The final Gala performance on Saturday, April 14 sets a theatre precedent by having its curtain up at 11.40pm, exactly 100 years after the “unsinkable” ship hit the iceberg which was to seal its tragic fate.

The exciting production will trace the dramatic story of both survivors and victims from setting sail in a minute by minute reenactment of the events lasting two hours and 40 minutes, the precise time it took what was then the 'largest moving object in the world' to disappear under the 'flat calm' of the icy Atlantic.

Such is the emotion and power of this hugely successful show that when it debuted on Broadway in 1997, the musical - with music and lyrics by Maury Yeston and book and story by the late Peter Stone - won five Tony awards and stunned New York theatre audiences.

A performance of works by Tchaikovsky: Coronation March; Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No.2; and Rimsky-Korsakov: 'Scheherazade'.

Produced by Stephen Daldry, the Oscar nominated director of The Reader, The Hours and one of Britain’s best-loved films, Billy Elliot, An Inspector Calls is hailed as the theatrical event of our generation, winning more awards than any other play in history.

When Inspector Goole arrives unexpectedly at the prosperous Birling family home, their peaceful dinner party is shattered by his investigations into the death of a young woman.

His startling revelations shake the very foundations of their lives and challenge us all to examine our consciences...

Those most affected are Sonya, the professor’s daughter from his first marriage, and her Uncle Vanya, a middle-aged man in a crisis of values. Personal and professional jealousies abound and passions run high, compounded by idle intrigues of unrequited love.

He has been an almost permanent fixture on Irish television for the last decade. From a long list of credits his highlights have included the five years he was the writer and presenter of the critically acclaimed Blizzard of Odd followed by a six year stint on the hugely successful The Panel for RTE.

On the BBC he is back as a regular panellist on topical news show The Blame Game and his own Great Unanswered Questions, which airs on television, BBC Radio Ulster and BBC Radio 4.

Since then, You Me at Six have cemented themselves as a pop-punk force to be reckoned with, having supported huge names such as Paramore, played the entire Warped Tour, and secured a main stage slot on the 2010 Leeds and Reading festivals.

Brian Ferran is a painter who concerns himself with the mythical and the magical. His interest in Irish history, archaeology and mythology is communicated using recurrent themes including the journeys of Colmcille, the carvings of the Erne basin and episodes of the Tain Bo Cuailgne.