The Arts Review​

Catriona Faint and Lara McDonnell in For Dolores. Image, Pat Redmond ***** Those astronomically or astrologically inclined will tell you there was a recent rare alignment of planets. Those theatrically inclined might tell you For Dolores, by writer Eva O’Connor constitutes the artistic equivalent. A rare alignment of director, writer, performers and design whipping up a cosmic storm. Allowing For Dolores, under the auspices of director Jim Culleton, unleash defibrillator char

Fionnuala Doyle-Wade in Pádraicín. Image Emilijah Jefremova ***** Shussh. Might as well cut to the chase. Words fall short anyway. Pádraicín is a work of such staggering perfection the only appropriate response is awe. Created by Rodrigo Pardo and James Riordan, inspired by the life and writings of Galway native, Pádraic Ó Conaire (1882 – 1928), Pádraicín delivers an exquisitely composed love letter. To Galway, to theatre, to film, to life, to love, to humanity, to GIAF, to s

Dressing Room: Image, Emilija Jefremova ** In Locations: The Landscapes of Fiction, literary critic Elizabeth Hardwick reveals how locations enrich our engagement with stories. The House of Usher. Uncle Tom’s Cabin. Wuthering Heights. Room. Places that become more than place names, often speaking to moral, social or cultural virtue signalling. In their evolving Rooms series, writer and director Enda Walsh and designer Paul Fahy aspire to sensoramic, immersive engagement with