Patrick J O’Reilly

‘On the first day I confessed I’d lost my fire. And then they took me on an adventure’

Patrick J O’Reilly of Tinderbox was worn out. Going back to his theatre roots sparked the flame that has become a new take on The Glass Menagerie

Tue Oct 13 2026 - 05:18

‘The church no longer has the same grip on moral values and lives but is still very much in our bodies and our mindsets’

Belfast International Arts Festival 2024: Patrick J O’Reilly on the power of Yerma, Lorca’s haunting rural tragedy, which he has relocated to Cooley for Tinderbox’s new production

Sun Oct 06 2024 - 05:00

Rhino review: Ionesco reimagined in the virtual worlds of gaming and automaton-like avatars

Belfast International Arts Festival 2023: Patrick J O’Reilly presents cold, sci-fi-inspired dramatic concept

Mon Oct 23 2023 - 09:22

Reveal-ed: How investment helped the arts in the North

A three-day showcase of new work by northern artists highlights the work of a grant from the Paul Hamlyn Foundation

Sat Jan 12 2019 - 05:00

Men in pieces: Raw displays of vulnerability

After a year in which three well-known Northern actors took their lives, a three-week programme of events, Edgefest, focuses on male mental health

Wed Jan 31 2018 - 10:00

Children’s christmas show review: Jack and the Beanstalk

This show is as eager as its audience

Fri Dec 12 2014 - 15:29

Review: The Nose

Gogol’s absurdist drama is updated into a stylish skewer of tabloid tactics

Fri Mar 28 2014 - 17:01

Plenty to shout about: the verdict on pantos and Christmas shows

A round-up of shows around the country, featuring beanstalks, sleeping beauties, a Cowdashian, jokes for the adults and the chance for children to scream at the top of their lungs

Thu Dec 19 2013 - 01:00