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Jane Hardy Attempts Writing for Children
Our reporter takes practical tips from author Sheena Wilkinson at an eye-opening workshop at the CS Lewis Festival -
Meeting Jack Pakenham at Oriel Gallery
'You have to confront the awful things that happened' says the acclaimed artist of his new retrospective -
Damage
A suppressed emotion will do anything to survive in Patrick J O'Reilly's gay conversion therapy drama -
From Bolshoi to Belfast
The evolving aesthetics of Russian theatre revealed at Crumlin Road Gaol -
Claire Cunningham, Belfast Festival Artist in Residence
The disabled artist on challenging perceptions of disability and religion with latest multi-disciplinary production -
Anti-Poverty Festival
Organiser Anton Glackin hopes to raise awareness of poverty and homelessness in Northern Ireland with inaugural arts festival -
Accidental Theatre Get Fast & Loose at the Lyric
Accidental Theatre Company produce four new plays 'for the terminally impatient' in just 24 hours on October 4 -
Jonathan Harker and Dracula
Gerard McCarthy plays a plethora of characters in Ulster Theatre Company's game adaptation -
Lyric Theatre Stage Stewart Parker's Pentecost
Jimmy Fay on the challenges of directing the classic play set during the Ulster Workers' Council Strike -
New Irish Arts Perform Christian Classics at Waterfront Hall
Christian choral and orchestral collective led by Jonathan Rea celebrate 20 years -
Owen McCafferty New Lyric Writer in Residence
Acclaimed playwright is unveiled at the Lyric Theatre in Belfast ahead of an exciting new season -
EU Peace III Conference
Smashing Times Theatre Company work with Troubles survivors on real stories at The MAC on September 2 -
Ethnic Arts in the Capital
With Belfast Mela taking place in Botanic Gardens on August 24, Jane Hardy finds Belfast's ethnic arts scene in rude health -
LegenDerry Maritime Festival
Derry~Londonderry evokes the spirit of 2013 as the Round the World Clipper race stops off on the Foyle -
Art of the Troubles
Jane Hardy considers the role of art in our understanding of man's inhumanity to man -
Belfast's Tartan Gangs the Focus of New Play
Loyalist paramilitary turned playwright Robert Niblock recalls the youth gangs of 1970s Belfast at the Cathedral Quarter Arts Festival -
Dirty Dancin' in Le Shebeen
Leesa Harker's latest saucy stage adaptation is flaccid, but Maggie Muff dances on -
Monica Loughman Ballet Bring Giselle to the Lyric
The former prima ballerina from Dublin brings a traditional version of Giselle to the Lyric Theatre -
The Nose
Patrick J O'Reilly adapts Nikolai Gogol's satirical short story with hilarious results at The MAC -
Other Ways of Seeing: Ice Age Art by the Blind
Professor John Kennedy theorises on the abilities and techniques of blind artists at Ulster Museum, with Japanese artist Eriko Watanabe -
Man in the Moon at Waterfront Hall
Oscar-nominated film director Jim Sheridan arrives in Belfast to promote Brassneck's latest production -
Speaking With Ulster Orchestra's Rafael Payare
The Venezuelan Sistema graduate speaks of his debut with the Ulster Orchestra -
Meeting Ruairi Conaghan
The Ulster-born actor discusses his theatrical CV, from Downton Abbey to his latest performances at the Lyric Theatre -
Jeff Anderson Rocks The Music Box
The TV talent show graduate on life after Jesus Christ Superstar and performing at the Waterfront Hall this Christmas -
Panto Season Upon Us
Martin Lynch, Gary Mitchell and John Linehan consider the enduring appeal of the Christmas show -
Adrian Dunbar Stars in Brendan at the Chelsea
The actor and director returns to the Lyric Theatre in Belfast following a successful run off Broadway -
Priscilla
Stephan Elliot's 1994 film transfers to the Grand Opera House stage chock full of pathos and pop songs -
The Pride of the Marching Bands
Playwright Jonathan Burgess hopes to demystify the marching band culture in a new play at the Waterside Theatre in Derry~Londonderry -
An Evening with Damian Gorman at The MAC
The award-winning playwright, poet and filmmaker prepares to step down as artist-in-residence at The MAC