Northern Ireland Opera and Lyric Theatre’s new co-production of Cole Porter’s evergreen adaptation of Shakespeare’s troublesome play The Taming of the Shrew does not paper over the misogyny but is a glossy, pleasingly rounded piece of work.
Read More KISS ME, KATEThis daring reworking of Shakespeare’s magisterial tragedy focuses on a family of women dealing with the mental and moral disintegration of the head of the household.
Read More LEARThis long, slow burn of a film plunges viewers deep into 1950s New York, while addressing the state of the American nation in 2019.
Read More MOTHERLESS BROOKLYNIt looks amazing and the music is great but the moral tale of inner beauty is overwhelmed by unscripted
comic distractions.
The familiar transformative tale of A Christmas Carol is cleverly reworked as a homage to the poorly funded performing arts.
Read More A CHRISTMAS CAROLIt looks as good as it sounds and the story is as bewitching as ever in Paul Boyd’s new musical adaptation of JM Barrie’s classic tale of troubled childhood.
Read More PETER PAN – THE MUSICALLadj Ly’s debut feature, set in a tough Paris suburb, holds up to scrutiny the state’s refusal to tackle the social problems of these troubled communities.
Read More LES MISERABLESFar removed from fairies, tinsel and pantomime villains, this is a creepy, surreal comedy from the Grimes & McKee duo.
Read More DRIVING HOME FOR CHRISTMASFrom the author of War Horse, this clear-eyed portrayal of a young man caught up in the horrors of the Somme was originally written as a novel for older children but reaches out into a wider audience.
Read More PRIVATE PEACEFULThe homophobic views of some of Northern Ireland’s leading politicians ring out at the heart of this fearless, beautifully staged new opera, which opens the 2019 Outburst Queer Arts Festival.
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