922 stories by "Michael Quinn"
Family legend had it that Pamela Cundell was a distant relative of Henry Condell, the manager of the Lord Chamberlain's Men theatrical
The days of the television licence fee are numbered and some BBC programmes are likely to be available only through subscription channels
The chief executive of Arts and Business Northern Ireland has expressed "a real fear" that arts companies may be forced to close when
Blessed with an imposing physique and a voice as powerful as it was poetic, Alan Howard was a towering figure in British
Entertainment unions have issued a joint statement saying they are "totally committed" to English National Opera following Arts Council England's decision to
Belfast's Lyric Theatre has taken the lion's share of prizes at this year's Irish Times Theatre Awards, winning four of the 15
Plans to increase attendance and participation in the arts by disabled people in Northern Ireland have been launched by the region's arts council. The strategy will oblige funded organisatio…
Alan Howard, one of the most acclaimed Shakespearean actors of his generation, has died at the age of 77. After falling ill with pneumonia last month, his health continued to deteriorate unt…
Without any formal training, Jeffrey Segal became a seasoned performer on stage and amassed nearly 100 television and film credits to become one of the most recognisable and reliable charact…
In a career that spanned five decades, Derek Rencher became the Royal Ballet Company's most experienced performer. He created roles in some of the most memorable ballets of the last century …
As the dutiful front-door sentinel cheerily sending Leonard Rossiter's disintegrating husband off to work each morning in David Nobbs' The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin " and there to dut…
To successive generations of TV viewers, Geraldine McEwan was, by turns, Muriel Spark's self-confidently provocative pedagogue Miss Jean Brodie, one half of EF Benson's whimsical but waspish…
An actor of considerable versatility, Barrie Ingham was equally at home with the classics as he was with musicals, enjoying leading roles with the Royal Shakespeare Company, National Theatre…
With The Avengers and The Professionals, the writer and producer Brian Clemens stamped his signature on two iconic television shows that captured the zeitgeist of their respective eras to pe…
Geraldine McEwan, a lynchpin of the Royal Shakespeare Company's first seasons, stalwart of the West End and a prolific television actress, has died at the age of 82. Her death, on January 30…
Brian Blessed has had to withdraw from playing King Lear because of a heart condition. Blessed had been starring in the production at Holy Trinity Church Guildford since it opened on January…
English National Opera has defended itself against claims by outgoing chairman Martyn Rose that it is losing money and audiences as a result of failures by artistic director John Berry. The …
Anne Kirkbride appeared in 1,439 episodes of Coronation Street across more than 40 years and became one of the long-running soap's most popular matriarchs and a much-loved television icon. B…
Barrie Ingham, who played leading roles with the Royal Shakespeare Company and National Theatre and enjoyed success on Broadway, has died at the age of 82. His death on January 23 in Palm Be…
Lance Percival found fame singing topical political songs in a calypso style on the BBC's pioneering satire show That Was the Week That Was and went on to become a stalwart of British televi…
Lance Percival found fame singing topical political songs in a calypso style on the BBC's pioneering satire show That Was the Week
Anne Kirkbride, best known for playing Coronation Street's Deirdre Barlow for 42 years, has died at the age of 60. Her death yesterday was confirmed in a statement from ITV, which said she "…
Mark Carruthers is to step down as chairman of Belfast's Lyric Theatre after an eight-year tenure, during which he played a leading role in securing £18.5 million for a new twin-auditoriu…
In a prolific career that spanned seven decades, Bernard Kay was a familiar face on television and an equally imposing figure on stage. Born in Bolton, he was a reporter with the Bolton Even…
Brian Clemens, the screenwriter who created The Avengers and The Professionals, has died aged 83. His death on January 10 was confirmed by his son, Samuel, who said the cause of death was a …
