Based on Alexander Pushkins 1833 short story, Tchaikovskys penultimate operatic work is a musically idiosyncratic mixture of his recognizable orchestral…
Harvey O'Brien
Giordanos Andrea Chenier was his fourth opera, first performed at La Scala on 28 March 1896. Seven years earlier his…
Sandwiched between The Gigli Concert and Bailegangaire, Tom Murphys Conversations on a Homecoming was first produced in 1985. Taking place…
If the rapid-fire, razor-sharp, razzle-dazzle spectacle of Steppenwolfs production of Glengarry Glen Ross was the highlight of the Dublin Theatre…
Marina Carrs Ariel is a play which is clearly grappling with several major issues. In attempting to negotiate a space…
John Bosco (Mick Lally) is a fifty three year old bachelor living in rural Kerry. He has been consigned to…
Themes of exile and homecoming are explored in Hugh Leonards Da. The story revolves around the living memories of Charlie…
Touring Ireland through November 11 Forty-Four Sycamore is a comedy of class set in an Ireland seated uneasily upon the…
See Harvey O’Brien’s background of the opera and review of Opera Ireland’s production (with performance schedules and CD and video…
The literal translation of the title of this play is "town without laughter", although the script refers more generally to…
Dublin born poet and author Aidan Mathews studied at Stanford University under the philosopher and theologian Rene Girard. Communion is…
Hilton Edwards and Miche�l MacLiamm�ir were two of the most important figures in twentieth century Irish theatre. Edwards was best…
London: Royal National Theatre February 28 – April 20 There are interesting thematic and structural feints in Sebastian Barrys new…
Michel Tremblay is best known as a political playwright. His 1965 play Les Belles Soeurs, revolutionized Canadian theatre. Written in…