922 stories by "Michael Quinn"
David Johnston was a leading figure in a generation of practitioners and theorists who brought theatre in education to the top of
Belfast's Metropolitan Arts Centre needs emergency funding of £300,000 to avoid the prospect of closing at the end of the financial year.
The degree of fame Scott Fredericks found on British television was slight compared to his standing in his native Ireland where he
Widely regarded as one of the most important playwrights working in the Welsh language, Meic Povey became a familiar television face as
As a performer and choreographer, Anna Krzystek was a leading figure in independent dance and performance art in Scotland, co-founding the Glasgow-based,
For more than a decade, Keith Chegwin was one of the biggest stars of children's television, stamping his chirpy and infectiously carefree
Actor and television presenter Keith Chegwin, familiarly known by his nickname Cheggers, has died at the age of 60. His death at
Paul Brown was widely regarded as one of the most imaginative stage designers of the last four decades. He was certainly one
Sheila O'Neill was one of the most accomplished British dancers of recent times, with a reputation for stopping the show in countless
Rodney Bewes will be best remembered as the ever-amiable Bob to James Bolam's always abrasive Terry in two television series that caught
Five British cities competing to be the European Capital of Culture in 2023 have been left reeling after it emerged the European
Sandy Neilson was one of the most influential figures in Scottish theatre over the past half-century. As an actor, director and teacher,
In later years, Keith Barron came to lament the success of the ITV sitcom that made him a household name. Eric Chappell's
Trevor Byfield's career was unusual in its division between his Ziggy Byfield persona " in which he was prominent in the fashion
When The Stage published its first edition of The Stage 100 list in 1997, James Sharkey was one of only two agents
Michael Colgan, former artistic director of the Gate Theatre in Dublin, has said his "behaviour should not be equated with sex crimes",
A new TKTS discount ticket office in Leicester Square has been approved by Westminster City Council. Designed by Moxon Architects, the new
The Gate Theatre in Dublin has announced an independent review into allegations of sexual harassment and bullying made against former artistic director
When he stood down as general secretary of Equity in 1991, the American entertainment bible Variety described Peter Plouviez as "probably Britain's
Although Trevor Martin performed alongside Laurence Olivier, enjoyed long relationships with the Royal Shakespeare Company and National Theatre, and appeared regularly in
The future of the Brighton Hippodrome "continues to hang in the balance" campaigners have claimed, amid concerns that it could be sold
Basia Binkowska has been announced as the overall winner of the 2017 Linbury Prize for stage design in the award's 30th-anniversary year.
Although television came to dominate Rosemary Leach's career, she never abandoned the stage, maintaining a profile in regional and fringe theatre and
The archive of Wilton’s Music Hall, which includes items dating back to 1871, has been acquired by London’s Victoria and Albert Museum.
Tributes have been paid to the actor and director Sandy Neilson, a stalwart of Scottish theatre over the past 40 years, who
