Michael Patrick obituary (opens in new tab)

Actor and writer who confronted his motor neurone disease diagnosis in his work, and went on to play Richard III When Michael Patrick became the first actor in Ireland’s theatrical history to portray Richard III as a wheelchair user, he was determined that neither his nor his character’s disability be seen as part of the play’s inherent tragedy.Instead, as he explained in an interview with the Guardian at the time, he used his still recent diagnosis of motor neurone disease to inform a new un...