Theatre

He’s Behind You! The Story Of Dublin Panto

He’s Behind You! The Story Of Dublin Panto

For generations of Dubliners the traditional Christmas pantomime has been regarded as the most family fun you can have in public dressed up as someone of the opposite sex. The stars of Christmas Panto in places like the Theatre Royal and the Queens Theatre,

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Shakespeare in a Park near you

The Robert Emmet Community Development, plus Direction Out, DCC, and Stanislawski studio proudly present Shakespeare’s “Much Ado About Nothing” in a musical adaptation. Tomorrow and on Thursday they will be pop up in Merrion Square and in Herbert Park respectively. […]

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Dublin Fringe Festival 25th Birthday Feast

By Dermot Carmody The Dublin Fringe Festival celebrates its 25th birthday this year with shows in more than 30 locations around the city running from September 7-29. The festival draws over 30,000 spectators each year to a range of innovative […]

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‘High School Musical’ comes to Ringsend

‘High School Musical’ comes to Ringsend

The Irishtown Stage School Christmas production, ‘High School Musical’, will be performed at Ringsend College on Thursday, December 15th. Doors open at 7pm. Every year, the Irishtown Stage School present two shows, a full production and a highlights show. They […]

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Soul Sister – Theatre Review

Soul Sister - Theatre Review

Billie Holiday once said; “Never get involved with a black man in music. He will never succeed like he deserves to and he will take it out on his woman.” A point Ike Turner would go on to horribly illustrate

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Forest Fringe Branching Out

Forest Fringe Branching Out

In 2007 Forest Fringe decided to open a space for artistic experimentation that would run concurrently, but as a separate entity, with the mammoth Edinburgh Fringe Festival. Quite a tall order when you realise that the great and the good

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Christmas at The Ark

Christmas at The Ark

The cold is here, Santa’s polishing Rudolph’s nose while all the other reindeer stare on with envy and the elves are flat out trying to make Christmas the most wonderful time of the year for young children. But that’s just one day out of the season. What about the rest of it?

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12 Shows of Christmas

12 Shows of Christmas

There are many things that we only do at Christmas in this country. It’s the only time outside of a funeral that some of us will darken a church door without the promise of a free meal and a loose bridesmaid after it.

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