Onwards and Sideways (2026)
Tony Evans is the deputy head of a local primary school. Emma Dretzin is a pianist, composer and single mother of two daughters. Neither knows the other until a startling encounter changes the course of their lives: on the same morning, they are both confronted with a diagnosis of Parkinson’s.
Director: John Madden
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Laura Linney as Emma Dretzin |
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Rhys Ifans as Tony Evans |
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Rory Kinnear as Professor Ridge |
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Monica Dolan as Liz Evans |
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Isabella Nefar as Bahar |
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Leah Byrne as Julie |
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Danielle Galligan as Carol |
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Paul Mayhew-Archer as Tom |
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Sorcha Cusack as Mary |
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Emma Louise Webb as |
| Directing | John Madden | Director |
| Production | Hilary Bevan Jones | Producer |
| Production | John Gore | Producer |
| Writing | Paul Mayhew-Archer | Writer |
| Sound | Thomas Newman | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Danny Cohen | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Úna Ní Dhonghaíle | Editor |
| Production | Peter Francis | Production Designer |
| Art | Astrid Sieben | Art Direction |
| Costume & Make-Up | Lauren Reyhani | Costume Designer |
