Jealousy, longing, loneliness and insecurity: Chris McCormack reviews a revival of Eugene McCabe’s rarely-performed play set in rural Ireland.
Dublin
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
Reviews • Dublin
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.
22 September 2017
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Review: Normal at the Dublin Fringe
19 - 23 September 2017
By Chris McCormack
Chris McCormack reviews an “excellent and beguiling new play” about living with autism in contemporary Ireland.
19 September 2017
Reviews • Dublin
Dublin review: Birdy at the Abbey Theatre
15 - 23 September 2017
By Chris McCormack
Sing it loud: Chris McCormack reviews a new children’s show about revolution as part of the Dublin Fringe 2017.
18 September 2017
Reviews • Dublin
Dublin review: Raven Eyed by Loosysmokes
By Chris McCormack
Roosting on Dublin’s docklands, this featherlight circus spectacle explores a place in collapse.
14 September 2017
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Review: Fierce Notions at Smock Alley Theatre, Dublin
12 - 17 September 2017
By Chris McCormack
“Make Hibernia Great Again”: Chris McCormack reviews Ill-Advised Theatre Company’s post-truth satirical musical.
13 September 2017
Reviews • Dublin
Review: Everything Not Saved at Project Arts Centre, Dublin
11 - 16 September 2017
By Chris McCormack
Memories aren’t to be trusted: Chris McCormack reviews a new work by Malaprop as part of the Dublin Fringe 2017.
12 September 2017
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Review: Soldier Still at Project Arts Centre, Dublin
9 - 14 September 2017
By Chris McCormack
Usual routines made uncanny: Chris McCormack reviews Junk Ensemble’s new work exploring violence in the military.
11 September 2017
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Review: The Shitstorm at the Abbey Theatre, Dublin
10 - 16 September 2017
By Chris McCormack
A brave new world: Chris McCormack starts off our coverage of the Dublin Fringe with a review of Simon Doyle’s radical rewriting of The Tempest.
4 September 2017
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Review: Katie Roche at the Abbey Theatre, Dublin
31 August - 23 September 2017
By Chris McCormack
An anxiety dream for the nation: Chris McCormack reviews Caroline Byrne’s new production of Teresa Deevy’s unsettling drama.
24 August 2017
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Review: Outlying Islands at the Samuel Beckett Theatre, Dublin
12 August - 2 September 2017
By Chris McCormack
The escape plan: Chris McCormack reviews David Grieg’s play about life on a remote island.