Category: Northern Ireland and Eire

Posted by : RodDungate on Wednesday, February 20, 2013 - 08:56 AM

KING LEAR by William Shakespeare.

Abbey Theatre, 26 Lower Abbey Street, Dublin 1. To 23 March.
7.30 pm. Saturday Matinee 2 pm.
Runs 3hrs 30 mins, one interval.
Tickets: 00 3531 8787 222 www.abbeytheatre.ie

Review: Michael Paye 19 February 2013.

A promising beginning.

Posted by : RodDungate on Wednesday, January 30, 2013 - 03:50 PM

Dublin, then touring.
BODY AND FORGETTING by Liz Roche Company.

Peacock Theatre, 26 Lower Abbey Street, Dublin 1. (Beneath Abbey Theatre). To 2 February 2013. 8:00pm. Runs 55 mins. No Interval.
Tickets: 00 3531 8787 222 www.abbeytheatre.ie

Review: Michael Paye 29 Jan 2013.

Intense, visually intriguing manifestation of the power of memory, mind and body

Posted by : RodDungate on Monday, December 03, 2012 - 02:31 PM

Dublin.
QUIETLY by Owen McCafferty.
Peacock Theatre, 26 Lower Abbey Street, Dublin 1. (Beneath Abbey Theatre). To 15 December. 8:00pm. Saturday matinee 2:30pm. Sign language interpreted performance 6 December.
Runs 75 mins. No Interval. Tickets: 00 3531 8787 222 www.abbeytheatre.ie

Review: Michael Paye 25 11 2012.

McCafferty’s Abbey debut is a must see.

Posted by : RodDungate on Sunday, November 11, 2012 - 12:19 PM

Dublin
LORDS OF STRUT “SELL OUT TOUR”

Smock Alley Theatre, 7 Lower Exchange Street, County Dublin. To Saturday 10 Nov and Irish tour until 30 Nov.
9.30 pm. Runs 65 mins, no interval.
Tickets: 00 3531 6770014 www.smockalley.com // www.lordsofstrut.com/

Review: Michael Paye 6 November 2012.

Impressive acrobatics, appalling singing, but that’s okay.

Posted by : RodDungate on Monday, October 15, 2012 - 09:29 PM

Dublin
A PICTURE OF DORIAN GRAY by Oscar Wilde, adapted by Neil Bartlett.

Abbey Theatre, 26 Lower Abbey Street, Dublin 1. To 17 November.
7.30 pm. Saturday Matinee 2 pm. Sign Language interpreted performance, 8 November. Captioned Performance, 10 November.
Runs 165 mins, one interval.
Tickets: 00 3531 8787 222 www.abbeytheatre.ie

Review: Michael Paye 12 October 2012.

Dorian Gray fails to allure.

Posted by : RodDungate on Monday, September 10, 2012 - 11:01 AM

Marilyn Monroe Airlines: Always Late and Unreliable by Leonor Bethencourt.

Smock Alley Theatre, 7 Lower Exchange Street, County Dublin. To 8 September. Then touring to The Savoy Limerick, September 27th & 28th (Further tour dates to be announced.)
Full info: www.zocorro.com.
8 pm. Runs 50 mins, no interval.
Tickets: 00 3531 677 0014 www.smockalley.com

Review: Michael Paye 8 September 2012.

Some funny moments, but lacks cohesion

Posted by : TimothyRamsden on Monday, August 20, 2012 - 01:59 PM

Oxford/Ireland

DRUIDMURPHY
by Tom Murphy.

Oxford Playhouse Beaumont Street OX1 To 25 August 2012.
22 Aug 7.30pm, 24 Aug 8pm. Conversations on a Homecoming Runs 1hr 45min No interval.
21, 23 Aug 7.30pm. A Whistle in the Dark Runs 2hr 35min One interval,
20 Aug 7.30pm, 23 Aug 2.30pm Famine Runs 2hr 40min One interval.
DruidMurphy (all 3 plays) 25 Aug 1.30pm.

TICKETS: 01865 305305.
www.oxfordplayhouse.com
Review: Timothy Ramsden 18 August.

A final English week for fine Irish dramas.

Posted by : RodDungate on Monday, August 06, 2012 - 10:42 AM

Dublin.
THE PLOUGH AND THE STARS: Sean O’Casey.

The O’Reilly Theatre 21 Great Denmark Street Dublin 1. To 15 September.

8pm Mat Sat 3pm.
BSL Signed 6 September.
Captioned 8 September.
then tour to 3 November 2012.
Runs 3hr 5min One interval.

Tickets: 00 3531 8787 222.
www.abbeytheatre.ie
Review: Michael Paye 3 August 2012.

O’Casey’s play revivified in engaging production.

Posted by : RodDungate on Saturday, July 14, 2012 - 09:58 AM

Dublin
The Playboy of the Western World by John Millington Synge.

Smock Alley Theatre, 7 Lower Exchange Street, County Dublin. To 5 August.
7.30 pm. Saturday and Sunday matinee at 2.30 pm.
Runs 120 mins, one interval. To Sun 05 08 12
Tickets: 00 3531 677 0014 www.smockalley.com

Review: Michael Paye 13 July 2012.

An enjoyable, energetic performance in the intimate confines of Ireland’s oldest theatre.