"‘Dublin Carol’ Gets Lost in Its Drink: Set in a funeral parlor on Christmas Eve, this revival at the Irish Repertory Theater plays alcoholism for drama without resorting to boozy histrionics."
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4/5 Stars "Conor McPherson's Christmas drama remains as potent as a shot of whiskey."
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"The Walls of an Abyss: Now at the Irish Repertory Theatre, Conor McPherson’s play about a middle-aged mortician’s assistant with a weakness for booze and whose life has come to naught features a stunning performance."
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3/5 Stars "Brian Cox plays a weakened LBJ in Robert Schenkkan's Broadway sequel to 'All the Way.'"
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"The writing is honest, the action (such as it is) equally so, the facts at hand hard to dispute, but Dublin Carol makes clear early on where it is going and never deviates from its mournful path."
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"A small gem of a drama...its success depends on optimal casting and a director, Ciarán O'Reilly, who keeps things simple. Luckily, the Rep's Dublin Carol has both, and boasts what could be a career-making performance by Jeffrey Bean in the lead role."
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3/5 Stars "'Whiskey on the Rocks': Irish Rep stages a too-grim revival of one of Conor McPherson's grimmest plays"
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"It was inevitable that Conor McPherson's morose but incisively impassioned one-act play would find its way to the Irish Repertory Theatre. Here it is receiving as polished and vivid a production under the direction of Ciaran O'Reilly as one would want."
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