Content with Hermia? LOL: Chris McCormack reviews a version of Shakespeare’s comedy ‘that revels in human folly’.
National
5 August 2018
Reviews • Edinburgh
Edinburgh Review: Waiting for Godot at the Edinburgh Lyceum
3 - 12 August 2018
By Rosemary Waugh
Friendship and doodling: Rosemary Waugh reviews Druid Theatre’s staging of Beckett at the Edinburgh International Festival.
4 August 2018
Reviews • Dublin
Review: Idlewild at Smock Alley Theatre, Dublin
10 July - 11 August 2018
By Chris McCormack
Gravediggers: Chris McCormack reviews a play about gangland violence and childhood friendship.
25 July 2018
Reviews • Galway
Review: Orfeo ed Euridice at Galway International Arts Festival
23 - 29 July 2018
By Chris McCormack
‘Hauntingly beautiful’: Chris McCormack reviews Gluck’s opera as part of this year’s festival in Galway.
23 July 2018
Reviews • Dublin
Review: Come on Home at the Abbey Theatre
17 July - 4 August 2018
By Chris McCormack
‘A painful confrontation with an unaccepting place’: Chris McCormack reviews Rachel O’Riordan’s production of a new play about returning to Ireland after 20 years of family exile.
23 July 2018
Reviews • Chichester • National • Reviews
Review: The Meeting at Chichester Festival Theatre
July 13 - August 11
By Neil Dowden
Complex ideas and striking symbolism: Charlotte Jones makes a successful return to stage-writing with this nineteenth-century drama.
23 July 2018
Reviews • Bristol • National • Reviews
Review: In The Light Everything Is Brighter at 1532 Performing Arts Centre, Bristol
July 18 - July 21
By Lilith Wozniak
A company with really exciting ideas: Wilderbeast’s debut show is a mix of classy and clunky.
19 July 2018
Reviews • Galway • National • Reviews
Review: Furniture at Galway International Arts Festival
July 12 - July 28
By Chris McCormack
Substance over style: Sonya Kelly has penned three amusing and insightful short plays about home furnishings and their owners.
18 July 2018
Reviews • Galway • National • Reviews
Review: Shelter at Galway International Arts Festival
July 13 - July 29
By Chris McCormack
Guided by unbelievable forces: Cristín Kehoe’s new play interrogating Ireland lacks focus.
2 July 2018
Reviews • Bath
Review: Henry V at the Ustinov Studio
Until 21 July 2018
By Lilith Wozniak
Heartbeats or voice recordings: Lilith Wozniak reviews Bristol’s Shakespeare at the Tobacco Factory at their new home in Bath.
26 June 2018
Reviews • Brighton
Review: The Case of the Frightened Lady at Theatre Royal, Brighton
25 – 30 June (then touring)
By Tracey Sinclair
A certain charm in their reliability… Tracey Sinclair reviews the latest show from the Classic Thriller Theatre Company.
25 June 2018
Reviews • Bristol
Review: DoppelDänger at the Wardrobe Theatre, Bristol
20 - 23 June 2018
By Lilith Wozniak
RENAISSANCE! PLAYSUITS! Lilith Wozniak reviews a musical, double trouble performance by She Goat.
22 June 2018
Reviews • Dublin
Review: The Snapper at the Gate Theatre, Dublin
20 June - 15 September 2018
By Chris McCormack
A wistful trip back: Chris McCormack reviews the second part of Roddy Doyle’s Barrytown Trilogy.
19 June 2018
Reviews • Newcastle
Review: The Believers are but Brothers at Northern Stage
14 - 16 June, then touring
By Chris Collett
The Grey Zone disintegrates: Chris Collett reviews Javaad Alipoor’s interactive show on the internet as a space for extreme violence.
18 June 2018
Reviews • Glasgow
Review: The Reason I Jump at The Children’s Wood at North Kelvin Meadow, Glasgow
Until 23 June 2018
By David Pollock
‘A vivid plea for understanding’: David Pollock reviews a promenade adaptation of Naoki Higashida’s book about the experience of autism.