922 stories by "Michael Quinn"
Sheila Mercier will be best remembered as the stern matriarch Annie Sugden in ITV's Emmerdale Farm (latterly, Emmerdale) for 22 years from
More than anyone in recent times, Ian Smith championed the comic operas of Gilbert and Sullivan that had once dazzled and defined
Hailed by The Stage's former editor Peter Hepple as "the master melodist of our time", Jerry Herman was arguably the last of
Jean Fergusson spent nearly half of her career as the femme fatale Marina in Roy Clarke's Last of the Summer Wine. She
When Tony Britton, who has died aged 95, was seen as Gloucester alongside Joss Ackland's King Lear in rehearsed readings directed by
Nicky Henson was an actor of considerable, if lightly worn, resources blessed with leading man looks. Both qualities served him well in
Barrie Keeffe was a prolific stage and screen writer throughout the turbulent 1970s and Thatcherite 1980s whose work cast a caustic eye
As a child, Nell Gifford dreamed of running away to join a circus. She went one better than that, co-founding her own
A leading figure in Irish theatre, Niall TóibÃn was familiar to British audiences for spells with the National Theatre and television appearances
Born in Australia and raised in America, Tom Hodgkins came to the UK in his late teens and took a master's in
Stage-struck from his debut in pantomime at the age of four, Ian Cullen found early teleÂvision fame as a dashing David Balfour
Playwright, poet and novelist Tom MacIntyre was one of the most provocative figures in recent Irish theatre, his avantgarde-accented work challenging theatremakers
Jean Heywood was in her 40s before she began what was to be a long and successful acting career. Television viewers will
William 'Bill' Talbot played a key behind-the-scenes role in the emergence of the Welsh television and film production industry in the 1980s
Mustapha Matura, who has died aged 79, transformed the profile of domestic theatre in the 1970s and beyond as one of the
Actor Noel O'Donovan was a mainstay of contemporary Irish theatre who also made memorable contributions to Ireland's homegrown television and film industries
Hailed as one of the greatest prima ballerinas of the last century, Alicia Alonso was a force of nature who dominated American
Leah Bracknell's 16-year spell as vet Zoe Tate in ITV's long-running Emmerdale saw her create television history as the first regular, openly
Stephen Moore was one of the most versatile and reliable actors of his generation. A vital, always intelligent presence on stage, his
A founding member of the National Theatre, Terence Knapp found fame on the other side of the world where he was formally
Juliette Kaplan, who has died aged 80, will be best remembered for her 25-year residency in Roy Clarke's Last of the Summer
A 2% increase to arts and culture funding outlined in Ireland's newly announced 2020 budget has been met with mixed reactions, despite
Possessed of a voice that refused any categorisation other than its own lustrous sound, Jessye Norman, who has died aged 74, was
John O'Brien owed his career as a much-admired principal dancer with Ballet Rambert, and later a widely respected teacher, to the suggestion
Hailed in the UK as the inheritor of Joyce Grenfell's mantle and in the US as "Broadway's new comedy queen", Anna Quayle
