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Alexandrina McCausland Stewart: A Life in Music
Nuala McAllister charts the largely unsung contribution of a musical trailblazer to Derry~Londonderry at the turn of twentieth century -
Bag for Life
Colin Bateman takes a darker direction with his gripping second play, exploring our inherent inability to let go of the past in the digital age -
Annie - The Musical
Forty years after first taking to the stage, the world's most beloved orphan shows little sign of her age in this riot of colour and movement at the Millennium Forum -
Meyers, the Molitor and the Maiden City
Nuala McAllister Hart traces the lineage of a precious violin that has finally helped bring classical's leading lady to Derry -
Dirty Dancing
Staying true to the original, this steamy stage adaptation is guaranteed to satisfy fans of the classic, feel-good film -
City of Derry International Choral Festival
New Festival Chorus reaffirms the city's musical status in a pitch perfect opening gala performance -
Kathryn Stott & Martin Roscoe
Seventh annual Walled City Music Festival off to a thunderous start with two of the UK's finest pianists at University of Ulster Magee's Great Hall -
Messiah
Ulster Orchestra and Belfast Philharmonic Choir perform together for what could be the last time -
Ludo Lusi Lusum
Animals metamorphose and interact in Echo Echo's delightful new piece for children -
Save the Ulster Orchestra
Campaign mounts in support of the endangered and beloved institution following funding difficulties -
Sive Comes North
Abbey Theatre venture outside of Dublin to perform JB Keane's famous play in Derry and Belfast -
Josef Locke – A Grand Adventure in Derry
Felicity McCall dramatises the life of controversial singer and Derry hero Josef Locke at the Playhouse -
My Heaney
'When terrible things happen, we go to the poets.' Broadcaster Seamus McKee reads at On Home Ground -
On Home Ground Festival Commemorates Seamus Heaney
Nuala McAllister Hart peruses the literary festival programme dedicated to the late Seamus Heaney -
Brendel & Beckett
The Austrian pianist and poet is a witty if laconic conversationalist at the Happy Days festival -
Beckett in Border Country
Happy Days International Beckett Festival returns to Enniskillen with new connections and a wealth of events -
Thirteen Steps
Patsy Durnin's sympathetic portrayal of the Derry Workhouse takes the audience back in time at The Playhouse -
City of Derry Drama Festival
Amateur theatre companies from across Ireland compete for a place at the All-Ireland Finals -
The Unremarkable Death of Marilyn Monroe
Writer Elton Townend Jones searches for new angles -
Three Monologues
The Playhouse finish the City of Culture year with Jennifer Johnston's trio of powerful plays