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Mydidae
Martin Byrne's instrumental score for the harrowing Prime Cut theatre production stands strong even when removed from its dramatic visual context -
God of Carnage
Prime Cut Productions' adaptation of the Yasmina Reza play is a breath of fresh air at The MAC in Belfast -
Night Music
Moving on Music and the Belfast Music Society prove there is a demand for unfamiliar, challenging classical music in Northern Ireland -
Miniatures and Modulations
Philip Hammond's reimagining of ancient Irish songs originally transcribed by Edward Bunting are wonderfully entertaining -
Reflecting Light
Cappella Caeciliana record contemporary pieces and festive classics -
Jack and the Beanstalk
Terry Blain discovers that for all our technological advances nothing much changes in Pantoland -
Ode to Sting
Lisaire String Quartet interpret classic Police and Sting tracks – watch a live performance -
Remembering Gerry
A host of musicians indebted to the late Radio Ulster presenter Gerry Anderson perform in Belfast -
Milltown Cemetery
Tom Hartley writes a richly complex history of the Belfast graveyard -
Sestina
The innovative vocal ensemble welcome theorbo player Paula Chateauneuf to the Ulster Museum -
Romeo & Juliet
Ulster Youth Orchestra perform music from Provofiev's great ballet and more at the Ulster Hall -
Walled City Music Festival
Founders Cathal Breslin and Sabrina Hu lead the opening concert in Derry~Londonderry -
Schubert
Barry Douglas's thunderously authoritative interpretation of the Austrian composer's final piano sonata -
Shot Glass
Newly established company dedicated to 'pub theatre by new writers' launches with two short plays in the Sunflower Bar -
Chamber Choir Ireland
Paul Hillier conducts a new work by American composer David Lang at St Thomas's Church in Belfast -
Behind the Headlines
Veteran journalist Alf McCreary recalls a 'multi-faceted, constantly stimulating' career in print -
Aida
Ellen Kent's traditionalist production of Verdi's masterpiece fails to set the pulses racing -
A Portrait of the Artist...
Dublin's New Theatre tour a stage adaptation of James Joyce's classic novel with mixed results -
Night Music
An innovative presentation of classical music at The MAC proves popular -
Family Fever
McCracken Memorial Drama Society resurrect one of Sam Cree's 'downright silly' plays -
Macbeth
The golden age of Northern Irish opera continues with NI Opera's contemporary take on Verdi's dark masterpiece -
Percy French Quartet
The renaissance man's songs and poems hark back to a simpler time at the Linen Hall Library -
The Colleen Bawn
The Druid production is an object lesson in how to successfully revivify plays to a modern audience -
The Eighth Gate
City of Culture musician-in-residence Neil Cowley bids a fond farewell to Derry~Londonderry -
Danish String Quartet
Moving on Music invite the Scandinavian foursome to Belfast and Armagh -
Summertime
A victim of sexual abuse searches for answers in David Ireland's 'consistently watchable' new play -
Ailish Tynan
Newry Chamber Music survive a funding scare to host the prize-winning Welsh singer -
Sea Lavender
A gay love triangle unravels against the backdrop of the Siege of Derry in Andy Hinds' deft play -
Ben McAteer
Winner of NI Opera's Festival of Voice competition tackles the classics at Queen's -
Henry VI
The Grand Opera House hosts the Globe Theatre's touring production of Shakespeare's history plays -
Endgame
Australian company Wits' End arrive at Happy Days Enniskillen International Beckett Festival -
Field Day at Clandeboye
A work in progress features original compositions and performances by Stephen Rea, Neil Martin and others -
The Priests
The Ulster Orchestra provide the music for a series of mainly religious compositions at Clonard Monastery -
The River Still Sings
Despite the best efforts of the Fidelio Trio, this multi-media City of Culture production fails to inspire -
Tosca
The Royal Opera House's current production is beamed live to the Big Screen at Belfast City Hall -
David Rees-Williams Jazz Trio
The pianist manages a successful fusion of jazz and classical at Portaferry Presbyterian Church -
Big Belfast Choir
Musical director Aoife Cormacain gets the best of her newly formed ensemble at the Grand Opera House -
Music City
Terry Blain wanders around Derry~Londonderry as acts from around the world unite in song for City of Culture -
Celine Byrne
A 'delightfully informal' performance from the soprano is the highlight of the latest Newry Chamber Music concert