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Performing Arts
Artists with disabilities tackle Shakespeare and discover 'talents they never knew they had'
Open Arts CEO Eileen Branagh admits that A Midsummer Night's Dream was a 'frightening prospect' but the hard work of 65 individuals over two years has set the stage for a magical production at the MAC
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Performing Arts
Stephen Rea returns to the MAC for Aeneid: Book VI
Actor Stephen Rea and musician Neil Martin; friends, collaborators, co-conspirators, makers of mischief
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Music
Talking 25 years of Troublegum, the record that made Therapy? rock stars
Frontman Andy Cairns looks back on how the trio's 1994 masterpiece has helped keep them around to celebrate it while still ripping up stages around the world
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Performing Arts
Actor and drama teaching innovator Brian McMahon on being back on stage with Bardic Theatre
An entertainer and educator, Tyrone-born McMahon's methods have drawn acclaim all over Ireland. He talks to us about his approach to learning and starring in a new production of Martin McDonagh's The Beauty Queen of Leenane
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Performing Arts
'Who wants to surrender to middle age?' Not the cast of Menopause the Musical
With humour, honesty and a cracking, 23-song soundtrack, the women behind the show's newest run are reassuring audiences that it's fine to be over 50
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Young people
Over 90 events for kids and families beginning this week at Belfast Children's Festival
Young at Art are going big for the festival's 21st birthday with an even more fun for all ages following last year's landmark celebration
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Dance
Renowned dance company Rambert bringing world's top young talents to Belfast
A new junior ensemble born from the original British dance brand will be channelling its flawless artistry in a specially chosen trio of new and old works
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Performing Arts
Marie Jones on taking her universally loved play to the Moon and back
Audiences from here to New York, Canada and Scandinavia have identified with Fly Me to the Moon, the comic tale of two carers, which continues to speak to the sector's emotional demands and the relationships between workers and patients
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Performing Arts
Love that transcends death: Ghost the Musical coming to the Millennium Forum
Theatre star Jacqui Dubois on her prophetic encounter with Demi Moore, channelling Whoopi Goldberg and giving Derry a dose of classic Hollywood romance this Valentine's
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Performing Arts
A crackling Belfast comedy to cure the winter blues
Christina Nelson talks about the hilarity of hair salons and sharing the spotlight while still playing half the cast in the follow-up to I'll Tell My Ma. Leave your seasonal worries and woes at the door...
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FeatureFestivals Of Heart and Land: Limavady Celebrates Steinbeck
The fifth annual series of events inspired by the Roe Valley-rooted Nobel Prize winner uses the human side of his work to highlight the area's natural beauty
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FeatureLiterature Poetry Weekend Set for Seamus Heaney HomePlace
Bellaghy's newly opened literary centre will follow this year's national celebration with three days of classical music, talks and recitals
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FeaturePerforming Arts Taylor Mac Takes Belfast Through Pop History
New York drag artist urges conservative audiences to 'embrace the discomfort' of his glittering tour-de-force set for the MAC later this month
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FeatureFilm Bronagh Gallagher Hails Pulp Fiction Triumph
Derry actress featured in Tarantino's Palme d'Or winning film delighted for its big screen return after winning 30 Under 30 poll
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FeaturePerforming Arts Consumerist Satire in Belfast - For a Limited Time Only!
Joe Nawaz examines the modern human condition moulded by nonsensical sales speak and skin-deep marketing in new one-man motivational juggernaut 'Hey You!'
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FeatureVisual Arts Art Lovers Ann and Ken Open 'Dream' Gallery
Belfast couple's two decades together inspires new space hoped to become a prestigious platform exhibiting affordably-priced works
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FeatureLiterature Kith and Kindle: Self-Publishing a Century-Old Family Story
Debut author Aileen Bartlett on piecing together a true tale of childhood in WW1 Belfast and the importance of celebrating our predecessors
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FeatureMusic EP Premiere: Far Out
Rising Derry rockers Scenery break down their debut offering track-by-track - listen to it now in full
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FeatureLiterature A Collection Written in the Stars
The late Seamus Heaney's wife Marie calls upon four centuries of distinguished bards in a new book of nighttime-themed poems and songs
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Feature Viral Star Lewis Nickell Lands New Talk Show
Fatboy Slim and Bronagh Waugh are lined up as first guests of the Bangor teen who shot to fame with videos highlighting his Tourette's Syndrome
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FeaturePerforming Arts A Man (Dis)Possessed: Pat Kinevane
Ahead of three solo shows at the MAC, the actor/playwright reveals the personal roots of his disenfranchised characters and why theatre is still 'magic'
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FeatureFestivals It's Good to Talk: Mount Stewart Festival of Conversations
The sumptuous National Trust grounds will ignite the spirit of old with two days of debate, discussion and more from a packed programme of guests
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FeatureFestivals Aspects at 25: A Quarter Century Celebrating the Written Word
Bangor's annual literary festival marks its silver anniversary with a milestone programme, from crime writing and comedy to poetry and prose
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FeatureMusic Glasgowbury's G Sessions Return
The Draperstown festival's long-running showcase series finds a new home following a three-year hiatus
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FeatureVisual Arts Susan MacWilliam Conducts Modern Experiments
The Belfast artist's most comprehensive exhibition to date channels spectral phenomena with beautifully eerie installations, images and sculptures
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FeatureLiterature Cullybackey Gothic: Remembering Ian Cochrane
Twelve years after his death, James Greer pays tribute to the oft-overlooked Antrim novelist known for his 'beguiling storytelling'
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FeaturePerforming Arts Dave Duggan Takes Culture to the Community
A new staging of First World War drama Still, The Blackbird Sings underlines how the arts is on the rise in working class areas
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FeatureVisual Arts Unseen Troubles Photos at Nerve Visual
Gilles Caron's never before exhibited images of the Battle of the Bogside in Derry~Londonderry are now on display at the former Turner Prize gallery
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FeaturePerforming Arts Tinderbox Show Us What We're Made Of
The theatre company's fearless new three-in-one production confronts humanity's fundamental questions
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FeatureFilm Cinemagic Launches 2016 Festival
Film organisation for young people unveils packed programme of Hollywood premieres, international cinema and industry guests in Belfast next month
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FeatureFilm Stories of the Cleenish Island Soldiers
A new film shines a light on the First World War veterans whose hardships were fatally prolonged by a remote Co Fermanagh resettlement
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FeatureDrama 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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FeatureVisual Arts Art in the Right Place: Sinead Smyth
Having returned to her native Inishowen and taken her craft full-time, the painter is finally at home with putting her colourful life on canvas
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FeatureMusic Ryan Vail Shares Stranger Things Remix
The pulsating update on the smash Netflix series' opening theme is available to download free from the Derry producer's Soundcloud
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Count Down to Culture Night Belfast
With over 250 free events across the city, organisers are promising an even bigger celebration following last year's record-breaking crowds
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FeatureFilm A-Z of Belfast Cinemas
Film aficionado Brian Henry Martin on an alphabetical odyssey to celebrate the picture palaces of Belfast
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Feature 30 Films You Must Watch Before You Turn 30
A new season of must-see films screening across Northern Ireland
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FeatureMusic Hidden in the Harmonies
Vocal ensemble Sestina will transport audiences back to the Renaissance with performances uncovering centuries-old musical secrets
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FeatureFestivals Shuck It and See: Hillsborough Oyster Festival
The long-running celebration of seafood may be miles from the County Down coast, but it's come even further from its modest beginnings
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Feature New Public Artwork Brings Botanic Gardens History to Life
A 27 metre long artwork illustrating some of Belfast’s Botanic Gardens most memorable moments, from its opening in 1828, has been unveiled
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FeatureFilm Cinema Day Celebrates Northern Ireland's 120 Year Film Heritage
Film Hub NI presents a diverse programme of film events across the region
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Feature Tributes Paid to Rainy Boy Sleep
Derry musician Stevie Martin remembered by fellow artists, fans and friends after confirmation of his passing
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FeatureVisual Arts Strabane Artist Sticks Out From the Crowd
Made entirely of black tape, Tyrone Patterson's ethereal wall figures are turning heads and stirring imaginations at the Alley Theatre
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FeatureVisual Arts The Draw of David Hockney
Senior Curator at the MAC, Hugh Mulholland, on the enduring artist's widespread appeal and bringing his works to Belfast in a fascinating new exhibition
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FeatureLiterature Paul McVeigh Shortlisted for Polari Prize
Belfast author 'over the moon' to be in line for award recognising LGBT literature, but publishing prejudice is hindering others from taking the same risk
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FeatureFilm U.S. Coup for NI Graffiti Film
Short documentary Together in Pieces, which charts political change through murals and street art, will screen at the Hip Hop Film Festival in New York
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FeatureLiterature Lucy Caldwell is Keeping 'er Lit
The award-winning Belfast author on the importance of women having their voices heard in contemporary fiction, ahead of a special Open House Festival panel
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FeatureFestivals New Names Added to Moira Calling
Second stage will introduce the Armagh festival's audience to some of Northern Ireland's most promising musicians in addition to seasoned acts
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FeatureFilm Belfast Film Festival Beams with Pride
Special series of screenings planned as part of this year's LGBT celebration including the UK premiere of a new feature length documentary
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FeatureVisual Arts Seeing Stars at Linen Hall Library
Photography exhibition will capture astronomical beauty from Northern Ireland viewpoints and features talks on how to shoot the night sky
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FeatureMusic Nerve Centre Names New Musician-in-Residence
Taking over from David Lyttle, multi-instrumentalist Marty Coyle hopes to show off his home city with international collaborations and inspire its youngsters
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FeatureFilm Cinemagic Celebrates Roald Dahl on Film
Belfast helps mark 100 years since the children's author's birth with screenings of his much-loved adaptations and more special events in September
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FeatureLiterature Harry Potter Release Parties to Bewitch Book Lovers in Northern Ireland
Retailers across the country celebrate the latest chapter in J.K. Rowling's fantasy franchise with magical events counting down to its midnight launch on July 31
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FeatureMusic Oh Yeah, Ash Are Legends
Downpatrick trio to be honoured with top award to mark 20 years since the release of seminal debut album '1977'
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FeaturePerforming Arts Sherlock in Solitude Park
Chapterhouse Theatre Company are on the case with a free outdoor performance of the detective's most famous mystery in Banbridge
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Feature Making a Murderer Stars to Give Belfast Talk
Defence lawyers Dean Strang and Jerry Buting will discuss the criminal justice system plus the effects of the Netflix series' success at Mandela Hall
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FeatureFestivals Past Becomes Present at Maiden City Festival
Thousands expected to descend on Derry~Londonderry for eight-day celebration of history-shaping events from August 6 - 13
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FeatureFestivals Stendhal Set for a Course of Therapy?
They've made their mark on the world's biggest stages, but Ireland's Best Small Festival will present an all new challenge for Andy Cairns and co.
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FeatureFestivals Russian Masterpieces to Mark Clandeboye Milestone
The classical music festival's 15th edition will celebrate 30 years since director Barry Douglas's Tchaikovsky prize triumph
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FeatureCrafts Handpicked Highlights for August Craft Month
As the annual artist-maker marathon celebrates its 10th anniversary, we offer ten suggestions from this year's sprawling programme of creative events
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Feature New Season at Millennium Forum
Full programme of events announced for the Derry venue's autumn and winter months, from debut productions to returning favourites
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FeatureLiterature On the Shelf: July 2016
Michael Conaghan considers the immortality of Ireland's literary icons and hand-picks six titles to sink into this month
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FeatureFestivals EastSide Arts Launch Eleven-Day 2016 Festival
'Inspiring' programme features 100 events including anniversaries of Shakespeare, the Somme and Belfast's own Creative Exchange Artists’ Studios
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FeatureVisual Arts Limavady Celebrates Our Landscape
Current exhibitions by artists Stuart Cairns and Katy English investigate our relationship with the natural world through a series of drawings, found objects and more
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FeatureFilm Belfast Film Festival Summer Programme
Two-month series of screenings promises to transform sites across the city with magical movie experiences, whatever the weather
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FeatureFestivals Mammoth Ambitions for Moville Mini-Fest
Derry singer Sarah McGuinness on planting the seeds of what she believes could become a Glastonbury-sized celebration of arts in her own back garden
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FeaturePerforming Arts Belfast Bred is Back
Kabosh theatre's outdoor food tour returns to offer visitors an immersive taste of the city's history and culinary hot spots
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FeatureVisual Arts Deconstructing Anne Tallentire's Shelter
Major art project co-commissioned by Nerve Centre and 14-18 NOW lays bare a century of basic survival necessities using only the materials required
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FeatureVisual Arts Stretcher Bearers of the Somme
Artist Leslie Nicholl uses raw materials from the WWI battlefields to explore humanity amidst the horror in his current Linen Hall Library exhibition
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FeatureHeritage The Playhouse Reaches Lotto Awards Final
Derry venue appeals for public votes having been named amongst UK's Best Heritage Project nominees