Author: Jim Maddox

I attended the opening night of La Touche Players’ performance of The Magdalen Whitewash by Valerie Goodwin last night in the Teachers’ Club.  As you would expect, this is a mostly female cast, with strong performances from all involved.  The play spans the 1930s and 1940s and follows (in snippets) the lives of a number…

The Simon Community has come up with a novel fundraiser this Christmas.  Tomorrow evening at 6pm, they’re asking people to come down to the Powerscourt Townhouse Centre wearing (no doubt appalling) Christmas jumpers.  Pauline McLynn, Roisin Ingle & Louis Copeland will be lighting their own jumpers as part of a larger light spectacle, which will…

In a special event for Halloween, Filmbase in Temple Bar will host two terrifying nights of blood-curdling shorts and a frightening feature. Tonight’s shorts will be followed by an audience Q&A with all of the directors and both nights will feature fancy dress. 19:00 Wednesday 30th October Wednesday’s line-up features an array of spine-shuddering short…

If you’re looking for something different to do this Halloween, step this way. Gruel Guerilla and Hunt & Gather are taking over the Back Loft on 1st November for Dinner de Los Muertos. For the sum of €40 a head, guests will partake of a meal including : savoury inspirations from New Orleans and Deep…