Darkness into Light
Antrim actress Gemme McMeel told David Hennessy why she and her West End friends and colleagues felt compelled to use their voices to help...
Theatre company brings myths to life during lockdown
A Northern Irish theatre company this weekend launches a new live theatrical production tailor made for times of lockdown.
Based on Irish myths and legends,...
Bringing raw emotions to the table
5 stars
By David Hennessy
Gillian Greer’s MEAT is powerful and thought-provoking. The Dublin playwright’s piece, currently playing at Theatre503, sees Maxine (played by India Mullen)...
Manning up
Alan Mahon told David Hennessy how the rugby rape trial inspired him to co-write LAD which explores toxic masculinity, how Pauline McLynn makes everything...
VIDEO: Tell it Slant opens at Hope Theatre
Press-ing ahead
4 stars
By David Hennessy
Tell it Slant launched at The Hope Theatre in Islington last week. The play shows what happens when a catastrophic...
Brain injury does not stop Clare actor from taking Flights
By David Hennessy
Clare actor Conor Madden’s performance in John O’Donovan’s Flights is made even more impressive by the fact that he has overcome a...
Fears of a ‘clown’
Blindboy of The Rubberbandits tells David Hennessy why he was happy to see the Irish electorate vote for change, why he doesn’t care if...
Actress back onstage after relearning how to walk after brain tumour
By David Hennessy
A London-based Antrim actress is back onstage after being diagnosed with a brain tumour back in 2015. There was a time when...
Going live
Conor McKenna from comedy sketch trio Foil Arms and Hog tells David Hennessy about pretending you can speak perfect Irish, putting out a new...
Far Away up close
Aisling Loftus is recognisable from her roles in dramas such as Mr. Selfridge and the BBC’s War and Peace. The Nottingham-Irish actress can soon...