Ancestors review – messy but moving ghostly drama about the Aids crisis Saipan standout Éanna Hardwicke is a soulful gay man looking for a missing friend in a striking yet muddled debut The Guardian - US · Sep 14
No Ordinary Heist review – Eddie Marsan stars in Belfast true-crime thriller about massive bank robbery Marsan is an odd choice for the role of an uptight bank manager compelled to cooperate with robbers in this underpowered take on a real-life bank raid in 2004 The Guardian - UK · Mar 24
The Playboy of the Western World: National Theatre staging ensures Irish play remains essential viewing A revival of a beloved and notorious Irish play from 1907, Catriona McLaughlin’s production of The Playboy of the Western World treats J.M Synge’s play as a work with urgent contemporary force, creating a story with resonance in 2026. The Conversation · Feb 3
Saipan: Roy Keane World Cup drama is a highly entertaining slice of Irish football history In the summer of 2002, a dispute inside the Republic of Ireland’s football camp spiralled into a national controversy. Few sporting rows have lodged themselves in the Irish imagination as stubbornly as Keane v McCarthy in Saipan, culminating in Keane’s departure from the Irish World Cup squad. The Conversation · Jan 27
Roy Keane actor had to ‘wean’ himself off the pundit’s content for Saipan film IN FULL The Independent UK · Jan 23
Actor Éanna Hardwicke is stepping where many would fear to tread — into the boots of Roy Keane The Irish actor has played villains, starred in Normal People and loves stepping onto a stage. He chats to Vicky Jessop about his flourishing career Evening Standard · Jan 23
Éanna Hardwicke: ‘A lot of TV fetishises people who do appalling things’ RISING STARS: The Irish rising star tells Tom Murray about playing one of football’s hardest men, Roy Keane, in ‘Saipan’, the perils of acting opposite one of his heroes, Steve Coogan, and the state of true crime TV The Independent UK · Jan 23
‘The emotion you get from the game is insane’: the Roy Keane bust-up film leading a new type of football movie Saipan, about Keane’s infamous World Cup row with manager Mick McCarthy, has become a hit film in its native Ireland – as it opens in the UK screenwriter Paul Fraser explains how he aimed to avoid the mistakes of the past The Guardian - UK · Jan 22
Saipan review – Roy Keane and Mick McCarthy’s epic spat becomes amusing state-of-the-nation psychodrama Éanna Hardwick and Steve Coogan star as furious Keane and his luckless manager McCarthy in this retelling of the Man Utd star’s infamous 2002 walkout The Guardian - UK · Jan 21
Beyond Keane’s stick-it-up-your-bollocks, there isn’t much else to Saipan Why is the film of Ireland’s 2002 World Cup falling-out not a documentary but a drama that takes liberties with events? The Guardian - UK · Jan 10
Nicola Coughlan issues health update during West End play run The Bridgerton favourite is currently appearing at the National Theatre with former Derry Girls co-star Siobhán McSweeney Evening Standard · Jan 7
‘We are no longer apologising’: Éanna Hardwicke on Ireland’s cultural confidence and what it’s like to play Roy Keane Currently on stage in a play that provoked riots, the rising Irish actor is also stepping into Keane’s boots to replay a notorious footballing feud. But, he says, his country feels more empowered than ever before The Guardian - UK · Dec 28, 2025
The Playboy of the Western World: A strong turn from Nicola Coughlan 3/5 The Bridgerton star plays a feisty barmaid in this revival of JM Synge’s 1907 comedy that once caused riots Evening Standard · Dec 12, 2025
Saipan review – football scandal makes for thrilling big-screen drama Steve Coogan and a knockout Éanna Hardwicke take on Mick McCarthy and Roy Keane in this involving workplace drama about a 2002 tabloid storm The Guardian - US · Sep 5, 2025
The Guardian - UK · Jun 25, 2025 Saipan film to reopen old wounds between Roy Keane and Mick McCarthy ultras Drama-biopic starring Steve Coogan will reignite a row that split Irish football fans but there are good signs for its artistic merit
WhatToWatch · Dec 24, 2024 Exclusive interview: Éanna Hardwicke on starring in A Ghost Story For Christmas: Woman of Stone A Ghost Story For Christmas: Woman of Stone stars Éanna Hardwicke as a Victorian newly-wed who gets the fright of his life.
The Guardian - UK · Dec 21, 2024 A Ghost Story for Christmas: Woman of Stone – far too good to only exist as festive TV Mark Gatiss’s one-off spooky tale starring Mawaan Rizwan, Monica Dolan and Éanna Hardwicke is a total treat. Can we have much more like this please?
The Independent UK · Jun 24, 2024 Normal People actor to narrate Sally Rooney’s next novel Hardwicke starred alongside Paul Mescal and Daisy Edgar-Jones in the 2020 drama miniseries
Evening Standard · May 12, 2024 BAFTA TV Awards 2024: who will win, and who should win? The ES team pick who they think will be successful on the night, and who may be walking away disappointed
The Guardian - UK · Nov 27, 2023 The Doll Factory review – this twisty period drama is sumptuously atmospheric Paramount’s adaptation of a best-selling novel is full of great performances and slow-burning tension. It’s a solid slab of Victoriana that keeps you guessing
Evening Standard · Nov 27, 2023 The Doll Factory on Paramount+ review: Dickens-lite fairy tale fails to cast a spell Despite compelling central performances, it's all just a bit... sanitised
WhatToWatch · Nov 23, 2023 The Doll Factory: release date, cast, plot, trailer, interviews and everything you need to know The Doll Factory is a tale of obsession in Victorian times that stars Esmé Creed-Miles, Mirren Mack, Éanna Hardwicke and George Webster.
Evening Standard · Aug 8, 2023 The real-life stories behind gripping true-crime series The Sixth Commandment We unpack the stories behind the hit BBC series
The Independent UK · Jul 26, 2023 The Sixth Commandment writer Sarah Phelps reacts to horrifying Ben Field detail Extent of Field’s horrible crimes came to light in finale of BBC’s true-crime drama
WhatToWatch · Jul 25, 2023 The Sixth Commandment ending explained The Sixth Commandment dramatizes what happened to Peter Farquhar and Ann Moore-Martin at the hands of Ben Field.