Beauty Queen of Leenane is a dark delight, but watch without mother.
By Barry Lord Martin McDonagh’s multi award winning The Beauty Queen of Leenane – first staged to wide critical acclaim
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Reviews
Elle is provocative & disturbing: what cinema should be
By Barry Lord It was perhaps fitting that Paul Verhoeven’s film ‘Elle’ (‘She’) was released in a week when the
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Take time out on a farm break in Limerick for a mindfulness retreat
By Caitriona McMahon This weekend I was lucky enough to have been given the opportunity to experience life on an
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Ghosts of the past abound in new production of The Weir
By Barry Lord The Weir instantly reminded me of the lyrical hook from ’80s American sitcom Cheers because “Sometimes you wanna
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‘Moonlight’ carries the burden of huge praise with grace.
By Barry Lord Barry Jenkins’ Moonlight is another in that seemingly new category of film releases; the ready-to-eat, just-add-water-and-voila cinematic
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You want it dark? The Pillowman is bleak but unforgettable theatre
By Barry Lord Make no mistake; few plays in recent years have been as dark in tone as The Pillowman,
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Manchester by the Sea review
By Brendan Callaghan Bearing in mind the distinctly frosty nature of the film under review, this article will be preceded
Read moreTradfest 2017 boasts another impressive line-up
By Barry Lord We may be in the grip of another cold January, but this year’s Tradfest has plenty on
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Anna Karenina is an age old tragedy that’s a must see at the Abbey
If you have escaped Christmas Day relatively unscathed or are still in a familial war zone, Tolstoy’s masterpiece Anna Karenina
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New play Waving not Drowning helping to raise awareness of mental health issues
By Grainne McCool About a year ago, three people were having a coffee in the theatre, discussing new projects and
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