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Irish Times
05-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Irish Times
The Guide: Peter Kay, Camila Cabello, Galway Film Fleadh and other events to see, shows to book and ones to catch before they end
Event of the week Peter Kay Thursday, July 10th, until Saturday, July 12th, 3Arena, Dublin, 6.30pm, €180.75/€54.25 (Fri/Sat sold out), After he won Channel 4's So You Think You're So Funny in 1997 (Tommy Tiernan won it a year earlier), the English comedian Peter Kay became a cult hit with his TV series Phoenix Nights, set in a working men's club in northern England. Within a couple of years he was one of Britain's best-known comedians, not least through his charity cover of (Is This the Way to) Amarillo, which became the UK's top-selling single of 2005. Kay, whose mother was born in Co Tyrone, set another record when he sold more than a million tickets for his standup tour of 2010-11. The Bolton comic didn't go on the road for more than a decade after that – his projects in the meantime included Peter Kay's Car Share, the BBC sitcom set largely in a Fiat 500L – but he's been selling out arenas again since 2022. This Better Late Than Never Again! tour made headlines in February when Kay had hecklers – just noisy fans, according to some of the people around them – thrown out of a show in Manchester. That won't deter long-term admirers. But perhaps don't get too rowdy if you're heading for 3Arena. Gigs Longitude Saturday and Sunday, July 5th & 6th, Marlay Park, Rathfarnham, Dublin, 2pm, €199/€149.90/€99.90, Longitude: David Guetta Ireland's premier dance/techno/hip-hop/house festival comes around again with another heavy-duty line-up that will keep arms in the air and legs on the move all weekend. Headliners include David Guetta and Belters Only, on Saturday; and 50 Cent and Sonny Fodera, on Sunday. Other acts to look out for across the two-day event include blk., Hannah Laing, A Boogie Wit da Hoodie and Patrick Topping. Keep an ear out, also, for Irish DJ talents such as Cody Wong, Robbie Doherty and Caz. Ludovico Einaudi Tuesday, July 8th, 3Arena, Dublin, 6.30pm, €106.25/€49.20, The Turin-born pianist and composer came to prominence in the 1990s through the use of his music in Italian-language films, but since the early 2000s – specifically through the use of his music in the British film This Is England – he has been one of the go-to ambient, neoclassical and electronic composers. Einaudi's latest album, The Summer Portraits, continues his fascination with quietude, so you are kindly advised to keep your thoughts to yourself until after the concert. Support comes from the British traditional/folk singer Sam Lee. Coheed and Cambria/Alexisonfire Tuesday, July 8th, Telegraph Building, Belfast, 7pm, £56.50; Wednesday, July 9th, National Stadium, Dublin, 7pm, €67.35, Sharing the spoils, creative or otherwise, is rare in many music genres, but this co-headline tour by New York's Coheed and Cambria, and Ontario's Alexisonfire makes amends. Each band is a law unto itself. The former's style is a mix of prog metal and alternative rock, while the latter has described their post-hardcore/punk-rock music as 'the sound of two Catholic high school girls mid-knife-fight'. Get there early for the support acts: Meryl Streek in Belfast, and Molly Vulpyne Band in Dublin. READ MORE Camila Cabello Wednesday, July 9th, 3Arena, Dublin, 6.30pm, €181.75/€80.25/€75.25, Camila Cabello The Cuban-Mexican singer and songwriter Camila Cabello has effortlessly graduated from her 2012 career start in the US version of The X Factor. As part of the girl group Fifth Harmony (formed by the X Factor judges Demi Lovato, LA Reid, Britney Spears and Simon Cowell), Cabello sold more than 30 million records. Her departure in late 2016 paved the way for a solo career that has progressed alongside her acting. Plugging C,XOXO, her 2024 album, Cabello tours Europe for the first time in seven years, and returns to Ireland for her first headline show. Film Galway Film Fleadh Tuesday-Sunday, July 8th-13th, Pálás cinema/Galmont Hotel, Galway city, various times and prices, Ever since its foundation, in 1989, Galway Film Fleadh has prided itself as a festival of discovery, and this year's, the 37th edition, is no exception. An agreement with Galway City Council to reopen the city's arthouse Pálás cinema (which closed in February) has added a subtle wow factor to the scheduled programme of films. Documentary highlights include David Keenan: Words on Canvas, and In Time: Dónal Lunny. Many of the workshops, panel discussions, masterclasses and networking events take place at the Galmont Hotel. In conversation Ian Leslie on John & Paul: A Love Story in Songs Wednesday, July 9th, Pavilion Theatre, Dún Laoghaire, Co Dublin, 8pm, €25, One of the best music books of the year is surely John & Paul: A Love Story in Songs. The book by Ian Leslie highlights (this paper's reviewer noted ) 'insights heretofore unexplored, which alone makes [it] essential reading for fans'. Talking to Leslie about Lennon and McCartney and their songwriting processes are two avid Beatles fans, the writer Paul Howard and the musician and broadcaster Tom Dunne. Literature West Cork Literary Festival From Friday, July 11th, until Friday, July 18th, Bantry, Co Cork, various venues, times and prices, Arriving bang in the middle of summer, this year's West Cork Literary Festival features high-profile actors (Richard E Grant on his recent memoir, A Pocketful of Happiness), film directors (Neil Jordan on Amnesiac , his nonfiction book from 2024), television personalities (Graham Norton, on his latest work of fiction, Frankie ) and radio presenters (John Creedon, talking about his memoir, This Boy's Heart ; and Ryan Tubridy, who will be interviewing Norton in a sold-out event at the Maritime Hotel on Friday, July 18th). Factor in a library of authors, including Wendy Erskine , Ferdia Lennon , Sarah Maria Griffin, Alan Hollinghusrt, Claire Kilroy and Eimear McBride, and you have little excuse not to attend. Still running Willie Clancy Summer School From Saturday, July 5th, until Sunday, July 13th, Miltown Malbay, Co Clare, various venues, times and prices, The annual Willie Clancy Summer School is pivotal in highlighting Irish traditional music more as a way of life than a passing interest. Visitors can expect a blend of emerging and established musicians, experienced through concerts, workshops and lectures. Also includes performances by the Kilfenora Céilí Band and the Tulla Céilí Band. Book it this week Poor, Gate Theatre, Dublin, September 26th-November 2nd, Niamh Regan, Star Bar, Dublin, October 9th and 10th, Robert Forster & His Swedish Band, NCH, Dublin, October 15th, Aisling Bea, Vicar Street, Dublin, March 18th,
Yahoo
13-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
'I loved the 90s. Take me back' star of BBC comedy set ....in the 90s
Star and co-writer of BBC comedy Power of Parker simply loved the 90s. Sian Gibson is back as Kath in series 2 of the series, set in the 1990s. She said: "I loved the 90s. Take me back." In series 2, Kath, Martin and her sister Diane are all trying their best to get along. Martin (Conleth Hill) is down on his luck, Diane is running Parker's with Sandy Copper (Steve Pemberton) and Kath just wants everyone to be happy. But Kath's constant interfering changes all of their lives forever. They'll need to depend on each other now more than ever, but who do they trust? This is what Sian, the star of Car Share with Bolton's Peter Kay has to say about series 2, now showing on BBC and iPlayer Tell us where we pick up with Kath in Series 2? The series is set two years later in 1992 and Kath thinks she has exactly what she always wanted in life. She's living with Martin and finally has her man to herself, and she's also rekindled her relationship with her sister, Diane. She should be living the dream, but instead she's worried that Martin has 'lost his sparkle' now he's not the boss of his own electrical store, and she is still feeling guilty for betraying Diane. There's a power shift between Martin and Diane, and Kath feels stuck in the middle of them both. Kath thinks if she can sort out Martin and Diane's problems then everyone will be happy, and they can all live happily ever after. Unfortunately, her interfering doesn't go to plan and she manages to make everything worse, throwing them all into chaos. How has Kath's relationship with Martin and Diane changed since Series 1? Kath and Diane have put their differences behind them and are getting to know each other again and actually getting on! Kath wants to make it up to Diane for having an affair with her husband. (So yeah, she has a lot of making up to do! ) Kath has never really stood up for herself but she won't let anyone hurt her sister and will happily stand up for Diane whatever the cost. This is all much to the annoyance of Martin who hates his girlfriend being mates with his ex wife, meaning Kath is having to sneak around behind his back to see Diane. Kath and Martin are scraping a living on Kath's wage, but Kath has never been money motivated and loves that she now has Martin all to herself with their relationship now out in the open. Kath senses that Martin isn't happy with his new arrangement and does what she can to try and make him happy. Kath has always been the eternal optimist and just wants her happy ending, but the cracks are starting to show now and she is questioning her life choices and who she can trust. READ MORE: 'I'd turn the whole internet off': Star of The Power of Parker as it airs TONIGHT BBC comedy The Power of Parker recap and ending explained ahead of series 2 Everything to know as BBC comedy The Power of Parker returns for series 2 Do you have a favourite moment from filming? This is a massive cliche, but we have such an amazing cast, crew and production team that every day was such a laugh. I feel very lucky to work with such lovely people - I can't really call it work! What can we expect from Kath in this series? It's a rollercoaster for Kath in this series, she's all over the place. In her quest to put everything right for everyone else, she has a fight at a party, gets into trouble with her dad, leans on her old friends for advice and meets a blast from her past. She's got a lot going on this series! How was the writing process for this series? Did you always know you wanted to take the characters in a new direction? Paul and I love writing this series, we know each other so well and know what will make each other laugh which is usually spending our days stuck down a YouTube rabbit hole watching early 90s Top Of the Pops episodes. Knowing the characters more this time really helped, and we knew we had to raise the stakes for the characters and increase the jeopardy. We've also added some new characters, Mic and Ash, played by Diane Morgan and Navin Chowdhry who are both fabulous and take the series in a completely new direction. Do you have a favourite outfit from Series 2? Our costume team were fantastic, and all the costumes and accessories were vintage from 1992 and earlier. Kath wears a particularly fabulous red dress in one episode but let's just say there's a lot of lycra and a lot of Spanx were used in the making of this series. What were you doing in 1992? I was starting my A-Levels in 1992. The world was my oyster. I was a wannabe goth, with dyed cherry red hair, Doc Martins and an array of band t-shirts like The Cure, The Smiths and Pearl Jam. I was using fake ID to go to Indie Nights at the local nightclub but in reality, I liked nothing better than wearing sequins and dancing to show tunes in my bedroom. What's one thing from 1992 you'd like to bring to the present day? I can't name just one thing. T'Pau, Quantum Leap, Body Shop's Dewberry Oil.. I loved the 90s. Take me back.
Daily Mirror
08-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mirror
Peter Kay's Car Share co-star Sian Gibson feared she'd 'ruined' his career
Sian Gibson had given up on showbusiness and was was living happily in Mold, north Wales with her family, when an email from the actress' old friend Peter Kay changed everything Sian Gibson had worked with Peter Kay more than once before winning the role of Kayleigh in Car Share, appearing in That Peter Kay Thing and three episodes of Phoenix Nights. But when she first saw a script for the much-loved BBC series, she had almost completely given up on acting. 'I was working in a call centre in Chester when Peter sent me a script, asking what I thought of it,' she told the Radio Times. Sian, who pops up on Sunday Brunch this weekend, has stayed busy since the success of Car Share. She's appeared in Death in Paradise, Taskmaster and most recently with Timothy Spall in the BBC's Death Valley. But she didn't think Car Share would restart her acting career – in fact she thought her performance might have wrecked Peter Kay's career as well: 'When I first saw it, I thought I was dreadful – I was worried that I had just ruined Peter Kay's career.' Sian's fears proved to be unfounded and Car Share went on to be one of the most-watched shows on iPlayer, winning multiple awards including Best Comedy at the 2016, 2018 and 2019 National Television Awards. Sian has known Peter for many years. They had bonded over a shared sense of humour while they were studying performing arts at the University of Salford. She says she was sure that he was the student from her year that was most likely to succeed. Peter would painstakingly edit together his home-made sketches into short films, Sian recalls, and had a perfectionist streak that viewers would soon see in Car Share. Songs on the show's fictitious Forever FM radio station often blossom into wildly imaginative 'pop video' fantasy sequences. Sian's path to fame was a little rockier than Peter's, she revealed. 'Things were great at the beginning of my career. Because I'm short, I always played younger parts. I was in my 20s and always played teenagers. Then I hit 30 and that doesn't work anymore. It all just dried up.' She recalled one disastrous audition that, for a while, looked like it would be the last one: "I remember going to the final audition of my acting career,' she recalled. Sian explained that the audition was for a small role in Emmerdale: "All I had to say was, 'You alright?' I sat in the waiting room getting nervous and I was that desperate for the job I couldn't even deliver the line – I was too hyper because I wanted it so much. That's when I realised it was over.' She married her husband Ian, a gas fitter, and in 2013 they had a daughter together. She wasn't too keen on her job in a banking call centre but it was steady work and she ended up staying there for several years: "Because the people were nice and it was next door to a lovely garden centre that did the best toasties,' she told the Independent. 'I'm still not entirely sure what they did.' When Peter sent her the Car Share script, she asked him why he hadn't chosen 'one of those really good actresses' such as Suranne Jones or Sheridan Smith, but he explained to her that what was most important to him was their easy chemistry, which came from a 20-year friendship.
Leader Live
29-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Leader Live
Peter Kay's Car Share star Sian Gibson on her acting career
Sian Gibson, from Mold, is best known for her collaboration with comedian Peter Kay in BAFTA Award winning series, Car Share. And it was that, she says, which led to her acting career getting back on track, having virtually given up on the dream. Gibson recently sat down with Woman's Hour presenter Kylie Pentelow to discuss that and the upcoming return of the hit BBC comedy 'The Power of Parker' in which she also stars. That returns for a second series on Friday (May 30) and also stars the likes of Conleth Hill and Steve Pemberton. Gibson co-wrote the show and stars as Kath, a mobile hairdresser by trade and the devoted mistress of her sister's husband. Set around the fortunes of the Parker family's electrical shop in 1990s Stockport, the next instalment sees a shift of power between the trio of Kath, her sister Diane and the object of their affection, Martin Parker. Speaking on Woman's Hour, Gibson talked of how Peter Kay's Car Share led to other opportunities for her acting-wise, after she had been working in a call centre. She said: "Like many other actors, the work's not always there. I was very lucky when I left college that I could still play teenagers, but then I hit my 30's and the work really dried up. I wasn't getting any auditions. "I was very lucky that Peter Kay's carshare came along and that Peter thought of me. I was very very lucky to have a friend who supported me like that." TOP STORIES She added: "It was a massive sliding doors moment, because I live in north Wales, where I live its not the centre of the entertainment world. "I was happy, I wasn't absolutely gutted that this could be the end of the career or the dream. "But, I still live in the same place, the same village, so things haven't changed that much."
Daily Mirror
26-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mirror
BBC comedy star lets slip 'huge twist' ahead of series return
Sian Gibson appeared on BBC's The One Show to chat about the new series of her comedy The Power of Parker with co-star Conleth Hill Sian Gibson appeared on The One Show on Monday, May 26 when she revealed a "huge twist" in the new season of her BBC comedy series The Power of Parker. The comedy star, known for her role in Peter Kay's Car Share, appeared with fellow actor Conleth Hill to dish out details about the second series. Set in 1990s Stockport, the show charts the chaotic life of Martin Parker (Hill), caught between his wife (Rosie Cavaliero) and his mistress (Kath). While talking about the new series, Conleth revealed to presenters Alex Jones and Roman Kemp that Martin has experienced a "huge fall from grace" with things being exacerbated by Kath. Sian couldn't help but chime in, saying: "Kath makes everything worse but there's lots of twists and turns and there's a huge twist in one of the episodes which means that Kath and Diane, her sister, played by lovely Rose Cavaliero, and Martin all have to work together." Alex quickly jump in with an "Oh no!" as Sian cheekily noted: "But we can't say what happens," reports the Express. Sian also let slip that despite Martin moving in with Kath, she's having second thoughts about their relationship, feeling he's "lost his sparkle". She suggests that Kath's plan to coax him back into work might just be the spark needed to ignite that lost twinkle. The show's setting in an electrical store tickled presenters Alex and Roman as show co-creator Sian revealed her fondness for such shops. She explained: "Do you remember in the olden days if you wanted a kettle you had to go to one shop for everything electrical, you couldn't shop around. It were magical, these places with everything there." The One Show returned on Monday after being bumped from its usual slot the previous Friday due to BBC reshuffling its schedule for The Chelsea Flower Show coverage; the programme is typically broadcast on weekdays at 7 pm on BBC One. The announcement of the change came during Thursday's episode when fill-in host Angellica Bell became emotional while paying tribute to a charitable individual during the One Big Thank You segment. The programme honoured Carole Hughes of Stamford who, alongside her husband Rob, established the charity Anna's Hope in memory of their daughter, Anna, who tragically passed away at three years old from a brain tumour. Only weeks after losing Anna, Carole and Rob set up the charity to fund specialist occupational, physical, and speech and language therapy for children affected by brain tumours. As a special gesture of appreciation for her tireless efforts, Angellica and Joanna Lumley granted Carole a memorable surprise by naming a flower after her daughter at The Chelsea Flower Show.
