Michael Quinn is obituaries editor for The Stage. Michael has been contributing to The Stage since 1989 and became obituaries editor in 2014. A former theatre director and BBC Radio Drama producer, he also writes about classical music, opera and Irish traditional music. Programming consultant to Northern Ireland’s newest arts centre, Portico, in Portaferry, County Down, he is editor for SOMM Recordings and previously deputy editor of Gramophone and Classic FM magazines.
With Northern Ireland’s arts sector facing more standstill funding, director Michael Quinn says the time for the industry to make its voice heard is now
The reopening of the Alley Theatre in Strabane has been delayed for a second time until early 2027 to enable further repairs following extensive water damage
Belfast’s Lyric Theatre refused to close its doors as violence swept through the city on Tuesday, with its leader vowing it would not be forced to shut ’because of fascists’
Theatremakers in Northern Ireland do a lot with little funding, but this is not sustainable. The social and economic benefits of theatre need to be recognised by the government, argues Michael Quinn
