On a Wig and a prayer
Rory O’Neill, well known as drag queen and gay rights activist Panti Bliss, told David Hennessy that although we are living in a time...
Cutting the Mustard
Playwright and actress Eva O’Connor told David Hennessy about bringing her Fringe First- winning one woman show Mustard, a show about heartbreak, mental health...
Lane of broken dreams, review of Kitty in the Lane
5 stars
by David Hennessy
Tipperary playwright and actress Áine Ryan’s Kitty in the Lane is a dark but frequently funny tale of grief,...
House of horrors
Bríd Brennan told David Hennessy about Dixon and Daughters and returning to the National Theatre where she was part of the original Dancing at...
A family feud
Author/ playwright Bernie Gaughan and actress/ choreographer Hayley- Jo Murphy told David Hennessy about the revival of the Irish musical Next Door’s Baby.
A new...
Putting it all on the line
Playwright Tracy Ryan and actress Jessica Regan told David Hennessy about Strike!, the play based on the 1984 anti- apartheid strike by employees of...
Lonely road
Playwright and actress Áine Ryan told David Hennessy about bringing her one woman play Kitty in the Lane to the Brockley Jack for its...
Back where it all began
Tom Vaughan- Lawlor told David Hennessy about returning to the National Theatre for Brian Friel’s Dancing at Lughnasa, seeing Barry Keoghan’s talent in one...
A sobering piece of theatre
By David Hennessy
Actor and playwright Eugene O’Hare has just launched his new play The Dry House at Marylebone Theatre.
Set in the Northern Irish border...
Born in London, guaranteed Irish
Author Kate Kerrigan told David Hennessy about her show which deals with growing up second generation Irish in the 70s and 80s when you...