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Dublin



Review: NORMA at Irish National Opera


by Adi Ajzenstadt - May 31, 2026

Irish National Opera’s new production of Bellini’s Norma at the Gaiety Theatre showcases exceptional vocal performances and a fiercely modern heroine who controls her own destiny. While the post-apocalyptic design choices miss a trick by ignoring local Celtic roots, the musical execution under M...

Review: AN IDEAL HUSBAND at Gate Theatre


by Adi Ajzenstadt - May 16, 2026

Political blackmail, institutional corruption, and the frantic urge to incinerate compromising files. Oscar Wilde’s 1895 society drama An Ideal Husband has found a shockingly comfortable home in 2026....

Review: THE PLOUGH AND THE STARS at Abbey Theatre


by Adi Ajzenstadt - March 15, 2026

As an expat in Dublin, it is easy to inhabit a 'Future Ready' version of the city. The tech hubs, the digital trends, and the fast-paced day-to-day consume us. We often walk these streets without digging into the history of the ground we stand on, treating the past as a distant backdrop rather than ...

Review: EUREKA DAY at Gate Theatre


by Adi Ajzenstadt - March 01, 2026

What happens to a 'progressive' community when its members' points of view become irreconcilable? In this sharp and sobering production of Eureka Day at the Gate Theatre, Jonathan Spector’s script serves as a prophetic mirror to our post-pandemic reality. ...

Past Shows

Trifled

Nov 1 – Nov 5, 2024

Trifled is a darkly comedic two-hander by Caitlin Magnall-Kearns that tells the story of a spirited young Northern Irish woman grappling with agoraphobia while confined...

A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man

Jun 10 – Jun 22, 2013

In the name Stephen Dedalus, he adopted in this, his early masterpiece, Joyce signalled his need to escape the nets he claimed Ireland would trap...

The Prodigal Brother

Jun 8

Dublin, two weeks before Christmas, and it’s the eve of 'first night' for Boyd's American Brasserie. Ollie Cavendish turns up with his girlfriend, Trish, to...

Overtime

May 20 – Jun 1, 2013

'a new, funny, interesting, intelligent and sobering play...reminiscent of Mamet, but I would argue that it's a lot more credible than Mamet, because it has...

Videos


Two MR PS In a Podcast: Live - Let That Be a Lesson in Ireland Two MR PS In a Podcast: Live - Let That Be a Lesson
Ambassador Theatre (2/27-2/27)
Mná na hÉireann in Ireland Mná na hÉireann
Ambassador Theatre (10/14-10/16)
Steve Steinman''s Bat! Bat Out of Hell 50th Anniversary Tour in Ireland Steve Steinman''s Bat! Bat Out of Hell 50th Anniversary Tour
3Olympia Theatre (10/20-10/20)
Cana Talks: Optimal Horizons in Ireland Cana Talks: Optimal Horizons
Opium (10/08-10/08)
Give My Head Peace in Ireland Give My Head Peace
Vicar Street (4/04-4/04)
Murder Trial Tonight V - Death in the Family in Ireland Murder Trial Tonight V - Death in the Family
3Olympia Theatre (3/08-3/08)
Heathers the Musical in Ireland Heathers the Musical
Bord Gais Energy Theatre (11/17-11/21)
Everyman Up Front in Ireland Everyman Up Front
The Everyman (6/20-6/21)
Twelve Angry Men in Ireland Twelve Angry Men
Bord Gais Energy Theatre (2/09-2/13)
Disney Princess: the Concert in Ireland Disney Princess: the Concert
3Olympia Theatre (4/21-4/22)