The Arts Review​

Physical Landscape. Image, Ewa Figaszewska *** T. S. Eliot claimed there is more to the poem than the poet knows themselves. Including elements they may not intend to be there. Which might be the case with choreographer John Scott’s Physical Landscape. Irish Modern Dance Theatre’s latest offering falling loosely into three sections. Working backwards, the third is a predominantly collective exercise built on a heft of found movement. The second an intriguing conversation betw

Conleth Hill in Faith Healer. Image, Carrie Davenport ***** When it first premiered in 1979, Brian Friel’s enduring Faith Healer wasn’t regarded as one of the greatest plays of the 20th century. It wasn’t regarded as one of the greatest plays of that week. Acclaim came slow and late, as did classic status. Almost half a century on, as we conclude the first quarter of the 21st century, the question of Faith Healer’s status bears revisiting. Friel’s storytelling memory play bui

Rex Ryan in The Witness. Image by Kate Glynn ***** Rex Ryan likes crime. Which is not to accuse him of committing any, just to recognise his proclivity towards stories of true-life Irish crime. He also enjoys one-man shows in which he directs himself. The triple threat of writer, performer, and director once again looking at the Dublin criminal landscape from the late nineties in his latest offering The Witness. Based on Nicola Tallant’s book, The Witness: The Story of Joey T