Sent to Coventry
Playwright Jamie McGough told David Hennessy about the new play Fighting Irish. Based on the story of his uncle Jarlath McGough, a Coventry- Irish...
Glow-ing up
Tadhg Murphy told David Hennessy about returning to the stage at The Royal Court Theatre, losing an eye in an accident when he was...
Our friends in the North
Actress Rachael Rooney told David Hennessy about The 4th Country, a new play set in 2019 Northern Ireland that deals with the issue of...
Seeing the other side of the argument
David Hennessy spoke to actor Daragh O'Malley and playwright David Ireland about Yes So I Said Yes, an 'important piece of writing' that deals...
Fishamble and Embassy present Treaty drama to coincide with centenary
Marking the centenary of the signing of the Anglo-Irish Treaty 1921 on Monday 6 December, the Irish Embassy in London last week hosted a special...
Full Mettle jacket
Genevieve O’Reilly told David Hennessy about her new play that tackles the climate crisis and NHS resources, when the show was shut down in...
Me, myself and lie
David Hennessy spoke to Rachael Rooney and Eoin McAndrew, the star and playwright of a new Irish play coming to the London stage.
The first...
A tale that makes a splash!
Callum McGuire told David Hennessy about Red Fox Theatre’s Catch of the Day, a story that features the Queen, Eamon De Valera, some nuns...
A Beauty to behold
David Hennessy spoke to the director and cast of The Lyric Theatre in Hammersmith’s forthcoming The Beauty Queen of Leenane.
Orla Fizgerald and Ingrid...
Shining Lights
David Hennessy spoke to the director and cast of Conor McPherson's Shining City at Theatre Royal Stratford East- its first London revival since it...