The Irish Times

‘At 14, watching Johnny Marr play guitar in his bedroom was a privilege’

Conor Pope talks to former ‘Coronation Street’ star Kevin Kennedy about growing up in Manchester and his new role in stage musical adaptation of ‘The Commitments’

Fri Oct 07 2016 - 06:00

Educating Rita review: A damaged couple who are living to learn

Willy Russell’s Liverpool drama travels to Belfast and gets a different accent and a calm ferocity

Fri Feb 05 2016 - 14:02

Romeo and Juliet . . . and Peter: is there still such a thing as a small part?

As an actor you may have only a few lines – or none at all – but you can still make the most of a role, as Dee Burke, who’s appearing in ‘Hedda Gabler’ at the Abbey, and John Doran, who features in Shakespeare’s tragedy at the Gate, are proving

Sat Apr 18 2015 - 09:00