Reviews

Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare

Reviewed by Rachel Andrews on 20 October 2012 10 - 20 October, 2012 in Cork Opera House

Love – passionate, intense, aching and pulsating – sits at the heart of director Pat Kiernan’s interpretation of Romeo and Juliet, staged as a co-production with Cork Opera House. Within a stripped, pared-back, post-modern set, Kiernan leaves space for the central preoccupation of the...

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Spraoi by Branar

Reviewed by Caomhan Keane on 19 October 2012 15 and 19 October, 2012 in Druid Lane Theatre

A clash of personalities has been at the centre of the work of a number of playwrights - but rarely has it been as much fun as Branar'sSpraoi. Billed as being for children aged 3-6, it will thrill audiences several decades older with its outstanding performances and sense of play. Laugh out loud funny...

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The Scarlet WWWeb by Briana Corrigan and Mary Kelly

Reviewed by Terence Blain on 19 October 2012 19 Oct - 17 Nov 2012 in Riverside Theatre, Coleraine

Why aren't more double-headers written? It seems a sensible response theatrically to the allegedly rapid shrinkage in our attention span as a species, in an era dominated by soundbite, tweet and gnomic social media postings. The one-act has its difficulties, however. How do you distil a satisfyingly...

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'Manhattan Whispers' and 'Mission' by Gary Duggan

Reviewed by Caomhan Keane on 17 October 2012 15 - 20 October, 2012 in Theatre Upstairs @ Lanigan’s Bar

Shibari, Garry Duggan's debut play for Ireland's National Theatre, explored, amongst many other things, the experience of the non-national living in Ireland today. This double bill of his earlier work, which ran concurrently at Theatre Upstairs, 2001's Manhattan Whispers and 2008's Mission, explores...

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The Cove by Echo Echo Dance Theatre Company

Reviewed by Michael Seaver on 17 October 2012 3 -17 October 2012 in The Millennium Forum (also tour)

Dance has always had a love-hate relationship with gravity. Ethnochoreologists will point to ritual dances that sought, not only to connect individuals with each other, but to connect with Mother Earth. Unison movement submitted to the pull of the earth with figures squatting or bent over, a deportment...

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Bodach an Chóta Lachna by Brendan Murray

Reviewed by Caomhan Keane on 16 October 2012 in the Town Hall Theatre

In a piece I wrote for The Irish Times about the health of Irish language theatre in this country, the artists I spoke to proposed that one of the biggest concerns held by 'would be' audience members was a fear of not understanding the story they've paid to see. Companies working through the language...

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Siege by Ciarda Tobin

Reviewed by Brendan Daly on 16 October 2012 16 - 18 October, 2012 in Belltable Arts Centre

In May 2011 the newly renovated Belltable Arts Centre in Limerick presented two ‘Scratch’ theatre nights. Funded by the Arts Council, the aim of the project was to provide five theatre companies with a site where they could perform embryonic work and receive audience feedback. Siege is one...

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Sanctuary by Christian O’Reilly

Reviewed by Breda Shannon on 13 October 2012 4 - 13 October, 2012 in Blue Teapot Theatre

It is rare for the stage to take on a romantic comedy with leading and supporting roles for and about people with intellectual disabilities (ID). Blue Teapot Theatre Company are of course in an ideal position to take this on, employing as they have done since 1996 a cast of people with ID who have performed...

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Dublin Theatre Festival: Shibari by Gary Duggan

Reviewed by Ian Walsh on 12 October 2012 10 Oct - 3 Nov, 2012 in the Peacock Theatre

Shibari, the Japanese practice of rope bondage informs both form and content of Gary Duggan’s new play. The plot tells of a group of present-day multicultural Dubliners who both strain against and submit to the ties of family, relationships and grief. Reflecting the current national mood these...

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Dublin Theatre Festival: Halcyon Days by Deirdre Kinahan

Reviewed by Jesse Weaver on 10 October 2012 10-14 Oct 2012 in Smock Alley Theatre

‘You can see the dread in every visiting face,’ says the elderly Patricia in Deirdre Kinahan’s new two-hander exploring the battles waged while trying hold on to one’s dignity in the face of inevitable physical and mental collapse. Patricia (Anita Reeves) has recently been checked...

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