●●●●● “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
●●●●● 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.
●●●○○ Roddy Doyle’s highly anticipated novel Smile hit bookshelves at the beginning of this month to mixed reviews. It tells the story of Victor Forde, a middle-aged, failed music journalist who moves back to his hometown following the breakdown of … Continue reading Roddy Doyle’s “Smile” “The memory. It’s like dropping bits of yourself as you go along, isn’t it?”