A Touch of Frost
‘Shaun of the Dead’ and ‘Hot Fuzz’ star Nick Frost talks to Ryan Cullen about being a waiter, his long lasting friendship with Simon Pegg, being a geek and how Steven Spielberg is a “bloody nice bloke”. A cult hero in the comedy world from his roles as Mike, the war-obsessive gun fiend in Channel [...]
Standing out from the Crowd
Donie O’Sullivan talks to Bridesmaids star and former UCD student Chris O’Dowd. Described as one of Hollywood’s “leading men,” O’Dowd recounts his time in UCD, his involvement with the L&H and offers students one very important piece of advice – “Don’t sleep in bushes!” At the age of 32, Chris O’Dowd has an impressive [...]
Hello Ladies…
Stephen Merchant talks to Ryan Cullen about his stand-up, The Office and Karl Pilkington “Cult status? I thought I was a household name?” says Stephen Merchant, returning to stand-up performance after nearly a decade’s absence. The writer and star of Extras and The Office, Merchant has taken to the stage for his new tour [...]
Neil Jordan
Neil Jordan is an academy award winning (The Crying Game – Best Original Screenplay) film and television director from Co. Sligo. Previously a UCD Student (Irish history and English literature) and best known for films such as The Butcher Boy, The Crying Game, Michael Collins and Interview with the Vampire, Jordan talks to Ciara [...]
The Hunger Games
T he Hunger Games is a good film. It is not a great film, it is not a classic film but it is a good film. Using your powerful perceptive skills you can probably read the surprise behind this statement but surely that’s understandable? Everything indicated that The Hunger Games was going to be the [...]
Have you read this yet?
You’re a college student. You’re reading the Arts section. You should by all accounts be an intelligent, capable person. So, the question is…have you read this yet? Every issue The College Tribune will bring you a featured literary work that you should read in order to solidify your position as an intelligent, to-be-taken- seriously academic. [...]
Mr . Scruff – Get a move on
Ryan Cullen speaks to Mr Scruff, or Andy Carthy as his family more than likely call him, about marathon DJ sets, cups of tea and his upcoming gig in the Button Factory Andy Carthy (aka Mr Scruff) is generally recognised as one of the foremost pioneers in the sampling of hip-hop, jazz and almost any other genre, [...]
Neil Delamere
A common fixture among Irish panel shows, another nationwide tour and a Viking documentary to top it off; Neil Delamere shows Ryan Cullen how his quick wit and flowing banter endeared him to audiences nationwide. In recent times, Delamere has been working on ‘The Only Viking In The Village’, a show about Ireland’s Viking past [...]
‘The Uscars’ – Review
“Have you sometimes wondered what a character did before the story began or after it ended” Luigi Pirandello This quote, along with influences from TV and film, was starting point for the 2012 School of Drama’s Performance Project’s show The Uscars. Devised by the twenty-five students of the course and Kellie Hughes, the UCD Ad Astra Director in Residence, [...]
Hamlet Review
The bright lights of Dramsoc illuminate the battlements of Elsinore once more. Though offered for the leaving Cert students, this production directed by Keith Thompson appealed to a wider audience. With a present day setting this production of Hamlet’s stage design was simple yet effective. Unencumbered with a minimal amount of props the [...]