In The Crucible at the Gaiety, Andrew McCarthy gives a fine performance, but this Miller should be more ambitious
Andrew Flynn’s conventional production of the Arthur Miller play ignores contemporary questions raised by MeToo and cancel culture
Charlene McKenna
Andrew McCarthy: ‘Perks of fame involve vanity, ego and sex – all three get you in trouble’
On a break from rehearsals for The Crucible at the Gaiety Theatre in Dublin, the Brat Pack actor talks about fame, solitude, friendship and his deep connection to Ireland
The Ferryman at the Gaiety review: This British play about the Troubles sounds as if it was written using Wikipedia
Jez Butterworth seems intent on showing all his research with a list of Irish counties and reference to banshees
The Guide: The Ferryman, Jimmy Carr and other events to see, shows to book and ones to catch before they end
January 25th–31st: The best movies, music, art and more coming your way this week
Charlene McKenna: ‘Within three weeks, I turned 40, had my first baby and lost my father’
For the Irish actor this Christmas will be ‘incredibly bittersweet’ as she mourns the death of her dad and celebrates her much-fought-for daughter
A Greyhound of a Girl: Terrific Irish ensemble enlivens charming tale that makes weighty themes feel feather-light
Animation of Roddy Doyle’s children’s book of same name leans into writer’s reliable ear for the vernacular
Clean Sweep, RTÉ’s new slow-burn psychological thriller, has a dirty little secret
Television: Charlene McKenna plays an ‘average’ Irish mother whose secrets come rushing back in the bloodiest fashion
Peaky Blinders final episode: Just when Cillian Murphy seemed free of this absurd show...
Contains spoilers: The soggy farewell season has unspooled like a series of baroque pop videos
Graham Norton’s Holding is a satisfying murder mystery – but it’s a crime against Cork accents
TV review: Did Charlene McKenna base her accent on Roy Keane’s Mick McCarthy tirade?
Charlene McKenna: ‘I spent lockdown in an Irish Rugby fleece covered in paint and dust’
The actor converted outbuilding on parent’s farm into a home and had a tiny 6-person wedding
Bloodlands: A thriller set in the so-called ‘new Northern Ireland’
Chris Brandon is the writer of a new series featuring James Nesbitt as a hard-bitten detective
Derry Girls: ‘I’m not enjoying this bomb. I’ve an appointment at Tropicana at 12’
Creator, writer and producer Lisa McGee explains what’s made ‘Derry Girls’ a success, the influence of Dolores O’Riordan, and what she has in store for series two
‘It was tough . . . but I’ve stepped into a time in Irish theatre that’s really alive’
The Gate: Twenty-one-year-old acting newcomer Paul Mescal has been cast in some of the country’s biggest theatrical productions
The Great Gatsby at the Gate: a magnificently entertaining, dizzying party
The audience joins in the decadence in the Gate Theatre’s thrillingly immersive production
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Crosswords & puzzles to keep you challenged and entertained
Stardust
Inquests into the nightclub fire that led to the deaths of 48 people
Common Ground
How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
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