Crafty schemes: Druid’s production brings out all the gallows humour of Shakespeare’s play.
Chris McCormack
Articles by Chris McCormack
13 October 2018
Reviews • Dublin
Review: Rathmines Road at Abbey Theatre
By Chris McCormack
Agonising testimonies: Deirdre Kinahan’s new play is a densely plotted exploration of assault and speaking out.
6 October 2018
Reviews • Dublin
Review: Everyone’s Fine With Virginia Woolf at Dublin Theatre Festival
Until 7th October
By Chris McCormack
Unafraid and magnificently surreal: Elevator Repair Service reimagines Albee’s classic, as part of Dublin Theatre Festival.
3 October 2018
Reviews • Dublin
Review: The Patient Gloria at Abbey Theatre
Until 6th October
By Chris McCormack
Phallocentricity gets a beating in Gina Moxley’s interrogation of psychotherapy, and a betrayed female patient.
2 October 2018
Reviews • Dublin
Review: The Misfits at Smock Alley Theatre, Dublin
27th September - 7th October
By Chris McCormack
Chris McCormack reviews Annie Ryan’s topical adaptation of Arthur Miller’s American-West novella The Misfits
2 October 2018
Reviews
Review: The Lost O’Casey at Dublin Theatre Festival
26 Sept - 13 Oct
By Chris McCormack
Memory loss: ANU and The Abbey Theatre take a lost Seán O’Casey play out for a walk.
21 September 2018
Reviews • Dublin • Reviews
Review: Näher….Closer, Nearer, Sooner at Goethe-Institut, Dublin
Dublin ⋄ 20th-23rd September
By Chris McCormack
An unsatisfying haunting: Liz Roche’s site-specific dance piece summons the literary ghosts of Dublin’s Merrion Square
20 September 2018
Reviews • Dublin
Review: Confirmation at the Lir Academy, Dublin
18 - 22 September 2018
By Chris McCormack
Chris McCormack reviews Xnthony’s musical memoir, as part of the Dublin Fringe 2018.
15 September 2018
Reviews • Dublin
Review: Boy Child at the New Theatre, Dublin
13 - 15 September 2018
By Chris McCormack
‘Be kind. Be wise’: Chris McCormack reviews a spoken word performance as part of the Dublin Fringe.
13 September 2018
Reviews • Dublin
Review: Madhouse at Abbey Theatre, Dublin
7 - 22 September 2018
By Chris McCormack
‘Smart comedy’: Chris McCormack reviews a play about the historic treatment of metal health conditions.
12 September 2018
Reviews • Dublin
Review: Unwoman Part III at Samuel Beckett Theatre
10 - 16 October 2018
By Chris McCormack
Nerve-shredding: Chris McCormack reviews a solo performance by Olwen Fouéré, as part of the Dublin Fringe.
10 September 2018
Reviews • Dublin
Review: AFTER at Project Arts Centre, Dublin
8 - 15 September 2018
By Chris McCormack
From “Shock†to “Acceptanceâ€: Chris McCormack reviews a Dublin Fringe show about the end of everything.
10 September 2018
Reviews • Dublin
Review: Susie and the Story Shredder at Project Arts Centre, Dublin
9 - 16 September 2018
By Chris McCormack
Stories are forbidden, but artistry has flourished elsewhere: Chris McCormack reviews a ‘wonderful’ children’s show at the Dublin Fringe.
28 August 2018
Reviews • Dublin
Review: Roman Fever at Bewley’s Café Theatre, Dublin
8 August - 8 September 2018
By Chris McCormack
A study in dominance: Chris McCormack reviews the stage adaptation of Edith Wharton’s short story.
23 August 2018
Reviews • Dublin
Review: FRNKNSTN at Abbey Theatre
21 August - 1 September 2018
By Chris McCormack
Abandonment and despair: Chris McCormack reviews a new adaptation of Mary Shelley’s gothic masterpiece.