Former RSC actor Albert Finney dies after short illness
Albert Finney received a best actor Oscar nomination for his role in Tom Jones in 1963 TRIBUTES have been flooding in for Albert Finney, the outstanding British actor whose death has been announced...
View ArticleTributes paid to former RSC manager
Tributes have been paid to Graham Sawyer, a much-loved former manager at the RSC, who died last week. Graham, of St Gregory’s Road, Stratford-upon-Avon, died on 31st March aged 76, at Myton Hospice...
View ArticleFond farewell to face of the RSC
Tributes have been paid to a hugely popular former manager at the Royal Shakespeare Company. Graham Sawyer, who died aged 76 on 31st March, was a major figure in local theatre, especially at the RSC,...
View ArticleOBITUARY: Curtain falls for much-loved actor Martin Cosgrif
Martin Cosgrif as Feste in Twelfth Night at the Loft in 2018.Photo: Richard Smith Photography Much-loved actor, director and teacher Martin Cosgrif has died from coronavirus. The 72-year-old Stratford...
View ArticleREMEMBERING IAN HOLM: ‘He was charming, everybody loved him’
Bee Gilbert Sir Ian Holm, who died on 19th June, started his long career at the RSC, joining the company in 1958. While there he met Bee Gilbert, his partner of 15 years and with whom he had two of his...
View ArticleTribute paid to Oliver Williams, ‘loving son and brother’
Heartfelt tributes have been paid to theatre-loving Oliver Williams after he died in a crash earlier this month. The 27-year-old from Stratford died in the single-vehicle collision on the A34 at East...
View ArticleSad farewell to Herald stalwart
MUCH-loved former Herald team member Ann Cranmer died last month. Here her husband Tim tells of her life, her time at the Herald and their life beyond those years: Ann was born in Moreton-in-Marsh in...
View ArticleTributes paid to crash victim ‘loving young father’ Lenny
The family of young dad Lenny Phillips have paid tribute to the much-loved 25-year-old, who has passed away following an accident on the A46 near Snitterfield on Friday. The former Stratford School and...
View ArticleFarewell to magical toy shop owner Angela
TOY shop owner Angela Balfour Kinnear, who was a hugely popular figure in Shipston, has died at the age of 85. Here, her family pay tribute to her. Angela was born on 22nd August 1935 in Sherborne,...
View ArticleMore tributes paid to young dad Lenny
The family of Lenny Phillips say they have been overwhelmed by the huge number of tributes to him from loved ones, friends and co-workers. Young dad Lenny, 25, sadly died following an accident on the...
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