Peter Crawley

Peter Crawley

Contributor

Peter Crawley, a contributor to The Irish Times, writes about theatre, television and other aspects of culture.

The Comey Rule review: You actually begin to root for Trump

It is impossible for Brendan Gleeson to give a serious performance as Donald Trump

The Shipman Files: ‘You mean Dr Death, dear’

Three-part documentary concentrates on the lives of Harold Shipman’s victims

The 40 best Irish fictional characters – in order

From Nidge and Connell Waldron to Gretta Conroy, Rashers Tierney and Pegeen Mike

Normal People: Full-frontal nudity was not its most radical feature

TV review: The sensitive, sensual and refreshingly scandalising series draws to an end

Our New Girl review: Sharp production of a stealthily gripping drama

Nancy Harris’s characters, scarred by experience, are torn between taking responsibility or seeking a hero

The Fall of the Second Republic review: A fitting portrayal of political disarray

Conspiracy thriller set in counterfactual 1970s Ireland plays out as screwball comedy

Medea: The once-otherworldly sorceress as a worn-down, bitterly jilted woman

Theatre review: Eileen Walsh faces a challenge in this childcentric take on the tragedy

Shane Lowry: Open review: how the Offaly golfer beat his demons

TV review: Ross Whittaker’s documentary is really the story of Lowry vs Lowry

The Trial of Christine Keeler: sex scandal told with the vigour of Confessions of a Window Cleaner

TV Review: This telling of a very British scandal – heaving with sensuous imagery and light on intellectual demand – belongs to the Instagram age

I’ll Get This: Waiter! The celebs at the next table are having way too much fun

TV review: Maura Higgins joins the BBC’s cross between dinner and Russian roulette

Fifty Shades, Kanye, Love/Hate: The films, TV, books and music that defined the decade

The Decade in Culture: The most impactful books, series and performers of 2010-19

Garech Browne: Last Days at Luggala – ‘We’re skirting around the fact he was an alcoholic’

TV review: Mick Mahon’s jam-packed film is a portrait of an eccentric, lonely man

Responsible Child: A 12-year-old boy commits a brutal murder

Review: This BBC drama shows how a child can become a killer – and be tried as an adult

The Funeral Director: An exquisite, profound portrait of a profession

Watching this disarming documentary, you find yourself considering your own mortality

Cinderella review: Like being slapped in the face by a rainbow

Plus our reviews of all the best Christmas pantos – and the ones to avoid

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