Brian Gleeson: ‘For an actor the worst thing is to have a plan’
The actor on working with family and his portrait of masculinity in The Bisexual
Katie Roche: Ambitions of greatness for a woman in search of character
In 1930s rural Ireland, Katie Roche is a young woman with notions. In 2017, this revival of Teresa Deevy’s neglected classic has clearer aims
Dancing with my self: Step this way for this week’s theatre highlights
On the boards: Abbey stages 1936 play by the oft-neglected Teresa Deevy, and Stefanie Preissner directs Margaret McAuliffe’s one-woman show about an Irish dancer
My goodness, aspiring to greatness
For the Abbey’s new production of Teresa Deevy’s neglected classic, ‘Katie Roche’, the theatre turned to the trailblazing director Caroline Byrne
In View: Ciarán Creagh’s brave debut delves deep into the darkness
Caoilfhionn Dunne delivers a terrific central performance as a woman torn to pieces by grief
Caoilfhionn Dunne: Life after Love/Hate is clearly In View
The RTÉ show brought Caoilfhionn Dunne to the attention of the wider world, but not all of it was good. ‘I was disappointed that young women were so aggressive to this potential heroine’
The Nest review: Small forgotten people hatch a terrible truth
Conor McPherson and PJ Harvey collaborate on a domestic drama with a heart of darkness
Mad Mary and Young Offenders take Galway Film Fleadh by storm
The two films are the pick of a crop that reveals the breadth of talent in Irish film
Father and son go head -to-head in IFTAs
Brendan and Domhnall Gleeson nominated in the best actor category
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