The Irish Times

Ask Too Much of Me review: A sharp, compassionate take on being young in Dublin

Veronica Coburn directs the National Youth Theatre in Dylan Coburn Gray’s compelling portrayal of the Repeal generation

Thu Aug 22 2019 - 13:41

Sole survivors get heeled: The best theatre of the week

Ask Too Much of Me addresses faith while Kinky Boots gives drag queens a platform

Fri Jul 19 2019 - 10:20

Home Theatre (Ireland) review: An innovation with life-changing potential

Dublin Theatre Festival: Intimate snapshots of life in Dublin 15 pair actors with locals. The results are top-notch

Thu Oct 11 2018 - 11:52

This is a room . . . review: The contemporary fear of not having a home

A sprawling devised drama from Dublin Youth Theatre uses a large cast and vivid vignettes to illustrate timeless themes

Fri Sept 29 2017 - 10:40

Levin and Levin review: A whirlwind history that obscures its strengths

Fleeing persecution, the Levin Brothers conceal their sex and identity, and grow into a vaudevillian act that wanders the world. The production might have kept less of its potential hidden

Thu Sept 21 2017 - 11:00

Dublin Theatre Festival announces its 60th anniversary programme

Festival director Willie White says programme is about ‘keeping our momentum’

Tue Jul 25 2017 - 16:57

Review: Bernarda’s House

Veronica Coburn’s comedy brings a 1920s play honking into the 21st century

Mon Sept 08 2014 - 12:00

Cheers of a clown

Behind the humour is a ‘search for what is human’, says Lee Delong, who is bringing ‘Night of the Living’ Clown to the Múscailt arts festival in Galway

Sat Feb 08 2014 - 01:00

A few years ago Amy Conroy was in a rut. Now she has set up the HotForTheatre company, written three plays – including Break, at Dublin Fringe Festival – and toured the world. Could we all benefit from some creative thinking?

Tue Sept 17 2013 - 01:00