How does epic love settle into lethargy? Chris McCormack reviews a radical retelling of the Orpheus and Eurydice myth.
Venues: Project Arts Centre
30 March 2017
Reviews • Dublin
Review: The Effect at Project Arts Centre, Dublin
Project Arts Centre ⋄ 23 March - 1 April 2017
By Chris McCormack
Is it all just dopamine? Chris McCormack reviews a revival of Lucy Prebble’s play about love and drugs.
10 February 2017
Reviews • Dublin
Review: Autumn Royal at Project Arts Centre, Dublin
Project Arts Centre ⋄ 7 - 11 February 2017
By Chris McCormack
Stuck in a cycle: Chris McCormack reviews the debut play by novelist Kevin Barry.
19 January 2017
Reviews • Dublin
Review: Danse, Morob at Project Arts Centre, Dublin
Project Arts Centre ⋄ 12 - 28 January 2017
By Chris McCormack
Like parent, like child: Chris McCormack reviews a bold new work about the search for the body of a political prisoner.
18 November 2016
Reviews • Dublin • National
Review: The Importance of Nothing at Project Arts Centre
Project Arts Centre ⋄ 15th - 19th November 2016
By Chris McCormack
Each man kills the thing he loves: Chris McCormack reviews Pan Pan’s new work about Oscar Wilde and a prison therapy group.
22 October 2016
Reviews • Dublin • Reviews
Review: Butterflies and Bones at Project Arts Centre
Project Arts Centre ⋄ 20th - 22nd October 2016
By Chris McCormack
Clearing a name: Chris McCormack reviews Fearghus Ó Conchúir’s new dance work based on the life of Roger Casement.
11 October 2016
Reviews • Dublin • National • Reviews
Review: Alien Documentary at Project Arts Centre
Project Arts Centre ⋄ 6th - 15th October 2016
By Chris McCormack
A male perspective: Chris McCormack reviews a new play focusing on the identities of men in modern Ireland.
21 September 2016
Reviews • Dublin • Reviews
Review: Coast at the Dublin Fringe
Project Arts Centre ⋄ 19th - 24th September 2016
By Chris McCormack
The ebb and flow of the tide: Chris McCormack reviews a thoughtful portrait of four individuals at breaking point .
14 September 2016
Reviews • Dublin • Reviews
Review: Override at the Dublin Fringe
Project Arts Centre ⋄ 11th - 17th September 2016
By Chris McCormack
An enhanced future: Chris McCormack reviews the Irish premiere of Stacey Gregg’s latest play, performed as part of the Dublin Fringe.
13 September 2016
Reviews • Dublin • Reviews
Review: This Beach at the Dublin Fringe
Project Arts Centre ⋄ 11th - 17th September 2016
By Chris McCormack
The slipping sands of self-preservation: Chris McCormack reviews Brokentalkers new work at the Dublin Fringe.
22 July 2016
Reviews • Dublin • Reviews
Review: Invitation to a Journey at Project Arts Centre
Project Arts Centre ⋄ 21st - 24th July 2016
By Chris McCormack
“Who will help me put the past out of the present?”: Chris McCormack reviews a new work about the pioneering Irish designer, Eileen Gray.
21 July 2016
Reviews • Dublin • Reviews
Review: The Hellfire Squad at Project Arts Centre
Project Arts Centre ⋄ 19th - 23rd July 2016
By Chris McCormack
Building a nation is dirty business: Chris McCormack reviews Devious Theatre Company’s new play about a one-eyed hothead, a defrocked priest and a doctor who faked his own death.
24 June 2016
Reviews • Dublin • National
Review: Love+ at Project Arts Centre
Project Arts Centre ⋄ 20th - 25th June 2016
By Chris McCormack
“The pain of separating simulation from the real deal”: Chris McCormack reviews Malaprop’s cyber drama.
12 March 2016
Reviews • Dublin • National • Reviews
Review: After Miss Julie at Project Arts Centre
Project Arts Centre ⋄ 9th - 19th March 2016
By Chris McCormack
Chris McCormack reviews a new adaptation of August Strindberg’s original work.
29 February 2016
Reviews • Dublin • National • Reviews
Review: WHACK!! at Project Arts Centre
Project Arts Centre ⋄ 25th - 27th February 2016
By Chris McCormack
Physicality is pushed to the verge of injury in Philip Connaughton and Ashley Chen’s collaboration.