Drama

What's it like to write a play with your other half?
Dramatic, naturally as life partners and co-authors of WITCH Jane Hardy and Michael Conaghan conjure Ireland's dark arts past at the Black Box on March 13
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A Tale of Two Cities in a Play of Two Halves
Jane Coyle's intriguing double-edged play Both Sides, tours venues across Northern Ireland in September and November
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Hamlet's Game of Thrones
Icarus Theatre Company set out to show Shakespeare as the HBO fantasist of his time in this take on his timeless tragedy
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Cast Confirmed for Dave Duggan Play
Five Northern Ireland actors to feature in a new production of Still, The Blackbird Sings touring Derry-Strabane venues have been named
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Nothing Amateur About the North West
As the City of Derry and Strabane Drama Festivals mark milestone years, organisers are stressing just how far standards on and off-stage have soared
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Fra Fee Keeps Up the Act
The Les Mis star on the roadblocks that come with musical theatre and giving back through his new drama initiative for young people
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Fireworks Young Writers Programme
John Higgins takes an introductory look at Tinderbox Theatre Company's flagship developmental scheme for emerging playwrights
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Community Drama Plays On
Borderline Players bring Rick Abbot's laugh-packed love letter to amateur theatre to venues throughout the North West this month
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Shakespeare Lives in 2016
British Council's global programme marking 400 years since the playwright's death will include innovative new works by artists in Northern Ireland
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Soaking In Mydidae
Debut director Rhiann Jeffrey on Prime Cut's Irish premiere of Jack Thorne's candid double-hander about marital tribulations and child loss
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Brian Friel (1929 - 2015)
One of Ireland's most accomplished and celebrated playwrights passes away, aged 86
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Gulliver Travels to The MAC
Big Telly Theatre Company's first co-production with the Belfast venue takes the literary explorer to all new territory
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Two Sore Legs Kicks Off
Green Shoot Productions' one-woman account of an extraordinary mother in 1950s Belfast embarks on regional stage tour
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The Lyric Dances at Lughnasa
Ireland's inaugural Brian Friel Festival brings the dramatist's finest play to Belfast later this month, 25 years after its triumphant premiere in Dublin
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Bronagh Waugh Raises a Glass to Pintsized Productions
The Fall actress returns to Belfast ahead of theatre company for emerging talent's newest show at Open House and EastSide Arts festivals
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The History Boys
The Millennium Forum plays host to Alan Bennett's coming-of-age drama, named Britain's favourite play, from May 13 - 16
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