by Dan Colley | Nov 12, 2019
Photo: Julia Dunin Danse Macabre (2019) Produced by the iconic company Macnas, this street-based spectacle parade played to 70,000 people on the streets of Galway Danse Macabre is about grief and transcendence. It’s about soul pain, ritual and healing....
by Dan Colley | Aug 3, 2019
Requiem For The Truth (2017) Truth, we are told, is dead. If so, then who organises the funeral? Stomptown Brass, the outrageously energetic 10-piece street-funk band, and Collapsing Horse, the most exciting young theatre company in Ireland, in this co-production,...
by Dan Colley | Aug 3, 2019
The Water Orchard (2017) The Water Orchard hasn’t produced a decent batch of water since the ‘78 Vintage. Ah, the ‘78 Vintage! Now that was water. These days the whole Estate is a dour, crumbling mess. What bit of cash was left is gone, and it’s finally time for a new...
by Dan Colley | Aug 3, 2019
Conor: at the end of the Universe (2016) Conor is on a mission. A mission to get to the outer edge of the Universe before he runs out of time. But how long until the end of the Universe? How much space? How much time? Conor: at the end of the Universe is a sensory...
by Dan Colley | Oct 2, 2014
The Aeneid (2016) Virgil’s Aeneid is the myth of the Roman people from which they derived their identity and from which Augustus derived his divine authority. It tells the story of the people who left their burning home in Troy, to found Rome. It’s not true, but...
