Chris McCormack reviews Martin McDonagh’s bleak comedy about ‘pioneering gravediggers, alcoholic priests and corrupt police’.
Chris McCormack
Articles by Chris McCormack
13 August 2018
Reviews • Dublin
Review: A Midsummer Night’s Dream at Kilkenny Art Festival
10 - 18 August 2018
By Chris McCormack
Content with Hermia? LOL: Chris McCormack reviews a version of Shakespeare’s comedy ‘that revels in human folly’.
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.
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: CristÃn Kehoe’s new play interrogating Ireland lacks focus.
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.
14 June 2018
Reviews • Dublin
Review: Lovers: Winners and Losers at Pavilion Theatre, Dublin
12 - 16 June 2018
By Chris McCormack
Love and playwriting: Chris McCormack reviews Brian Friel’s two-part play.
29 May 2018
Reviews • Dublin
Review: My Son My Son at Project Arts Centre, Dublin
24 - 26 May 2018
By Chris McCormack
Boom and bust: Chris McCormack reviews Veronica Dyas’ new play inspired by Bertolt Brecht’s The Mother.
21 May 2018
Reviews • Dance • Dublin • National • Reviews
Review: Hard to be Soft – A Belfast Prayer at Dublin Dance Festival
May 18 - May 19
By Chris McCormack
An expression of thanks: choreographer Oona Doherty crafts a religious reflection on her home town.
12 May 2018
Reviews • Dance • Reviews
Review: Dolores at Dublin Dance Festival
May 9 - May 13
By Chris McCormack
Rivetingly dark: Junk Ensemble’s dance-theatre reimagining of Vladimir Nabokov’s Lolita is thrilling and revelatory.
7 May 2018
Reviews • Galway • National • Reviews
Review: The Little Prince at Galway Theatre Festival
May 5 - May 7
By Chris McCormack
“What is essential is invisible”: Morgan Creative’s adaptation of Antoine de Saint-Exupéry’s novella is handsome and imaginative.
7 May 2018
Reviews • Galway • National • Reviews
Review: The Streets Are Ours at Galway Theatre Festival
May 4 - May 7
By Chris McCormack
A drama as deluded as its characters: Robert Higgins’ debut play goes on an unconvincing journey.
4 May 2018
Reviews • Dublin
Review: On Raftery’s Hill at Abbey Theatre, Dublin
Until May 12
By Chris McCormack
Pain felt through generations: Marina Carr’s play explores psychological trauma and family.