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Belfast Telegraph
13 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Belfast Telegraph
‘I knew it would be trailblazing': Co Armagh actor on new C4 comedy and getting to work with big names on screen
Ryan McParland opens up about his career and the 'wealth of talent' coming from NI as new comedy series airs That actor Ryan McParland says he's always 'been drawn to a challenge' is evident in his comprehensive, never reflective of being pigeonholed CV. Say Nothing, Derry Girls, Good Vibrations, Halo, Ballywalter, plus numerous stage appearances, the list goes on — and it continues to be a busy 2025 for the Mullaghbawn actor.
Belfast Telegraph
14 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Belfast Telegraph
‘It was wild': The Outcasts frontman reflects on punk's early days ahead of ‘homecoming' gig in Bangor
Punk icon Greg Cowan from The Outcasts has said he can't believe the band is still reaching new milestones nearly a half century since it was first formed. The past year has seen the group headline their first New York show and feature on hit Disney drama series Say Nothing, as the rockers enjoy more success now than they ever did in their pomp.
RTÉ News
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- RTÉ News
Tom Vaughan-Lawlor among cast joining Brendan Gleeson in The Weir
Tom Vaughan-Lawlor, Owen McDonnell and Kate Phillips are among the new cast members announced to be joining Brendan Gleeson in a new production of The Weir. The upcoming production of The Weir, which was written by Conor McPherson in 1997, will be directed for the first time by the Irish playwright. The full cast for the production has now been announced, with Vaughan-Lawlor (Love/Hate, Say Nothing) playing Finbar, McDonnell (Bad Sisters, Killing Eve) playing Brendan, Phillips (Peaky Blinders, Wolf Hall) as Valerie and Seán McGinley (That They May Face the Rising Sun, A Whistle in the Dark) as Jim. McPherson said: "I couldn't be happier to be working with this brilliant cast. "It's always exciting embarking on a new production but to revisit The Weir in the company of these particularly accomplished artists feels like a singular privilege and I look forward to sharing this story with audiences in Dublin and London very soon." A description for the play reads: "On a stormy night, four local men gather in an isolated pub in rural Ireland. Their usual banter and everyday lives are disrupted by the arrival of a woman called Valerie. "The stories they weave to impress her are gripping, haunting and deeply unsettling. Little do they know that she has a profoundly personal story of her own, the sharing of which will leave them all shaken." The Weir, which is produced by Landmark Productions and Kate Horton Productions, will run from 8 August to 6 September at 3Olympia Dublin. The production will then transfer to London's West End at the Harold Pinter Theatre from 12 September to 6 December 2025. This will mark Gleeson's West End debut.
Belfast Telegraph
4 days ago
- Entertainment
- Belfast Telegraph
‘It meant so much to my community': Say Nothing star Lola Petticrew reveals they have only watched hunger strike episode once
The actor, who uses they/them pronouns, and is currently campaigning for the Disney Plus and FX programme's Emmy nominations, revealed the episode was the one they were most 'anxious about.' 'What these young women went through — let's call it what it is: it was state-sponsored torture, and I feel like that was the episode we had to get really right in order to be respectful to these women's experiences,' they told Entertainment Weekly. "It was the episode I was particularly anxious about.' The episode, which comes around halfway through the series, depicts Dolours Price (Petticrew) alongside her sister Marian (Hazel Doupe) convicted of their involvement in the Old Bailey bombing. The pair are later seen going on hunger strike, during which they are force-fed by prison doctors and staff. "I felt like it was important to watch this particular project because of how much it meant to me and it meant to my community,' they added. "I wanted to see if we managed to do what we set out to do." The west Belfast actor also described the force-feeding scenes as the most difficult of their career. "I mean, I'm rubbing my chest because I can still sort of feel it there," they said while reflecting on the experience. "I'm quite a physical person, and I believe we all hold our emotions physically in our bodies, and it's very scary to relinquish control of that. "I knew that I wasn't being force-fed, but when you have a wooden bit in your mouth and people holding you down, it's hard to convince yourself that it's not reality." They also revealed the crew of Say Nothing implemented intimacy coordinators – professionals who work with actors and film production teams to ensure that intimate scenes are carried out safely, respectfully, and consensually – for the scenes, in order to choreograph them. "As awful as it was for me to have my body treated that way, it's also hard to treat somebody's body that way. I wanted to make sure that wasn't forgotten.' Petticrew, who was nominated for a BAFTA Television Award for Best Actress for their performance, alongside winning the Irish Film and Television Award for Best Actress in a Drama, is tipped to be nominated for Best Actress in a Limited Series or Movie at next month's Emmy nominations. When asked about the programme's significance, they said they still have a visceral reaction to their performance and the series, which is based on Patrick Radden Keefe's non-fiction book Say Nothing: A True Story of Murder and Memory in Northern Ireland. "I still feel it so much in my body, and I find it hard not to just break down into tears sometimes when people approach me or when I'm talking about it," they said. They also hit back at any criticism for taking another role set during the Troubles — as they will next be seen alongside Gillian Anderson in Channel 4's Trespasses this autumn. "A lot of people heard that I was doing another Troubles story and were kind of surprised. I find that a bit shocking because whenever these guys play soldiers back-to-back, nobody bats an eyelid. It's a period of time [that has] a massive tapestry to pull from," they said.
Yahoo
11-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Emmy experts analyze Limited Series race: Why ‘Adolescence' is ‘the one to beat' as voting begins
Is the Best Limited Series Emmy race over before it's even begun? With voting beginning Thursday, four top Emmy experts — Variety's Clayton Davis, The Hollywood Reporter's Scott Feinberg, Indiewire's Marcus Jones, Deadline's Pete Hammond — predict the race with moderator and Gold Derby editor-in-chief Debra Birnbaum in our latest slugfest (watch above). "I can start and end with Adolescence," Hammond declares as the others laugh in agreement. "The race here we're going to talk about is for nominees two, three, four, and five. But I think [the eventual winner is] Adolescence for every reason you can imagine: its global reach, what it's talking about, the extraordinary acting, directing, writing. Everything about this is once in a generation. This thing is taking off and it isn't going to stop at nominations. This is the one to beat." More from GoldDerby Making of 'Mid-Century Modern': How comedy legends created Hulu's freshest sitcom starring Nathan Lane and the late Linda Lavin Parker Posey reveals 'The White Lotus' fans are making sure she's living a comfortable life Animal skins, clothes-swapping, and those terrifying masks: How 'Yellowjackets' costume designer works with Liv Hewson and cast Feinberg notes how it's actually "twice in a generation" because something similar happened last year with Baby Reindeer, which also aired on Netflix. He then singles out Monsters for "the whole conversation" it created throughout the country. "Whether you like it or not — and I'm annoyed by how much I think it's ridiculous talking about paroling the Menendez brothers — it's in the news every day." Birnbaum mentions how Adolescence was a "binge drop" on Netflix that "nobody knew anything about," and then "built momentum" to become a global phenomenon. She notes, "And again, going back to my point about voters watching the thing that they know they have to talk about, this is it." HBO Davis refers to The Penguin as "the one to beat before Adolescence showed up," adding, "But here's the thing: I maybe would have been a little hesitant, because genre superhero doesn't do that well at Emmys. Ask WandaVision [and its stars] Paul Bettany, Elizabeth Olsen, and Kathryn Hahn, who went home empty-handed. They just don't typically go for genre superhero stuff, but I think it's undoubtedly going to get in." The pundits name-drop more limited series in the running for a nomination, including Dying for Sex, Zero Day, Black Mirror, Sirens, Apple Cider Vinegar, Disclaimer, Presumed Innocent, Dope Thief, Long Bright River, and Say Nothing. And TV movies up for some Emmy love include Rebel Ridge, Mountainhead, and Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy. "I think we're bringing up a lot of shows that we're going to see represented in the acting categories," Jones says. "Say Nothing is that prestige pick that has picked up the Scripter and the Peabody, etc. I do think it's on people's radar, but is not probably going to get acting nominations, and so people can take all that passion toward making sure the show is nominated." Which Emmy expert do you agree with the most? Be sure to make your predictions and join the Emmy discussion in our TV forum. SIGN UP for Gold Derby's free newsletter with latest predictions Best of GoldDerby TV Hall of Fame: Top 50 best choices who should be inducted next Carrie Preston on fencing with Matthew Broderick and the heart, humor, and growth of 'Elsbeth': 'She's more than just quirky' 'RuPaul's Drag Race': Onya Nurve and Jewels Sparkles dish their 'ride of a lifetime,' stolen jokes, and turning drag 'inside out' Click here to read the full article.
