Elizabeth Rose Murray

Archive for the ‘Dublin Theatre Festival’ Category

I’ve seen some amazing shows at the Ulster Bank Theatre Festival, and the first week’s not even over. KAMP and SLAT are particularly inspiring and innovative productions, and I’ve been lucky enough to meet some of the performers and have had some interesting oportunities come my way as a result. In other words, watch this [...]

Writing for the Ulster Bank Theatre Festival is an honour in many ways. Not only do I get to see some spectacular theatre productions, I also meet the people behind the scenes and hopefully inspire people looking for something special to watch.  My third festival pick is The Pitmen Painters. Already backed by critical acclaim [...]

Ulster Bank Theatre Festival is only weeks away but with so much to choose from, I´m writing a few personal picks for the festival to help people make up their mind. The first is Chekhov´s Three Sisters. If you like majestic plays treating tales of longing and self delusion treated, this production directed by Declan [...]

Theatre is one of my passions – its one of the joys of living in Dublin. Everything about theatre is special – from the beautiful buildings and interval  drinks/ice cream to the after-buzz, where everyone swarms out, deep in conversation about what they loved and loathed. I´m writing the 2009 Ulster Bank Dublin Theatre Festival [...]