Strong perfomances and direction support an uneven double bill

Rex Ryan in Tonight With Donny Stixx, part of The Ridleys; Theatre Upstairs in association with the Abbey Theatre Pic: Ste Murray

The Ridleys

The Peacock Stage at the Abbey Theatre

Until January 26

Rating:***

Theatre Upstairs move their trade downstairs for the presentation of this dark double bill from Philip Ridley on the Peacock Stage of the Abbey Theatre. The larger theatre space gives designer Naomi Faughnan a more significant starting point for her arresting design, which creates a deep V on the stage to serve as both a physical holding cell for the ...