Reviews

DNA by Dennis Kelly

Reviewed by Liam Heylin on 24 March 2011 24-26 March, 2011 in Graffiti Theatre

Emerging from under the wing of Graffiti Theatre Company 15 years ago, there is an impressive degree of professionalism about Activate Youth Theatre not least in their latest production of Dennis Kelly’s ever-topical play. The young cast of Activate Youth Theatre certainly have an honesty, commitment...

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The East Pier by Paul Mercier

Reviewed by Fintan Walsh on 23 March 2011 11 March - 16 April in The Abbey Theatre, Dublin

Endometriosis rarely presents itself in Irish theatre. In Paul Mercier’s The East Pier, it lies at the heart of a misunderstanding that has kept Jean (Irvine) and Kevin (Wycherley) apart since school. Having spotted each other earlier in the day, the pair meet in the foyer of a hotel that overlooks...

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Othello by William Shakespeare

Reviewed by Jane Coyle on 19 March 2011 16 March - 16 April, 2011; on tour. in Waterfront Studio

For some unaccountable reason, Othello has never quite established a place in the pantheon of great Shakespearean tragedies. On the surface, its content would seem to tick all the boxes: a flawed hero, a smiling villain, a doomed love story, deceit, treachery, intrigue, ambition and copious amounts of...

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The Passing by Paul Mercier

Reviewed by Fintan Walsh on 16 March 2011 16 March - 16 April, 2011 in Abbey Theatre

Days before her family home is due to be sold, Catherine (Walsh) returns to her Dublin roots. Although some time has passed since her last visit, she immediately spots a new picture on the dining-room wall, and quizzically readjusts a vase. The security alarm shrieks at her entry, alerting neighbour...

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The Beauty Queen of Leenane by Martin McDonagh

Reviewed by Patrick Brennan on 14 March 2011 14 - 19 March, 2011 in Tallaght Theatre

Martin McDonagh may have moved on to movies but his award-winning Leenane trilogy has inscribed itself into the essential canon of Irish theatre. As such, The Beauty Queen of Leenane, the first and arguably the most popular of McDonagh’s triumphant triumvirate, is destined to be performed, with...

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No Romance by Nancy Harris

Reviewed by Jesse Weaver on 05 March 2011 1 March - 1 April, 2011 in Peacock Theatre

It’s fairly obvious there’s been somewhat of a sea change in Irish social mores when a line about Ryanair losing business if abortion becomes legalized in Ireland induces riotous laughter in an audience. Nancy Harris’s smart and endearing No Romance runs roughshod over what were once...

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Hamlet by William Shakespeare

Reviewed by Fintan Walsh on 03 March 2011 1 March - 1 April, 2011 in The Helix (on tour)

The numerous second level students attending Second Age’s production of Hamlet collectively laugh at the apparition of the dead King (David Heap). Side-lit from behind a frosty screen, his hand beckoning in appeal, the recently deceased monarch's sudden appearance is a cause for comedy among the...

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Citizen by Vincent Higgins

Reviewed by Jane Coyle on 02 March 2011 2 - 18 March, 2011; on tour. in Newtownbreda High School, Belfast

Tomorrow is upon us. The current recession is a thing of the past. President Bono is the head of state. World food riots have resulted in the introduction of draconian new policies to control rationing and immigration. If we think today’s economic and political situation is lamentable, Vincent...

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Brian Cowen (Micheál Martin) and the 7 Deadly Sinners by Rua O’Donnachu

Reviewed by Patrick Brennan on 24 February 2011 22 Feb - 5 March, 2011 in The New Theatre

The story, as the title suggests, is a familiar one at this stage. Clocking in at around 50 minutes, Brian Cowen (Micheál Martin) and the 7 Deadly Sinners once again rakes over the tale of how those who have now gone off to graze on fat pensions ruined the country with a mixture of arrogance and ignorance...

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The Sit by Gavin Kostick

Reviewed by Susan Conley on 24 February 2011 22 February - 12 March, 2011 in Bewley's Café Theatre

Are young(ish) men the new women in corporate culture? Gavin Kostick’s one act, The Sit seems to think so, making entertaining use of a societal paradigm shift. However, when you’re flipping an idea on its head, and shifting the assignment of roles, there are inevitably things that don’t...

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