Ending the silence
Jaki McCarrick told David Hennessy about her play Belfast Girls which tells the story of the Irish orphan girls that were shipped out of...
Resurrecting a ‘forgotten’ classic
David Hennessy spoke to Brian Martin and Andrew Maunder who are currently bringing Kate O’Brien’s Distinguished Villa back to the London stage after almost...
Under suspicion
Actor Fergal Coghlan and producer Clare Langford told David Hennessy about Sus, a tale of racism that is not black and white.
Dilated Theatre Company are...
Here Comes the Judge
Niall Buggy told David Hennessy about joining the cast of To Kill A Mockingbird in the West End, how he has witnessed racism with...
Brendan Behan and the Greek revolution
Playwright Jack Harte told David Hennessy about The Laughing Boy, his new play that explores how a Brendan Behan song became a song of...
Making 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...
Scenes of a sexual nature
Harry Butler told David Hennessy about his play Changing the Sheets which is at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival.
A new play with an Irish writer...
Handling with care
London- Irish actress and playwright Eva Tritschler told David Hennessy about Careless, a new play set in the pandemic that deals with the pressures...
After the door slam
Brían F O'Byrne told David Hennessy about returning to the stage in London for the first time since the 90s, returning to Ireland after decades...
Doing him justice
Downpatrick actor Shaun Blaney told David Hennessy about the new play that tells the story of The Guildford 4’s Gerry Conlon after he was...