Michael Irving

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Michael Irving is a stage and screen actor born on October, 19 1943 in Ipswich, Suffolk.

In 1972 he was one of the co-founders of the Half Moon Theatre [1] with Maurice Colbourne and Guy Sprung. [2] [3] It became the Half Moon Young People's Theatre in 1990, [4] a specialist theatre for young people. He performed in many productions there, including In the Jungle of the Cities, Will Wat, If Not, What Will?, Sawdust Caesar, Silver Tassie, Alkestis, The Mother and Female Transport. He directed and performed in Heroes of the Iceberg Hotel and Dan Dare (which he also wrote). In 1977 he played the Dame in Dick Whittington, or the City of Fear. In 2016 Michael became a patron of Half Moon Theatre (previously called Half Moon Young People's Theatre). This coincided with the launch of Stages of Half Moon, a digital archive of the theatre's history. [5]

In the theatre, his work includes performance in the play "Apart from George" [6] and "Rough Music" [7] in London. He appeared in the film "Personal Services" (1987). [8] He played a headmaster in an episode of The Bill . His played the father of Robert Pattinson's character in How To Be. [9]

From 1971 to 1981 Michael was married to Veronica Hamel. [10] [11]

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References

  1. ↑ "Theatre Archives at Royal Holloway". Royal Holloway University of London. Archived from the original on 29 June 2009. Retrieved 5 July 2010.
  2. ↑ "Michael Irving : Stages of Half Moon". www.stagesofhalfmoon.org.uk. Retrieved 23 April 2018.
  3. ↑ Rennie, John. "How the sun finally set on the Half Moon Theatre". Tower Hamlets Council. Retrieved 5 July 2010.[ permanent dead link ]
  4. ↑ "White Horse Road : Stages of Half Moon". www.stagesofhalfmoon.org.uk. Retrieved 23 April 2018.
  5. ↑ "Half Moon Theatre Staff - Who We Are". Half Moon. Retrieved 23 April 2018.
  6. ↑ Billington, Michael (17 June 2009). "Apart from George". The Guardian. Retrieved 6 July 2010.
  7. ↑ Curtlet, Evelyn (11 December 2007). "Rough Music". The Stage. Retrieved 17 July 2010.
  8. ↑ Deming, Mark. "Personal Services". Allmovie. Retrieved 5 July 2010.
  9. ↑ Buchanan, Jason. "How To Be". Allmovie. Retrieved 5 July 2010.
  10. ↑ "1981 Press Photo Actress Veronica Hamel and Actor Michael Irving". Historic Images. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
  11. ↑ "HILL STREET BLUES -- "Blood Money" Episode 202 -- Pictured: (l-r) Michael Irving as Lance, Veronica Hamel as Joyce Davenport -- (Photo by: Paul Drinkwater/NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal via Getty Images via Getty Images)". Getty Images. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
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