922 stories by "Michael Quinn"
As the eldest child of the comedian and singer Harry Secombe, a career in showbusiness must have seemed an inevitability for Jenny
No director stamped their signature on the television costume and period drama with as much style, substance and success as James Cellan
Few writers mined their own biography with such caustic flamboyance and mordantly gleeful disregard for opinion as Peter Nichols, who has died
Gillian Hanna, who has died at the age of 75 after a long illness, was a protean figure in the alternative theatre
A former ticket sales manager with Belfast's Grand Opera House has avoided jail after pleading guilty to stealing more than £20,000 from
Speaking to The Stage in 1979, Sheila Steafel described herself as "a straight character comedy actress who always wanted to be a
Freda Dowie will be best remembered as the abused, long-suffering mother in Terence Davies' autobiographical film Distant Voices, Still Lives, a role
Dancer Julia Farron, who has died at the age of 96, may not have achieved the celebrity status of her peers Margot
Few figures made so charismatic or immediate an impact on recent Irish theatre as the actor and director Karl Shiels, who has
Actor Jeremy Kemp's screen career was dominated by roles in uniform, most indelibly including his television breakthrough as PC Bob Steele in
Joe Longthorne, who has died at the age of 64, was one of the biggest light-entertainment stars of his generation, admired within
Hal Prince, who has died suddenly at the age of 91, bestrode Broadway in the 20th century, stamping his authoritative signature on
When Glyn Houston's ambition to become a comedian failed to materialise, his elder brother Donald, then a rising film star, helped secure
Few figures in contemporary British theatre played such as crucial role in promoting the profile and welfare of directors as Ivor Benjamin,
After taking early retirement from an accountancy career that included extended periods with various iterations of London Transport and petroleum giant BP,
Bryan Marshall seemed to be a permanent presence on British television screens for more than 40 years, remembered still as the steely
Despite coming to acting late in life, making his professional debut at the age of 31, Freddie Jones sustained a rich and
William Simons was already a familiar face on television when he became a household name as PC Alf Ventress in ITV's hit
As a recent graduate of LAMDA, Douglas Fielding expected to play fresh-faced young bobby on the beat PC Quilley for just three
A playwright with more than 60 scripts to his name, Alan Drury was also the first literary manager to be appointed by
In a diverse career, the charismatic dancer, choreographer and actor James Supervia danced for Frederick Ashton and Rudolf Nureyev, appeared in pantomime,
Although Adrian Brown was a BAFTA-nominated, Emmy award-winning television and theatre director, the notoriety that surrounded his relationship with Terence Rattigan during
The designer and director Franco Zeffirelli, who has died at the age of 96, roamed freely across theatre, opera, television and film
A consummate radio actor with a lithe and cultured voice that commanded the ear, Stephen Thorne was a prolific contributor to the
As an actor, director and prolific playwright, Philip Osment, who has died at the age of 66, played a leading role in
