BASH: THE BELFAST ENSEMBLE

In two short years, the Belfast Ensemble, under its artistic director Conor Mitchell, has produced a catalogue of small theatrical miracles. Some of them are revisited at Bash.

COTTON FINGERS

Many Northern Ireland women take the ferries to Fishguard and Pembroke Dock every year in search of a harrowing medical procedure. Aoife is one of them.

UN ENNEMI DU PEUPLE

This epic-scale production of Ibsen’s angry play sounds a clarion call for the dangers besetting our own troubled world.

VICTORIA

Cathy Marston’s crisply choreographed new piece for Northern Ballet is visually gorgeous but narratively challenging.

ALL MOD CONS

A selection box of significant issues swirl around a problematic sibling reunion in Erica Murray’s second play.

A Streetcar Named Desire

A thoughtful production of Tennessee Williams’s searing post-war tragedy interprets it as a lament for today’s cruel world.

Ulster American

David Ireland ups the ante on a play that’s fast, furious and funny … until the laughter stops and something far more sinister sets in.

A Midsummer Night’s Dream – Open Arts

Open Arts opens the door into the magic of Shakespeare’s Dream with this multi-layered adaptation, which makes his work accessible to all.

The White Crow

Nureyev’s famous bolt for freedom in Le Bourget airport just about comes to life in Ralph Fiennes’s handsome, gentle biopic.

Bouncers

It should feel as though it’s past its sell-by date, but this slick, stylish production injects technical dazzle and sober insights into John Godber’s enduringly popular play.