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Lisa Walsh in The Lesson at Project Arts Centre. Image 4 by Dara Munnis

The Lesson at Project Arts Centre

If you’re in the mood for a wonderfully absurd theatrical treat then be sure to catch Ionesco’s The Lesson running in Project Arts Centre this week. A wonderful introduction to the madness of Ionesco and a must-see.

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Spotlight on… Deirdre Kinahan

Deirdre Kinahan is one of the country’s most celebrated playwrights. Co-founder of Tall Tales Theatre Company, Deirdre’s debut play Be Carna recieved great critical acclaim, and later plays such as Moment went on to tour worldwide in London, New York and beyond.

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Broadening at Project Arts Centre

There is a fine line between creating mystery and creating frustration, and Broadening manages to blur that line to within an inch of its life. Peter Dunne’s play, written for Glass Doll Productions…

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Text Messages at the Project Arts Centre

Text Messages presents four twenty minute pieces (160 lines each exactly) from eight of Shakespeare’s plays. I had the good fortune of seeing a chic adaptation of Love’s Labour’s Lost (Act II, Scene…

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Spotlight on… Sarah Jayne Dunn

meg talks to Sarah Jayne Dunn about Hollyoaks, dream parts and her current role in Birdsong.

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Richard II at the Peacock

Richard II – and indeed any of the history plays – are rarely performed on Irish stages. Often perceived as less relevant than the stalwart classics and Leaving Certificate syllabus choices, the history…

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Digging for Fire at The Project Arts Centre

Digging For Fire is a simple play. Seven friends meet a decade after their college days and perform the common features of a reunion: catch up, reminisce and get absolutely plastered. They laugh,…

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Overtime returns to The New Theatre

The New Theatre present the return of Overtime by Jane McCarthy. John is having a bad night. Fact is, he’s been having a bad year. Pulling in extra shifts, staying late, in the…

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Drum Belly at the Abbey Theatre

Tarantino has a lot to answer for. Did stylish violence even exist before Reservoir Dogs? Perhaps men committed their various acts of brutality whilst wearing cords and listening to something determinedly unhip. Cinema…

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The Agony and Ecstasy of Steve Jobs

The Agony and the Ecstasy of Steve Jobs is a controversial and thought-provoking piece of drama. Mike Daisey is a self-professed worshiper in the ‘cult of Mac”. He tells us of the humble…

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