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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 -
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 -
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 -
The Goblin Market
Belfast-based collective Shadowtide Arts adapt Christina Rossetti's 19th century gothic poem to the screen with startling results -
The Prints of Things to Come
Artist Leo Boyd predicts the fate of mankind in new retro-futurist graphic exhibition at the Belfast Print Workshop -
Giving Spamalot the full Monty at Belfast's Grand Opera House
Rather than try to recreate the Pythons on Broadway, Neil Keery wants to ramp up the relentless musical theatre in his directing debut with the Ulster Operatic Company -
Watch This R-Space
Co-director Robert Martin on how the personable Lisburn gallery came to be and carrying forward the city's linen-based legacy -
In Defence of The Reviewer
Art critics get a bad rap – here's why bringing informed opinions to the public is a tougher gig than most would imagine -
Wilde Boys
Bruiser and the MAC might be a match made in heaven on The Importance of Being Earnest, with an all-male cast looking at marriage through a modern lens -
MAC International Returns
The biannual exhibition centered around Ireland's richest arts prize is back in Belfast, with Slovenia's Jasmina Cibic its newly-named winner -
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 -
Theatre at Cathedral Quarter Arts Festival
Ambitious adaptations, fearless drama and a play packed into a Belfast bathroom; we sift through another sprawling array of events for the on-stage highlights -
Christopher Lee (1922 - 2015)
Towering icon of cinema passes away aged 93, leaving an acting legacy more formidable than his best known roles -
Arts Sector Etiquette: The Private View
If you're lucky enough to be invited, and given access to the free booze, you should be aware of the dress code and the unusual art of Working the Room -
Unsung Superheroes
As DC's Suicide Squad arrive on the big screen, John Higgins makes a case for some of the lesser famed crime fighters deserving of the blockbuster treatment -
'Culture NI Was My Lifeline'
Critic John Higgins on how writing for Culture NI provided solace following a bereavement and indirectly led to the foundation of a now thriving fledgling theatre company -
Outburst Queer Arts Festival
Ruth McCarthy revels in the transgressive nature of this year's diverse programme -
New Book Tours Weird Belfast
Reggie Chamberlain-King's new book, published by Blackstaff Press, is chock-a-block with odd adverts, sensational songs and all manner of ghosts -
A Fiend in the Furrows Folk Horror Conference
Queen's University hosts three-day event exploring perspectives on folk horror in literature, film and music -
FRAM! Two Men, One Suggestion, Zero Script
Introducing Northern Ireland's first and only Chicago style long-form improv group
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