The Arts Review​

Amilia Keating in Ross and Rachel. Image uncredited. **** It's said not even a great actor can rescue a weak play. Amilia Keating might beg to differ. In James Fritz's curious character study, Ross and Rachel, a solid idea married to humorous turning points gets bogged down in too much vagueness and too many big asks. Keating's energised performance injecting Fritz's troubled script with bolts of lightning. The unsteady monster stumbling around in the dark; Keating ensuring i

The Boxes: Image, Amanda Braide *** Here you go There are some shows that are hard to review. The Boxes is one of them. According to the programme, the production is part of the Dublin Fringe’s ‘Home Ground’ initiative where artists included in the festival are invited to co-create spaces for the communities their work represents. The aim is to facilitate "audience take-overs" to create "safe, celebratory audience spaces" for key communities represented in Dublin Fringe Festi

Miss You by Chaos Factory. Image Laura Sheeran ***** You could be forgiven a sudden shudder of dread. Chaos Factory's multi-faceted Miss You serving up another female trauma play based on a Greek myth. Like writing or reviewing using AI the result is often a highly polished and convincing sham passing itself off as original work. Thankfully the multidisciplinary Chaos Factory are the real deal. Harnessing myth whilst actively puncturing artistic pretensions with real world ki