Theatre

School’s in for summer at the Bord Gáis Theatre

Andrew Lloyd Webber’s adaptation of the 2003 Jack Black musical comedy School of Rock is rough, ready and riotous

A scene from School of Rock, directed by Laurence Connor: just about as subversive as its anti-hero would like. Picture: Tristram Kenton

School of Rock

By Andrew Lloyd Webber, Glenn Slater and Julian Fellowes; directed by Laurence Connor

Bord Gáis Energy Theatre, Dublin; until July 2

School is (almost) out for summer but School of Rock is in session at the Bord Gáis Energy Theatre. Adapted from the 2003 film of the same name, this Andrew Lloyd Webber vehicle, with lyrics by Glenn Slater and book by Julian Fellowes, may have a whiff of the establishment about ...