Culture Northern Ireland: Performing Artshttp://www.culturenorthernireland.orgCulture Northern Ireland's RSS Feed for Performing Arts eventsCopyright 2010 CultureNorthernIrelandThu, 02 Feb 2012 01:35:28 <![CDATA[COMEDY REVIEW: Maeve Higgins]]>Maeve Higgins

The Cork comedian 'has the razzle-dazzle of an alchemist', but lacks preparation where it matters

]]>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=4746http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=4746http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=4746Thu, 02 Feb 2012 12:06:48 GMT<![CDATA[COMEDY REVIEW: Conal Gallen]]>Conal Gallen

Ballybofey's finest gag man delivers a clean set to 'people with dirty minds'

]]>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=4743http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=4743http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=4743Wed, 01 Feb 2012 02:18:02 GMT<![CDATA[THEATRE REVIEW: Heroes With Their Hands in the Air]]>Heroes With Their Hands in the Air

A timely reworking of Fintan Brady's play on the 40th anniversary of Bloody Sunday

]]>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=4741http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=4741http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=4741Wed, 01 Feb 2012 10:02:46 GMT<![CDATA[Euthanasia Explored in An Instinct for Kindness]]>Chris Larner

Chris Larner helped his ex-wife to commit suicide in Switzerland. Writing a play about the experience was his way of coping

]]>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=4734http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=4734http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=4734Mon, 30 Jan 2012 01:16:52 GMT<![CDATA[Melmoth the Wanderer with Big Telly]]>Melmoth

Artistic director Zoë Seaton's adaptation of the 'first ever horror novel' brings it back to its roots in Ireland Artistic Director Zoe Seaton

]]>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=4730http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=4730http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=4730Fri, 27 Jan 2012 11:00:13 GMT<![CDATA[Live-Action Radio Drama on the Titanic]]>Aisllin Clarke

Wireless Mystery Theatre test the boundaries of audio-theatre with an original production on the Titanic

]]>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=4721http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=4721http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=4721Tue, 24 Jan 2012 03:54:29 GMT<![CDATA[THEATRE REVIEW: Hostel]]>Hostel

Homelessness, suicide and unexpected pregnancy. Somehow, playwright Fionnuala Kennedy shows the funny side

]]>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=4719http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=4719http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=4719Tue, 24 Jan 2012 10:01:41 GMT<![CDATA[COMEDY REVIEW: Josie Long]]>Josie Long

The Tories are bad. Bankers are bad. You get the gist. Andrew Johnston is not impressed

]]>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=4716http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=4716http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=4716Fri, 20 Jan 2012 04:12:36 GMT<![CDATA[Sam Millar on New Play Brothers in Arms]]>Sam Millar

Belfast crime novelist and former republican prisoner on his new play about 'the elephant in the room' – the dissidents
 

]]>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=4712http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=4712http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=4712Fri, 20 Jan 2012 09:55:34 GMT<![CDATA[ISLAND Arts Centre Programme - Watch Video]]>ISLAND Arts Centre

Una Casement introduces highlights in theatre, comedy, music, visual arts and film

]]>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=4709http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=4709http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=4709Thu, 19 Jan 2012 11:20:37 GMT<![CDATA[THEATRE REVIEW: Bob the Builder Live]]>THEATRE REVIEW: Bob the Builder Live

A star is born at the Waterfront Hall, and it's not the geezer with the hard hat. John Higgins is pleasantly surprised

]]>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=4700http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=4700http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=4700Mon, 16 Jan 2012 02:34:20 GMT<![CDATA[Fly Me to the Moon]]>Fly Me To The Moon

Playwright Marie Jones on her new play 'about desperate people in desperate situations'

]]>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=4692http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=4692http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=4692Wed, 11 Jan 2012 09:57:33 GMT<![CDATA[Breton Dance Comes to Belfast]]>Traditional Breton dance

Us Celts love a good shindig. Jane Coyle explores our French connection at Madden's Bar

]]>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=4678http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=4678http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=4678Wed, 04 Jan 2012 04:49:02 GMT<![CDATA[COMEDY REVIEW: Kevin McAleer]]>Kevin McAleer

The Tyrone comedian's use of slides and film is way out of date

]]>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=4677http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=4677http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=4677Wed, 04 Jan 2012 04:41:48 GMT<![CDATA[Roy Walker, the Enduring Conundrum]]>Roy Walker

Belfast-born comedian comes home for the Out To Lunch Festival

]]>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=4674http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=4674http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=4674Tue, 03 Jan 2012 12:50:10 GMT<![CDATA[My Cultural Life: Santa Claus]]>Santa Claus

It's business as usual for the man in red. A touch of Wagner is as cultural as he gets

]]>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=4671http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=4671http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=4671Thu, 22 Dec 2011 12:42:09 GMT<![CDATA[BALLET REVIEW: The Nutcracker]]>The Nutcracker

Streamed live from Russia, this Bolshoi Ballet version is 'gorgeous, just gorgeous'

]]>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=4667http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=4667http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=4667Tue, 20 Dec 2011 03:11:15 GMT<![CDATA[COMEDY REVIEW: Kevin McAleer]]>Kevin McAleer

The comedian's comedian tries his hand at the 'bear pit' that is The Empire Laughs Back

]]>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=4662http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=4662http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=4662Mon, 19 Dec 2011 12:14:25 GMT<![CDATA[THEATRE REVIEW: A Christmas Carol]]>A Christmas Carol

Wireless Mystery Theatre perform a period radio play of Dickens' beloved story

]]>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=4661http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=4661http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=4661Sat, 17 Dec 2011 11:13:47 GMT<![CDATA[Comedy Gets Intellectual at Bright Club Belfast]]>Bright Club

The future of comedy in Belfast is Bright, informed and surprisingly academic

]]>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=4647http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=4647http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=4647Tue, 13 Dec 2011 01:55:54 GMT