Jimmy Carr and the 'tax dodging scum' rant at Jersey audience member
COMEDIAN Jimmy Carr launched into a tirade calling a member of his audience 'tax dodging scum' after they said they were from Jersey - during the filming of his last DVD.
View ArticleCritics pan Russell Brand's comedy circuit revival
RUSSELL Brand’s hotly-anticipated revival on the comedy circuit was hanging in the balance last night after critics in America panned the show, dismissing it as humourless and uncomfortable to watch.
View ArticleMonet damaged in gallery attack
A VALUABLE painting by Monet was seriously damaged by a member of the public at the National Gallery of Ireland in Dublin yesterday.
View ArticleLast night of the Proms to go 3D
THE Last Night of the Proms, long known for its sense of tradition, is to take a high-tech leap - by being broadcast in 3D for the first time.
View ArticleItalian art historians 'find 100 Caravaggio paintings'
ITALIAN art historians claim they have found 100 previously unknown works by Caravaggio, one of the giants of the Renaissance.
View ArticleAndrew Lloyd-Webber and Gary Barlow team up to pen a ‘little song’
ANDREW Lloyd-Webber has teamed up again with Gary Barlow to pen a "little song" after the success of their official Diamond Jubilee theme.
View ArticleNever too old for joyce
Things have got a bit Wilde at the Gate and Abbey Theatres of late. And I'm not just talking about their forthcoming productions of A Woman of No Importance and The Picture of Dorian Gray.
View ArticleTheatre is back upstairs
Karl Shiels's brave venture has found a new home and celebrates with a Jimmy Murphy world premiere
View ArticleO'Casey's 'Plough and the Stars' returns to teach new generation
IT provoked riots when it was first staged due to what some people thought was its cynical representation of nationalist heroics.
View ArticleDavid Gest to make Frankenstein debut on stage
REALITY TV star David Gest is to make his stage debut as Frankenstein's Monster in a new stage musical.
View ArticleThief robs graves of composers Johannes Brahms and Johann Strauss
POLICE have launched a manhunt in Austria after the teeth of composers Johann Strauss and Johannes Brahms were stolen from their graves.
View ArticleWilde fun as scathing comedy makes a return
IT is the scathing comedy which Oscar Wilde penned to highlight the hypocrisy of a society which sneered at women for their sexual behaviour while praising men for theirs.
View ArticleCorn Exchange adaptation of Joyce’s Dubliners to open Dublin Theatre Festival
AN adaptation of Dubliners by James Joyce is to open the capital's theatre festival.
View ArticleJoyce's Dubliners to open festival
An adaptation of Dubliners by James Joyce is to open the capital's theatre festival.
View ArticleTheatre: A woman of no importance
Never too sweet, reliably piquant, and always with a smooth finish -- there's nothing like Oscar Wilde served up by the Gate. So it's a surprise that the writer hasn't been staged on Parnell Square for...
View ArticleAuthor and playwright of wit and wisdom Gore Vidal dies at 86
CELEBRATED author, playwright and commentator Gore Vidal has died at the age of 86, his nephew said.
View ArticleGerry Ryan’s son Rex joins the entertainment world
THE son of the late radio presenter Gerry Ryan looks set to follow in his father’s footsteps by joining the entertainment industry.
View ArticleSponsored Feature: "Take The Floor" Irish dance spectacular is coming to...
REHEARASLS are about to get underway for a new Irish dancing show to take place in Dublin’s The Helix later this month, which brings over 50 Irish dancers from countries such as Japan, Russia, Mexico,...
View ArticleTheatre: Bewleys cafe theatre, Dublin
Pocket Music is getting a second outing at Bewleys Cafe Theatre having won the Little Gem award at the Dublin Fringe Festival last year.
View ArticleAustralian art critic and writer Robert Hughes dies in New York
AUSTRALIAN writer and art critic Robert Hughes, whose works include "The Fatal Shore" and "The Shock of the New," died on Monday in New York, his publishers said.
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