Theatre

Dublin Fringe Festival’s Hits and Misses

'Not at Home', despite critical praise, failed to convince, while 'Papini' deserved more credit.
By Will Dunleavy

A Heavy-Handed Re-telling of A Doll’s House Makes its Mark

Adapted by Belinda McKeon and re-titled 'Nora', the Dublin Theatre Festival play just does enough to make an impact.
By Marcus Bateson

The Power of Papini Lies in the Unknown

Felicity’s new Fringe Show Papini revels in all things magical, mysterious and dark
By Marcus Bateson

Galleries, Georgian Houses and “Dead Zoos”: Your Guide to Culture Night

There's plenty happening in Dublin this Friday night. Check out some of the highlights.
By Ciara Haley and Arianna Schardt

A Not-So-Neutral Addition to the Repeal Narrative

Not at Home is an art campaign seeking to make visible experiences of women who travel abroad in search of a safe abortion
By Will Dunleavy

Putting the Fear in Theatre: Papini

Papini, from the new theatre collective Felicity, will leave your pulse racing and your mind reeling.
By Alice Bellamy

The Staging of Irish Trauma Is A Matter of Perspective

The directors of Efficacy 84 discuss the thinking behind the new fringe show and how it approaches trauma.
By Marcus Bateson

All That Glitters at the Gate: Selina Cartmell Makes her Mark

The Great Gatsby has been a hit at the Gate – is it a new sign of things to come under the directorship of Selina Cartmell?
By Will Dunleavy

The Latest Abbey Production Returns Teresa Deevy to the Centre of Irish Theatre

With the hopes of the Waking the Feminists's campaign pinned on Deevy, a new production in the Abbey helps re-establish her reputation.
By Will Dunleavy

“Perhaps it won’t all have been for nothing”: Endgame Showcases Performers Battling Parkinson’s

The Endgame Project, screened in Trinity recently, considers Beckett's renowned play as a metaphor for Parkinson's disease.
By Charlotte O'Reilly