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I’m Jane Coyle, a Belfast-based professional arts journalist and critic. Over the years I’ve been a regular contributor to The Stage, the Irish Times, Irish Theatre Magazine, BBC Northern Ireland and many other media outlets in Ireland, the UK and France. The Even Hand comprises features, reviews and comment on arts and culture across Ireland and beyond.

Author: Jane Coyle

I'm a Belfast-based professional arts journalist and critic. Over the years I've been a regular contributor to The Stage, the Irish Times, Irish Theatre Magazine, BBC Northern Ireland and many other media outlets in Ireland, the UK and France. The Even Hand comprises features, reviews and comment on arts and culture across Ireland and beyond.

A Personal Reflection – In Memory of Liam O’Flynn

The passing of master piper Liam O’Flynn bequeaths a wealth of musical treasures.

Read More A Personal Reflection – In Memory of Liam O’Flynn

Double Helpings from Cahoots NI

Two helpings of Cahoots NI in a single day – one sweet, one dark and bitter.

Read More Double Helpings from Cahoots NI

Holding the World in the Palm of its Hand

All grown up – Young at Art and the Belfast Children’s Festival reach the ripe old age of 20 with another feast of international treats.

Read More Holding the World in the Palm of its Hand

Imagine! Festival of Ideas and Politics

New ideas? Forward thinking? Fresh perspectives on Brexit, poverty, homelessness, inequality? In Northern Ireland? Imagine that. Well, yes …

Read More Imagine! Festival of Ideas and Politics

May the Road Rise Up

The plight of homeless people is brought centre stage in a play calling for society to rise up.

Read More May the Road Rise Up

Double Bill: Every Day I Wake Up Hopeful & East Belfast Boy

Two men, two lives, two very different worlds in a thought-provoking double bill.

Read More Double Bill: Every Day I Wake Up Hopeful & East Belfast Boy

The Man Who Fell to Pieces

A bold, heartbreaking new play brings the issue of mental health out of the darkness.

Read More The Man Who Fell to Pieces

The Threepenny Opera

Visually and musically arresting, this raunchy production could make good use of an added injection of danger and jeopardy.

Read More The Threepenny Opera

Edgefest

Edgefest – a season of three plays which shine light into the darkness of male mental health.

Read More Edgefest

The Final Year

The President is the coolest man in the room during the frantic round of diplomacy that marked his final year in office.

Read More The Final Year

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