Theatre

Dublin Fringe is Bolder Than Ever

This year's Dublin Fringe Festival offered a wide variety of ambitious and conceptual plays and performances.
By Jack Farrell and Christopher Kestell

Innovation at all Costs in A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man

Rough Magic’s production of the James Joyce novel is an act of artistic redress.
By Liam Whelan

Masterful Direction Meets Deft Acting, as Hamlet Comes to Dublin

With Ruth Negga in the title role, Yael Farber's adaption of Hamlet lives up to its billing.
By Jack Farrell

Unwoman Part III is a Show Like No Other

Dealing in symbolism for the majority of its runtime, 'Unwoman Part III' is equal parts painful and captivating – but it isn't for everyone.
By Christopher Kestell

Trinity Students Have Their Finger on the Beat

Dealing with the fine lines and fluctuating attitudes that characterise men's mental health, 'Beat' kicks off this evening in Smock Alley.
By Christopher Kestell

Ruth Negga on Plunging Shakespeare into the 21st Century

Ruth Negga speaks about playing Hamlet in the Gate theatre, tectonic shifts in theatre and working with lauded Director Yael Farber.
By Jack Farrell

A Shakespearean World of Magic and Mistaken Identity

Rough Magic's 'A Midsummer Night's Dream' brings Shakespeare into the 21st century at Kilkenny Arts Festival.
By Imogen Kavanagh

The Corps Ensemble Reinvent the Wheel

Emma Donoghue's ever-relevant 'Kissing the Witch' is given a new lease of life by Dublin-based theatre group The Corps Ensemble.
By Hayley Douglas

Let DU Players Rúin Your Summer

The society's summer festival promises to bring campus back to life once exams are over.
By Marcus Bateson

Why ‘The Delinquent Season’ Flopped, But ‘The Approach’ Soared

Mark O'Rowe has been unable to transfer his magic touch from stage to screen.
By John Dinneen