Robert Sheehan, Ruth Negga and Niamh Cusack will star in The Playboy Of The Western World at the Old Vic from 7 September 2011, according to reports in the Daily Mail.
John Crowley directs the production of JM Synge’s 1907 play set in a County Mayo pub at the beginning of the century. It tells the story of Christy Mahon, a young man running away from his farm, claiming he killed his father.
In addition to numerous television credits, Niamh Cusack has been seen on stage in the National Theatre’s 2007 production of Victoria Benedictsson’s The Enchantment, Andersen’s English at the Hampstead Theatre, Crestfall at Theatre503 and, most recently, Painters alongside Toby Jones – the inaugural production at the new Arcola Theatre. Cusack has previously appeared in The Playboy Of The Western World at West Yorkshire Playhouse.
She continues her engagement at the Old Vic, where her current run starring opposite Anne Marie Duff in Terence Rattigan’s Cause Celebre draws to a close tomorrow night, 11 June 2011.
Ruth Negga played Ophelia to Rory Kinnear’s Hamlet at the National Theatre last year, following her appearance in the National’s production of Phedre. Her other stage credits include Oedipus Loves You at Riverside Studios, and Duck at the Royal Court, in addition to numerous productions for the Abbey Theatre in Dublin.
Young Irish actor Robert Sheehan makes his London stage debut in the play, having previous been seen playing Nathan Young in the E4 young offenders comedy-drama Misfits and 2009 feature film Cherrybomb.
Director John Crowley has recently helmed A Behanding in Spokane and A Steady Rain on Broadway.
His London theatre credits include The Pillowman for the National Theatre and its subsequent international tour, On An Average Day in the Comedy Theatre starring Woody Harrelson and Kyle MacLachlan, and Love Song at the New Ambassadors Theatre starring Neve Campbell and Cillian Murphy.
Source: Whats On Stage.
Suicide Kids is no longer being released on June 10th and should now hopefully be premiered late Summer! This is to accommodate a larger release than originally planned, so good news! Keep following us on twitter @suicidekidsfilm and on here to stay up to date with the latest news of the film!
Source: Suicide Kids Facebook.
Congratulations on being nominated for a BAFTA!
“Oh stop! Let’s leave it there, that’s good. Thank you, thank you very much.”
How does it feel?
“It feels very, very tingly. The tingle starts very much near the ankles and works its way up into the kneecaps and then slowly but surely towards the crown jewels and then up into the brain. That’s usually how thoughts work in my body anyway – they go the opposite way.”
If you’re feeling like that now, how will you feel at the ceremony?
“Oh God. You know the way they say a pig can orgasm for half an hour? That’s probably going to be me on the red carpet, writhing around, just causing havoc. Causing a scene down there on Park Lane or wherever it is.”
How are you rating your chances – do you think you’ve got it in the bag?
“Very much I will have it in a bag at one point, because I’m going to steal it even if I don’t win it. No, I honestly don’t care if I win. A nomination is lovely, and that sounds like a big fat cliché but it’s true. When you hear news of the nomination, it feels like a victory in itself, so I’m happy with that. If I win it’ll be a nice bonus for the evening, you know? But we’re all together – we’re one big Misfits collaboration.”
READ MORE @ Digitalspy.
Cillian Murphy (The Dark Knight) remains attached to Treasure Entertainment’s WWII thriller, ‘Wayfaring Strangers’ which will start shooting in mid August on locations including Burgundy in France. ‘Killing Bono’s Robert Sheehan is also attached to the project which is written by and is to be directed by Irish filmmaker Stephen Bradley (Boy Eats Girl).
Wayfaring Strangers’ is a psychological spy thriller set in occupied France where a unit of British paratroopers are hed captive by German soldiers in a remote farmhouse, also where a young Jewish couple are hiding. The Irish-French co-production is being co-produced by Treasure Entertainment’s Rob Walpole (I Went Down) and Rebecca O’Flanagan (The Eclipse) and Chic Films’ Lauranne Bourrachot and Marco Cherqui, the production team behind the Oscar nominated ‘A Prophet’.
Dublin actor, Michael Gambon (Harry Potter series) has also been in talks to take part in the feature which was originally scheduled to start shooting last year. Budget is estimated at $5million and feature has received €30,000 support funding from the Irish Film Board thus far. The film is currently being represented in Cannes by sales agents, Soda Pictures.
Source: IFTN.
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May 17, 2011 by Vicki
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ArticlesThe Irish economy has tanked but you should never take bets against Irish creativity according to a reports in Variety.
Hollywood is finally taking notice of a bumper crop of new Irish acting talent making waves internationally.
And finally Robert Sheehan is making a big name for himself. Sheehan landed a lead part in the comedy-drama Killing Bono, in which he appears alongside another rising Irish talent, Martin McCann, who plays Bono – and who later scored minor roles in Clash of the Titans and The Pacific.
It looks like the Irish invasion is proceeding without a hitch.
Source: Irish Central.
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May 12, 2011 by Vicki
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ArticlesThe roots of the Northern Ireland punk scene is getting the big screen treatment and it’ll get some help from the ever in demand Michael Fassbender and recent “Misfits” alum Robert Sheehan. From Cannes, Screen Daily reports “Good Vibrations” , from the record label of the same name, will tell the story of its founder, Teri Hooley, known as Godfather of of the Belfast punk scene in the 1970s.
Richard Dormer will play Hooley, who founded Good Vibrations from the ground up as a way to showcase punk musicians from Northern Ireland to the rest of the United Kingdom, believing they weren’t given enough attention. His signings included bands like The Moondogs, The Shapes, Protex, The Outcasts, and perhaps most famous, The Undertones. Steve Coogan and Bronagh Gallagher round out the supporting cast, with filming set to begin late summer in Belfast under the direction of Glenn Leyburn and Lisa Barros D’Sa from a script by Glenn Patterson and Colin Carberry.
READ MORE @ Up And Comers.
Sheehan is nominated in the Best Supporting Actor category for his performance in Channel 4′s ‘Misfits’.
The series has received four nominations in total, including one for Sheehan’s co-star Lauren Socha (Best Supporting Actress).
Among the other nominees are Jessie Wallace (‘The Road to Coronation Street’), Matt Smith (‘Doctor Who’) and Benedict Cumberbatch (‘Sherlock’).
The awards take place on 22 May in London.
Source: RTE
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April 21, 2011 by Vicki
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ArticlesThe blossoming romance between two of our brightest acting talents is still going strong, the Diary can reveal.
Killing Bono star Robert Sheehan and RAW actress Charlene McKenna — who are keen to keep their new-found love out of the limelight — were spotted out and about together this week.
The high-profile pair have been spending plenty of time together since the Monaghan beauty wrapped filming on her latest production Jump at the end of last month.
Sheehan, who has confirmed he is leaving hit E4 supernatural series Misfits in order to concentrate on his movie career, is a regular visitor to Charlene’s Ranelagh pad and the couple have enjoyed a number of low-key outings to local hotspots in the past few weeks.
“Everything’s going great between them. They’ve been spending as much time as possible together before things get hectic for them again with filming commitments over the summer,” said an insider.
READ MORE @ Herald.
I for one won’t be watching the third series.
If you’re a Misfits fan you might want to sit down before you read this latest piece of news… Nathan, the funniest and fittest Misfit, won’t appear in a new online film or the upcoming third series. Nooooooo. We think E4 needs to set up a special helpline for distraught fans. Or at least send us a signed photo of Robert Sheehan to make us feel better.
Obviously we’re very happy that the ace, darkly comic drama is coming back to our screens but it won’t be the same without Nathan. A special online edition of Misfits is being filmed that will introduce a new character called Rudy to the group of superheroes, and it will also explain the demise of Nathan. Sob! In the film, the gang will travel to Las Vegas, a trip that will end in disaster for Nathan. Double sob!
The show’s creator Howard Overman commented, “It’s great to be launching the third series of Misfits with an online film which introduces our new character Rudy, as well as saying goodbye to Nathan.”
While Channel 4’s drama commissioning editor Robert Wulff-Cochrane said, ” We’re all very excited about the return for a third series, as well as kicking off with a groundbreaking online film. Howard Overman has created some more brilliantly surprising and original storylines and fans can rest assured that series three will begin in a way no-one else could possibly imagine.”
We just hope this Rudy character is just as brilliant as Nathan.
Source: Heat.
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