Charlotte McCurry

Lie Low: This outstanding Irish play deserves to set Edinburgh Festival Fringe alight

Theatre: Ciara Elizabeth Smyth has bent the logic of farce before, but not with the force that propels Lie Low

Wed Jul 19 2023 - 11:57

Abbey Theatre uproar: 300 actors and directors complain to Minister

National theatre’s new policy sees pay ‘fall 25%’ and overall employment ‘dry up’

Mon Jan 07 2019 - 16:16

Panto review: Alice: The Musical at the Lyric Theatre, Belfast

A big, blousy performance that hints at Theresa in Brexitland

Mon Dec 10 2018 - 11:27

Double Cross review: Thomas Kilroy’s chillingly resonant take on nationalism

Ian Toner plays both William Joyce and Brendan Bracken under Jimmy Fay’s direction

Mon Nov 05 2018 - 10:26

Beauty and the Beast in Belfast: Bloodless, bland and banal

Undoing Disney was brave but there is no magic in this rock opera alternative

Wed Dec 20 2017 - 17:54

Northern Star review: Northern Star review: A riff on nationalism with profound resonances

Rough Magic’s production of Stewart Parker’s play about the 1798 rebellion enriches the self-consciousness of the dramatic style

Sat Apr 30 2016 - 14:15

Kid's Christmas: Little Red Riding Hood and the Big Bad Wolf at the Lyric

Belfast show’s spectacular opening offers a tantalising indication of things to come

Thu Dec 17 2015 - 05:45

Band of brothers: the Lockout with music and dancing

The Abbey Theatre’s adaptation of James Plunkett’s 1958 play ‘The Risen People’ takes in elements of music hall and vaudeville, and discards Jim Larkin

Fri Dec 06 2013 - 01:00

The Risen People

In a year of 1913 memorials, can a play this derivative, or a production this earnest, be taken seriously?

Thu Dec 05 2013 - 15:30

The Threepenny Opera

Director Wayne Jordan restores the satirical and human bite to an opera of opulence and economy

Wed Oct 02 2013 - 13:32