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Three plays, two companies, one issue: mental health in NI | EdgeFest
The artistic directors behind a series of bold new theatre productions on coming together and responding creatively to the crisis on our doorstep -
This teaser clip from Belfast's newest theatre company will pique your curiosity
'What's in the box?' asks Andrew Doyle's dark comedy Borderland, about two brothers faced with one final delivery before packing in their paramilitary deeds -
Hansel and Gretel
Featuring a role call of fictional favourites, the MAC's fairytale production places a feast of Northern Irish theatre talent firmly in the (sweet) shop window -
The Barber of Moville and Other Songs
We meet the creative trinity behind a comedy exploring perceptions of identity – problem is, they're all fragments of the same man's mind -
NI Opera Bring the Music of Mozart into the Roaring Twenties
Award-winning soprano Aoife Miskelly on wrapping her voice around the Italian language for Così fan tutte's glittering makeover -
Theatre Company Acts Fast With Plays Offering a 'Rapid Response' to Real-Time Events
Whether it's with tractors or Trump, Belfast's Accidental Theatre is giving writers a new stage to react to the ever-changing world around them -
The Good, the Bad and the Glittery
On stage they're two opposing forces, but the stars of the Millennium Forum's Jack and the Beanstalk both agree that the Christmas panto is here to stay -
The Complexities of Nora and Jim
Bangor actor Thomas Galashan on his not-so celebratory portrayal of James Joyce based on famous letters to the writer's wife and muse -
Make-do master chef George Egg is preparing a feast of culinary comedy
The hit show which demonstrates how to prepare a meal using hotel room appliances also has a soft centre about perseverance and how almost anything is possible -
I'm a Celebrity runner-up Joel Dommett will have the last laugh in new comedy tour
The English stand-up entertained viewers of the reality show, but isn't relying on tales from the jungle when he comes to Northern Ireland -
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 -
Stewart Lee: 'I've laughed more at Kevin McAleer live than anyone else ever'
The inimitable comic talks about his new tour, how he might've courted the Ricky Gervais controversy in Belfast and has advice for local newcomers to stand-up -
Bruiser brings back Sue Townsend's Adrian Mole for theatre company's 20th birthday
Founder Lisa May on celebrating the late author after two decades of highs, lows, sleepless nights and moments that make it all worthwhile -
Writer of New Play About Robin Williams Ranks His Top Five Performances
Three years on from the beloved actor's death, Kieron Magee's one-man show charts his meteoric rise from club comic to film icon -
West Side Story at the Millennium Forum
The Forum's 'brave and talented' youth theatre group bring the dynamic musical to stage -
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 -
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' -
Waves
Gentle movement and vivid storytelling make more than a few ripples in this poignant and understated play about one woman's remarkable resilience -
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 -
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 -
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 -
The Train
While some elements lack steam, Rough Magic's musical has audiences on board for its retelling of a momentous, reproductive rights-fuelled journey -
The Faerie Thorn
After a promising preview, Big Telly bring Jane Talbot's North Coast fables to the stage in a fully realised adaptation fit for the company's 30th year -
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 Importance of Being Earnest
Not everything works in this risky all-male revision, but ultimately the source material proves it to be still Wilde at heart -
Famla
John McCann's brooding drama borders on the bleak, but a sense of hope mirrored by the youth of today points to a better tomorrow -
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 -
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 -
Down the Rabbit Hole with Dave Willetts
The veteran actor prepares for an adventure in Wonderland, as Lewis Carroll's beloved fantasy gets a musical makeover at the Millennium Forum -
Children's Theatre: It's a Kind of Magic
Cahoots NI is conjuring up something special with its revival of Nivelli's War and the sense of wonder its bringing from Belfast to Broadway -
Dirty Dancing
Staying true to the original, this steamy stage adaptation is guaranteed to satisfy fans of the classic, feel-good film -
Reassembled, Slightly Askew
Head into an immersive audio-sensory simulation of artist Shannon Yee's life-changing brain injury as her binaural theatre production returns -
From Classical Ballet to Dirty Dancing
Former cruise ship performer Carlie Milner is having the time of her life in a new musical adaptation of the '80s favourite, soon to steam up the Millennium Forum -
Powder Her Face
Northern Ireland's first production of Thomas Adés's notorious, sex-fuelled opera holds a mirror to modern society and the perils of promiscuity -
Fairytale Ending to Panto Season
The Grand Opera House celebrates record audiences making it to the ball for its recent Cinderella production -
Why Panto Never Gets Old
Jane Hardy examines the ever-evolving and ageless tradition of Christmas theatre through some of Northern Ireland's current offering -
Austins Comes to Life for Christmas
Derry landmark to recapture festive magic with enchanting window displays alongside other store fronts across the city -
Hey You!
Joe Nawaz and Accidental Theatre combine for an immersive self-improvement satire which with a little finessing could take the comedy world by storm -
Christmas Theatre Guide
Enjoy some festive respite with traditional pantos, stage adaptations and original, holiday-themed dramas all across Northern Ireland -
Green and Blue
Premiering at a former British military base in Belfast, this challenging but tasteful dramatisation humanises the uniforms patrolling the border at the height of the Troubles
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