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Chris McCormack



Articles by Chris McCormack


Review: Assassins at the Gate Theatre 
20 April 2018
Reviews • Dublin

Review: Assassins at the Gate Theatre 

18 April - 9 June 2018
By Chris McCormack

Chris McCormack reviews Stephen Sondheim’s musical about nine people who attempted to assassinate US presidents


Review: The Marriage of Figaro at the Gaiety Theatre, Dublin
18 April 2018
Reviews • Opera • Reviews

Review: The Marriage of Figaro at the Gaiety Theatre, Dublin

April 17 - April 21
By Chris McCormack

Losing steam: Irish National Opera’s first production runs out of ideas and invention.


Review: Here All Night at the Abbey Theatre
14 April 2018
Reviews • Dublin

Review: Here All Night at the Abbey Theatre

11 - 14 April 2018
By Chris McCormack

A meditation on the writer: Chris McCormack reviews an experimental piece of theatre inspired by Samuel Beckett


Review: State of Exception at Project Arts Centre, Dublin
26 March 2018
Reviews • Dance • Reviews

Review: State of Exception at Project Arts Centre, Dublin

March 23 - March 24
By Chris McCormack

Voicing the fears of refugees: Catherine Young’s new work explores the life of asylum seekers in Ireland.


Review: Grief is the Thing with Feathers at Black Box Theatre, Galway
24 March 2018
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Review: Grief is the Thing with Feathers at Black Box Theatre, Galway

16 - 24 March in Galway; 28 March - 7 April in Dublin
By Chris McCormack

Abstracted grief: Cillian Murphy stars in a story of loss, adapted by Enda Walsh.


Review: Not a Funny Word at The Complex, Dublin
8 March 2018
Reviews • Dublin • National • Reviews

Review: Not a Funny Word at The Complex, Dublin

March 6 - March 10
By Chris McCormack

Mission Abort: Tara Flynn’s one-woman play with songs is a surprising satire on Ireland’s treatment of women.


Review: Porcelain at the Abbey Theatre, Dublin
22 February 2018
Reviews • Dublin • National • Reviews

Review: Porcelain at the Abbey Theatre, Dublin

February 20 - March 10
By Chris McCormack

Teetering on cliché: Margaret Perry’s debut play loses steam in Cathal Cleary’s production.


Review: We Don’t Know What’s Buried Here at the Civic Theatre, Dublin
17 February 2018
Reviews • Dublin

Review: We Don’t Know What’s Buried Here at the Civic Theatre, Dublin

15 - 17 February 2018
By Chris McCormack

Magdalene Ghosts: Chris McCormack reviews a new play about unearthing the truth


Review: The Man Who Fell To Pieces at The MAC, Belfast
13 February 2018
Reviews • Belfast • National • Reviews

Review: The Man Who Fell To Pieces at The MAC, Belfast

By Chris McCormack

Falling apart: Patrick J. O’Reilly’s physical play is an absurd exploration of mental health.


Review: Haughey|Gregory at the Abbey Theatre, Dublin
13 February 2018
Reviews • Dublin • National • Reviews

Review: Haughey|Gregory at the Abbey Theatre, Dublin

February 8 - February 10
By Chris McCormack

Inner city pressure: Colin Murphy’s documentary play slides sideways into farce.


Review: Look Back in Anger at the Gate Theatre, Dublin
9 February 2018
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Review: Look Back in Anger at the Gate Theatre, Dublin

By Chris McCormack

Playing with fire: Osborne’s classic play takes on new meaning in light of #MeToo.


Review: The Approach at Project Arts Centre, Dublin
8 February 2018
Reviews • Dublin • National • Reviews

Review: The Approach at Project Arts Centre, Dublin

February 6 - February 24
By Chris McCormack

Crying for help: Mark O’Rowe’s new drama asks disturbing questions about loneliness.


Review: Sive at the Gaiety Theatre, Dublin
31 January 2018
Reviews • Dublin • National • Reviews

Review: Sive at the Gaiety Theatre, Dublin

January 30 - March 3
By Chris McCormack

This feels like progress: John B. Keane’s tragedy is injected with new meaning by Garry Hynes.


Review: If We Got Some More Cocaine I Could Show You How I Love You at Project Arts Centre, Dublin
21 January 2018
Reviews • Dublin

Review: If We Got Some More Cocaine I Could Show You How I Love You at Project Arts Centre, Dublin

18 January – 3 February 2018
By Chris McCormack

Chris McCormack reviews John O’Donovan’s play that brings “the heartbroken gay men of rural Ireland to the stage”.


Review: The Friday Night Effect at Smock Alley Theatre, Dublin
10 January 2018
Reviews • Dublin

Review: The Friday Night Effect at Smock Alley Theatre, Dublin

8 - 13 January 2018
By Chris McCormack

A propelling thriller with a clear villain: Chris McCormack reviews an interactive play where the audience get to decide what’s right.


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