I walked into the King’s Head pub and knew I was working with two, equally powerful, people – Joan and Dan Crawford. It was 1971, just one year after this imaginative couple created the upstart, cheeky theatre venue. Directors, actors,…
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And to tempt the biggest beast of them all – the mega-hulk Harold Hobson – out of his comfort zone to visit the back of a seedy pub in the sticks was epic – a triumph. Harold Hobson was, for…
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David Mercer’s thriller, Let’s Murder Vivaldi, exploded at the King’s Head pub theatre at the perfect time. Two years after the King’s Head first hit society and the scene, we gave fans the ultimate show-biz thrill. Two couples fencing, verbally,…
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Kevin Stoney played Bernard Kevin at the King’s Head. Kevin was, indeed, very different. Much lighter, much more tongue-in-cheek, much more optimistic. His reviews were good and – importantly – he pleased the author. Jim Norton played the three wickedly…
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To my astonishment - and dismay - the author, Tom Gallacher, responded adversely to Julian’s performance.‘Too negative, too downbeat’ was his judgement. Idly, I wondered if Shakespeare was ever troubled by the astonishing variety of interpretations of Hamlet he must…
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The rocky road which led to the spectacular success of Mr Joyce is Leaving Paris in Dublin, left management and audience hungry for more from author Tom Gallacher. And pat from his satchel he produced – Revival! A tale of…
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