In some ways, the book Walking With Ghosts was not really a surprise. It was not surprising that Gabriel Byrne was a man who knew his way around the world of words. He published a very readable and intriguing memoir in 1994 to some acclaim, and his book reviews and […]
Part One of the latest Byrne-ing News brings you the last bits from the glorious run of Gabriel Byrne’s stage play Walking With Ghosts, which closed at the Gaiety Theatre on February 6, including photos, tweets, a fan review, and more. There’s also news regarding the sale of a NoLita […]
Got your ticket? Stocked up on popcorn? Your beverage of choice is in the fridge? Good! Tomorrow is Saturday, February 26: the day we have all been anticipating since that day in January when Gabriel Byrne first walked out on stage at the Gaiety Theatre in Dublin and brought his […]
His grandmother. Neighbors. Friends. His dad. Richard Burton. Gabriel Byrne invokes them, channels them, reveals them in his once-a-book-now-a-play, Walking With Ghosts, and we get to cherish them right along with him in this brief trailer that manages to pack a wallop of humor, drama, and story-telling in just 2+ […]
A review by one of the lucky ones who experienced Gabriel Byrne’s new play in Dublin! I first met Jojanneke van den Bosch in Bray, just outside Dublin, in 2013, when we both attended the premiere of the documentary film Behind the Sword in the Stone (now called Excalibur: Behind […]
When “once in a lifetime” rolls around, you don’t cry “Oh, if only.” No. “I’m going, no matter what!” is the response that gets your dreams fulfilled. Mary, who lives in the UK, decided that Gabriel Byrne, on stage, in Dublin, performing a stage version of his memoir, was a […]