THEATRE: ENDGAME
"You're on earth. There's no cure for that." Comedian Frankie Boyle and Love/Hate (and Misfits, and Umbrella Academy) star Robert Sheehan make for a memorable duo in the Gate Theatre's return to action - director Danya Taymor's welcome revival of Samuel Beckett's bleakly hilarious masterpiece also features a pair of formidable Irish theatre veterans, Sean McGinley and Gina Moxley. (Until March 26th - find out more here)
EXHIBITION: YOU SAY YOU LOVE ME BUT YOU DON'T EVEN KNOW ME
A fascinating new exhibition at the Little Museum of Dublin hosts a series of artefacts from the collections of National Museums NI, exploring different perspectives of 'Irishness' without ignoring contested elements of the complex shared history of the Republic and Northern Ireland. Below, curator Victoria Millar explains how strong political undercurrents can be imbued into everyday items such as drinking glasses and a handheld game... (Until June 6th - find out more here)
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STREAMING: STATE OF THE UNION
10 episodes. 10 minutes each. No commitment... Created by Nick Hornby, he new season of the compelling bite-sized US drama series stars a pair of acting MVPs, Brendan Gleeson and Patricia Clarkson, as a couple piecing together what went wrong over their 30 year marriage. Watch the whole series now via RTÉ Player.
FILM: TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE
Following in the current vogue for horror reboots - think Halloween - the latest grisly riff on Tobe Hooper's southern classic posits itself as a direct sequel to the 1974 original. A pair of notable Irish thespians feature in key roles, namely Moe Dunford and Olwen Fouéré, the latter portraying original TCM survivor Sally Hardesty, and by the look of things, kicking serious ass. (On Netflix from Friday, February 18th)
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DANCE: MAN DOWN
Aodh is held hostage by caution and fear, torn between his dreams and desires and the life he is leading... Choreographed by Róisín Whelan, Man Down is a Covid-19 pandemic-inspired narrative dance work exploring the internal life of a troubled soul, featuring performers Matilda Maginnis, Eleanor Marsh, Michael McEvoy and Joshua Scott. (At VISUAL, Carlow on 19th February and Backstage, Longford on 23rd February - find out more here)
