A difficult, unsympathetic leading character makes this dark play about The Troubles a challenging journey. Nicole Serratore reviews.
Venues: Irish Repertory Theatre
18 July 2025
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: The Weir at Irish Repertory Theatre
Irish Repertory Theatre ⋄ 9 July-31 August
By Juliet Hindell
A captivating revival of Conor McPherson’s play recalls a bygone era of Irish pub culture. Juliet Hindell reviews.
13 April 2025
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Irishtown at Irish Repertory Theatre
Irish Repertory Theatre ⋄ 2 April-25 May
By Juliet Hindell
What makes an Irish play – and what makes it Irish ~enough~? Ciara Elizabeth Smyth offers some laugh-filled answers to those questions in her new play. Juliet Hindell reviews.
27 January 2025
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Beckett Briefs at Irish Rep
Irish Repertory Theatre ⋄ 15 Jan-9 Mar
By Patrick Maley
Irish Rep presents an excellent triptych of Samuel Beckett’s lesser-seen short plays. Patrick J. Maley reviews.
22 January 2024
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Aristocrats at Irish Rep
Irish Repertory Theatre ⋄ 11 January-3 March
By Juliet Hindell
Irish Rep continues its “Friel Project” with a beautiful revival of his play about an Irish family and their country’s changing landscape. Juliet Hindell reviews.
31 October 2023
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Translations at the Irish Repertory Theatre
Irish Repertory Theatre ⋄ 20 October-3 December
By Juliet Hindell
Brian Friel’s play about misunderstandings between languages holds contemporary relevance in this lyrical revival. Juliet Hindell reviews.
2 February 2023
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Endgame at the Irish Repertory Theatre
Irish Repertory Theatre ⋄ 25 Jan-12 Mar
By Lane Williamson
Beckett’s play is revived, but doesn’t fully come to life in a new production starring Bill Irwin and John Douglas Thompson. Lane Williamson reviews.
4 December 2019
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Pumpgirl at Irish Repertory Theatre
Irish Repertory Theatre ⋄ 7th November - 29th December 2019
By Jordan G. Teicher
Playwright Abbie Spallen has talent for description but a strong first act in this play set in Northern Ireland is weakened by a meandering second. Jordan Teicher reviews.
7 October 2019
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Dublin Carol at Irish Repertory Theatre
Irish Repertory Theatre ⋄ Through 10th November 2019
By Patrick Maley
While not his finest work, this penetrating portrait of a shattered man by Conor McPherson gets an empathetic production. Patrick Maley reviews.
14 August 2019
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Love, Noël at the Irish Repertory Theatre
Irish Repertory Theatre ⋄ July 27-August 25
By Juliet Hindell
Weaving together Noël Coward’s songs and letters, Irish Rep’s cabaret piece is “unwaveringly affectionate” to the noted raconteur and capitalizes on his clever wordplay. Juliet Hindell reviews.