My review of Tea In A China Cup at the Lyric in Belfast. It's a real treat. www.independent.ie/entertainmen...

Some drawings of dogs. Visual development for a project I'm working on.

My review of The House Must Win musical by Mick Flannery at Dun Laoghaire's Pavilion, transferring to Cork's Everyman next week. www.independent.ie/entertainmen...

My review of Do You Come From Gomorrah? at the Abbey Theatre, Peacock Stage, Dublin. www.independent.ie/entertainmen...

My review of Barnum, at the Bord Gáis Energy Theatre, Dublin. www.independent.ie/entertainmen...

My review of Billy Roche's Of Mornington currently running in Smock Alley Theatre, Dublin. www.independent.ie/entertainmen...

My review of Single White Female at the Gaiety Theatre in Dublin. www.independent.ie/entertainmen...

My review of Rusalka at Bord Gáis Energy Theatre, Dublin. www.independent.ie/entertainmen...

My review of Wild Swimming at Bewley's Cafe Theatre, Dublin. www.independent.ie/entertainmen...

My review of the revival of Sean O'Casey's The Plough and the Stars at the Abbey Theatre, Dublin. www.independent.ie/entertainmen...

My review of The Quiet Men at Bewley's Café Theatre, Dublin. www.independent.ie/entertainmen...

My review of Fair Deal by Una McKevitt on the Peacock stage at the Abbey [email protected] www.independent.ie/entertainmen...

My review of Arthur Miller's The Crucible at the Gaiety Theatre in Dublin. Third American play in three weeks; we are getting our fill of USA drama at the moment... www.independent.ie/entertainmen...

My review of the Irish premiere of Jonathan Spector's Eureka Day at the Gate Theatre, Dublin. www.independent.ie/entertainmen...

My review of Aaron Sorkin's version of Harper Lee's To Kill A Mocking Bird at the Bord Gáis Energy Theatre, Dublin. www.independent.ie/entertainmen...

Trying to encourage/appease the sun gods in Blackrock.

Googling garden plants to grow in a marsh since I now live in a marsh. #whatthefliuch

My interview with Conall Morrison, who is director of a new play, Fair Deal by Una McKevitt, which opens in the Peacock @abbeytheatre.bsky.social next week. www.independent.ie/entertainmen...

Monkstown Dart/Canal

My review of The Flag at the National Gallery of Ireland. www.independent.ie/entertainmen...

The people I know who work this schedule are all artists. Often younger artists, but they do do this. But not the marry early bit.

Delighted to see a world premiere film screening at Bord Gáis Energy Theatre, which seats c.2000, as part of Dublin International Film Festival. Dublin's largest cinema is Cineworld 17 (c.403 seats); or Odeon 1 (c.380seats). Proper red carpet vibes! www.bordgaisenergytheatre.ie/show/diff-cl...

Having long abandoned Twitter (X) and not finding much local traction on Threads, I think I’ll start hanging out on Bluesky. I’ll also post my weekly Substack here. open.substack.com/pub/johnposu...

I review Anne Gildea's standup show at the Viking Theatre in Clontarf in today's Irish Independent @independent.ie

My review of Robin and Dawn, lunchtimes at Bewley's Café Theatre on Grafton Street in Dublin. Runs until Jan 31 www.independent.ie/entertainmen...

At the Viking Theatre in Clontarf to review Further Adventures in Womaning, Anne Gildea's new standup show.

Almost time to switch off the red light.

Saturday's Indo Review and my feature on Top Hat coming to Bord Gais Energy Theatre later this month.

Bulb blew in my crib, and I could only find a red replacement. Now baby Jesus is getting born in a brothel, not in a stable, and Christmas is ruined.

For anyone interested in my first two monographs - BERNARD SHAW'S IRISH OUTLOOK and IRISH ANGLICAN LITERATURE AND DRAMA - the publishers are selling them for only €23.99 between now and 31/12/25. Perfect stocking stuffers! ;-) link.springer.com/book/10.1007... link.springer.com/book/10.1007...

Following our #MissionCritical symposium in collaboration with the Irish Times, we need your help. 🔗 Your responses will help us understand how audiences engage with reviews, and will feed into our report on the future of theatre criticism: https://bit.ly/4rrbptR

To clean a double duvet in those public self-service large washing machines costs €26,(12 wash; 14 dry). New duvet costs €25 in Woodies. Planet is going to hell in a handcart.

youtu.be/TaFLB06ifFY Check out this short film I made that was featured in the Dublin Animation Meetup's Annual Film Festival, DAMNATION. Made in under 10 days using After Effects and Clip Studio Paint, please give it a watch!

Irish bird-lovers: the annual Irish Garden Bird Survey starts tomorrow 🥳 🙌 🎉 If you need a reason to keep going in the darkest days of winter, count birds. If you want to be a citizen scientist, count birds. If breakfasts are boring, count birds. Got a few spare moments? Just count birds.

My review of The Great Gambon, Milly Ellis's book about actor Michael Gambon. m.independent.ie/entertainmen...

My Amelia review from Sligo's Blue Raincoat Theatre Company www.independent.ie/entertainmen...

My review of Puccini's Madama Butterfly from Irish National Opera, starring Celine Byrne www.independent.ie/entertainmen...

My review of Denouement at the Lyric Theatre, Belfast www.independent.ie/entertainmen...

My review of Le Trouvère at Wexford Festival Opera. m.independent.ie/entertainmen...

More of these two. (Including a halloween profile pic)

Also, my review of Waking The Feminists book from @ucdpress.bsky.social in today's Irish Independent @independent.ie . Lovely stormy day to go out to Coffee Shop and #buyapaper

My first week of Dublin Theatre Festival reviews in today's @ReviewIndo independent.ie . The Boy at Abbey; The Quiet Man at the Civic; The Sound Inside at the Pavilion. Rich pickings in Theatreland.

My review of Poor at the Gate Theatre, Dublin. www.independent.ie/entertainmen...

The First Fire of Halloween is also: No.1 in Multicultural Tales & Myths for Children No.2 in Mythology No.5 in Horror & Ghost Stories for Children No.14 in Science Fiction & Fantasy for Children Thanks folks! #Halloween #Samhain #SpeirGorm

My review of The Seven Ages of Mam at Viking Theatre, Clontarf, Dublin. www.independent.ie/entertainmen...

My review of Jilly Morgan's Birthday Party, which I saw at Pavilion Dún Laoghaire, but it's now on a national tour. www.independent.ie/entertainmen...

My review of Octopus Children at Project Arts Centre, Dublin. www.independent.ie/entertainmen...

My review of Synapses, new play by Liam Wilson Smyth, at Civic Theatre Tallaght, Dublin. www.independent.ie/entertainmen...

My review of Mortal Sin in Bewley's Café Theatre, Dublin. www.independent.ie/entertainmen...