First Day of Dublin Theatre Festival 2024 Trip
This year I decided to go to the Dublin Theatre Festival again with the Irish Repertory Theater. There was a lot of things that I did not see on my first trip to Dublin. In…
Category: Plays
Tom Murhpy’s “The House” Review
Yesterday I finally booked a flight for the Dublin Theatre Festival which I will be attending on a trip organized by the Irish Repertory Theatre. In preparation for this trip I have been reading the…
Percy Bysshe Shelley’s “The Cenci”
I came across this obscure play while reading The Dancing Faun by Florence Farr. Florence Farr was an actress closely associated with William Butler Yeats and George Bernard Shaw. In the novel, the actress practices…
Review Of Stupid Fucking Bird
Last night I saw the play “Stupid Fucking Bird” at Lycoming College. The title contains a swear word. They spelled it “Stupid F**king Bird” for the program and promotional material. It takes balls to use…
Is Writing Amazon Reviews Worthwhile?
I often find that a play or a book I have read has no reviews on Amazon. If it is a particularly insightful literary work then this always strikes me as a damn shame. The…
First Day of Dublin Trip
Although I usually write detailed blog (diary) entries about my travel adventures on my Williamsport Web Developer web site, I will write posts about my Dublin vacation here since I am attending the Dublin Theatre…
Ready For Dublin Theatre Festival
Tomorrow I will drive down to the Harrisburg International Airport to depart for my trip to Dublin. I managed to read a lot of plays and two books to prepare for the Dublin Theatre Festival….
A Cry from Heaven – Play Review
I have learned more about the itinerary for the Dublin Theatre Festival trip curated by the Irish Repertory Theatre. I attended a Zoom meeting which gave me more details. I have also arranged for my…
Oscar Wilde’s Plays
I have now read all of Oscar Wilde’s plays, except for Salome. I bought this book at Books-A-Million. I liked the cover photo. I appreciate Oscar Wilde’s plays for their wit. I really enjoy wit…
Resuming Study of Irish Drama
I have resumed my study of Irish drama. This is because there is a good possibility of my going to the 2023 Dublin Theatre Festival. I will blog about that later. Regardless of what happens,…