Category Archives: P/Reviews

Late Night Art Review

Posted on March 13, 2014 by Test Drive the Arts NI

Polo will be the first to admit that he is no expert in visual arts, but that he said he’d always love to have the chance to experience more visual art. That’s why he and Anne both jumped at the … Continue reading →

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Review: A Skull in Connemara

Posted on March 12, 2014 by Test Drive the Arts NI

Writer Martin McDonagh is probably best known for his screenwriting credits which include highly acclaimed dark comedies In Bruges and Seven Psychopaths and his stage trilogy the Leenane Trilogy consisting of The Beauty Queen of Leenane, A skull in Connemara … Continue reading →

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Review: Philadelphia Here I Come!

Posted on February 14, 2014 by Test Drive the Arts NI

It’s 50 years since Philadelphia Here I Come! was first staged in Dublin’s Abbey Theatre, and to mark this milestone occasion the Lyric Theatre have decided to treat us with a Brian Friel double bill with Philadelphia Here I Come! … Continue reading →

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Polo Reviews: The Colleen Bawn

Posted on February 4, 2014 by Test Drive the Arts NI

Weeks of waiting have finally paid off for Polo. Anne had got him tickets to see the Colleen Bawn in Belfast’s Grand Opera House for Christmas and on Saturday past he got the outing he had been yearning for for … Continue reading →

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Polo Reviews: Hunchback: The Musical

Posted on December 6, 2013 by Test Drive the Arts NI

It was a cold and windy Thursday evening when Polo and Anne were invited by Theatre at the Mill to attend their musical extravaganza; Hunchback: The Musical. It was the penguins’ first time at the venue so they were anxious that … Continue reading →

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Polo Previews: Belly Laughs Belfast Comedy Festival

Posted on September 24, 2013 by Test Drive the Arts NI

Hello and welcome to a (long overdue) spanking new edition of Polo Previews! This month I’m taking a closer look at the splendiferous Belfast Comedy Festival Belly Laughs. Fresh from my Culture Night come-down and just when I thought festival … Continue reading →

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REVIEW: The Sweety Bottle @ The Grand Opera House

Posted on September 23, 2013 by Test Drive the Arts NI

It is a rare occasion to find yourself amidst a packed audience swiftly transformed from a civilised bunch of theatre-goers into a cackle of hyenas loosely caged in Belfast’s Grand Opera House of a Saturday evening…but there I was during this performance … Continue reading →

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Polo Previews – NI Opera

Posted on March 22, 2013 by Test Drive the Arts NI

Hello and Welcome to Polo Previews! I’m Polo, the resident pet penguin at Test Drive the Arts NI. I’ve been brought in all the way from the Antarctic to tell you lovely Test Drivers about happenings in the arts in … Continue reading →

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Comedy of Errors at Theatre at the Mill

Posted on February 20, 2013 by Test Drive the Arts NI

I went to Theatre at the Mill last night for the first time. The theatre is beautiful at night, and has some really lovely pieces of art including a cow outside the door!  I went to see Comedy of Errors: … Continue reading →

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Test Driver Review by Kirsty

Posted on January 31, 2013 by Test Drive the Arts NI

Claudia Aurora – Out to Lunch Festival, Black Box, Tuesday 22 January 2013 @ 8pm I managed to get out of my snowy drive and make my way into Belfast, looking forward to an evening of Portuguese Fado and blues, … Continue reading →

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