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“The UK-Ireland box office rose 6% year-on-year to £199.3m, in the first quarter of 2026, led by book-to-screen adaptations including Sony’s Project Hail Mary and Entertainment Film Distributors’ The Magic Faraway Tree.

Project Hail Mary, adapted from Andy Weir’s 2021 novel, was the highest-grossing release in the UK-Ireland with £27.1m, while Enid Blyton-inspired The Magic Faraway Tree was the highest-grossing UK independent release in the territory in the period, grossing £11.6m for Entertainment Film Distributors, according to figures published by the BFI.”

“Variety’s first-ever Women’s Impact Report U.K. showcases the executives and talent that led from across the pond, driving top features and television series, winning awards and leading companies to greater things.”

Congratulations and much deserved to Nicola 👏

Every acclaim and accolade was well-deserved. Brava!

Nicola hosting SNL UK

I’ve watched s2 multiple times already and still haven’t managed to fully arrange all my thoughts about it in a logical way, other than to say I ABSOLUTELY LOVED IT!!!

Here’s some of the critical praise that’s being heaped on the show:

✨ “instant TV classic Big Mood is back”

✨ Nicola Coughlan is “a generational talent”

✨ “tender & vulnerable performances”

✨ “better than ever”

✨ “even more biting, hilarious, poignant & emotional”

✨“excel at both comedy & pathos”

✨ “triumphant return”

My personal impression for now:

I enjoyed it even more than s1 and it exceeded my expectations, which were quite high already

Camilla wrote a perfect gem of a show

Ep 4 & Ep 6 has made me cry on every rewatch so far

Nicola deserves the BAFTA for ep4 alone

The jokes and one liners are so many, so layered and so quick that I’ve found something new to laugh about every time

The chemistry of the whole ensemble is on point and all the relationships feel really lived in

Most remarkable for me was Nicola’s range being on full display. I’ll never not be in awe of her ability to switch from humour to hurt in a blink

With Nicola’s final bows last night, The Playboy of the Western World era has just come to a close.

What a successful debut she has had on the largest national stage in the UK, performing to a full house every day (94% attendance on average) over a three-month run, 80 shows and glowing fan and critical reviews. I hope she is very proud of her time bringing this Irish classic with a stellar Irish ensemble to thousands of new people.

Nicola’s performance was variously described by critics using superlatives:

“the production’s true north”

“the play belongs to Coughlan”

“a star turn, magnetic”

“she offers so much detail to her performance it is hard to take your eyes off her”

“powerful”

“fierce”

Frame 1 & 2 courtesy of @theplayboyofthent on IG