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West Side Story at the Millennium Forum
The Forum's 'brave and talented' youth theatre group bring the dynamic musical to stage -
John Hewitt Summer School Launch
This year's summer school features 35 events from more than 100 writers, artists commentators and lecturers -
Angela's Ashes Comes to Life On-Stage at Grand Opera House
An interview with Belfast actor Marty Maguire who will be playing McCourt’s father, Malachy, in the musical take of this classic book -
10 Northern Ireland Holiday Reads
Local authors who are worth taking along on your summer break -
Win a LegenDerry Game of Thrones Getaway Package
Celebrate season seven of the biggest show on TV with an epic Iron Islands tour plus an overnight stay for two -
Jane Austen at 200
NI writers on the literary icon's work remaining relevant and its role in bringing women-led stories to wider prominence -
The Enduring Resonance of A Time to Speak
Actress Joan McCready on continuing to deliver the message of Helen Lewis's Holocaust memoir, not just for her 'but for all victims and survivors' -
Want to Work With a Makeup Artist for Game of Thrones?
Emmy nominee Brian Kinney is offering someone from Northern Ireland the opportunity to assist him at a top industry event in London -
Tim Wheeler: Headlining Glastonbury 'by accident' was our best festival experience
Ahead of making their live return at Stendhal Festival, the Ash frontman recalls stepping in to top the bill on the Pyramid Stage 20 years ago -
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 -
Michael Brown's Many Strings
Meet the multifaceted artist using his skills in filmmaking and more to highlight social issues and service the community in Enniskillen -
How Writing Helps with Mental Health
Author Dan Mooney considers the ways in which literature benefits those who are suffering even if the reader is not -
You Call it Art, We Call Her ROE
It's the younger generation who will bring about change for the better according to the Glastonbury-bound teen, who isn't worried about emerging in SOAK's wake -
Ten Ways to Treat Your Dad this Father's Day
Make this year one he'll always remember with these fun family activities plus ideas for great gifts to experience around Northern Ireland -
Getting a Read on Keith Acheson, Belfast Book Festival Director
The man behind Belfast's leading literary event opens up about this year's programme, the titles he can't put down and why books are more important than ever -
Rave Reviews: Ciarán McMenamin
With its dark humour and '90s hedonism, the Fermanagh actor's first novel is like Trainspotting during the Troubles. Before opening the Belfast Book Festival, he talks about the positive reception and bringing Skintown to the big screen -
Meilana Gillard's Reawakening
After years out of the spotlight, the saxophonist speaks candidly about depression, getting help and returning with new album Dream Within a Dream -
Listen to a Reading from the Stewart Parker Novel 'Hopdance'
Biographer Marilynn Richtarik previews the late playwright's long 'lost' work depicting the events around his life-changing leg amputation -
Twenty Years of Tumbling
Boisterous, unpretentious and with a dark sense of humour – it's the circus act for Belfast. And two decades in, performers Ken and Tina may have found the perfect balance -
Watch Duke Special Perform in a Barber Shop
The singer-songwriter previewed his headline show with Ulaid at the Holywood Harmony Festival with a special, stripped back set -
Bound for Rathlin Sound
Organisers of the Maritime Festival tell us about the raft of events for all ages to enjoy between Ballycastle and Rathlin Island from May 26 -
Joe McElderry is Still Living the Dream
Seven years after his breakout success, the X Factor winner is savouring every opportunity while he can, whether in the studio or his blossoming stage career -
A Few of My Favourite Children's Books
Author and Culture NI critic Claire Savage recalls the stories which enchanted her early years ahead of the launch of her own first novel for young readers -
The Journey: 'It's a story that needed to be told'
Belfast-born director Nick Hamm on making the Northern Ireland peace process, with its polarising figureheads, into a movie the world could enjoy -
In the Swim with Alice Mary Cooper
In her all-ages performance piece Waves, the eclectic Australian artist imagines the life of a woman 'credited' with creating the butterfly stroke -
Everything's Coming Up Roses for Velvet Alibi
Sparked into life upon seeing Nile Rodgers and Chic in Derry, the rising 12-piece are now electrifying the city with their own live shows and have their sights set next on the Jazz Festival -
Tony Hill Exhibit Spans Five Decades of Artistic Diversity
Career retrospective brings highlights from the multi-talented artist's immense body of work together for the first time at Banbridge's F.E. McWilliam Gallery -
John King, the Modest Explorer from Moy
Having grown up in Co. Tyrone during the famine, he later became the sole survivor of a 2000 mile expedition across the Australian outback -
There's a Train-a-Comin'
Rough Magic's new musical is steaming towards Belfast, recreating the radical journey made by women in protest of Ireland's ban on birth control -
The Seven Last Words
Responding to Haydn's 18th century composition hasn't been easy for author Jan Carson, yet the classical collaboration has still presented its own creative rewards -
Scouting Westeros
Game of Thrones location manager Robert Boake on the joys of searching Northern Ireland for scenery fit for television's most epic tale -
Waxing Lyrical with the Bearded Candle Makers
The Downpatrick duo are enjoying the sweet smell of success and now sharing the secrets of their craft as part of a Bushmills workshop series -
And the Winner is...
Jane Hardy speaks with a few of the nominees for this year's Royal Television Society NI Student Awards on March 28 -
Not Just Any Yard Sale
Comprised of independent traders with a shared vision, The Yellow Yard is responding creatively to economic change and breathing new life into Derry -
Jill Todd Photographic Award Exhibition Comes Home
Though tinged with sadness, this annual celebration of new young talents remains bold and provoking in its Northern Ireland debut -
Playing Happy Families with John McCann
Home truths are dragged from the past in the writer's first full-length drama, honed over six years with help from Tinderbox -
Working Towards a Comm(on) Goal
Freelancers unite in a networking event to face challenges they each share and confront isolation felt within the independent industries -
A Riot of Colour in Greater Shantallow
Part of the Communities United festival, Joe Campbell's latest exhibition embodies a new hub of creativity hidden in Derry's industrial outskirts -
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 -
Changing Perceptions at Belfast Children's Festival
Visionary artists Cleary Connolly lend a fresh pair of eyes with high-tech helmets designed to simulate how different creatures see the world
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