922 stories by "Michael Quinn"
Ken Dodd became notorious for allowing his one-man shows to regularly spill over into the early hours of the morning. Audiences "
Comedian and entertainer Ken Dodd has died at the age of 90. His death on March 11 was confirmed by his publicist,
Royce Ullah's sole brush with fame came as Salim in AR Rahman's Bombay Dreams, the lavish Bollywood-inspired musical with a book by
Emma Chambers made much of characters who seemed to have, in the nicest possible way, a slender grasp of reality. As the
Belfast's Lyric Theatre and Prime Cut Productions were the big winners at this year's Irish Theatre Awards, winning four categories including best
Actor-turned-agent Derek Keller " affectionately known as 'Bo' " was a mainstay of Brighton's theatre scene, where the offices of his agency
John Blackmore had something of the Midas touch about him, rescuing several leading regional theatres from the brink of closure and restoring
Kenneth Haigh was the original 'angry young man'. As the recalcitrant Jimmy Porter in John Osborne's Look Back in Anger at the
A fortnight before former contributor to The Stage John G Temple became Coronation Street's 21st producer in March 1985, the BBC launched
John Blackmore, who led flagship regional theatres in Manchester, Bolton, Newcastle, Leicester and Lancaster, has died at the age of 77. His
A review into claims of inappropriate behaviour and abuse of power by former Gate Theatre boss Michael Colgan has found the allegations
A prolific and consistently imaginative lighting designer, had Mick Hughes been a painter he would have excelled in watercolours, able to evoke
Geraldine Stephenson was one of the busiest choreographers and movement directors of her generation, accruing nearly 400 credits in theatre and on
Success in Department S and Jason King brought Peter Wyngarde fame in the early 1970s but cost him a later career on
Arts organisations in Northern Ireland have launched a campaign calling for greater public support for the arts. They warned of "death by
Bob Carlton will be widely remembered as the writer of the Olivier award-winning Return to the Forbidden Planet. Inspired by the 1956
John Barton spent virtually all of his long and prodigious career with the Royal Shakespeare Company, which he co-founded with Peter Hall
As the ever-reliable stooge to a succession of television comedians, Bella Emberg's sizeable frame (the butt of endless jokes in less politically
As Concepta Riley, the first barmaid to appear behind the bar of the Rovers Return in Coronation Street, Doreen Keogh created the
The Grand Opera House in Belfast has launched an £11 million plan to restore the Frank Matcham-designed venue in time for its
After setting up his own practice in 1995, Barry Shaw consolidated his reputation as a leading theatre lawyer and regularly appeared in
As the general manager and then long-serving director of the Yvonne Arnaud Theatre in his home town of Guildford, James 'Jamie' Barber
The threat of closure to Belfast's Metropolitan Arts Centre has eased following the announcement of emergency funding of £275,000 from the Department
In the late 1960s, ballet dancer turned mime Adam Darius was a singular figure in carving out the creative space that led
A graduate of the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art, Terence Beesley established himself as a resourceful actor in regional theatre
