“Beware of the crows!” Chris McCormack reviews a coming-of-age play containing elements of fairytale.
Dublin
8 December 2016
Reviews • Dublin
Review: Tape at Smock Alley Theatre, Dublin
Smock Alley Theatre ⋄ 6th - 7th December 2016
By Chris McCormack
Deceptive appearances: Chris McCormack reviews Fregoli’s staging of Stephen Belber’s 1999 drama.
5 December 2016
Reviews • Dublin
Review: It’s a Wonderful bleedin’ Life at Bewley’s Cafe Theatre @ Powerscourt
Bewley's Cafe Theatre ⋄ 1st - 21st December 2016
By Chris McCormack
It’s all relative: Chris McCormack reviews Gary Duggan’s take on The Greatest Gift.
2 December 2016
Reviews • Dublin
Review: Dubliners Women at The New Theatre
The New Theatre ⋄ 28th November - 17th December 2016
By Chris McCormack
Still ringing true: Chris McCormack reviews Katie O’Kelly’s adaptation of three episodes from Joyce’s Dubliners.
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.
18 November 2016
Reviews • Dublin
Review: Test Dummy at Theatre Upstairs, Dublin
Theatre Upstairs ⋄ 15th - 26th November 2016
By Chris McCormack
“Was it the way I laughed?” Chris McCormack reviews Caitríona Daly’s fractured monologue about abuse.
24 October 2016
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Review: Lear at the Samuel Beckett Theatre
Samuel Beckett Theatre ⋄ 22nd - 24th October 2016
By Chris McCormack
Turning the verbal into the physical: Chris McCormack reviews Irish Modern Dance Theatre’s interpretation of King Lear.
22 October 2016
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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.
18 October 2016
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Review: Donegal at the Abbey Theatre
Abbey Theatre ⋄ 12th October - 19th November 2016
By Chris McCormack
Fading dreams and family ties: Chris McCormack reviews Frank McGuinness and Kevin Doherty’s new ‘play with songs’.
16 October 2016
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Review: First Love at the O’Reilly Theatre, Dublin
O'Reilly Theatre ⋄ 12th - 16th October 2016
By Chris McCormack
Chris McCormack reviews an unremarkable adaptation of a Beckett novella.
14 October 2016
Reviews • Dublin • Reviews
Review: It’s Not Over at the Samuel Beckett Theatre, Dublin
Samuel Beckett Theatre ⋄ 12th - 16th October 2016
By Chris McCormack
Each unbearable blast: Chris McCormack reviews THEATREclub’s marathon production weaving together Sean O’Casey’s The Plough and the Stars and Irish politics.
11 October 2016
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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.
10 October 2016
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Review: The Seagull at the Gaiety Theatre, Dublin
The Gaiety Theatre ⋄ 6th - 16th October 2016
By Chris McCormack
A parade of missed connections by a summer lake: Chris McCormack reviews the Corn Exchange’s updating of Chekhov to modern Ireland.
7 October 2016
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Review: The Remains of Maisie Duggan at the Abbey Theatre, Dublin
Abbey Theatre ⋄ 29th September - 29th October 2016
By Chris McCormack
Get back in the kitchen: Chris McCormack considers the image of the Irish home in The Remains of Maisie Duggan.
3 October 2016
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Review: Ireland Shed A Tear? at the New Theatre, Dublin
Dublin ⋄ 30th September - 9th October 2016
By Chris McCormack
Nowhere left to go: Chris McCormack reviews a new play about Ireland’s Traveller communities and the Carrickmines tragedy.