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The Lost Martini
'We will leave drunks or troublemakers to the bar staff but there are lots of other situations that can develop.' Accidental Theatre Company invite audiences to their newest immersive production in a Belfast office building -
The Imp
Having trained in Paris, physical performer Jude Quinn applies a European sensibility to his latest work confronting the events of January 7, 2015 and the Charlie Hebdo massacre -
Voicebox
New comedy club in Belfast's Loft – artist's studio by day, platform for new comedy talent by night – is much more than a cheap and cheerful night out -
Quartet for Fifteen Chairs
The kids love Maiden Voyage Dance's Chaplin-esque piece, marked by slapstick humour, enchanting choreography and a joyous score by Brian Irvine -
Lyric Wins Four Irish Times Irish Theatre Awards
South Belfast theatre enjoys most successful night at the glitzy ceremony in Dublin after achieving an unprecedented 12 nominations -
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 -
Etcetera Theatre Company
Connal Parr, board member of new organisation dedicated to giving voice to the loyalist working-class community in Northern Ireland, on why 'theatre is very important in a general cultural sense' -
David Meade, Million Dollar Mindreader
Celebrity mentalist on giving up a high-paid teaching job to follow his creative dream, and how he can make people believe 'that miracles are possible' -
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 -
A Girl Is A Half-Formed Thing
Annie Ryan's harrowing, enlightening and deeply satisfying adaptation of Eimear McBride's Joycean novel is a must-see at The MAC in Belfast -
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 -
Salome
Strauss, Oscar Wilde and Northern Ireland Opera combine in a sexy, dangerous and accessible production at Belfast's Grand Opera House -
Death of a Comedian
Owen McCafferty on his new play at the Lyric Theatre, refusing to dumb down for the big bucks and why we should all give Russell Brand a break -
God of Carnage
'We ignore issues of class, racism, sectarianism and bigotry at our perile' says Prime Cut Productions artistic director Emma Jordon -
Queen's Comedy Club Returns
Colin Murphy on two decades of compèring 'the best gig anywhere' and a star-studded 2015 lineup -
Women Writers Dominate Comedy Theatre
Jane Hardy discovers their secrets to success of Northern Ireland's new generation of female comic scribes -
Thank F*ck It's Christmas
Jude Quinn's one-man show sees Santa in mischievous mood -
Belfast Goes Out To Lunch in 2015
Festival director Sean Kelly on making the arts accessible to all despite impending funding cuts -
Field Day Enjoy Fairytale in New York
Marie-Louise Muir follows Stephen Rea and his acclaimed theatre company to the Big Apple for its first ever run off Broadway -
Slimmer for Christmas
Leesa Harker updates Pride and Prejudice for the 80s generation -
Peter Corry is Home For Christmas
Singer returns to Belfast with a new album and festive variety show at the Waterfront Hall -
Mistletoe & Crime at the Lyric Theatre
Dan Gordon on directing Marie Jones' tale of PSNI officers caught up in Christmas chaos for the Lyric Theatre -
Jack and the Beanstalk
Terry Blain discovers that for all our technological advances nothing much changes in Pantoland -
Commedia of Errors at South Bank Playhouse
Benjamin Gould's new company brings subversive sensibility of Italian theatre to Irish epic The Tain -
An African Christmas at the Waterfront Hall
Having sung with Gary Barlow and for the Queen, the world famous African Children's Choir prepare to perform in Belfast -
Tinseltown
Paul Boyd pits belief against world-weary cynicism in what is sure to be a smash hit musical -
Family Hoffmann’s Christmas Palace
Cahoots NI salutes one of their most successful shows for children with a festive special at The MAC -
An Evening with CS Lewis
David Payne's play is heavy on anecdote but light on the good stuff – the books -
Arts Council Launch #13pForTheArts Campaign
Public urged to sign petition and more to help stave off further funding cuts to the arts in Northern Ireland -
Unhome
Jim McAleavey's house of horrors bulges with invention and endless witty subversions at The MAC -
Jacques Brel is Alive...
Blunt Fringe reanimate the husky Belgian songwriter and 'matador of emotion' -
Damage
A suppressed emotion will do anything to survive in Patrick J O'Reilly's gay conversion therapy drama -
Outburst Queer Arts Festival
Ruth McCarthy revels in the transgressive nature of this year's diverse programme -
Tinderbox Bring Unhome to The MAC
Tinderbox Theatre Company bring Jimmy McAleavey's elusive psychological drama to The MAC -
Du Dance: Fallen
Intergenerational dance production recalls the experience of the First World War in Belfast and beyond -
Jacques Brel is Alive and Well
Blunt Fringe theatre company founder Claire Murray on coming home to produce ambitious stage shows on a budget -
Neither Either
Two of Ireland's finest companies are inspired by the work of poet Seamus Heaney -
Female Gothic
Rebecca Vaughan's medley of classic ghoulish tales is a tricky treat at The MAC -
An Enemy of the People
Schaubühne Berlin get Belfast fired up for change
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