The Arts Review​

Ed McVey in The Talented Mr. Ripley. Imagew by Mark Senior. ** Proof that love is blind is painfully evident in Mark Leipacher’s adaptation of The Talented Mr. Ripley. A labour of love blinded by its love for Patricia Highsmith’s 1955 psychological thriller. In which a talented conman is sent to Italy to persuade the wayward son of a rich, American family to return home. Only to discover that lies lead to lies, murder to murders, and all manner of deceptions lead to a somewh

Eimhin Fitzgerald Doherty and Kate Gilmore in The Plough and the Stars. Image: Ros Kavanagh. *** In response to inquiries as to why I didn’t review The Abbey’s centenary opening of Sean O’Casey’s The Plough and the Stars , it’s a fascinating story, for another day perhaps. Today there’s more immediate matters. Including a powerful sense of déjà vu. Of another revival we have to ask did we really need given so many in recent years? The Abbey opting for another big cast, Irish

Niamh McAllister in The Last Moth. Image, Ste Murray **** From its Children's Council to children co-curating its programs, children have always enjoyed equal involvement in fashioning policies and processes at The Ark. So it should come as no surprise that The Ark is now commissioning young artists to co-create new works alongside experienced artists. A meeting of innocence and experience in which young artists learn the language of design, dance, movement, text and music in