The Irish Times

The week’s best theatre: Two new plays going by their gut

These Stupid Things at Smock Alley Theatre and Cleft at O’Donoghue Theatre are his week’s highlights

Sat Jul 20 2019 - 05:00

Based on Frank O’Connor’s life of Michael Collins, Declan Gorman’s play misses its mark

Tue Mar 12 2019 - 16:08

Ian Toner plays both William Joyce and Brendan Bracken under Jimmy Fay’s direction

Mon Nov 05 2018 - 10:26

New production of Osborne’s drama pulls down curtain on angry young man

Thu Feb 08 2018 - 17:06

Osborne’s ‘Look back in Anger’ returns to the Gate, and a new work from Mark O’Rowe

Sat Jan 27 2018 - 06:00

It’s a quality show that could also pass as a satire on the budgets of prestige television

Thu Jun 15 2017 - 22:00

The knotty TV drama shot in Dunmore East is nearing its conclusion

Mon Jun 12 2017 - 11:01

The playground is a battleground in Animalia, while Looking Deadly pits a pair of small-town rival undertakers against each other

Wed Sept 14 2016 - 13:00

Deirdre Kinahan’s new play fits a love triangle over the forces of the Rising. But can it be contained?

Fri Feb 26 2016 - 14:15

Romeo’s love is a little more ice than fire in a production whose heart lies in its decadent set pieces

Wed Apr 01 2015 - 14:51