Chris McCormack

Dublin Theatre Festival 2023: This year’s opening show, from Brazil, is a thrilling dance about a young generation facing off against a darkening world

Dublin Fringe Festival 2023: The greater goal of this show seems to be a satire of machismo

The playwright’s newest offering Somewhere Out There You may play to the rhythms of a romantic comedy, but it’s just as interested in family dynamics

Dublin Fringe Festival 2023: Daw Daw’s radically personal production introduces sometimes alarmed audiences to far-out role play

Dublin Fringe Festival 2023: Ahmed, With Love. is showcasing Irish rap in a wrestling extravaganza that isn’t afraid to be silly in its seriousness

Dublin Fringe Festival 2023: The emotional tug of production is that it doubles as sincere coming-of-age story

Dublin Fringe Festival 2023: Fionntán Larney uses the rhythmic eloquence of hip hop to weave a world of suppressed male emotion

Dublin Fringe Festival 2023: from Greek underworld to modern desolation, a message gets through: ‘You’re not beaten yet’

A narrow junction in the city centre was once the focus of a vibrant live entertainment scene. But will a new auditorium planned for the site be permitted to open?

Theatre: Ciara Elizabeth Smyth has bent the logic of farce before, but not with the force that propels Lie Low

Theatre: There is a hint of Lewis Carroll to Clare Monnelly and Bob Kelly’s intriguing playscript for this Once Off production

Theatre: Caitríona Ní Mhurchú gives a sharp performance while Conor Hanratty’s intelligent direction allows for seamless retreats into the past

Displaced by Russia’s invasion of their country, these performers continue to act, dance and teach with passion

A very contemporary story ripped from tabloid headlines has been turned into a drama on its way to a Dublin stage

Theatre: This restaging of David Mamet’s play about misogynistic Hollywood executives flips its characters’ sexes. Much of the impact gets lost in translation