Gunner’s last stand

THERE are few actors in contemporary American theatre as well regarded as John Mahoney.

He is best known as Kelsey Grammer’s father, the retired detective Marty Crane, in the long-running TV series, Frasier.

Mahoney returns to the Galway Arts Festival, of which he is an honorary patron, for the fifth time this week. He is also appearing in the European premiere of Bruce Graham’s play The Outgoing Tide. Graham was approached to write the play with Mahoney in mind.