A frenzied, facetious production: Crystal Bennes reviews Opéra de Lyon’s performance of Rossini’s Cinderella.
National
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.
22 August 2018
Reviews • Edinburgh
Edinburgh Review: The Beggar’s Opera at King’s Theatre
16 - 19 August 2018
By Crystal Bennes
‘Deeply, profoundly ridiculous, but an enjoyable night at the theatre all the same’: Crystal Bennes reviews an attempted update of John Gay’s ballad opera.
18 August 2018
Reviews • Newcastle
Review: When the Boat Comes In at South Shields Customs House
16 - 25 August 2018
By Tracey Sinclair
Little but hard choices: Tracey Sinclair reviews a stage adaptation of James Mitchell’s TV series.
16 August 2018
Reviews • Dublin
Review: A Skull in Connemara at Olympia Theatre, Dublin
15 August - 1 September 2018
By Chris McCormack
Chris McCormack reviews Martin McDonagh’s bleak comedy about ‘pioneering gravediggers, alcoholic priests and corrupt police’.
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’.
5 August 2018
Reviews • Edinburgh
Edinburgh Review: Waiting for Godot at the Edinburgh Lyceum
3 - 12 August 2018
By Rosemary Waugh
Friendship and doodling: Rosemary Waugh reviews Druid Theatre’s staging of Beckett at the Edinburgh International Festival.
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.
23 July 2018
Reviews • Chichester • National • Reviews
Review: The Meeting at Chichester Festival Theatre
July 13 - August 11
By Neil Dowden
Complex ideas and striking symbolism: Charlotte Jones makes a successful return to stage-writing with this nineteenth-century drama.
23 July 2018
Reviews • Bristol • National • Reviews
Review: In The Light Everything Is Brighter at 1532 Performing Arts Centre, Bristol
July 18 - July 21
By Lilith Wozniak
A company with really exciting ideas: Wilderbeast’s debut show is a mix of classy and clunky.
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.