Helen Meany

1. Article · Jul 19, 2026 · Helen Meany

   For Dolores review – dependency and desire in portrait of obsessive friendship (opens the original)

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   Mick Lally theatre, GalwayEva O’Connor’s intense new play explores the lives of spiky Glaswegian Mo and naive Dubliner Réaltín through competing monologues, blunt humour and dance moves Staying together for the sake of a child takes on additional weight in Eva O’Connor’s intense new play for Fishamble Theatre Company. In their mid-20s, Mo (Catriona Faint) and Réaltín (Lara McDonnell) initially seem like bickering young parents; “chosen family”, attending a therapy session, with t

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2. Article · Jul 17, 2026 · Helen Meany

   The Shaughraun review – comic antics and roguish charm in a divided Ireland (opens the original)

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   Town Hall theatre, GalwayA beautifully knit ensemble bring infectious, giddy fun to Dion Boucicault’s 1874 caper, finding a delicious balance between whimsy and sincerity Dion Boucicault’s comic melodrama from 1874 holds a place in theatre history for its playful upending of national stereotypes and expectations. Finding a delicious balance between whimsy and sincerity, Garry Hynes’s inventive production for Druid theatre company celebrates Boucicault’s gifts as a playwright and master o

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