The Irish Times

Drama at Inish review: A fun if frictionless experience

Lennox Robinson’s theatrical satire is comically enhanced in the Abbey’s slapstick-accentuated Christmas production

Wed Nov 27 2019 - 14:30

Abbey Theatre uproar: 300 actors and directors complain to Minister

National theatre’s new policy sees pay ‘fall 25%’ and overall employment ‘dry up’

Mon Jan 07 2019 - 16:16

The Misfits: Marilyn Monroe’s swansong gets a stage reboot

Corn Exchange is tackling Arthur Miller’s play for Dublin Theatre Festival. Ghosts of John Huston’s troubled 1961 movie loom large

Sat Sept 22 2018 - 05:00

The Drummer and the Keeper review: airy, funny, optimistic and honest

Nick Kelly’s deft film details the friendship between a bipolar rock musician and a teenager with Asperger syndrome

Thu Sept 07 2017 - 09:43

Bridget and Eamon: a show with notions above the TV Midlands

Luridly kitsch design can’t cover up the lack of fresh material in this second season

Tue Nov 15 2016 - 11:01

Patrick Pearse on trial: focus on the rebel leader

Three-part TV3 series stars Tom Vaughan-Lawlor, best known for ‘Love/Hate’

Fri Mar 18 2016 - 08:15

Review: Elf

Christmas spirit is in short supply: can Buddy the Elf save the day?

Thu Dec 18 2014 - 15:57

Elf help: Trish and Jesus save Christmas

Love/Hate actor Aoibhinn McGinnity and former star of Jesus Christ Superstar Ben Forster are bringing the Will Ferrell festive favourite to life on stage in Dublin

Fri Nov 21 2014 - 12:00

Television: Nidge is dead. And ‘Downton Abbey’ is on life support

Review: Whatever the future of RTÉ’s hit drama, we’ll sure miss Tom Vaughan-Lawlor’s superbly nasty Nidge

Sat Nov 15 2014 - 01:00

Dressed to thrill

We took three ‘Love/Hate’ actors out of the gritty crime underworld and dressed them up in red carpet style. By Deirdre McQuillan

Thu Nov 21 2013 - 01:00

Television: All filler, no killer as ‘Love/Hate’ runs out of ammunition

It started off with a bang and a cat killing, but it looks as if RTÉ’s biggest drama has used up its nine lives. At least ‘Downton Abbey’ has given up all pretence of making any sense

Sat Nov 16 2013 - 01:00