Looney’s take on the Garthgate fiasco strikes a bum note
A crude but enjoyable drama about the country music superstar, barely a year since his Irish shows were cancelled
Theatre: Are You There Garth? It’s Me, Margaret By Fiona Looney
Directed by Padraic McIntyre
Gaiety Theatre
Run concluded
Rating:***
Fiona Looney could be described as the Garth Brooks of Irish theatre. Both are unashamedly sentimental, both have huge commercial appeal and both tend to get a hard time from highbrow critics. Appropriately enough, therefore, Looney has produced this crude but enjoyable drama about the country music superstar barely a year since his ...
