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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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FeatureMusic Shine Through the Ages
Figureheads of Belfast dance culture past and present reflect on its longest-enduring club night turning twenty
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FeatureFestivals Explore the North West's Delights at Culture Night
Derry plays host to an array of late night cultural activities as Culture Night 2015 provides an opportunity to explore, entertain and enjoy the best of local culture
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FeatureMusic Guitar Gods Smile on the Nerve Centre
Derry venue welcomes Eric Bell and Ron 'Bumblefoot' Thal for exclusive pair of masterclasses this month
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FeaturePerforming Arts Belfast Theatre - September 2015
The best musical, drama and dance productions taking place on stages across Belfast throughout the next month
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FeatureFilm Cinema in Belfast - September 2015
Blockbuster movie releases, independent film screenings and more in picture houses across Belfast
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FeatureVisual Arts Late Night Art - September 3
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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FeatureLiterature Belfast Literature - September 2015
A round-up of the best literary events, readings and festivals taking place throughout the next month
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FeatureMusic Van Morrison at 70: Twitter Pays Tribute
Birthday wishes flood the Internet as the east Belfast songwriter celebrates at Cyprus Avenue
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FeatureMusic Belfast Music - September 2015
There’s something for everyone with our guide to Belfast’s best gigs happening throughout September 2015
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FeatureVisual Arts Exhibition Preview: George H Smyth
The surrealist painter and album cover artist talks us through some of the selected works on display in his native County Down from September 3
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FeatureFilm Ten Unmissable Films Still to Come This Year
From Matt Damon on Mars to Tom Hardy's turn as East London's evil twins, the big screen has much more to offer before 2015 is out
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FeatureHeritage Derry Walls Day Builds on Heritage of 400 Years
City marks another milestone in its quadricentennial celebrations with historical, family-themed activities at key sites
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FeatureFestivals Belly Laughs Line-up is No Joke
Belfast Comedy Festival returns with more variety than ever in addition to usual programme of stellar stand-up from September 23 to October 4
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FeatureMusic Bangor's Ghost Returns
Master curator Rachel Coulter gets set to summon the spirit of the seaside town's past with her yearly Open House Festival showpiece
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FeaturePerforming Arts Earth to Alice McCullough
The spoken word artist on finding her way with the medium and how poetry keeps her grounded ahead of new one-woman show
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FeatureSport Rinty Monaghan Immortalised in Bronze
Belfast City Council unveil memorial sculpture honouring the Sailortown boxing great
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FeatureVisual Arts The Presence of Absence
Pete Irvine documents Ireland's forgotten buildings in gritty photo series on display at the Playhouse, Derry, until August 28
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FeatureMusic Track Premiere: Ruairí and The Owls - Lying Eyes
Stream the new single and music video by the Limavady solo artist featuring rising teenage songstress Jessica Doherty
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FeatureVisual Arts Bangor Artist Dedicates Exhibition to Wife After Cancer All-Clear
'Where are they now?' is Leslie's Nicholl's loving tribute to his partner and those who helped her win five-year fight
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FeatureDrama 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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FeatureLiterature John McAllister Does Things By the Book
The Armagh author on how early writing habits and working life during the Troubles continues to shape his acclaimed crime novels
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FeatureVisual Arts Exhibition Preview: Degrees of Separation
Ten artists discuss the individual works created for Creative Exchange's new large-scale exhibition, as part of the Eastside Arts Festival
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FeatureMusic Million Dollar Reload Go Out With a Bang
Ahead of the County Tyrone rockers' final performance, guitarist Brian Mallon explains why it's time to move on and what the future holds
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FeaturePerforming Arts Macha Productions Empowers Women with Righteous Theatre
John Higgins lifts the lid on former Kabosh writers Jo Egan and Fionnuala Kennedy's new joint venture, named after the ancient goddess of Armagh
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FeatureDrama 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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FeatureVisual Arts Celebrity Makeup Sensation Creates A-Lister Clones with Face Paint
Limerick-born artist Maria Malone-Guerbaa shares her eerily realistic transformation techniques in Titanic Creative Management workshops later this month
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FeatureFestivals Things to See at Stendhal Festival of Art
Over 300 artists and performers, including one Rock and Roll Hall of Famer, are set for Ireland's Best Small Festival this weekend. Here's our pick of what not to miss
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FeatureMusic Derry in for a Guitar Overdose
Applications open for guitar festival's new strand of masterclasses with international virtuosos at the North West Regional College
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FeaturePerforming Arts Belfast Theatre - August 2015
The best musical and drama productions taking place on stages across Belfast throughout the next month
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FeatureLiterature Belfast Literature - August 2015
Round-up of the best literary events, readings and festivals taking place throughout the next month
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FeatureFilm Cinema in Belfast - August 2015
Blockbuster movie releases, independent film screenings and more in picture houses across Belfast
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FeatureVisual Arts Late Night Art - August 6
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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FeatureMusic Belfast Music - August 2015
There's something for everyone with our guide to Belfast's best gigs happening throughout August 2015
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FeatureMusic The Divine Comedy Are Legends
Neil Hannon's long-enduring pop outfit named as this year's recipients of the Oh Yeah Music Centre's top honour
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FeatureVisual Arts Somewhereto_ Profiles: Anna Crawford
Emerging artist Anna Crawford on her love of drawing and pursuing a career in the creative industries
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FeatureFestivals Open House Festival Opens For Business This Weekend
The annual festival returns for a third year with a packed programme of music, food, film, literature and much more
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FeatureCrafts August Craft Month 2015
August Craft Month kicks off this weekend, with over 150 events, demonstrations, exhibitions and workshops taking place in venues across Northern Ireland.
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FeatureYoung people Minecraft Launch Virtual Northern Ireland
A new Minecraft NI map has been launched - giving children the chance to play the game for the first time using a 3D virtual map of Northern Ireland
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FeatureLiterature The Organised Criminal
Dublin-based author, Jarlath Gregory, on his latest novel, set in Crossmaglen in South Armagh
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FeatureVisual Arts George Campbell and the Belfast Boys
Fine art auctioneers Adam's will bring the largest free showcase of public and private artworks by George Campbell to the Ava Gallery, from August 6 to September 3.
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FeatureFestivals Corrymeela’s Arts and Culture Festival Kicks Off This Weekend
Duke Special set to attend inaugural festival of diversity, arts, debates, politics and music, marking 50 years of peacemaking
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FeatureLiterature Pulitzer Prize Winning Poet Returns to Home Soil
One of Ireland's leading contemporary poets, Paul Muldoon is back in Armagh for prestigious John Hewitt International Summer School
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FeatureFilm Remembering Jack MacGowran
Beckett Festival and Nerve Centre come together to honour iconic actor Jack MacGowran
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Feature Belfast Festival Makes A Colourful Return
Following withdrawal of Queen's University funding earlier this year, the renamed festival vows 'the show must go on'
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FeatureVisual Arts Breathtaking Drone Footage Teases Derry Urban Arts Festival
Soaring promo clip shows Ebrington Square like never before as graffiti artists prepare to Release the Pressure
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FeaturePerforming Arts Keith Donald Finds Bliss at the John Hewitt Festival
Prolific performer recounts the highs and lows of six decades in the music industry with new solo show combining poetry, storytelling and more
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FeatureFestivals Playwright Brian Friel Celebrated in Inaugural Cross-Border Festival
Organisers behind Enniskillen's Wilde Weekend and Happy Days Beckett Festival honour Ireland's greatest living dramatist with events across Belfast and Co. Donegal this August
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FeatureMusic Hozier Announced for Belsonic
Addition of the Irish singer-songwriter completes the line-up of acts scheduled to play Custom House Square this August
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FeatureSport Frampton v Gonzalez Jr Preview
With Belfast's undefeated world champion expected to breeze through his US debut, fans should be reminded that boxing is full of uncertainty
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FeatureFestivals Maiden City Festival Brings History to Life
Hundreds of performers prepare for the 18th annual programme reenacting Derry's illustrious past with theatre, dance and unique special events
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FeatureFestivals Happy Days Beckett Festival Preview
Provocative productions, world premieres and even a spot of cricket are all lined up as part of the fourth annual celebration of Enniskillen's Nobel Prize-winning son
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Feature Derry Tells Cancer to 'Slide On'
Shipquay Street becomes a charity water slide once more this September following huge proceeds in 2014
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FeatureMusic Dave Mullan Lands Down Under
Having been signed by a new Australian label, the travelling young troubadour is doing it himself from the North Coast to the Gold Coast
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FeaturePerforming Arts La Traviata
North West and Spark Opera join forces to stage Verdi's seminal story of love, hypocrisy and self-sacrifice at the Millennium Forum
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FeatureFilm Northern Ireland on Film
Thousands of never before seen clips made available to the public as BFI's new digital film archive goes live
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FeatureMusic Sheer Joy for Foy
World tours with Ed Sheeran and a Rudimental feature spot are turning Foy Vance into a household name. But the Bangor-born songwriter is keeping his cool ahead of the biggest gig of his life
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Feature Joey Dunlop Commemorated with Memorial Site Visit
Longtime companion marks milestone anniversary of much-loved motorcyclist's tragic death in Estonia
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FeatureHeritage Vote Derry Heritage Centre for National Lottery Award
St Columba-dedicated Áras Cholmcille is the only project of its kind from Northern Ireland to reach final nomination stage for prestigious title
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FeatureFestivals Open House Architecture Festival
PLACE celebrate the engineering of Belfast's most iconic sites and offer a first glimpse at future landmarks with inaugural weekend of free, expert-led tours
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FeaturePerforming Arts Listen to a Preview Track from Nick Boyle's New Musical
The Jazzabelles is a rags to riches tale from the Wireless Mystery Theatre music director set in 1950s Belfast