One for the Road review: A miniature study of terror and tortureHarold Pinter’s vicious play is all about the oppressors. How can cruelty and civility sit so comfortably together?Fri Mar 24 2017 - 16:13
Dystopian times breathe new life into the monsters we createImage enhances wordplay in two revamped classics and a multilingual haiku meditationSat Mar 04 2017 - 06:00
Judith Kerr: the only bedtime story my children liked was about a tigerArchive: A 2017 interview with the late, much-loved creator of The Tiger Who Came to Tea and the Mog picture-books,who wrote about escaping the NazisTue Feb 21 2017 - 05:00
'Sacred Prostitution': An ancient tradition based on respect for the womanSusie Lamb’s show ‘Horae’ asks whether an ancient tradition can be comprehensible to a 21st-century crowdMon Feb 20 2017 - 05:00
Once We Sang Like Other Men review: The 12 as ordinary peopleDisciples of a martyred leader hold fast to ‘fairytales and bullshit’ in John MacKenna’s storiesSat Feb 11 2017 - 06:00
Hold Back the Stars: A space romance with a political edgeKatie Khan’s debut novel charts plight of lovers cast adrift in space from utopian homeSat Feb 04 2017 - 06:00
The Stolen Child by Lisa Carey review: in the doorway between worldsAn eerie tale set on a fictional Irish island casts a spell that never loosens its gripSat Jan 14 2017 - 06:00
Navigating the labyrinth to find highest quality ebooksAlexi app invites well-known authors and critics to choose favourite digital booksSat Jan 07 2017 - 06:00
Big the Musical review: the harsh side of growing upA huge encore and digital momentum add colour and noise but children might struggle to see anything fun about being an adult in this adaptationMon Dec 19 2016 - 11:53
Robin Hood review: Maid Marian still the show from the thigh-slapping outlawThe Gaiety delivers top-notch performances and production standards in a show that’s not afraid to take risksMon Dec 19 2016 - 11:29
Aladdin review: supporting cast shine, with costumes made of magicDisney’s lawyers might want to challenge TheatreWorx to a dance off to settle their scoresMon Dec 19 2016 - 11:18
Anna Karenina review: A riveting 3½ hours of TolstoyA fresh adaptation by Marina Carr offers an ensemble piece rather than a star vehicle and is all the better for itWed Dec 14 2016 - 17:12
A Christmas Carol review: ghosts of Christmas classicThe invention at the heart of this show makes it an excellent way to introduce the spookiest of seasonal storiesFri Dec 09 2016 - 14:50
Oh yes it is: your comprehensive guide to Christmas events for kidsFrom panto to ice skating and from circuses to concerts, here is your guide to the best children’s entertainment this winterThu Dec 08 2016 - 05:00
Waking The Feminists supporters say ‘one more thing’To mark first anniversary of Waking The Feminists, Gender equality campaigners add 10 points to debateWed Nov 16 2016 - 05:00
The Ark: Theatrical treats, and where to find themThe Dublin centre has been providing arts for children for more than 20 yearsTue Nov 15 2016 - 05:00
Feminist pressure group holds theatre organisations to accountWaking the Feminists slate theatre organisations for below-par gender equality recordMon Nov 14 2016 - 18:28
Ebooks: Super-duper ‘Game of Thrones’ gives fans the run of Westeros‘A Game of Thrones: Enhanced Ebook’, ‘The Hobbit (Enhanced Edition)’, ‘Eoin Doherty and the Fixers’Sat Nov 12 2016 - 05:00
Lyrebird review: Cecelia Ahern’s sophisticated new story is rooted in romanceCecelia Ahern’s fans will expect the development of an unlikely love affair and a happy ending; they will also get a study of a raw, intelligent rarity and a meditation on the world through soundSat Nov 05 2016 - 05:00
Shakespeare meets George Orwell meets the KardashiansAdaptation of Shakespeare has 17 cast members who have an intellectual disabilitySat Nov 05 2016 - 05:00
‘Just because you have great hair doesn’t mean you can’t kick ass’Sarah J Maas secured a publishing deal in 2008 and has published eight novels sinceThu Nov 03 2016 - 05:00
The Commitments review: full of heart and soul, but not dramaThe tremendous ensemble cannot be faulted but the abundant musical numbers overpower the thin storylineFri Oct 14 2016 - 21:44
Children’s theatre reviews: A revamped fairy tale and a stone-cold classicHansel and Gretel as adults and a boy who befriends a stone are among the highlights of the children’s strand at this year’s Dublin Theatre FestivalFri Oct 14 2016 - 14:15
First Love review: Beckett’s bold tale of beauty and basenessMesmerising performance but something hesitant in Barry McGovern’s deliveryThu Oct 13 2016 - 15:30
Nicotine review: Exhilarating, savvy and scandalisingNell Zink uses brilliant satire to take potshots at all sides in her third novelSat Oct 08 2016 - 05:00
Margaret Atwood’s future proofs and finding a modern language for magicWhether tackling Shakespeare, writing poetry or creating a graphic novel, the Canadian author lets her social conscience shine through – and has a habit of predicting the futureSat Oct 08 2016 - 01:00
Alien Documentary review: the secret lives of menPJ Gallagher leads a likeable trio of men who build things and talk their way around football, fishing and extraterrestrial lifeFri Oct 07 2016 - 11:00
Backstage in Biscuitland review: a Tourette’s hero saves the dayJessica Thom turns the ‘crazy language-generating machine’ that is Tourette’s to her advantageThu Oct 06 2016 - 11:00
Swan Lake review: Humour in the darkness, beauty among the ruinDublin Theatre Festival: Mikel Murfi takes multiple roles in Michael Keegan Dolan majestic retelling of the classic story-balletMon Oct 03 2016 - 09:00
Ireland Shed a Tear? review: potential that remains unharnessedDublin Theatre Festival: a powerful, necessary and moving moment of social testimony that doesn’t quite work as a piece of theatreSat Oct 01 2016 - 13:00
The Remains of Maisie Duggan review: black and bleak, absurd and appalling family dramaDublin Theatre Festival: corpse comes back to life revealing the explosive dynamic of a strange and violent familyFri Sept 30 2016 - 13:01
This is a golden age for children’s theatreHow do we capitalise on the innovative performances for young audiences? We asked the experts for their wishlistThu Sept 29 2016 - 06:00
Oliver Jeffers: ‘I keep coming back to this idea of the stoic man’The artist's latest picture book is about the way the fantasy worlds of children’s books create the fabric of the grown-up mind. He talks masculinity, maths and making artWed Sept 28 2016 - 06:00
‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’ as rock’n’roll improvIn the hands of Filter Theatre, live music and comedy shake up Shakespeare’s classicSat Sept 24 2016 - 01:00
Dublin Fringe reviews: Fan Fiction Comedy and Finem RespiceThree Irish comedians create their own versions of Harry Potter; Vickey Curtis tells a raw and painful storyFri Sept 23 2016 - 12:30
Paddy review: Tommy Fleming leads a sentimental celebration of Ireland as homeEmigrant’s tale is a well put-together, solidly performed, nostalgic show without ironyThu Sept 22 2016 - 09:38
Dublin Fringe reviews: RIOT is the festival's most exhilarating spectacleRIOT - Can a great night out also count as a political act?Mon Sept 19 2016 - 16:05
Ebooks: these books were made for walking‘Flâneuse: Women Walk the City’; ‘An Abbreviated Life’; ‘The Lonely Life of Biddy Weir’Sat Sept 17 2016 - 05:00
Dublin Fringe begins: reviews from the opening weekendThe opening weekend of the Fringe festival bursts into life with disturbing future visions and exhilarating burlesqueMon Sept 12 2016 - 14:00
Brokentalkers break their own free-form traditionsIn two productions, the maverick theatre group tackle big ideas about national identity, ‘which is really based on the idea that some people are better than others’Mon Sept 12 2016 - 06:00
Collapsing Horse are on their way to becoming a real repertory ensembleThe innovative group’s latest show is a version of Virgil’s epic ‘The Aeneid’Thu Sept 08 2016 - 06:00
How fringe are you? 12 shows pitch for your ticket-buying timeAs the Tiger Dublin Fringe festival prepares for this month’s event, a dozen of the artists taking part give the low-down on their showsSat Sept 03 2016 - 05:00
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child review: missing the Rowling magicLatest Potter instalment should be read for what it is: a play and not a novelSun Jul 31 2016 - 12:26
Can you stay centre-stage after having babies?Tara Derrington’s response to Waking the Feminists was to create a platform for mothers who are also artistsTue Jul 05 2016 - 01:00
When feminism met real working-class lives in RialtoNatural History of Hope, a play shaped by first-person testimonies about gender inequality in Rialto, provides a welcome alternative perspective of women’s livesTue Jun 28 2016 - 06:00
Jo Mangan: ‘Most people who produce art earn less than €10,000 a year’Arts campaigner and Carlow Festival of Arts director Jo Mangan has dedicated her life to challenging the idea that art is for the eliteTue Jun 14 2016 - 06:00
Older actors strike back against an ageist systemThe Prime project helps older actors to get on top of cyber auditions and to get ahead in a notoriously ageist industryThu May 05 2016 - 07:00
Northern Star review: Northern Star review: A riff on nationalism with profound resonancesRough Magic’s production of Stewart Parker’s play about the 1798 rebellion enriches the self-consciousness of the dramatic styleSat Apr 30 2016 - 14:15
Apps and digital books give in-depth insight into events of 1916A ‘mobile’ tour of historical places in Dublin brings the Easter Rising to lifeSat Apr 30 2016 - 00:46
