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Dateline: 25th July, 2010
Ian Hill Ian Hill, the BTG's reviewer in Belfast, has died suddenly at the age of 73. Ian trained in dentistry at Queen's, Belfast, where he got a taste for journalism, becoming editor of student magazine The Gown. He went on to work for the Belfast Telegraph before turning freelance and he built up a reputation for being one of Northern Ireland's leading arts writers and critics. As well as writing about the arts - theatre was a great love of his and he also reviewed exhibitions - he was a presenter of arts programmes on Radio Ulster. He contributed a major essay on Arts Administration to Stepping Stones, the Arts in Ulster, 1971-2001 (Blackstaff Press, 2001), the third volume in the Arts in Ulster series, covering the development of Arts Council policy and practice. He was also a travel writer and spent ten years working for the Northern Ireland Tourist Board. He wrote or contributed to many books about Northern Ireland, the most recent being My Lagan Love (2008) which describes the journey of the River of the Lagan from source at Slieve Croob to entering the sea at Belfast Lough and is illustrated by watercolours by artist Gillian Lutton. He began covering theatre in Belfast for the BTG in 2007 and his reviews showed a wide and deep knowledge and love of Irish theatre and he was able to place the productions he reviewed in context. He was not afraid to be totally honest so that praise from Ian was praise indeed and criticism was always constructive. He died at home on Friday 16th July.
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