The Byrne-ing News, Holiday Edition, Part 1

Welcome to the final Byrne-ing News for this year! And what a year it has been. As you can see from the Official Holiday Card below, Gabriel has been as busy as ever, on stage in the UK and on Broadway, in films and television series, doing interviews, telling jokes, […]

Dance First

Status: In Theaters and Streaming Coming to US theaters August 9, 2024 Streaming on SKY (UK) Premiered September 30, 2023 at San Sebastian Film Festival, Spain, as part of the Official Selection US Premiere at Santa Barbara International Film Festival February 8, 2024 Directed by James Marsh and written by […]

New Interview: Gabriel at The Guardian

As I make my way through the summer heat, packing up my house, sweeping and cleaning and boxing up my life, and preparing for what will probably be my last move, I find that I am in tune with Gabriel Byrne more than ever. This interview touches on so many […]

DANCE FIRST: New Cast and Start Date

Back in November, we first heard the news that Gabriel Byrne was set to star in a new film about the Irish literary legend Samuel Beckett, entitled Dance First and directed by James Marsh, who brought Stephen Hawking to life in The Theory of Everything. So exciting! Then, the holidays […]

The Byrne-ing News, November 2021 Edition, Part 2

The Newest News Dance First, a film about Samuel Beckett One of my favorite online literary haunts is Lithub. It is like a cozy but very busy bookstore, full of smart and pleasant people who are happy to tell you what to read, what not to read (unless you really, […]

New! DANCE FIRST, a film about Samuel Beckett

Variety brought us the great news: Production, finance and sales outfit Film Constellation is launching pre-sales on upcoming Samuel Beckett biopic “Dance First,” to be directed by James Marsh and to star Gabriel Byrne. Marsh won an Academy Award for best documentary feature in 2009 with “Man on Wire,” and […]