Nancy Harris: ‘Plays are kind of cool now’
With two new plays opening simultaneously in Dublin and London, the playwright lays bare both a family and a political drama, full of art and ambiguity
Dominic Cooper: ‘Working with ex-girlfriends? What's the alternative? Sulk in a corner?’
How he nearly didn’t go for Mamma Mia! and why we need more women on film sets
What does Gabriel Byrne see in George Bernard Shaw?
In ‘My Astonishing Self’, the actor follows shyly in Shaw’s footsteps. But what draws GB to GBS?
Daniel Day-Lewis in surprise retirement from acting
Donald Clarke: Oscar-winner will likely honour commitment to silence on the matter
Review: One Man, Two Guvnors
The harried and hungry character at the centre of this ingeniuous and frantic commedia dell’arte update has never been a natural multitasker. The National Theatre London’s innocent and loaded production, on the other hand...
Zoe Saldana: ‘I loved Star Trek. I didn’t learn until later that it was unorthodox for women to be obsessed with science fiction
She’s become sci-fi's It Girl, casting an interested eye on Spock in Star Trek, motion-capturing the Avatar franchise, and starring as a kick-ass galactic outlaw in Guardians of the Galaxy. It’s a natural progression for someone raised on classic space opera in a house full of women
Fixing the Abbey: where next for the National Theatre?
The continuing hegemony of the Abbey is hurting Irish theatre as a whole, and it is hurting the Abbey even more. First and foremost, artistic leadership must be restored to the organisation
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