Prime Cut’s version is more like a tastefully appointed costume drama than a cruel disrobing of gender and power struggles
An overload of stories makes it easy to lose sight of what is important
Deirdre Kinahan’s new play fits a love triangle over the forces of the Rising. But can it be contained?
Conor McPherson’s writing sweeps the audience along in this zippy production
Mark O’Rowe’s stark production treats the the play almost as a documentary and cleverly casts against type
Willy Russell’s Liverpool drama travels to Belfast and gets a different accent and a calm ferocity
Skibberceannaigh has many dark secrets; unearthing them proves trickier than imagined
David Greig’s version of August Strindberg’s play is luridly unhinged, but this odd production opts to play it seriously
The band now the value of nostalgia in a show that has all the hallmarks of a homecoming
Breandán de Gallaí and Nick O’Connell’s show skilfully manages a range of contradictory tensions
James Joyce’s peerless short story is given a reading by Aidan Gillen in which his Gabriel Conroy is given a cruel and familiar form
Each member of the cast soars in this production, though it takes a strange approach to the Middle East
The title character is reimagined as a bog-eyed punk in a fairytale that tries too hard to live beyond its years
Decent dance scenes and energetic performances can’t rescue a script that poorly skews its source material
The Henry Girls’ concert for children has – refreshingly – barely a mention of Christmas
A great first outing to the theatre for children who might be overwhelmed by larger pantomimes
There is no room for prima donnas and very little space for double entendres and adult-only jokes in this show
Monkeyshine Theatre draws inspiration from Nordic mythology
Belfast show’s spectacular opening offers a tantalising indication of things to come
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