Come one come all and join us as we learn how to be the perfect personification of ‘Man’. Earlier this week actor and theatre maker Stephen Tadgh, from Good Buzz Productions, answered some questions about his upcoming show I Am Man. Described as “the Late Late Toy show with less Christmas jumpers and potentially more swearing” I Am Man…
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Review: Happy Birthday Jacob
After being recently deserted by their alcoholic father and long abandoned by their mother, Jacob and his brother Lucas try to maintain a low profile as they avoid detection by social services. Jacob (Stephen O’Leary) is about to turn 18 and feels if they can lie low until his birthday then he will be able to obtain custody of his…
Review: Both Sides Now
Armed with only a flipchart and a guitar Lydia (Nicole O’Connor) bares her heart and soul to the audience about her first real life relationship, not counting those imagery ones with Ellen DeGeneres or Gareth Gates. From confusion to certainty and back to confusion again, Lydia details her love for Carey through Joni Mitchell songs and old school cut-and-paste…
Review: May I Use the Bathroom Please?
It’s St. Patrick’s Day in Dublin but you wouldn’t know if from the meagre crowd in O’ Leary’s Pub. Besides the barman and the landlady, Siobhan, the only other people there are resident barflies and best buddies Desmond and Eddie. Siobhan seems unaware that it is the national holiday until it’s pointed out to her, a reflection of her…
Review: Mic Drop
Successful tech and social media entrepreneur Perry Pardo is back on home turf to impart his knowledge to the audience in order to help them become just like him. Slick audio-visuals introduce Perry (Adam Tyrell) who bounds onto the stage, buzzing and excited. The audience are fed media-speak and metaphors and in true showman style Perry is instantly likeable.…
Review: Happy Birthday Jacob
In the not-so-distant past, 17 year old Jacob (Sean Basil Crawford) cares for his younger brother Lucas (Finian Duff Lennon). They have been long abandoned by their mother and more recently by their alcoholic father. Jacob attempts to maintain their tiny family unit but struggles between being a brother and a de facto father to his younger sibling. They…
Review: Aisling’s Seven
This review was originally written for The Reviews Hub. Fresh from this year’s Scene + Heard Festival, Aisling’s Seven has been developed over the last few months from a short work-in-progress to a fully fledged piece of theatre. Presented by “professional messers” Underdog Theatre Productions this is the story of the eponymous Aisling (Susan Barrett) and her boyfriend Dan (Stephen…
Review: The Curse of the Button Accordion
This review was originally written for The Reviews Hub. In Roscommon a young woman (Sharon Mannion) frets over all the usual childhood issues, such as the end of the world and what she wants to be when she grows up. The latter perplexes her until one day she picks up a tin whistle and a musical prodigy is born. Or…
Review: Taboo
John Morton’s latest theatrical offering comes in the form of Taboo, a two-hander play that focuses on the first date of Lily (Lisa Fox) and Tom (Morton). Taboo began its life in 2014 as part of Collaborations as a one woman show and since then has been developed and extended to a full length play. The action begins with Lily…
Review: Snake Eaters
Snake Eaters – The New Theatre, Dublin Writer: Stewart Roche Director: Caroline FitzGerald Hillis (Patrick O’Donnell) finds himself struggling to settle back into his hometown of Bellevue, Nebraska. This is not so much because the town or people have changed but rather that he is a different person to when he left. He has just returned from a tour of…
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