The Brightening Air at the Old Vic review: Conor McPherson’s outstanding new play turns convention on its head
Theatre: Chris O’Dowd, Brian Gleeson, Seán McGinley and Derbhle Crotty star in the Irish writer’s new drama
Chris O’Dowd
Black Mirror review: Two standout episodes in a largely dreary and predictable new season
Television: Charlie Brooker’s future-shock science fiction may be surplus to requirements. Could any future be any more shocking than our present reality?
10 of the best new shows to watch in April: including Netflix medical drama and two AppleTV+ releases
Including Black Mirror, Andor, You, Dying for Sex and The Bondsman
Christina Hendricks is great in Chris O’Dowd’s Small Town, Big Story but it still disappoints
Theatrical Paddy-isms doubtless went down well with Sky executives in London as they bankrolled the project
Christina Hendricks on Small Town, Big Story: ‘It was just my weird cup of tea’
The former Mad Men star plays a Hollywood producer returning to Ireland in Chris O’Dowd’s new comedy
Chris O’Dowd: ‘In Hollywood we felt very disconnected, very far away’
The actor and comedian’s multi-faceted career has taken him from The IT Crowd in London to the bright lights of Hollywood, but he’s happy to be back on home turf with a new Sky series set in Ireland
Britney Spears meets Shakespeare: How & Juliet puts a pop twist on star-cross’d lovers
& Juliet creator David West Read’s TV credits include Schitt’s Creek but his passion for theatre propelled him to rewrite a Shakespeare classic featuring the music of one of pop’s top hit makers
TV in 2025: 25 of the best new and returning shows to watch out for in the 12 months ahead
Including The Traitors, The White Lotus, Zero Day, Your Friends & Neighbors, The Walsh Sisters and The Bear
‘We have been let down’: Chris O’Dowd joins hometown Palestine protest
Actor says small communities as ‘outraged and disgusted’ as those marching in cities
The Big Door Prize review: Chris O’Dowd could do a lot better than this snooze session
Television: Irish actor works hard but this dystopia-lite show, now in its second series, is simply flawed
If a script called for ‘befuddled Irishman’ who else would you hire but Chris O’Dowd?
Dusty is an Irish schoolteacher who has somehow ended up in small-town Louisiana – one of those amiably bedraggled types at which Chris O’Dowd excels
David O’Doherty, the anti-Tommy Tiernan, is funny by osmosis
TV review: Along for the Ride with David O’Doherty, a perfect vehicle for his quirky wit
Choosing a course based on your interests
Before you choose, you need to understand yourself, your interests and what drives you
The Starling: Please avoid this sentimental claptrap
Review: If you like grief porn and self-help gibberish, this one’s for you
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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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