Culture Night (Oíche Chultúir) ‘22 is taking place this year on Friday the 23rd of September. Culture Night offers a national moment for not only visitors to the country but also natives to become tourists in their own …
Arts & Culture
‘It’s just not as good as Ulysses…at all.’
Sally Rooney delivers the 7th T.S Eliot Lecture at The Abbey Theatre
On Sunday evening, I attended the 7th lecture in a series presented by the T.S Eliot Estate, in conjunction with the Abbey Theatre, titled the T.S Eliot Lecture. On the centenary year of Eliot’s publication of The Wasteland, none other …
“At least it doesn’t have bedbugs”
Jayna Rohslau reviews Venetia Bowe & Fionnuala Gygax’s latest production Hotel Happiness
Written and performed by Venetia Bowe and Fionnuala Gygax, Hotel Happiness ran from September 11-16 at the Project Arts Centre as part of Dublin Fringe Festival. Despite the name, the titular Hotel Happiness in which the play is set does …
Tits out for production value
Anna Lyons examines why onscreen nudity is an issue for actresses breaking into the industry
If you have ever turned on your TV a minute past the watershed, there is a high chance you’ve come face to face with onscreen nudity — most likely female. Yet, in order to fully understand the issue of female …
On the cliff-edge of womanhood: Interview with Saba Sams
Jayna Rohslau discusses sex, female friendships and the language of desire with author Saba Sams
In a literary world of flowery prose and glamorised problems, the writing of Saba Sams stands out for its unflinching depiction of young women. In particular, her 2022 collection of short stories, Send Nudes, hones in on her female character’s …
Coburn Gray is highlighting the Wrongs
Maisie Greener reviews Dylan Coburn Gray’s latest production Absent the Wrong and its depiction of queerness, race and adoption in Ireland
With queerness, race, adoption and eviction all appearing in Absent the Wrong’s promotional material, I was slightly apprehensive that Dylan Coburn Gray and Once Off Productions’ collaboration would only skim over these serious subject matters. I expected that the play …
Covert versus Overt: The Kardashian Kontroversy
Ella McGill makes the case for Kim Kardashian wearing Marilyn Monroe’s dress to the 2022 MET Gala
Filling the feeds of Instagram, Twitter and Tiktok, it is impossible to have missed the images of Kim Kardashian donning Marilyn Monroe’s iconic gold gown for the recent Met Gala. It has also been impossible to miss the fact that …
An emotional performance that mirrors the fears of our generation
Emma Lueders reviews Eruption Collection’s new production Everything is Grand and I’m Completely Okay
Through a powerful portrayal of grief and growing up, Everything is Grand and I’m Completely Okay beautifully captures a snapshot of contemporary life as a young Irish adult. Reeling from the loss of his brother and the recent passing of …
Translating cultures
Anastasia Fedosova in conversation with Frank Wynne about the world of literary translation
Award-winning literary translator and writer Frank Wynne is one of the most versatile and skilled creatives in the field. Having spent over two decades living in France, the UK, and South America, Wynne has encountered diverse cultures and interacted with …
The Quiet Girl is making noise
Elena McCrory reviews the highly awarded Irish film An Cailín Ciúin (The Quiet Girl)
If ever there was a motion picture to portray fostering so beautifully, An Cailín Ciúin (The Quiet Girl) would be it. Released this year in May, it has become one of the most praised films of its kind, screening in …