Kenny Ireland

Kenny Ireland (born 1945, Paisley) is a Scottish actor and theatre director.

Best known to viewers as part of Victoria Wood's 'rep' company in the BBC series "Victoria Wood As Seen On TV", Ireland has been prominent in the theatre where he spent ten years as director of the Royal Lyceum Theatre in Edinburgh. When he left the post in 2003 he controversially attacked the Scottish arts establishment for providing "theatre on the cheap" and the Scottish Executive for putting plans for a National Theatre of Scotland on "the back burner". [ [http://scotlandonsunday.scotsman.com/index.cfm?id=211802002 Scotland on Sunday ] ] The National Theatre was finally launched in 2006.

Ireland's directing credits include "Guys & Dolls, A View from the Bridge, Romeo and Juliet, Phaedra, Macbeth, Lovers, The Anatomist, Clay Bull, Mother Courage, Much Ado About Nothing, Of Mice and Men, Private Lives, Oleanna, The Gowk Storm, Waiting for Godot, Dancing at Lughnasa, Oedipus Tyrannos and A Midsummer Night’s Dream".

He has also appeared in the STV series "Taggart", the 1983 film "Local Hero" and the David Leland film "The Big Man" with Liam Neeson Amongst others

He is currently appearing in the television series "Benidorm".

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