Barbara Windsor: The daring, giggling pearly queen of the screen
The actor should be remembered for a significant body of work in cinema, theatre and TV
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‘I am appalled at my own generation leaving things in such a mess’
Still feisty and busy at 85, Sheila Hancock remains connected to the zeitgeist
Transgression used to be an artistic tactic. Now it belongs to the far right
Fintan O’Toole: Have shock tactics had their day?
Eileen Battersby: When Anthony Cronin dismissed me as an idiot
Complete and formidable literary man whose intelligence never overpowered his art
The Birthday Party review: All talk, low action
Dread that shaped Pinter’s play never materialises in this new production
‘People might be cross that some English bloke has desecrated a classic’
Director Seán Holmes had never seen The Plough and the Stars staged – until his current version went up at the Abbey Theatre
The Gigli Concert: ‘What’s an Englishman doing directing a revered Irish classic?
Tom Murphy’s great play, currently at the Gate, subverts Irish and English stereotypes. How did director David Grindley rise to the challenge?
Alfred Molina on playing a wonderfully crusty old gay man
The actor plays one half of an ageing gay couple in his new film. It’s great if it contributes to the Irish referendum debate, he says – but unintended
Review: Entertaining Mr Sloane
The play’s problem lies with the contradictions of pace, atmosphere and character within what might be called the plot if one were feeling generous
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