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...

is My review of The Girl on the Train at Bord Gáis Energy Theatre, Dublin. www.independent.ie/entertainmen...

Go Cristín!

My review of The Lunch Punch Power Hour in Conference Room 4 at the Peacock Theatre in Dublin. www.independent.ie/entertainmen...

My review of Conor McPherson's The Weir at 3Olympia, Dublin. m.independent.ie/entertainmen...

My review of What Are You Afraid Of? at Kilkenny Arts Festival. www.independent.ie/entertainmen...

very sad to hear this :-(

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

My review of A Misanthrope, after Molière, at Smock Alley Theatre, Dublin. www.independent.ie/entertainmen...

And my review of Brian Friel's short stories Stories of Ireland is also in today's Indo print edition.

I have a two-page spread on theatre at the Galway International Arts Festival in today's Irish Independent @independent.ie

My review of The Pillowman at The Gate Theatre in Dublin. www.independent.ie/entertainmen...

People get sad about becoming ‘invisible’ with middle-age. But it worked to my advantage in the LA riots. Heavily armed LAPD, National Guard etc flinched less when I filmed pieces in front of their noses than with younger media. Piece on getting older: www.independent.ie/business/tec...

My review of The Monk at Glass Mask Theatre, Dawson Street, Dublin. www.independent.ie/entertainmen...

My review of The Cave at Abbey Theatre, Dublin. www.independent.ie/entertainmen...

Events I’m hosting for West Cork Literary Festival - tickets available now @wcorklitfest.bsky.social. Yes, that’s Eimear McBride, Neil Jordan, Will Sliney, Balsam Karam & Saskia Vogel 📚 #bookfestival www.westcorkmusic.ie/artists/2025...

My review of Kwaku Fortune's solo show The Black Wolfe Tone, now playing at Project Arts Centre, Dublin; touring to Bray and Cork. www.independent.ie/entertainmen...

My review of Tina: the Tina Turner Musical at the Bord Gáis Energy Theatre, Dublin. www.independent.ie/entertainmen...

My review of L'elisir d'amore from Irish National Opera at the Gaiety Theatre, Dublin. www.independent.ie/entertainmen...

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

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My review of Friends in Berlin in Bewley's Café Theatre, Grafton Street, Dublin. www.independent.ie/entertainmen...

My review of Jigsaw at Glass Mask Theatre, Dawson St, Dublin www.independent.ie/entertainmen...

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My review of Air by John Boyne, final part of his Elements quartet. www.independent.ie/entertainmen...

My review of Conor McPherson's The Brightening Air at The Old Vic in London. www.independent.ie/entertainmen...

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At The Brightening Air premiere in The Old Vic last night. Review up soon...

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My review of Baby at Bewley's Café Theatre, Grafton Street. www.independent.ie/entertainmen...

Maloney is a very Irish name for an Italian Prime Minister.

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Arthur Miller's great play Death of a Salesman tells us most of what we need to know about the America problem. At the Gaiety Theatre, Dublin. www.independent.ie/entertainmen...

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Excited to announce that I've been shortlisted for the Public Discourse Award at the @europeanpressprize.bsky.social for my article Memory Machines, originally commissioned by @thedialmag.bsky.social Honoured to be in such great company on the shortlist www.europeanpressprize.com/shortlists/y...

My review of the fascinating Youth's the Season at the Abbey Theatre in Dublin. www.independent.ie/entertainmen...

A PS to my post about the buzzard-mimicking starling. Here's the June 12 entry from my book, An Irish Nature Year (one nature observation for each day of the year 🐦🍃🐝🍄). Starlings are virtuosic mimics, and they pass their 'songs' on to their offspring. #urbannature #irishnature #speirgorm #spéirgorm

My review of Happiness Then... by Elizabeth Moynihan at Bewley's Cafe Theatre on Grafton Street, Dublin. www.independent.ie/entertainmen...