smock alley theatre

A‘I want to sleep just a moment,  A moment, a minute, a century. But let it be known that I have not died…’ Federico Garcia Lorca I spent last year chasing the Spanish writer Garcia Lorca across the world;…

Pea Dinneen’s ‘Hollow and Dead Eyed Beasts’ opened at Smock Alley to a full house. It’s always worth noting that Smock Alley is such an amazing space for any production and I always love every opportunity to visit and this was no exception.…

So, I went to Smock Alley last night to take a look at the opening night of The Roaring Banshees which was co-written by Peter McGahon and John Morton. This was the second installment in the 'Ripping Yarn Trilogy'. it follows on from the…

Hugh Travers plays have been long-listed for the Bruntwood Prize, the Verity Bargate Award and the Papatango New Writing Prize. His new play These Stupid Things which is running at Smock Alley Theatre is a truly excellent production…

Personal Space is an anthology of three comedies about “the worst people” and that’s not an understatement. By the end of the performance these people had exposed me to a nailgun, an eight ball (the drug one) and multiple corpses. This is a…

Papini begins with a magic show. Or at least, a memory of one. Sitting alone on his bed, Claude relives the night he lost his twin brother Andrew, born within seventeen minutes of him. "Lost" here isn't a metaphor for death. Andrew was…

Here’s where I’ll be hanging out this Science Week Firstly, if you’d like to join me on my Science week adventure, here’s a quick round-up of what I’m involved in. Also I’ll be hosting the @Ireland twitter account for the week, so you can…

It's not Christmas yet, but with so many amazing visual arts events in November, it may as well be! Read on to see our top picks from around the country.  Modern Ireland in 100 Artworks: The Story of Ireland’s Creativity | Dublin Book…

We started a debate, and we voted. Things are different now. We have made history. That’s what the Irish political class would have us believe. It’s a nice story, right? Everything tied up nicely in the end, like a well heeled shoe. Gays…

Established in 2012, Collapsing Horse produce lo-fi, surreal, visceral theatre to engage audiences young and old. Their work is imaginative, it is fantasy and adventure. In just 4 years, the prolific ensemble has produced 4 acclaimed shows,…