Read Fintan O’Toole on Tom Vaughan-Lawlor’s ‘stunning performance‘ in Howie the Rookie, written by the ‘blazingly talented‘ Mark O’Rowe in the Irish Times. “O’Rowe’s revisiting…
Read four-star rave review by Peter Crawley in The Irish Times here. “Mark O’Rowe transforms his two-hander monologue play into an epic one-man performance for Tom…
Read five-Star review by Lucy White in the Metro Herald here. “Electrifying performance… blistering script” “… this production underscores O’Rowe’s and Vaughan-Lawlor’s status as Ireland’s most exciting…
Read five-star review by Brendan O’Rourke in Entertainment.ie here. “The one man show – a daunting prospect for both audience and actor alike. A sole figure must…
Read Emer O’Kelly’s review in the Sunday Independent here. “It’s acting of extraordinary quality. Mark O’Rowe directs, with equally devastating restraint.”
Four-star review by Nadine O’Regan in the Sunday Business Post Magazine. “A masterclass in acting…a performance of astounding and exhilarating verve and skill.” “entrancing and…
Read Harvey O’Brien’s review for Irish Theatre Magazine here. “An instant classic in 1999, Mark O’Rowe’s Howie the Rookie returns to Dublin almost a decade and a…
Read four-star review by Chris Wasser in The Herald here. “an astonishing feat … as a one-man show, it’s captivating. As a lesson in stage acting,…
Read John McKeown’s review in the Irish Independent here. “superbly singular performance“
Listen to another great review of Howie the Rookie from Sophie Gorman on Arena on RTE Radio 1, broadcast on 18th June, 2013. Review begins about 4.30.