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The Scarlet WWWeb
Admirable acting and direction cannot save a weak script, as Big Telly fall victim to cliché and hungry hens -
Peace Camp
This London 2012 Festival event on the North Coast is a 'spell-binding, dreamy sight' and one of the arts events of the year -
City of Culture 2013 Preview
Phil Coulter, Stephen Rea and The Voice's Ben Kelly get the cultural ball rolling -
Carthaginians
Fine Millennium Forum production of Frank McGuinness's enduring classic -
The Bedside Book of Dormers
An ode to Ulster's architecture. Watch video featuring author Marcus Patton -
Convergence
Literature and art meet at Golden Thread Gallery, but the critic's hairline takes centre stage -
Meet the Bosses at the Culture Company
Graeme Farrow and Martin Melarkey discuss the challenges ahead -
The Absence of Women
David Lewis thinks Owen McCafferty's latest play a 'perfectly formed, mini-masterpiece' -
To Be Straight With You
'An unsettling, magnificent production that fizzes with imagination.' -
Belfast Book Festival Review
Listen to podcasts and read blogs from the main events -
The Case of the Frightened Lady
'Keith Singleton as Wallace is a sort of dashing weasel, reminiscent of Basil Fawlty' -
Pumpgirl
David Lewis watches sparks fly in the Irish premiere of Abbie Spallen's controversial play -
Sinbad
David Lewis dives into Big Telly's latest aquatic adventure -
Spokesong/Pentecost
David Lewis sees a masterly playwright at work in the Parker Project. Click Play Audio to hear the Parker Project Podcast -
Candide
David Lewis discovers that everything really is for the best -
Truth In Translation
David Lewis witnesses a top-class performance with parallels to NI -
Diary of an Arts Critic
David Lewis undergoes a critical awakening in DC as part of the 2007 Rediscover NI programme -
Closer
David Lewis finds delicious, lascivious entertainment in Patrick Marber's award-winning play -
Two Reviews for the Price of One
David Lewis reviews two novels by Dean Bakopoulos and Glenn Patterson -
Orchestral Manoeuvres Open CQAF
Julie Feeney, Foy Vance and Duke Special take on the Ulster Orchestra