Last September I posted about a motion passed at the Equity AGM which gave the executive to mandate to begin negotiations of moving union membership of Irish Equity from SIPTU to it’s sister union in the UK. Following some feet… Read More ›
Theatre
Blue Moon Theatre Company stage the Irish premier of ‘The Woolgatherer’
Tuesday 2nd of April Blue Moon Theatre Company will is the Irish premier of Of William Mastrosimone’s The Wool Gatherer at The New Theatre, Essex St. Temple Bar. The Woolgatherer was William Mastrosimone first play which premiered at Rutgers Theatre… Read More ›
Green Street – Elliot Moriarty’s delivery of Emmet’s words from that same dock was hair-raising.
Green Street is an off-site theatre piece produced by Percolate, in one of the oldest and significantly important historical building in Dublin Green Street Court. The court was built in 1797, and many important trials have been conducted there down… Read More ›
Funk – A feel good hour of dance
Performed in the Samuel Becket Theatre, Trinity College, in an empty space all the seating had been screened off. Arriving into the venue it felt more like a dance studio. The music is already playing, a blend of soul R… Read More ›
30 Cecil Street – Dan Canham brings it back to life through dance
This was a 25 minute contemporary dance show at The Samuel Beckett Theatre, performed by Dan Canham. 30 Cecil Street is a derelict building in Limerick has a long history stretching back 150 years known to many as the Theatre… Read More ›
Bandit – marathon man seeks redemption
Bandit was one of 5 ‘Show in a Bag’ at this year’s Absolut Fringe, an initiative was established in 2010 by Fishamble: the New Play Company, ABSOLUT Fringe and Irish Theatre Institute to facilitate the creation of five new small… Read More ›
Cultural Night an opportunity to see many wonderful venues free of charge
One of the greatest cultural successes has been Culture Night now in its 7th year, taking place this year on Friday September 21st, museums, galleries, churches, historic houses, artist’s studios, cultural centres and more, will open their doors late free… Read More ›
‘Souvenir’ written and performed by Bush Moukarzel is clever and engaging.
‘Souvenir’ written and performed by Bush Moukarzel playfully uses Marcel Proust’s “Remembrance of Things Past” (written in 7 volumes totalling 3,200 pages) as a basis for the play. The stage is set with several storage boxes clearly labelled around the… Read More ›
Oh The Fuck Moment – Absolut Fringe 2012
Last night I went to see ‘Oh the Fuck Moment’ which was performed upstairs at Film Base offices in Curve Street, Temple Bar. Our group was made up of about 20 people and just by chance it included a number… Read More ›
Are Irish actors really moving to (UK) EQUITY?
At the recent (Siptu) Equity AGM a motion was proposed in relation to leaving Siptu and joining (UK) Equity ( The words UK no longer appears in the title after a successful motion from Northern Ireland and Scottish actors). The… Read More ›