Ten of the Best Theatre & Dance Events of 2017 in Northern Ireland
The Even Hand selects ten of the best from 2017
Read More Ten of the Best Theatre & Dance Events of 2017 in Northern IrelandAuthor: 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.
Beauty and the Beast
A valiant attempt at reimagining a classic tale suffers from the absence of magic.
Read More Beauty and the BeastThe Spectacular Aladdin
New for Belfast … a big, flashy arena panto that hits the zeitgeist.
Read More The Spectacular AladdinJack and the Beanstalk
A stupid boy, an impoverished widow, a cow, a bag of beans … panto time in Derry.
Read More Jack and the BeanstalkSleeping Beauty
A traditional home-grown Sleeping Beauty brings in the punters.
Read More Sleeping BeautyFintan O’Toole: One Year On, The Road Ahead
Wintry conditions do not deter a gathering at the Seamus Heaney HomePlace in the company of journalist Fintan O’Toole.
Read More Fintan O’Toole: One Year On, The Road AheadThe Nightshift Before Christmas
A fine cast, madcap characters and a sparky script make for a Christmas comedy filled with laughter and pathos.
Read More The Nightshift Before ChristmasPeter Pan
Bigger and brighter than ever and as for the 3D sequence … be very afraid!
Read More Peter PanHansel & Gretel
A panoply of fairytale and fantasy characters deliver a mischievous Christmas show for the austerity era.
Read More Hansel & GretelChristian Dior – Couturier du Rêve
A spectacular homage to 70 years of the House of Dior.
Read More Christian Dior – Couturier du Rêve
