership in Dublin Theatre
●●●●○ The Playboy of the Western World, written by John Millington Synge, was first performed in the Abbey Theatre in 1907. Ireland was still under English rule, thoughts of rebellion were beginning to rumble, and many felt that Synge’s choice … Continue reading The Playboy of the Western World // REVIEW Dlr Mill Theatre | Directed by Kate Canning
Ruth McGowan is the new festival director of Dublin Fringe Festival, which takes over Dublin City from Sep 8 – 23, for 16 days and nights. Ruth talks to TN2 about this year’s festival, gender balance in the arts industry … Continue reading Woman on the Fringe Fringe Festival Director Ruth McGowan chats to TN2
Have you ever attended to a theatre performance and wondered what are some of the motifs and the strength behind a production? What directors might think when putting on a show and their own perspectives of a performance? Sarah Thunder, … Continue reading ‘Therapy’: A Director’s Perspective Sarah Thunder shares her experience of ‘Therapy’ in the second part of our coverage