Luke: In new anti-Christmas comedy, father goes on one-man crusade against most commercial time of year
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Can a New Agency Make Spoken Word Pay?
“The one thing that lacks in the spoken-word community is advertising,” says Melissa Ridge.
Brushing Up: The Traders of the World
Looking down from the walls of Iveagh Markets, which is vacant and crumbling on Francis Street in Dublin 8, are eight mysterious faces.
Michael Inside, Reviewed
Frank Berry’s “heartbreaking” drama follows the downward spiral of a naive teenager who, sent to prison, finds the opposite of redemption, writes Luke Maxwell.
Easter Prep: The Art of Ukrainian Easter Eggs
There’s a workshop on how to make pysanka eggs scheduled for Friday in Stoneybatter.
Brushing Up: The Carvings of Commerce
Here’s the story behind the limestone panels on the outside of 23 Kildare Street, and why they have the look of socialist realism.
Locus of Control, Reviewed
A struggling stand-up comedian teaches life skills to a group of oddballs as part of a back-to-work programme in this “squirmy and appealing black comedy with a bleeding heart”, writes Luke Maxwell.
Brushing Up: A Stained-Glass Window Welcomes Backpackers
In the 1990s, the Irish Youth Hostel Association took charge of the chapel, and made a change.
Bank, Reviewed
Teenagers turn their hand to banking in Emma Quigley’s debut novel, which captures the complications of adolescence in dialogue that fizzes with energy.
The Lodgers, Reviewed
When this film is at its best, it’s “a kitschy good time. Unfortunately, bright spots are few and far between,” writes reviewer Luke Maxwell.
An Exhibition Looks at How Images Influence Perceptions of Places
How companies dictate the way space is used, managed, and presented to the public is the subject of David Flood’s art exhibition “A Place Like All Others”.
The Science of Ghosts, Reviewed
“Whenever I felt as though I had a handle on director Niall McCann’s tricks or the limits of the film’s form, there was another surprise waiting for me,” writes Luke Maxwell.
A New Play Follows a Man in Recovery, on the Cusp of Change
“The stigma of being an addict is huge, so for me it was getting the voice of the addict out there in a meaningful way,” says playwright Lisa Walsh.