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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.

There’s a Bishop in My Bedroom

It takes courage to bare your life to an audience but Richard O’Leary does just that.

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Ten Plagues

A stunning piece of music theatre by Messrs. Ravenhill & Mitchell.

Read More Ten Plagues

Quartered

A walk through the city in someone else’s shoes

Read More Quartered

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