Maxine Peake

Say Nothing: Bingeable yet sober-minded eulogy for the tragedy of the Troubles

Television review: Adaptation of Patrick Radden Keefe book retraces abduction and murder of Jean McConville and experiences of IRA bomber Dolours Price

Thu Nov 14 2024 - 08:00

Alan Bennett’s Talking Heads 2020 show their age

TV review: They are most satisfying when Bennett lets his penchant for the grisly take over

Wed Jul 08 2020 - 21:00

Fanny Lye Deliver’d: The dampest spectacle you will see this year

Review: Thomas Clay’s latest film is a home invasion horror with a Cromwellian twist

Fri Jun 26 2020 - 05:00

Four new films to stream this weekend

Irresistible, Eurovision Song Contest, Fanny Lye Deliver’d, Just Don’t Think I’ll Scream

Fri Jun 26 2020 - 00:00

Peterloo review: a beautiful history lesson but where’s the Mike Leigh grit?

Who thought we’d end up praising the facets of a Leigh film that feel most like the work of David Lean?

Wed Oct 31 2018 - 06:30

Desiree Akhavan: ‘It’s very hard to come out as bisexual’

Sundance winner ‘The Miseducation of Cameron Post’ tells the story of a teen forced into ‘gay conversion’ therapy

Thu Sept 06 2018 - 04:00

‘It’s really important’: casting women in roles traditionally played by men

Taking on Homer’s Odyssey in its first translation by a woman is all about facing up to uncomfortable truths, says actor Maxine Peake

Wed Aug 08 2018 - 05:00

Tracy Ryan: On My Culture Radar

The theatre director on returning to the source for ‘Trainspotting’ and why Maxine Peake is an inspiration

Sat May 05 2018 - 05:00

Waking the Feminists campaign wins a Tonic Award in London

The grassroots movement called for equality for women across the Irish theatre sector

Wed Mar 21 2018 - 11:33

‘Any chance of a passport?’ asks the Queen while Lars Von Trier takes on Mrs Brown

Patrick Freyne previews this year’s Christmas TV and gives away some plot twists

Sat Dec 23 2017 - 05:00

In its last act, Three Girls resembles but vastly exceeds the shape of a legal drama

The final episode of the astonishing drama moves into the courtroom and the aftermath of the horrific events in Rochdale

Fri May 19 2017 - 09:42

Television: Clothes have rarely looked as smelly, but it’s not all bad news for ‘The Village’

The BBC series starring Maxine Peake and John Simm is a far cry from ‘Downton Abbey’. So how come it’s looking like good Sunday-night TV?

Sat Aug 16 2014 - 01:00

Run & Jump

Fri May 02 2014 - 00:00

Leap year: how US actor Will Forte landed a lead role in an Irish film

Will Forte, the comedy actor and writer, star of ‘Nebraska’ and the upcoming Irish film ‘Run & Jump’, talks about giving up stockbroking for comedy – and being hungry at the Iftas

Fri Apr 18 2014 - 00:00

Galway Film Fleadh: keeping the flag flying for Irish cinema

The festival, in its 25th year, continued to showcase new home-grown features, from mainstream-friendly recession comedy ‘Life’s a Breeze’ to the off-centre ‘Out of Here’

Tue Jul 16 2013 - 01:00