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Review: THE MYSTERY OF IRMA VEP - A PENNY DREADFUL, Jack Studio Theatre


by Gary Naylor - December 14, 2025

Part-panto, part-pastiche, an affectionate and funny homage to genres past and present...

Review: LESLIE ODOM JR. - THE CHRISTMAS TOUR at Fox Cities Performing Arts Center


by Jarrod Michael - December 13, 2025

What did our critic think of LESLIE ODOM JR. - THE CHRISTMAS TOUR at Fox Cities Performing Arts Center?...

Review: CINDERELLA at Hillbarn Theatre


by Steve Murray - December 13, 2025

What did our critic think of CINDERELLA at Hillbarn Theatre?...

Review: TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD at Virginia Samford Theatre


by Cade Lott - December 13, 2025

To Kill a Mockingbird' at the VST is a potent and timely revival of a classic story. With sharp direction and a deeply affecting performance by the cast, this production brings Harper Lee's tale of justice, prejudice, and childhood innocence vividly to life. It is a stirring courtroom drama and a po...

Review: DISNEY'S ALICE IN WONDERLAND, JR at Gettysburg Community Theatre


by Andrea Stephenson - December 13, 2025

At a time in which it is easy to feel like who you are is not enough, this production reminds us all that we never have to be anyone other than who we are. What a beautiful message for us all to keep in our hearts. Gettysburg Community Theatre’s Penguin Project is a gift to the actors, the productio...

Review: JOHN HUGHES YOUR OWN ADVENTURE- LIVE is 90-Minutes of Pratfalls, Sight Gags, & Buffoonery


by James Lindhorst - December 13, 2025

John Hughes Your Own Adventure - LIVE is a whole lot of fun for anyone familiar with Hughes work. Hughes enthusiasts and aficionados will be laughing through their tears. The sold-out runaway hit was the headliner at STL Fringe and one of last summer’s hottest theater tickets. St. Louis Fringe and C...

Review: THE GIFT, Citizen's Theatre


by Natalie O'Donoghue - December 13, 2025

A mountain of discarded wrapping. A lonely child with an active imagination. It’s often the cardboard boxes, not the gifts inside that are the most fun. Is the true gift the joy that can come from the imagination?...

Review: QUATTRO MAMME SCELTE A CASO al TEATROSOPHIA


by Ettore Farrattini - December 13, 2025

QUATTRO MAMME SCELTE A CASO al TEATROSOPHIA NAPOLI E MATERNITA', UN DUO IMPRESCINDIBILE...

Review: RING OF FIRE: THE MUSIC OF JOHNNY CASH at Merrimack Repertory Theatre


by R. Scott Reedy - December 13, 2025

What did our critic think of RING OF FIRE: THE MUSIC OF JOHNNY CASH at Merrimack Repertory Theatre?...

Review: SHREK is a Triumph of Filipino Artistry, Skill, and Theatrical Vision


by Gilbert Kim Sancha - December 13, 2025

Newport Performing Arts Theater has been transformed into a fantastical swamp teeming with color, laughter, and heart....

Past Shows

BREAKING
11/2 - 11/10/2024


BREAKING, a world premiere by Amy Kidd, explores the complexities of trust and judgment in an uncertain world. This thought-provoking play delves into who deserves ...

MAKING A MARK
MAKING A MARK
3/25 - 5/7/2022


Talking Shop Ensemble + Run of the Mill presentMAKING A MARKFollowing a sell out premiere production at the Dublin Fringe Festival 2019, Making A Mark ...

BACK TO THE 80’s!
BACK TO THE 80’s!
2/25 - 2/26/2014


Adamstown Community College is delighted to present Back to the 80’s! Join the graduating class of William Ocean High School as they live through their ...

The Family / Heroin
7/10 - 7/13/2013


Come and watch The Family fight, love and try to make dinner. They will cry and stare as funds get thinner. BUT the family love ...


Native New Yorker Aidan Bishop began his comedy career in his hometown and since relocating to Dublin he has become one of the top comics ...


On the night of September 29, 2008, the Taoiseach and Minister for Finance decided to guarantee Ireland’s banks – to the tune of €440 billion. ...

Stagezone on Stage 2013
6/22 - 6/23/2013


Stagezone Theatre School is proud to present another spectacular show with great dance routines, singing and comedy. This highly entertaining production for all the family, ...


Monica Loughman's Ballet Summer Gala is an extravaganza of future ballet talent showcasing the youth stars of the academy of Russian Ballet! Five academies across ...


Josef Locke was one of the most popular entertainers ever in Ireland and Britain in the 40s, 50s and 60s. His story was immortalised in ...


As Pope, Benedict XVI had a creepy German accent, a shadowy Nazi past and a priceless art collection. He was the head of a sinister ...

We Banjo 3
6/13


Award-winning quartet We Banjo 3 from Galway combine Irish music with old-time American and bluegrass influences to reveal the banjo’s rich legacy and roots. When ...


No glamour. No gimmicks. No pretence. Nothing but a voice, singing of life’s triumphs and tragedies. This is a powerful musical homage to one of ...

Death of the Tradesmen
6/7 - 6/8/2013


His name is Willy. He is a 54 year old tradesman. He has a bad back and a short fuse. He likes a pint of ...

Last Apache Reunion
Last Apache Reunion
4/26 - 4/28/2012


The Last Apache Reunion concerns a group of men at their school reunion, trying to relive their past and, to the dismay of their wives, ...

Romeo & Juliet


Shakespeare’s tale of the star-crossed lovers, Romeo and Juliet, is one of the greatest love stories of all time. Against a backdrop of ancient feuds ...

I Hear You Calling Me


Heartsong Productions presents this magical night of musical enchantment. Featuring such musical gems as Macushla, Because, Roses of Picardy, Somewhere a Voice is Calling and ...

Baglady by Frank McGuinness


GOING ON SALE SHORTLY This rarely performed play is a touching story about alienation and truth. The play explores the conditions and circumstances which caused ...

The Wheelchair on my Face
The Wheelchair on my Face
4/20 - 4/21/2012


‘I got my first pair of glasses when I was seven. A nurse came to the school and tested everyone’s eyes. And so it was ...

The Legend of Luke Kelly


In 1984 when Dubliners member Luke Kelly died, it wasn't just the end of an era; it was the end of the life of one ...

Kevin McAleer


Kevin McAleer is a man of few words- mainly because most of his set consists of waiting for people to finish laughing. Tyrone's answer to ...

Walking Man
Walking Man
4/3 - 4/4/2012


Walking Man tells the tale of a man who has spent his whole life in pursuit of success. He has always rushed headlong through life, ...

Coolmine Goes to the Movies
Coolmine Goes to the Movies
3/30 - 3/31/2012


Lights! Music! Action! Since movie makers first added sound to the action, the marriage of movies and music has been a match made in heaven ...

Under a Different Light
Under a Different Light
3/25 - 3/28/2012


Two dancers bring the audience into an enchanting world of games and poetry through the magic of light. As the night turns on the stars ...

An Evening of Dance
An Evening of Dance
3/23 - 3/24/2012


Goes on public sale from 13 Feb 2012 Join these young energetic dancers as they demonstrate their skills in classical ballet, modern and contemporary dance. ...

The Picture of Dorian Gray


Decadent Victorian London: The socialite Lord Henry seduces the beautifully boyish Dorian Gray, into a double life of pleasure, murder and excess. Unlike Lord Henry, ...

An Evening with Dominic Kirwan


Dominic Kirwan, one of Ireland's best and most popular concert performers, creates a wonderful atmosphere amongst his audience with his dynamic stage shows. Featuring songs ...

Brothers of the Brush
Brothers of the Brush
2/28 - 3/3/2012


A group of house painters are patching over the cracks of an old house. Clock on with the lads and see if you can last ...

David O’Doherty is Looking Up


2008 Edinburgh Comedy Award winner, 2010 Hot Press Irish Comedian of the Year, 1990 East Leinster under 14 triple jump bronze medallist, founder member of ...

A Murder of Crows
A Murder of Crows
2/27 - 2/28/2012


A Murder of Crows is a dynamic and theatrically exciting work for children aged 8 and over, based on the classic tale of Hansel and ...

Hedda Gabbler
Hedda Gabbler
2/23 - 2/25/2012


Hedda Gabler returns, dissatisfied from a long honeymoon. Bored by her aspiring academic husband, she forsees a life of tedious convention. And so, aided and ...

Johnny McEvoy


Johnny McEvoy has always been highly acclaimed for his excellent concert shows and his return visit to Draíocht is eagerly awaited by his legion of ...

FILM CLUB Kiss Me Kate


George Sidney, 1953...

Eddi Reader


Growing up in Glasgow and Irvine, Eddi busked and performed at the local folk clubs before literally joining the circus in the early 1980s. After ...

The Magic Flute


Enchanting and evocative, Mozart’s final masterpiece The Magic Flute, is a lyrical love story, set against an atmospheric backdrop of fantasy and mischief. This profound ...

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