Howard Brenton

Juliet Stevenson: ‘My agent said: Go to Hollywood. I thought: I just can’t do this sh*t’

She comes to Galway next month (kind of) in an adaptation of José Saramago’s Blindness

Sat Aug 21 2021 - 05:00

Pride and the pits: when gay rights met the striking miners

New movie Pride celebrates the unlikely meeting of Britain’s striking miners and gay rights campaigners in the 1980s. Poverty, homophobia, Aids and the defeat of the miners provide an unlikely backdrop. Donald Clarke takes pride in a cultural rebellion

Thu Sept 11 2014 - 17:00

Post-Olympics, Danny Boyle continues his gold run

While crafting his epic Olympic opening ceremony, director Danny Boyle also had a film on the boil. He might be the hardest working man in cinema, but he’s also the nicest

Thu Mar 28 2013 - 06:00