Arena Friday 28 September 2018
on Tuesday's show....playwright Erica Murray debuts "All Mod Cons" at Lyric Belfast, "Riot" by This Is Pop Baby headlines the Dublin Dance Festival, scientific leaps and literature combine in the works of Christian Bok and the 50th anniversary of the Mario Puzo novel "The Godfather"
Review: "Hamlet" starring Ruth Negga at the Gate Theatre
Helen Meany reviews "Hamlet", starring Ruth Negga in the title role at the Gate Theatre; is it one of the main productions at this year's Dublin Theatre Festival
Further details: www.dublintheatrefestival.com
Keywords
"Everyone's Fine With Virginia Woolf", written by Kate Scelsa
Kate Scelsa, writer of "Everyone's Fine With Virginia Woolf", which takes the original Edward Albee play of marital strife and re-imagines it through a feminist prism; it runs at the Dublin Theatre Festival
Further details: www.dublintheatrefestival.com
Album reviews
Anna Carey and Brian Boyd review "For My Crimes" from Marissa Nadler, "Wouldn't It Be Great" from Loretta Lynn and "European Heartbreak" from Amber Arcades
Music Played on the Show
Ruby’S Stool
Loretta Lynn
2:24
For My Crimes
Marissa Nadler
4:12
I Can’T Listen To Gene Clark
Marissa Nadler
2:54
Arena With Seán Rocks
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Presenter: Seán Rocks