Through a powerful portrayal of grief and growing up, Everything is Grand and I’m Completely Okay beautifully captures a snapshot of contemporary life as a young Irish adult. Reeling from the loss of his brother and the recent passing of …
Arts & Culture
Translating cultures
Anastasia Fedosova in conversation with Frank Wynne about the world of literary translation
Award-winning literary translator and writer Frank Wynne is one of the most versatile and skilled creatives in the field. Having spent over two decades living in France, the UK, and South America, Wynne has encountered diverse cultures and interacted with …
The Quiet Girl is making noise
Elena McCrory reviews the highly awarded Irish film An Cailín Ciúin (The Quiet Girl)
If ever there was a motion picture to portray fostering so beautifully, An Cailín Ciúin (The Quiet Girl) would be it. Released this year in May, it has become one of the most praised films of its kind, screening in …
Sunday Longread: LGBTQ+ must reads for the summer
Three Trinity students discuss their favourite LGBTQ+ novels as we near the end of Pride month
In the heat of the summer while we plan our trips away and pack our bags, there are decisions that need to be made about what books to take with us. As we near the end of pride month, several …
Generational voices in It Is Good We Are Dreaming
Elena Mc Crory examines the LemonSoap production of It Is Good We Are Dreaming by Ultan Pringle
It Is Good We Are Dreaming had me in a trance. Between the sadness and the madness that permeate the play, it was also very relatable. The acting was excellent, the voiceovers haunting and the stage design fresh. What I …
Re-Joyce in Dublin this Bloomsday
Ella Sloane’s guide to celebrating the centenary of Ulysses on June 16
This year marks the centenary of the first edition of Ulysses, and the Bloomsday Festival is back and bigger than ever. Named after the novel’s protagonist, Leopold Bloom, Bloomsday takes place annually on June 16 to celebrate the legacy of …
Worldwide Ukrainian Play Readings event announced for Samuel Beckett Theatre
Four plays will be read out in aid of relief funds for Ukraine
On June 1, four plays written by Ukrainians during the current war will be read in the Samuel Beckett Theatre in Trinity.
Organised by final year student Míša Králová, the play readings will take place from 6pm onwards. On the …
Exploring Ireland’s place in the Black Atlantic at EPIC
David Wolfe talks to Trinity graduate and historian Dr Maurice Casey about his new exhibition, Revolutionary Routes: Ireland and the Black Atlantic
Ireland, unique among western European countries as a former colony rather than coloniser, has often preferred to view itself as exempt from the difficult history of racism and slavery which much scholarship is only now coming to terms with. However, …
Dream dimensions in LemonSoap’s new production
Elena McCrory talks to Ultan Pringle and Julia Appleby about It Is Good We Are Dreaming at the New Theatre
Sibling relationships, mothers talking through walls, Irish mythology, and Just Dance on the Wii are just snippets of what to expect in the new Lemon Soap production, It Is Good We Are Dreaming. Playwright Ultan Pringle and Director Julia Appleby …
An ode to our own Agatha Christies
Elaine McHale discusses the influx of Irish female writers who are dominating the genre of crime fiction
At the start of the pandemic, I—like many others—found myself wanting to escape the seemingly fictitious surroundings that we had found ourselves in. Books were a significant source of relief from the ensuing chaos and I …