The death has been announced of Ian Mullins who was Director of Productions at the Everyman Theatre in Cheltenham from 1961 until 1968. He was largely responsible for the success and the survival of the theatre after the Everyman rose from the ashes of the old Opera House. Had it not been for his skilful and imaginative running of the repertory company the theatre would very probably not have survived. All those who are theatre goers in Cheltenham and those that work and have worked at the Everyman are enormously indebted to him.