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12th Cathedral Quarter Arts Festival
Listen to a podcast with festival director Sean Kelly and get booking your tickets now -
Improved Budget for the Arts
£4.2m funding cut averted as Finance Minister Sammy Wilson recognises the 'employment potential' in the sector -
Celebrate Belfast's Titanic Boat Factory
Dan Gordon hopes to 'inspire a new generation of titanic thinkers' with this play about the Belfast shipyard -
Lyric Theatre Reveal Playwright-In-Residence
Emerging playwright David Ireland looks forward to playing his part 'at this exciting time in the Lyric's history' -
Fair Deal for the Arts NI Film Campaign Launches at Festival
Videos highlighting what the arts do for us screened at venues across Northern Ireland -
Culture Northern Ireland to Showcase Cultural Entrepreneurs
Register now for a free event highlighting inspiring and innovative business models in the cultural sector -
Kenneth Branagh Returns To Lyric Stage
The Belfast-born actor to star alongside comedian Rob Brydon in a highlight of the Lyric's forthcoming season -
Have Your Say on Proposed Arts Cuts
Your voice can make a difference -
Write To The Assembly And Help Save The Arts
The Arts Council say public support for the arts 'has never been more important than it is now' -
My Cultural Life: Mammy Magee (aka Dan Gordon)
The pantomime dame (aka actor and director Dan Gordon) on lip gloss, Bambi and Stormont Live -
Out To Lunch Acts Unveiled
David Soul gets his groove on at the affordable festival in the Cathedral Quarter this January -
Bard Of Armagh 2010
Watch video from the festival of humorous verse, featuring four-time winner Jimmy Rafferty and more -
Arts Council Publish Data Report
Digest of Arts Statistics highlights the importance of the arts to the Northern Ireland economy -
Maiden Voyage Dance Company
Watch a dance performance in the Ulster Museum and get the lowdown from artistic director Nicola Curry -
I Value The Arts NI
Sign up to the campaign and tell our politicians why you value the arts -
Did You Come By Boat?
Challenging our attitudes towards race and immigration -
Circa
Just another dance show? Mark Ward thought so, but he couldn't have been more wrong -
One Man Lord of the Rings
One homage to rule them all. Andrew Johnston speaks to the man playing 100,000 characters -
Trilogy
Naked ladies, onstage, at the Belfast Festival? Joanne Savage speaks to director Nic Green about a novel dance piece and the relevance of the f-word (feminism) in 2010 -
FML
Sincere insincerity and statistics that lie capture the teenage experience. We review the show in Dublin before its run at the Belfast Festival at Queen's -
Belfast Festival at Queen's
The countdown to Ireland’s largest arts festival is officially under way -
School of Thought
Playwright and actor Neil Edwards has had an eventful life, from playing Sherlock Holmes to running off with an obsessive Texan fan. Now he's home - and writing for Accidental Theatre -
Kathak
ArtsEkta bring the ancient Indian dance form to Northern Ireland, via their South Asian Dance Academy, writes Joes Nawaz -
My Cultural Life: Aidan O'Neill
Playing George Best in a musical is a humbling experience for the Tipperary-born actor -
Culture Nights for Belfast and Derry
After a successful first year, Culture Night returns to Belfast - and Derry will be next. Watch a video from Culture Night Belfast 2009 below -
Arts Opportunities for Older People
New £700,000 fund launched by the Arts Council of Northern Ireland to engage older people in the arts -
Leslie Montgomery
The Downpatrick bank manager was the first Irish writer appointed to the Censorship Board in 1936 and a major influence on early 20th Century Ulster theatre -
The White Guard
Conleth Hill catches the eye in London, writes Peter Geoghegan -
The Chess Piece
One game that doesn't end in a stalemate, according to Paul McElwee -
My Cultural Life: Colin Murphy
‘Hell is other people’ for this acerbic comedian -
Alice and the White Rabbit
Paul McIlwee follows Indigo Moon Theatre down the rabbit hole -
The Chess Piece
Echo Echo dance company launch an assault on the Guildhall in Derry -
RISING STAR: Mary-Francis Doherty
Diversification is key in theatre, says writer, director and star of Home Sweet Home -
The Shawshank Redemption
The second adaptation of Stephen King's novella sees hope and violence tread the boards -
Stewart Love
East Belfast playwright Stewart Love has written with verve about mouthy mothers-in-law, the shipyards and living life at fever pitch. He tells Joanne Savage about his inspirations and kitchen sink conflicts -
Morecambe
A madcap, one-man romp through the life of one of Britain's greatest comedians, touring the UK in a white van -
Ripple Effect
Echo Echo extend the hand of friendship - but the Henry Girls steal the show -
Morecambe
A stage version of the great comic's life set for Newtownabbey and Lisburn -
Festival of Fools
Belfast is bursting at the seams with clowns, puppets and street comedians. You'd be a fool to miss it. Watch the NVTV video of the launch party -
English Touring Opera
Philip Hamond talks to the director of the English Touring Opera, James Conway, about bringing opera back to Belfast
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