Archive for the ‘Theatre’ Category
The Sweet & Lowdown: Brian ‘Juckey’ Collins
You’ll laugh until they throw you out . . . Bouncers, starring Brian “Juckey” Collins, opens at the
Theatre Royal on Monday . . . “
Royal’s Spring shows
The Theatre Royal is proving to be the centre of dramatic excellence under director Ben Barnes with a run of outstanding quality productions.
Review: La Traviata
The Tchaikovsky Perm State Opera brought La Traviata (Fallen Women) to the Grand Canal Theatre with full chorus and the RTE National Symphony Orchestra.
Review: Events While Guarding The Bofors Gun
Stagemad Theatre Company set up in 2005 and in the past six years have added much by way of new work, a strong admirable support for a new cohort of actors, mostly on a shoestring of financial support.
The Sweet & Lowdown: Joanna Ryde
The all-singing, all dancing Finglas lass, who hosts the legendary cabaret shows at Waterford’s Dignity Bar, began her rise to superstardom in 2007 when she won the prestigious Alternative
Miss Ireland.
Scrooge becomes a Theatre Director
This year, Waterford Youth Arts have decided to stage a new version of Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol” titled “A Gleekmas Carol”.
Review: The Shaughraun
Once again, it was the amateur, the community theatre company who are providing the drama of big cast plays, big broad brush spectacle and good value for money.
Review: Come Back To The 5 And Dime Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean
Waterford Dramatic Society presented a curious choice of play, a bitter-sweet comedy from 70’s America.
Review: Love and Fury
Subtitled The Passion of Jonathan Swift, Catastrophe Theatre Company brought that fine character actor David Heap to the Theatre Royal.
Review: Trading Faces
Good Tuck, It’s Twink should have been the title of Robert C Kelley’s foray into ladies night out theatre.