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Michael Gambon obituary: Masterful actor and mischievous interviewee
The Dublin-born star once said ‘I suppose I can’t get away from it: I’m English, aren’t I? All my things are here’
Michael Gambon: Actor was both a cult icon and national treasure, on both sides of the Irish Sea
The Irish actor was capable of threat and pathos, with the ability to boom and to shrink into his large frame
Michael Gambon: President Higgins leads tributes to ‘an exceptional talent. As an actor he seemed boundless’
Gate and Abbey theatres describe the Dublin-born actor as ‘legendary’ and ‘a giant of stage and screen’
Michael Gambon, Irish actor and Harry Potter star, dies aged 82
Dublin-born performer made his stage debut at the capital’s Gate Theatre in 1962
Private treasures of Betty Ann Norton to be auctioned
Drama teacher was an avid collector, and sale includes jewellery, clothing and furniture
All hands on deck for Damien Duff at Shelbourne
Life as manager for the former Ireland international goes way beyond what happens on the pitch
The Crown, season 4: Gillian Anderson takes up the Margaret Thatcher challenge
She is the latest of many actors to wrestle with the blue suit and tortured vowels
King of Thieves: Three films rolled into a single heist movie
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Rupert Everett: ‘Lots of my friends got sick. I got famous’
The ‘Happy Prince’ star on being gay, playing Oscar Wilde, and surviving the film world
Two decades on: Après Match are ready for Russia
When it comes to tournament telly, there’s only one Après Match
Michael Colgan event given Arts Council funds despite warnings
Agency granted support to the World Actors Forum amid concerns it was not ‘prudent’
Seven women allege abuse and harassment by Michael Colgan
'She’ll never work in Dublin again’ was a phrase that he used a lot around the office,' one woman recalled
'Britain has a sense of moral superiority most other countries don't feel'
In ‘Munich’, Robert Harris exorcises a lifelong obsession by challenging the British myths he grew up with about the second World War
Riviera review: Cheap thrills in a glamorous world
It’s a quality show that could also pass as a satire on the budgets of prestige television
Fearless review: no case is too big, no detail too small
A breathless show that fast-tracks every plot and character and goes all the way to the top
2017 Ifta Awards: ‘A Date for Mad Mary’ claims best picture
Statuettes also handed out for ‘The Siege of Jadotville’ and ‘The Young Offenders’
Ralph Fiennes, Michael Gambon and Charles Dance return to the Gate for Michael Colgan’s farewell programme
The starry line-up features work by Samuel Beckett, Brian Friel and Harold Pinter
Artistic director Michael Colgan exits stage Gate after 33 years
Colgan has had towering successes but he leaves as subsidies and attendance dwindle
Annesbrook House: a manor made fit for a king who never graced its halls
Kate Sweetman and her family have tried many ways to pay for the upkeep of a house rich in architectural heritage
Acclaimed British actor Alan Rickman dies aged 69
Hollywood star who shot to global acclaim as Hans Gruber in Die Hard was suffering from cancer
Edna O’Brien says she is ‘increasingly astonished’ by Yeats
Writer the guest of honour at Nobel dinner, at start of Yeats festival in Sligo to mark 150 years since his birth
A thrillingly intimate 30 minutes with Andrew Scott
He stole the show in Sherlock and is about to break into Bond – but it’s Sea Wall that has had the biggest impact on his work
Television: Blizzard of oddballs trapped in a cold climate
Review: ‘Fortitude’, starring Sophie Grabol, Stanley Tucci and Christopher Ecclestone; Room to Improve; Phil Spencer: Secret Agent; Touched By Auschwitz; and How to Get Way With Murder
Television: Wolf Hall is not your usual bodice ripper
The BBC’s Tudor drama is literate and atmospheric; an Irish documentary on being gay is quietly powerful when it stays on home ground; and the last word on RTÉ’s ‘Charlie’
Cheika’s way: dictatorships deliver trophies
Australia is a cultural mix, it’s the wearing of the green and gold that makes them Wallabies
Gate Theatre makes its German debut with two Samuel Beckett productions
Audiences at the Ruhrfestspiele festival identify with Michael Gambon and Barry McGovern’s takes on absurdity
Renowned actors to gather in Dublin for first world forum on their profession
Jeremy Irons, Brendan Gleeson and Michael Gambon among those taking part in public event
Plans to reopen Dublin restaurant The Unicorn
Movers and shakers had been entertained at Merrion Row venue since 1938
John Hurt: ‘I don’t really look like Beckett at all. God. I should be so lucky’
The veteran actor returns to Dublin to perform ‘Krapp’s Last Tape’, in a role he has been developing for more than a decade
Michael Gambon: ‘This is easy, acting. Standing there with a spear. Anyone can do that’
The Phibsborough boy who became a Londoner, then an actor – is back in his native city for a production of Krapp’s Last Tape, the perfect play for a former engineer
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