Theatre Reviews of the Year Some end of year comments from theatre reviewers: ‘Two revivals at the Abbey were notable as serious pieces of theatre in the literary genre for which the theatre was founded. One was a compelling production of Marina Carr’s On Raftery’s Hill. A journey into sordid nightmare, it was intensely directed […]
Double Cross – Lyric Theatre, Belfast & Abbey Theatre, Dublin
A new production of Thomas Kilroy’s Double Cross is currently running at the Lyric Theatre, Belfast (10-27 October) and subsequently at the Abbey Theatre (31 October – 10 November). Double Cross tells the true story of how fake news won the Battle for Britain, pitching World War 2’s two masterminds of propaganda against each other in […]
New Titles for 2018
Forthcoming titles for 2018 include Collected Poems – Dermot Healy (August), Against the Clock – Derek Mahon (August), Liner Notes – Ciaran Berry (October), From Here to There: Selected Poems and Translations – Ciaran Carson (October), This One High Field – Michelle O’Sullivan (October), Northern Lights – Nuala Ní Dhomhnaill (November) and Calling Cards – The Younger Irish Poets (November, in […]
