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.
Read More The Lyric Theatre is 50Marie Jones reveals a new side to her writing style with this gentle, acutely perceptive trio of interlocking monologues.
Read More Dear ArabellaAn invitation to eavesdrop on private conversations and peek into private moments in one of Belfast’s coolest hotspots.
Read More Date Show: After DarkA nuanced central performance brings humanity and vulnerability to the two grotesque figures at the heart of World War II’s propaganda battle.
Read More Double CrossDruid draws its Plantagenet history play cycle to a close in a bloody horror show of epic proportions.
Read More DruidShakespeare: Richard IIIShakespeare’s enchanting comedy of love, magic and mischief comes to the romantic heart of Montmartre on warm, summer evenings in Paris.
Read More Paris Summer Shakespeare: A Midsummer Night’s DreamAs the Brexit storm clouds gather, two festivals dedicated to Beckett and Friel highlight the political complexities and artistic possibilities surrounding the Irish border.
Read More Arts Over BordersA stand-out central performance is the hallmark of this ebullient youth music theatre production.
Read More PaperboyThe lives of many marginalised young people across the world have been transformed by the work of Belfast-based DU Dance.
Read More DU Dance Transforming LivesHome is where the heart should be, but is blood really thicker than water between three conflicted brothers?
Read More Come On Home
