As Broadway dimmed its lights for a minute on Tuesday evening in remembrance of this great soul and most unique voice of the theater, all those in the theater world understood that Friel's shoes will not be filled easily. And who better than the Irish Rep to honor him?
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Theater Review (NYC Off-Broadway): ‘The Weir’ by Conor McPherson at the Irish Rep
There is nothing like a ghostly story to perk up one's mind and ears. And for three men and a woman in a remote pub in rural Ireland, the stories are real, even though in the light of dawn, ghosts fade away.
Read More »Theater Review (NYC Off-Broadway): ‘The Weir’ by Conor McPherson at the Irish Repertory Theatre
A the denizens of an Irish country pub chat and gossip, then go on to spin the supernatural tales that are the meat of the drama, a vivid outside world of time and space unfolds – and a world beyond as well.
Read More »Theater Review (NYC): Dancing at Lughnasa
"Who's for a foxtrot?"
Read More »Theater Review (NYC): Forgotten by Pat Kinevane at the Irish Arts Center
A strange blend of Irish character studies and Japanese Kabuki theater, this is more than a play, it's an immersive poetic experience.
Read More »Theater Review (NYC): Never In My Lifetime at the Access Theatre
Northern Ireland in the 1970s: On the road to nowhere.
Read More »Theatre Review (Queens, NY): The Pillowman at the Astoria Performing Arts Center
It isn't a crime to write a story.
Read More »Theater Review (NYC): Spinning the Times – Five World Premieres by Female Irish Playwrights
Top-notch Irish drama comes to NYC.
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