How appropriate that this study of the woman who founded the Shaker sect asks a significant leap of faith from approaching viewers. It is one thing to invite empathy with an 18th century mystic whose cult invited its own annihilation by shunning all copul... See more
Fair Deal Abbey Theatre, Dublin ★★★★☆ Liam Doona, set designer of this initially sedate, but ultimately riotous, black farce, can take justifiable pleasure in hearing that the house in which the disagreements play out is, to use a hoary old cliche, “a cha... See more
The Monk Ambassador Theatre, Dublin ★★★☆☆ Well, what to make of this? Rex Ryan, founder of Glass Mask Theatre, brings his one-hander about Gerry “The Monk” Hutch, alleged criminal and aspirant politician, to the imposing Ambassador Theatre at the base of ... See more
“Ninety-nine words for rain in Irish?” Manchán Magan wrote in The Irish Times a few weeks before his tragic death, last October. “Certainly, Ireland can seem like a rain-washed land, and our language is known for the profligacy of its vocabulary, but 99 w... See more
‘Wuthering Heights’ ★★★☆☆ Directed by Emerald Fennell. Starring Margot Robbie, Jacob Elordi, Hong Chau, Shazad Latif, Alison Oliver, Martin Clunes, Ewan Mitchell. 15A cert, gen release, 136 min Overheated, spectacularly designed adaptation of Emily Brontë... See more
