Port Authority at Matchbox Theatre

Since I’ve seen this, Le Café Des Irlandais have sadly announced their closure and thus, the closure of Matchbox Theatre there. Matchbox will continue to seek a new home but this is your last chance to see anything in this space for the time being. I recommend doing it, this weekend is your last chance! Port Authority, written by Conor McPherson opened in the Matchbox Theatre on 3rd May last. After a very successful run of DC Moore’s ‘Honest’, Back of the Hand Theatre Company took on this gritty but entertaining piece by Conor McPherson next. Port Authority was first performed in London in 2001 and since then has gained critical acclaim on both sides of the Atlantic. As is usual with me, I had no idea what to expect. Having enjoyed Honest, and knowing that Edwin Mullane was again going to perform, I had high hopes and I wasn’t … There’s more

HONEST at The Matchbox Theatre

The Matchbox Theatre is a brand new theatre venue on South Great George’s Street, Dublin 2 underneath what is now known as ‘Le Café Des Irlandais’ and formerly Café Bar Deli. Intrigued as much as ever by the place as well as the event taking place in it, I headed down to the basement of Le Café Des Irlandais not quite sure what to expect. The Matchbox Theatre was intimate and cosy with plush black curtains on walls, a black and white marble-looking floor, lit by candle light with generous glasses of wine being distributed and old mahogany cafe tables and chairs. To give you the scale of the place, I was reminded of the upstairs comedy club in the International…but size is where the similarities end. As they say themselves: An atmospheric and accessible new venue, The Matchbox Theatre promises to be the perfect location for intimate performances, theatrical … There’s more