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Zombie Science
Are you prepared for the zombie apocalypse? Zombiologist Dr Ken Howe joins forces with the NI Science Festival to equip Northern Ireland for the inevitable -
Belfast Music Society Festival
Philip Hammond takes in two concerts at the Great Hall at Queen's University, featuring new work by Derry composer Kevin O'Connell and a performance by Russian pianist Alexander Melnikov -
Oils
Stephen Sexton is inspired by classic works of art in a captivating poetry collection that leaves the reader to 'create their own metaphorical trail of breadcrumbs' -
Stitched Up
When an NHS surgeon leaves a pair of scissors inside a patient, his moral compass spins out of control in Rosemary Jenkinson's excellent play at the Lyric Theatre -
John Gledhill and Samuel Irwin
Painter and poet collaborate on multimedia exhibition at Strule Arts Centre revealing a shared concern for natural history and conservation and fascination with City life -
Birdman
Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu's satire on life for the 21st century artist is a complex, concentrated work that just might earn Michael Keaton a first Academy Award for Best Actor -
Selma
Northern Ireland's own Bloody Sunday is foreshadowed in Ava DuVernay’s civil rights drama featuring an Oscar-worthy central performance by British actor David Oyelowo as Martin Luther King, Jr -
Northern Noir
Three of Northern Ireland's finest crime authors, Brian McGilloway, Stuart Neville and Steve Cavanagh, share literary insights at Libraries NI Catch a Crime Writer event -
Death of a Comedian
Owen McCafferty's Faustian play comments on the commercial corruption of art by focussing on one man's journey from gags to riches -
God of Carnage
Prime Cut Productions' adaptation of the Yasmina Reza play is a breath of fresh air at The MAC in Belfast -
Soak and Duke Special at McGrory's
Young starlet from Derry supports established artist from Belfast as guitar meets piano in a battle of the solo performers -
The Fureys
Celtic roots music aristocracy attract tourists from across Europe to Belfast's Waterfront Hall for a rousing evening of laments and reels -
Salome
Strauss, Oscar Wilde and Northern Ireland Opera combine in a sexy, dangerous and accessible production at Belfast's Grand Opera House -
Night Music
Moving on Music and the Belfast Music Society prove there is a demand for unfamiliar, challenging classical music in Northern Ireland -
Inherent Vice
Queen's Film Theatre screen Paul Thomas Anderson's trippy noir starring Joaquin Phoenix -
Snaring Bewildered Birds
Graduate artist Mark Healy satirises world leaders on tracing paper at Enniskillen's Higher Bridges Gallery -
The Fifth Province
Dylan Quinn Dance Theatre remake the rules of choreography for a daring work exploring Irish mythology at The MAC -
A Most Violent Year
Passed up in every major category at the Academy Awards, JC Chandor's period drama is a powerful, complex picture -
Goons
The remnants of Fighting With Fire and LaFaro incorporate synths in new supergroup but ultimately stay true to their alt-rock roots -
Miniatures and Modulations
Philip Hammond's reimagining of ancient Irish songs originally transcribed by Edward Bunting are wonderfully entertaining -
Myths, Memories and Mentiras
Lisa Gingles uses collage and pencil to explore issues of beauty with a fantastical exhibition at the Waterfront Hall -
Whiplash
JK Simmons is the drum tutor from Hell in Damien Chazelle's scorching jazz opus -
Metropolis
Dmytro Morykit performs an empathetic modern score to Fritz Lang's classic silent movie in the Waterside Theatre -
The Art of Superstition
A range of Illustrators approach the brief with Python-esque wit, skill and vision at Ards Art Centre -
Coppélia
Russian State Ballet of Siberia perform Léo Delibes's fantastical, folksy story during a tiring run at the Grand Opera House -
Martina Devlin
Out To Lunch festival goers come out in force to hear the story of Ireland's final conviction for witchcraft -
Homegrown '15
A wealth of Derry's finest acts perform in the Millennium Forum in tangible legacy from City of Culture 2013 -
Agloe
Sara Morrison creates a visual history of a dead town at the new Framewerk gallery -
The House Where It Happened
Martina Devlin spins an eerie tale around Ireland's last witchcraft trail -
Music From The Heart
Domingo Hindoyan stands in to conduct pianist Inon Barnatan at the Ulster Hall -
Taken 3
Liam Neeson runs out of steam in Olivier Megaton's excruciating pay off to a high-earning trilogy -
Testament of Youth
Vera Brittain's war memoir makes for an intense cinematic experience -
Piaf
Christine Bovill's emotional tribute to the famous French chanteuse leaves the Black Box in tears -
Niamh McGlinchey
The country singer entertains at Out To Lunch -
The Theory of Everything
Eddie Redmayne becomes scientist Stephen Hawking in revealing biopic -
By Any Means
Two of Northern Ireland's most promising metal acts get the New Year under way at Voodoo in Belfast -
The Hobbit
Peter Jackson's unrecognisable The Battle of the Five Armies is a triumph of style over substance -
Thank F*ck It's Christmas
Jude Quinn's one-man show sees Santa in mischievous mood -
Nomad Kyrgyz People
Turkish academic Yavuz Ozer reveals a fascinating insight into the lives of Central Asia's nomads -
Colin Bateman
Crime writer, screenwriter, children's author – Bangor's finest delivers words of wisdom in Ballycastle
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