Something in the water
4 stars
Review by David Hennessy
Alison Spittle’s Glacier begins with a heart broken and primal scream from Emma Lau’s Lucy before she throws her...
Going nuclear
Theatre director Claire O’Reilly told David Hennessy about her current show that ponders the issue of nuclear disarmament and the threat that such weapons...
Seanchoíche in the UK
By Anna McGrane
Founded in Dublin, Seanchoíche (pronounced: Shanna-key-huh) is a hugely popular storytelling night running in several cities globally. Anna McGrane found the urge...
Breaking the ice
Award-winning writer and comedian Alison Spittle is aiming to get people in the Christmas spirit with her second play Glacier.
It is enjoying its world premiere...
Breaking the silence
Ronan Dempsey spoke to David Hennessy about his acclaimed play on the subject of domestic violence against men, The Words Are There, just before...
From Belfast to Broadway
West End and Broadway star Rachel Tucker told David Hennessy about her new album, starring in Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Sunset Boulevard with Nicole Scherzinger,...
London-based Tipperary playwright and actress double winner at London theatre awards
By David Hennessy
Áine Ryan, the London-based playwright and actress from Upperchurch, Co. Tipperary, came away from the recent London Pub Theatres awards night...
Liverpool Irish Festival returns for 21st year
The Liverpool Irish Festival returns this week with a theme of anniversaries running through the programme for its 21st offering.
The annual festival features 40...
In the blood
Actress Kathy Kiera Clarke spoke to David Hennessy about the Almeida’s revival of Portia Coughlan which deals with themes such as grief and generational...
‘Torn between the living and the dead’
Actor Chris Walley spoke to David Hennessy about returning to stage in the Almeida’s Portia Coughlan, winning an Olivier Award for Martin McDonagh’s The...