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Creggan Writers' Showcase
Guildhall Press invite a diverse range of writers to read in Derry~Londonderry -
The Hundred-Year Old Man...
... Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared lives up to its protracted title -
Home Words
The Public Record Office celebrate the life and work of poet, activist and mentor John Hewitt -
The Rock Machine Turns You On
Art rock trio Petomane craft a fine collection of pop tunes full of wit and graphic poetry -
Where There Are People
Eamon O'Kane uses a derelict greenhouse in Denmark as a metaphor for man's desire to tame nature -
The Stars of Ballymenone
Charismatic anthropologist Henry Glassie returns to the County Fermanagh village where he made his name -
Malcolm Orange Disappears
Jan Carson's debut novel is a magical realist adventure that fizzes with life -
June '14
Andrew Lemon reviews the latest releases from Michael Mormecha, Go Swim and Freak's -
Cold in July
1980s Texas is the backdrop to Jim Mickle's impressively pulpy adaptation of the Joe R Lansdale novel -
Anti-Flag
Political punk veterans mark two decades together with an energetic showing at the Mandela Hall -
Rhinos
Hard-rocking duo Paul Currie and Laura Totten keep smiling despite a disappointing turnout at the Oh Yeah Music Centre -
Romancing Ireland
Paul Clements' biography of Richard Hayward reveals a forgotten renaissance man -
Little Jokes
Chatterbox Productions enter the weird world of Victorian renaissance man Edward Lear at The MAC -
Schubert
Barry Douglas's thunderously authoritative interpretation of the Austrian composer's final piano sonata -
Alana Henderson
Cellist and singer-songwriter exudes musicality at the Black Box -
Hung by the Hawthorn
Miriam de Búrca exposes societal divisions using folklore, draftsmanship and installation in Enniskillen -
Breaking the Silence
Former Israeli soldier turned peace campaigner Yehuda Shaul speaks from the heart at the Black Box -
Jonathan Meades
The inimitable architecture and food critic revels in language and sardonic wit at the Crescent Arts Centre -
Belle
Amma Asante tells the incredible true story of Miss Dido Belle Lindsay in this grandly realised sophomore feature -
Hillbilly Hell
16th Open House Festival continues with a celebration of blues and roots at the Empire Music Hall in Belfast -
Kin
Richard Gorman's meaningless abstract paintings with a Japanese bent leave Joanne Savage flabbergasted -
The Tailor of Inverness
The extraordinary story of one intrepid Polish father, soldier, tailor arrives at the Lyric Theatre -
Fruitvale Station
Ryan Coogler's searing directorial debut screens in Belfast as part of Community Relations Week -
The Pigeon Men
Felicity McCall bravely tackles the subject of child abuse in this compelling but disturbing novella -
The Incubator
New literary journal launches at the Black Box in Belfast with readings from featured writers -
Rocky
Party-poppers The Wonder Villains' long-awaited debut fizzes with youthful energy and delivers on live reputation -
Game of Thrones
Having sold out in record time, this touring show is an interesting diversion from the ongoing series -
Septic Tiger
Pearse Elliott's latest work is an entertaining if unwieldy beast set in the border area of post-Celtic Tiger Ireland -
Art of the Troubles
The current exhibition at the Ulster Museum inspires a day of discourse from a variety of speakers -
Venus in Fur
The boundaries between fact and fiction are blurred in Roman Polanski's amusing adaptation of the David Ives play -
NI Night
Former fabric designer Kevin Collins paints a 'delicate and luminous' version of Northern Ireland under the stars -
The Delines
A literate and uplifting performance at the Real Music Club from Willy Vlautin and Co -
Suggs
Madness frontman turned touring raconteur recalls an extraordinary life well lived at the Ulster Hall -
Fading Gigolo
John Turturro writes and directs this refined and stylish comedy starring Woody Allen and Sofia Vergara -
Jimmy's Hall
What was supposed to be Ken Loach's final film – an overly theatrical adaptation of the play by Donal O'Kelly – is no great legacy -
Idir Dhá Aigne
Michael Doherty and John Stewart present two very different visions of Belfast at An Culturlann -
Villa & Discurso
Guillermo Calderón's rumination on a damaged Chile feels familiar in post-conflict Belfast -
May '14
Andrew Lemon appraises the latest releases from Empty Lungs, Tied to Machines and UNKNWN -
Curious Beasts
John Higgins visits the Ulster Museum as an unusual collection from the British Museum packs up for Hull -
PJ O'Rourke
American conservative satirist holds court on the baby boom generation at Ulster Museum for the Hay Festival of Literature