922 stories by "Michael Quinn"
Playwright Christina Reid has died at the age of 73. News of the Belfast-born writer's death on May 31 was confirmed by
After five years as an assistant with the BBC, Barry Newbery cut his teeth as a fully fledged television designer in 1962
Few actors find themselves being acclaimed as "a spectacular find" at the age of 84. Producer Sue Vertue's hailing of Eileen Essell as
As 'The 'Bird' With the Feathers', Lee Stevens was one of the most popular and hard-working female impersonators in a generation of
Garsington Opera is to offer free screenings of two productions from its annual summer festival at six locations in east England as
Northern Ireland's largest further and higher education college is to close its drama and dance courses, as it looks to make budget
Writing about Maya Plisetskaya on the occasion of a gala 80th birthday salute at the Royal Opera House in 2006, The Stage's
Nigel Terry was never a predictable actor except in as much as he was always compelling to watch. With handsome, chiselled features
Laurence Harbottle, one of the most influential entertainment lawyers of his generation, has died at the age of 91. His death on
London's Royal Albert Hall invested a record £7.9 million " a year on year increase of 80% " in its charitable activities
When Brian Couzens formed Chandos Records in 1979, he unexpectedly found himself at the forefront of not one but two revolutions in
Growing up, after the separation of her parents, in the home of her painter and illustrator grandfather, Warwick William Lendon (a one-time
Paul Almond directed the first series of what many regard as one of the most ambitious " certainly the longest lasting "
For more than a decade, ventriloquist Keith Harris was one of the biggest stars in light entertainment, hosting his own variety-based Saturday
Entertainer Keith Harris, best known for his ventriloquist act with green duck Orville, has died at the age of 67 from cancer.
In a long career that embraced both theatre and academia, Katherine Worth could lay claim to being the first female professor of
Ronnie Carroll was a Belfast-born singer whose style owed much to American crooners and who enjoyed considerable popularity in the 1960s. The
Spotted by a photographer at the age of 16, Claire Gordon was signed to a five-year film contract by an industry keen
As the BBC's head of music and general director of English National Opera, Dennis Marks was a passionate and occasionally provocative advocate
As a prodigiously self- confident 15-year-old drummer, guitarist and singer in Channel 4's Rock School, Chris Hardman already had sufficient charisma to
The BBC has announced a £2.2 million annual deal with Northern Ireland Screen to boost programming in the region. The partnership will
Neal Street Productions, creators of television's Call the Midwife and producers of West End hits Enron, Shrek the Musical and Charlie and the
by Michael Quinn Northern Ireland's cultural sector has been left reeling after the arts council announced cuts to a number of organisations,
Of the more than 130 television and film credits he acquired in a career spanning six decades, it was his last role
As co-founder of DubbelJoint Theatre Company and head of the BBC's radio drama department in Belfast, Pam Brighton was a significant and
