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Northside Today – Chat with award-winning theatremaker, Dan Colley

paula November 19, 2023

Paula Wiseman chats with award-winning theatremaker, Dan Colley, about his new production, ‘Lost Lear’ happening at the Draíocht Blanchardstown for one night only on November 25. https://www.draiocht.ie/whats-on/lost-lear

Irish Equity Seeks Parity with UK on Irish Film Productions

admin April 19, 2022

Irish Equity President Gerry O’Brien joins Donie Tarrant to discuss why Irish Equity seeks parity of treatment with UK/NI colleagues on ROI film productions. For more info please visit: https://irishequity.ie

Michael J. Harnett’s New Play “The Cloudspotter”

admin March 22, 2022

Director Michael J. Harnett joins Donie Tarrant to discuss his new play The Cloudspotter a work which features a young teenage boy and his grandmother who because of unfortunate circumstances live together. For more info please visit: http://www.seanocaseycommunitycentre.ie

International Equity for Irish Performers

admin March 22, 2022

Irish Equity president Gerry O’Brien joins Donie Tarrant to discuss why the Irish equity and UK equity join forces to call for equal treatment of Ireland- based performers. For more info please visit: http://www.Irishequity.ie

Zandra Queen of Jazz

admin December 4, 2019

Arlo Fillmore interviewed Richard Lennon, the Composer, Musician, Sound Designer, and Co-Artistic Director of Darn Skippy Productions about the one woman show ‘Zandra Queen of Jazz’. Fresh from a completely sold-out run at Smock Alley Theatre, Darn Skippy Productions present Zandra, Queen of…

Ireland’s New Theatre Festival: Short & Sweet

admin September 17, 2019

On this edition of Northside Today: Festival director Karoline Rose O Sullivan joins Noel McGuinness to discuss Ireland’s newest theatre festival Short & Sweet. The Festival runs from October 22nd-26th in the Sean O Casey Theatre in East Wall.

Actor Marcus Lamb chatted to Norma Burke on the Arts Show about FIRST LOVE by Samuel Beckett at the New Theatre

admin July 20, 2018

Actor Marcus Lamb joined Norma Burke on the Arts Show to talk about a brand new theatre production he is starring in: Samuel Beckett’s FIRST LOVE at The New Theatre. John Banville deemed FIRST LOVE ‘The most nearly perfect short story ever written’.…

Norma Burke chats to Frances McNamee, the star of Sting’s new musical The Last Ship

admin June 2, 2018

Hot on the heels of starring alongside Kelsey Grammer (Frazier) in the musical Big Fish in London’s West End, actress Frances McNamee comes to Dublin to play the starring role in The Last Ship, the debut musical theatre show by the iconic…

Brian Merriman from the Dublin Gay Theatre Fest talks to The Arts Show

admin May 6, 2018

The Dublin International Gay Theatre Festival is the biggest gay theatre festival in the world. 2018 is big year for the festival and a year of celebration, marking 15 years of IDGTF and 25 years since decriminalisation of homosexuality in Ireland. In…

Encore 13th August 2017

George Mulcahy August 15, 2017

On this weeks edition of Encore John Healy is joined on Northside Light by Emar Mcgowan, Director at Draoicht where they discuss a new theatre project. Later Sarah Birmingham is joined on Week In Review by Declan Slevin, Chairperson of the Irish…

Acrobat Ronan Brady talks to The Arts Show about stage production Riot

admin July 19, 2017

Acrobat Ronan Brady talks to The Arts Show about stage production Riot The jaw-dropping theatrical winner of Best Production at Dublin Fringe Festival

“Drums and Guns” @ Lír Academy of Dramatic Art

admin February 29, 2016

Conor Hanratty talks to Noel McGuinness about “Drums and Guns”, a production that commemorates World War 1 and the Easter Rising. It features students from the Royal Irish Academy of Music, The Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London and New…