Lovers: Winners & Losers

Fifty years on, Friel’s mighty play touches hearts while connecting with the present.

The Sword and the Sand

Dangerous social issues are revealed and hard questions asked, but there is so much further still to go.

Witty, wild and subversive, a sharp repertoire of songs reveals a woman in emotional meltdown.

Hofesh Shechter talks about putting on SHOW and how his complex life feeds into the work.

A squabble between friends carries darker, wider implications in this subtle double-hander.

Independent theatre takes a hit as Northern Ireland’s cultural sector lags further behind the rest of the UK and Ireland.

A sparky revival of Mike Leigh’s biting social satire evokes the Seventies in all their kitsch glory.

Cool nerves and a steady hand steer Boucicoult’s rowdy melodrama to a merry conclusion

From ‘wee West Belfast Catholic’ to gobby Essex girl – actress
Roisin Gallagher chronicles the journey.

Theatrical fireworks aside, Cillian Murphy delivers a performance drenched in humanity, mythology and loss.