Messianic ecstasy or agonising crucifixion? Beki Moore divulges. Usually I enjoy, and often prefer, going to the theatre alone. Therefore, I was quite excited to see “Eden”, a two person show directed by Andrew Flynn, in the Everyman theatre last Tuesday. However, as the first act of the show played out, I began to feel…
Clocks. Junk. Double birthdays.These are just a few of the solobrous things talked about in Rory McConville`s incredibly original play “The Frozen Field”. An accomplished piece of absurdist theatre, the play captured the avant garde sensibilities of Samuel Beckett with the intelligence of Tom Stoppard. Director Jack Holland, whose dramatic tour de force “The Big…
Eoghan Lyng catches up with Pakie O`Callaghan about his upcoming comedy show at The Everyman Theatre. EL: With a new show hitting theatres soon, how do you think your comedy style has evolved over the years? PC: I`m not sure that it has. I think that there is a consistency about the four “Santa Ponsa”…
Luke Luby pays tribute to the recently deceased poet laureate. Poet. Playwright. Nobel Prize winner.These are just some of the phrases directed at the late Seamus Heaney, though none seem to convey how masterful Heaney was with the written word. As President Michael D. Higgins said in one of the more fitting tributes to Heaney:…
Ellen Desmond describes the growing role played by creative arts as mental health therapies. Art and mental illness have always had a link – it’s surprising it has taken us this long to get moving on a scientifically accepted field of study pertaining to it. When you think of all the greats; Van Gogh,…
Eoghan Lyng tells us how in De Profundis, Oscar Wilde’s life truly imitates art. Oscar Wilde’s De Profundis is a melting pot of many different artistic ideas. Incorporating the religious and the homoerotic, this work involves many different perspectives on the aesthetic within this great piece of writing. Combining letter form with the layout of…
Entertainment editor Tracy Nyhan speaks to author and anthropologist David Slattery before his visit to UCC. Can you tell us about your new book, Poet, Madman, Scoundrel, and give a few examples of the characters dealt with in the book? I wanted to write a book that captured a broader range of Irish humanity…
On the eve of her 50th anniversary of her death, Ellen Desmond remembers the legendary literary figure that is Sylvia Plath. Sylvia Plath is a name that literature fanatics can’t seem to shake off. Nearly everyone has heard of Plath – whether you’re still holding a grudge against her from last year’s Leaving Cert or…
Geraldine Carey was enthralled by Drama and Theatre Studies students’ production, Foregrounds, as part of their final year project. I had no idea I was in for such a treat when I went to this year’s Drama and Theatre Studies’ Final Year Project performances. There was almost a full house – clearly, word had spread…
Julie Daunt takes a look at the books behind the new film releases of 2013. Every year there are more than two dozen films that have been adapted from books. However, it is often that the film versions of published stories are different to the original novel. Films often leave out chunks of books that…