The Lyric Theatre is 50

Brian Friel called it …”a playhouse, a house of play; a place of laughter and merrymaking and wit and comedy and raucous fun”. For 50 years, Belfast’s Lyric Theatre has been all that – and more.

Dear Arabella

Marie Jones reveals a new side to her writing style with this gentle, acutely perceptive trio of interlocking monologues.

Date Show: After Dark

An invitation to eavesdrop on private conversations and peek into private moments in one of Belfast’s coolest hotspots.

Double Cross

A nuanced central performance brings humanity and vulnerability to the two grotesque figures at the heart of World War II’s propaganda battle.

DruidShakespeare: Richard III

Druid draws its Plantagenet history play cycle to a close in a bloody horror show of epic proportions.

Paris Summer Shakespeare: A Midsummer Night’s Dream

Shakespeare’s enchanting comedy of love, magic and mischief comes to the romantic heart of Montmartre on warm, summer evenings in Paris.

Arts Over Borders

As the Brexit storm clouds gather, two festivals dedicated to Beckett and Friel highlight the political complexities and artistic possibilities surrounding the Irish border.

Paperboy

A stand-out central performance is the hallmark of this ebullient youth music theatre production.

DU Dance Transforming Lives

The lives of many marginalised young people across the world have been transformed by the work of Belfast-based DU Dance.

Come On Home

Home is where the heart should be, but is blood really thicker than water between three conflicted brothers?