Dancing feet: Nancy Harris’ Hans Christian Andersen adaptation brims with “barely suppressed sorrow and heartbreak”.
Dublin
7 December 2017
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Review: Two of Clubs at Theatre Upstairs, Dublin
December 1 - December 16
By Chris McCormack
Sweet and sour: Jessica Leen’s new play sounds great, but regresses into petty drama.
6 December 2017
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Review: Mr Burns at Project Arts Centre, Dublin
November 30 - October 9
By Chris McCormack
D’Oh! The Simpsons is all that’s survived in Anne Washburn’s bold “post-electric” play.
4 December 2017
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Review: They Called Her Vivaldi at the Abbey Theatre
1 - 23 December 2017
By Chris McCormack
Cheerfully imaginative: Chris McCormack reviews the Abbey Theatre’s family show about a musical prodigy.
25 November 2017
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Review: The Restoration of Hope at the New Theatre, Dublin
21 November - 16 December 2017
By Chris McCormack
Christmas is the time for revenge: Chris McCormack reviews Philip St. John’s new supernatural drama.
22 November 2017
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Review: You Could Be Us at Smock Alley Theatre, Dublin
November 20 - November 21
By Chris McCormack
Can an emoji transform back into real emotion? Jarlath Tivnan’s new play asks compelling questions of mental illness.
14 November 2017
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Review: Fire Below (A War of Words) at the Abbey Theatre, Dublin
9 - 18 November 2017
By Chris McCormack
Resolution isn’t that simple: Chris McCormack reviews Owen McCafferty’s new play at the Abbey Theatre.
9 November 2017
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Review: This is the Funeral of Your Life at Project Arts Centre, Dublin
November 3 - November 11
By Chris McCormack
Dead good: Louise White’s eclectic exploration of mortality is ebullient and profound.
17 October 2017
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Review: Josephine K and the Algorithms at the Abbey Theatre, Dublin
13 - 21 October 2017
By Chris McCormack
Cold as raw data: Chris McCormack reviews Stacey Gregg’s contemporary take on Kafka’s The Trial.
15 October 2017
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Review: King of the Castle at the Gaiety Theatre, Dublin
11 - 15 October 2017
By Chris McCormack
Jealousy, longing, loneliness and insecurity: Chris McCormack reviews a revival of Eugene McCabe’s rarely-performed play set in rural Ireland.
11 October 2017
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Review: Ulysses at the Abbey Theatre, Dublin
October 2 - October 28
By Chris McCormack
“It seems misguided to smooth over the edges in a novel like Ulysses”: Chris McCormack is disappointed by Graham McLaren’s Abbey Theatre staging of James Joyce’s modernist masterpiece.
9 October 2017
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Review: Tribes at the Gate Theatre, Dublin
28 September - 11 November 2017
By Chris McCormack
A den of egoists: Chris McCormack reviews the Gate Theatre’s production of Nina Raine’s family drama.
4 October 2017
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Review: Nora at Project Arts Centre, Dublin
27 Sep - 8 Oct
By Chris McCormack
An ambitious reimagining: Chris McCormack reviews a new play inspired by Ibsen’s A Doll’s House.
3 October 2017
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Review: Hamnet at the Abbey Theatre, Dublin
26 September - 8 October 2017
By Chris McCormack
A meditation on loss: Chris McCormack reviews Dead Centre’s new production about Shakespeare’s son.
2 October 2017
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Review: The Sin Eaters at Dublin Theatre Festival
27 September – 15 October 2017
By Chris McCormack
“A spectator, no less than a society, is complicit”: Chris McCormack reviews a site-specific production about the history of the Irish family.