Tag: Irish history
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The Plough and the Stars
Thursday 4th August 2016
blogText of the day: “There isn’t much notice taken of a pretty petticoat of a night…
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The Plough and the Stars, National Theatre
Wednesday 27th July 2016
reviewRevival of Sean O’Casey’s modern classic shows its continued relevance, but is a…
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The Dogs of War, Old Red Lion Theatre
Sunday 31st May 2015
reviewDebut play offers a strong and compelling family drama that tackles the often-fr…
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Ulysses
Thursday 23rd October 2014
blogText of the day: “History, Stephen said, is a nightmare from which I’m trying to…
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Only Our Own
Wednesday 15th January 2014
blogText of the day: “It’s not unusual when atrocities have been committed.”
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Only Our Own, Arts Theatre
Friday 10th January 2014
reviewNew history play about the Anglo-Irish is epic in ambition, but bad in every imp…
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The Kingdom, Soho Theatre
Monday 29th October 2012
reviewNew Irish play about myth and migration is immensely ambitious, but also intract…
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When things go very wrong
Thursday 17th November 2011
blogMost mistakes on stage are quickly smoothed over by the actors improvising, or p…
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Juno and the Paycock, National Theatre
Wednesday 16th November 2011
reviewSean O’Casey’s Dublin slum classic is superbly directed, and its politics are bo…
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