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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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FeatureLiterature Belfast Literature - November 2015
A round-up of the best literary events, readings and festivals taking place throughout the next month
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FeatureMusic Belfast Music - November 2015
There's something for everyone with our guide to Belfast's best gigs happening throughout this month
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FeatureVisual Arts Late Night Art - November 5
Belfast's public galleries open to 9pm on the first Thursday of the month with exciting artist talks, exhibition launches and more
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FeatureCrafts Craft Shop Pops Up in Strabane
Local artists collective launches new initiative selling a variety handmade products from the Alley Theatre
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FeatureFestivals Derry International Music Festival Announced
Cultúrlann Uí Chanáin unveil details of the inaugural folk and roots-infused programme, welcoming over 250 musicians from across the world to the city in 2016
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FeatureDrama 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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FeatureDance Derry to Host Third International Dance Festival
Echo Echo welcomes a flood of international artists and performers back to the historic City Walls for ten days of exhilarating works
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FeatureVisual Arts A River Runs Through It
Newly unveiled public art installation and Heritage Celebrations project kick start the regeneration of Belfast's historic Folktown quarter
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FeatureFestivals Halloween Festivities to be Streamed Live from Derry
City's world famous carnival can be watched from anywhere online this weekend
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FeatureMusic Requiem for a Scene
Following the end of Radar, former AU Magazine editor Chris Jones raises a final toast to a golden age for local music
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FeatureHeritage NI's Most Haunted
Take a whistle-stop tour through our history of ghostly goings-on with legends of paranormal activity across the north
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Feature Date Set for Belfast Christmas Market Return
Annual array of seasonal food, drinks and crafts is back at City Hall next month
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FeatureHeritage Nerve Centre to Embark on 2016 Centenary Programme
Organisations working around the cultural heritage of 1916 are encouraged to get involved with the major project marking key anniversaries next year
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FeatureFilm Back to the Future Day
How John DeLorean's Belfast-built failure of the motoring industry became an icon of cinema and helped render a family franchise a timeless cultural phenomenon
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FeatureHeritage Central Belfast: An Historical Gazetteer
Marcus Patton on the task of revising his architectural directory to reflect the city's modern rebirth and the history lying beneath
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FeatureLiterature Sure, Why Would Ye Not? and Other Irish Turns of Phrase
Fermanagh writer Rodney Edwards gives a flavour of his debut book with ten of the uniquely indigenous expressions that pepper its dialogue
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FeatureMusic Top Ten Radar Gigs
Queen's events officer Damian McAdams on the defining nights of the midweek music institution's ten-year run, ahead of its farewell show on October 22
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FeatureMusic SOAK Nominated for Mercury Prize
Derry singer-songwriter named alongside Florence + the Machine, Jamie xx and Aphex Twin on prestigious Album of the Year shortlist
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FeatureDrama 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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FeatureFestivals Derry Gets Vocal for Third Choral Festival
With over two thousand singers lined up across five days, the 'City of Song' will be in full voice for the international festival's third installment
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FeatureLiterature Read an Extract from The Faerie Thorn
The title story from debut author Jane Talbot's collection of dark fairy tales is the perfect mood setter for Halloween
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FeatureMusic Gary Lightbody Announces Belfast Christmas Show
Snow Patrol man plays a special solo acoustic performance at the Waterfront on December 22
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FeaturePerforming Arts Verdi via Satellite
Metropolitan Opera to stream the Shakespeare-inspired 'Otello' live from the New York stage to Northern Ireland screens
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FeatureVisual Arts Belfast Open Studios 2015
Step inside the creative workspaces of Belfast's visual arts community and witness first-hand the talents behind the exhibitions, showcases and installations
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FeatureMusic Somewhereto_ Profiles: Meraki
Bass player Adam McCourt on the multi-national sextet's story so far and brand new music video by Derry filmmaker Paul Brown – watch below
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FeatureMusic David Lyttle Makes History with MOBO Nod
The Waringstown whiz is the first Irish artist to be nominated in the urban music awards' 20 years
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FeatureSport Northern Ireland's Legacy Under Michael O'Neill
With his side on the cusp of history, the international coach has laid the foundations for a bright footballing future far beyond Euro 2016
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Feature Local Comic 'Receives' Ringing Endorsements from NI Celebs
Shane Todd reels in the stars in support of his upcoming stand-up show in clever promo clip
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Feature Derry Leads Halloween Destination Poll
The Maiden City in pole position to be named world's best visitor attraction for the annual fall festivities
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FeatureDrama Brian Friel (1929 - 2015)
One of Ireland's most accomplished and celebrated playwrights passes away, aged 86
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FeatureFestivals Top Ten Things Still to See at the Belfast Festival
One week into the new-look Ulster Bank Belfast International Arts Festival we run down the best of what's left
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FeatureLiterature An Affirming Flame
Gerald Dawe looks at the life of soldier and poet Francis Ledwidge, one of the inspirations behind his new book on Irish writing and wartime
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FeatureVisual Arts Void Uncovers Vietnam
The Derry gallery marks 40 years since the Fall of Saigon with Ireland's first exhibition of contemporary Vietnamese art
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FeatureFilm Cinema in Belfast - October 2015
Anniversary screenings, film festivals and special events for movie lovers across Belfast this month
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FeaturePerforming Arts
Belfast Theatre - October 2015
The best musical, drama and dance productions taking place on stages across Belfast throughout the next month
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FeatureLiterature Belfast Literature - October 2015
A round-up of the best literary events, readings and festivals taking place throughout the next month
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FeatureMusic Belfast Music - October 2015
There's something for everyone with our guide to Belfast's best gigs happening throughout October 2015
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FeaturePerforming Arts The Matchmaker
Mary McEvoy and Jon Kenny play an array of characters in the classic Irish two-hander revived at the Millennium Forum from October 8 - 10
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FeatureVisual Arts Late Night Art - October 1
Belfast's public galleries open to 9pm on the first Thursday of the month with exciting artist talks, exhibition launches and more
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Feature The Da Vinci Coders
NI game developers announce plans to render the Renaissance in new interactive Mona Lisa adventure
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FeatureFilm Voices of the New Belfast
Watch a selection of short films from the project to be showcased at Stormont, exploring ethnic relations, equality and other challenging cultural issues
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FeatureFilm Five Foyle Film Festival Success Stories
The North West's yearly showcase of cinema has long been a launch pad to wider renown for filmmakers far and near
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FeatureMusic Robb Murphy Runs Wild on Belfast Zoo
The animals are let loose in the video for the Comber-born songwriter's latest single, recorded in collaboration with the Ulster String Quartet
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FeatureMusic Fever Spreads for Discobeard
The bewhiskered covers duo are fast becoming Belfast's house band, earning residencies all over town by dismantling popular favourites
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FeatureFestivals Culture Night 2015: Everything You Need to Know
Your guide to the hundreds of free arts and cultural events occupying regions across Northern Ireland today
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FeatureLiterature Aspects Festival Preview
The Irish literary feast's 24th edition reaches out to new corners of Bangor with boundary-pushing events celebrating the written word
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FeatureVisual Arts Paul Seawright Exposes the Things Left Unsaid
Ulster Museum hosts the renowned photographer's new exhibition exploring the American broadcast media's depiction of modern warfare
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FeatureDrama 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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FeatureMusic Derry Schools to Sing with the Ulster Orchestra
City of Derry International Choral Festival bring together the string ensemble with a 300-strong choir for a new Dumbworld production at St Columb's Hall
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FeatureFestivals Things to Do at Culture Night Derry/Strabane
Handpicked highlights from the North West district's joint programme of free cultural escapades
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FeatureVisual Arts The Social Studios
As the short-lived gallery prepares for its final exhibition, Derry's lesser-known artists are running out of places to turn to showcase their work
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FeatureMusic Watch U2's Historic Botanic Gardens Concert in Full
Fan-recorded bootleg captures the band's famous PopMart tour live in Belfast in 1997
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FeatureDrama 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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FeatureDance Eleesha Drennan Reaches Tipping Point
The Canadian choreographer takes dance into public spaces to explore the feeling of 'life spiralling out of focus' in her first Maiden Voyage piece
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FeatureHeritage Major Decade of Centenaries Conference Announced
'1916 - What’s it all About?' looks ahead to some of the most significant anniversaries in Irish history at the Ulster Museum next month
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FeatureDance Du Dance (NI) Warm Up for BelFest ‘15
Inaugural youth dance festival to brighten up Belfast with pop-up performances, exhibitions and large-scale showcase
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Feature Omagh Makes Way for Culture Night
The regional feast of free arts and entertainment returns to venues and spaces throughout the district for a third year on September 18
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FeatureMusic U2 Announce First Northern Ireland Shows in 18 Years
Dublin band's much-rumoured live dates confirmed for Belfast's SSE Arena on November 18 and 19
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Feature Field Day Celebrates Seamus Deane
New lecture series honours the life of the theatre company's Derry-born co-founder, 35 years on from its first production's premiere
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FeatureFestivals Belfast Festival Launches 2015 Programme
Former Ulster Bank Festival at Queen's rebrands with rich line-up of music, theatre, dance and arts from across the world set for October