It enjoyed modest success. Its premise is this: A besotted, burned-out Dublin theater critic, his disdain for egos, affectations, actors and acting growing daily, his marriage and relationship with his children falling apart and his liver gasping for...

The stories of young Kevin (Andrew Nolan) moving into a shared Dublin house, Dermot (Ardal O'Hanlon) briefly getting a ride on the back of the Celtic Tiger before crashing back down to earth, and the elderly Joe (John Rogan) living in an old people's...

A performer easily seen in narrow terms - as the simple-minded novice in Father Ted or a fast-talking stand-up comic - O'Hanlon is a revelation here in a much darker role. He plays Dermot, an engaging middle-aged chancer. Blotting out his anxieties...

“The answer is you,” said Whitney, the theater’s managing artistic director and the director of the play by Ireland’s Conor McPherson. “If there’s hope for these guys, there may be hope for you, too. The characters are so lovely. They are so messed up,...

“It’s a delicious, juicy role for Vincent to sink his teeth into.” O’Neill is no stranger to the work of playwright McPherson, having starred in ICTC productions of macabre ghost stories The Weir and, most recently, Shining City. “Returning to the work...

Inspector at the Abbey. Go to see it if you can – it is wonderful. Of the many highlights, one of the most memorable is Don Wycherley’s performance as the Mayor. As I left the theatre, I was marvelling at Wycherley’s talent, because the last time I had...