Strange Relations by Ralf Webb review – brave new queer world A richly rewarding account of how four literary giants created an erotic revolution in post-war American culture The Guardian - UK · Aug 8, 2024
A Streetcar Named Desire review – Nikki Shiels is majestic but she’s no Blanche Melbourne Theatre CompanyShiels often uses her extraordinary voice for comedic effect under direction that seems determined to wrest the classic away from poeticism to the almost ribald The Guardian - AU · Jul 14, 2024
Patsy Ferran and Anjana Vasan: the Evening Standard Theatre Awards Best Actresses on their winning sister act The pair were gobsmacked when they were both named as joint winners Evening Standard · Nov 21, 2023
Foe review: Why is a film about robot clones starring Saoirse Ronan and Paul Mescal so boring? The bright, young Irish stars play Midwestern lovers embroiled in an intergalactic bargain with a mysterious stranger The Independent UK · Oct 19, 2023
How A Shirtless Stage Performance Helped Paul Mescal Win The Lead Role In Gladiator 2 The co-heads of Paramount share what led them to cast Paul Mescal in the leading role of Gladiator 2. Cinemablend · Jul 27, 2023
Pitlochry Festival Theatre puts on refined performance of A Streetcar Named Desire A Streetcar Named Desire at Pitlochry Festival Theatre The National (Scotland) · Jun 18, 2023
Jodie Comer, Paul Mescal Take Acting Gold at Olivier Awards Screen stars Paul Mescal and Jodie Comer scored prizes at London’s Olivier Awards on Sunday for their first-ever West End stage roles, while a stage adaptation of Japanese animated classic “My Neighbor Totoro” won six trophies. Irish actor Mescal – an Academy Award acting nominee this year for “Aftersun” –… Asharq Al-Awsat · Apr 3, 2023
Paul Mescal's touching tribute to cancer-hit mum in Olivier Awards acceptance speech Irish actor Paul Mescal, 27, won an Olivier Awards for his portrayal of Stanley Kowalski in A Streetcar Named Desire following a sell-out run at the Almeida Theatre Daily Mirror · Apr 3, 2023
Streetcar director Rebecca Frecknall: ‘I thought Paul Mescal was too young for Stanley but Brando was only 27’ Since her breakthrough show in 2018, Frecknall has gone from being virtually unknown to one of theatre’s most in-demand directors Evening Standard · Mar 21, 2023
On my radar: Ivo van Hove’s cultural highlights The Olivier-winning theatre director on Paul Mescal’s star turn in Streetcar, an ideal Saturday in south London and the best composer he’d never heard of The Guardian - UK · Mar 18, 2023
Getting it off his chest: the myth and meaning of Paul Mescal’s vest Known for his nuanced portrayals of men, the actor is changing perceptions of the undergarment once associated with heavily muscled hard-nuts The Guardian - UK · Mar 6, 2023
Paul Mescal says he met Nicole Kidman in his ‘sweaty underwear’ after A Streetcar Named Desire performance ‘It’s not a look you want to be caught in,’ Irish actor said The Independent UK · Mar 3, 2023
Paul Mescal: ‘I don’t want my life to change any more than it already has’ From small-town Irish actor to TV heart-throb and Oscar nominee, Paul Mescal tells Alexandra Jones how he’s (nearly) navigating his new-found fame Evening Standard · Feb 23, 2023
Gladiator sequel filming is 'delayed' as rumoured star Paul Mescal heads to the West End Filming for the sequel to the much loved 2000 movie Gladiator has reportedly been pushed back so that leading man Paul Mescal can reprise his role as Stanley Kowalski in play A Streetcar Named Desire at the West End Daily Mirror · Jan 26, 2023
The Guardian - UK · Jan 26, 2023 Paul Mescal’s latest role: global film star Irish actor, 26, has been nominated for an Oscar for Aftersun role but still coaches Gaelic football in home town
The Guardian - UK · Jan 25, 2023 A Streetcar Named Desire with Paul Mescal transfers to West End Critically acclaimed and now boasting an Oscar nominee, the Almeida’s Tennessee Williams production will move to the Phoenix theatre this spring
The Independent UK · Jan 13, 2023 A Streetcar Named Desire: Paul Mescal’s cruel Stanley leaves Normal People’s gold chain in tatters The ‘Aftersun’ actor gives an entrancing performance in Rebecca Frecknall’s intense Tennessee Williams revival at the Almeida
Evening Standard · Jan 13, 2023 A Streetcar Named Desire at the Almeida review: Paul Mescal is horribly good and Patsy Ferran is astonishing With this revival Frecknall proves herself again to be a director of great vision and invention
The Independent UK · Dec 19, 2022 A Streetcar Named Desire at 75: Blanche, Stanley, and the Tennessee Williams play that still haunts us As Paul Mescal takes on the role first made famous by Marlon Brando, Holly Williams looks at the star-studded history of ‘Streetcar’, a play full of parts coveted by big name actors
The Guardian - UK · Nov 6, 2022 ‘Masculinity can be expressed in many ways’: actor Paul Mescal on luck, sex scenes and risk taking Just two dizzying years after bringing the nation to a standstill in lockdown lodestone Normal People, Paul Mescal has become an indie film star everyone wants to work with. How did it happen? He talks to Aaron Hicklin
Evening Standard · Jun 23, 2022 ...And the vest is history: How the white vest became a symbol of queer identity From Brando to Bound, Isobel Van Dyke explores how the humble white vest became a code used within the LGBTQ+ community