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La Traviata
North West and Spark Opera join forces to stage Verdi's seminal story of love, hypocrisy and self-sacrifice at the Millennium Forum -
Listen to a Preview Track from Nick Boyle's New Musical
The Jazzabelles is a rags to riches tale from the Wireless Mystery Theatre music director set in 1950s Belfast -
NI Opera 2015-16 Season Preview
Director Oliver Mears on tackling a 'gargantuan work of art', venturing into uncharted territory and taking risks to challenge audiences with this year's programme -
Derry Hits Home
AnNua Productions explore the sense of belonging and migration in new audio-visual stage show at the Waterside Theatre from July 1 - 4 -
David Sedaris
The celebrated American humorist delivers an evening of interlacing tales and outrageous material disguised in a performance akin to catching up with an old friend -
Crazy
Without enough plot or pizazz to sustain its run-time, Brenda Murphy's country-tinged comedy unravels despite fizzing performances from its cast of three -
Patrick Kielty Helps Himself
After years of hard work and lonely nights, life has paid off big time for the County Down comedian. He discusses relationships, LA living and preparing for the 2015 Irish Open -
Walking to the Ark
Carlo Gébler’s new play serves up the Siege of Derry through the eyes of a family in crisis. 'What people think happened and what actually happened is always contested' -
Immersive play at The MAC takes audiences on a journey around abortion rights
Comprised of 12 scenes and an installation, Now For The North explores the subject from a wide variety of women's perspectives, explains the Artistic Director of Three’s Theatre Company, Anna Leckey -
When it hasn’t been your day, your week... Friendsical is the answer
Central Perk comes to Derry's Millennium Forum for a musical reimagining of the iconic 90s sitcom -
Playwright Katherina Radeva on borders, nationality, and Europe today
With Brexit looming, Katherina Redeva revisits her play on the fall of communism in Bulgaria, giving it a contemporary flavour -
Dave Duggan play featuring live jazz band back at Derry festival
Chezzie gets another Chance at this year's City of Derry Jazz & Big Band Festival, after first impressing audiences with its relatable, real music-driven story -
Artists with disabilities tackle Shakespeare and discover 'talents they never knew they had'
Open Arts CEO Eileen Branagh admits that A Midsummer Night's Dream was a 'frightening prospect' but the hard work of 65 individuals over two years has set the stage for a magical production at the MAC -
Stephen Rea returns to the MAC for Aeneid: Book VI
Actor Stephen Rea and musician Neil Martin; friends, collaborators, co-conspirators, makers of mischief -
Actor and drama teaching innovator Brian McMahon on being back on stage with Bardic Theatre
An entertainer and educator, Tyrone-born McMahon's methods have drawn acclaim all over Ireland. He talks to us about his approach to learning and starring in a new production of Martin McDonagh's The Beauty Queen of Leenane -
'Who wants to surrender to middle age?' Not the cast of Menopause the Musical
With humour, honesty and a cracking, 23-song soundtrack, the women behind the show's newest run are reassuring audiences that it's fine to be over 50 -
Love that transcends death: Ghost the Musical coming to the Millennium Forum
Theatre star Jacqui Dubois on her prophetic encounter with Demi Moore, channelling Whoopi Goldberg and giving Derry a dose of classic Hollywood romance this Valentine's -
A crackling Belfast comedy to cure the winter blues
Christina Nelson talks about the hilarity of hair salons and sharing the spotlight while still playing half the cast in the follow-up to I'll Tell My Ma. Leave your seasonal worries and woes at the door... -
Peter Pan given a dazzling Derry makeover at the Millennium Forum
Big musical numbers, pyrotechnics and pixie dust-like sprinklings of the city's trademark sense of humour takes the age-old panto to a magical new place -
Dancing in the dark: multi-medium show brings scary stories to Derry walls
Stories of ghosts and wise women are the perfect ingredients for a frightfully good night at Echo Echo Studios this weekend -
Myra's Story
A play so good they named it twice, Fionna Hewitt-Twamley not only fills Carmel McCafferty's shoes comfortably, but is bewitching as the rock bottom title character once known as Maire -
Singer Lucy O'Byrne gets ready to enchant as iconic First Lady Eva Peron
The classically-trained Dubliner is Derry-bound as Andrew Lloyd Webber's award-winning musical makes its way to the Millennium Forum -
How family hardship and heartache inspired Joe's remarkably moving one-man show
The Belfast writer balances humour with poignant home truths in his look-back at growing up in a mixed race house during the Troubles -
Acclaimed adaptation of Derry play tackles perceptions on homelessness and addiction
Brian Foster's beloved Maire is reborn in the award-winning Myra's Story, which takes the tragic but universal tale to the gritty streets of Dublin -
Young Offenders' Jennifer Barry on becoming a Derry Girl for Lisa McGee play
Star of one of this year's two hit Irish comedies discusses her leap from screen to stage and being part of a 'revolution' of women in the industry -
Belfast actor's new play is helping more people talk about a big issue for men
Michael Patrick, who grew up without his father, is using a biographical tale laced with laughs to encourage other young males to open up -
New play East Belfast Granny brings to light stories of city's working class women
Writer Fintan Brady has worked alongside the Ballymac Friendship Centre to highlight issues faced by a generation of marginalised people -
Behind the scenes of the North West's biggest youth production
Stewart Robson speaks to those helping to foster the future stars of musical theatre in Andrew Lloyd Webber's Cats at the Millennium Forum -
The Nature of Forgetting uses theatre to explain everything you didn't know about dementia
Guillaume Pigé tells Andrew Moore how his play addresses misconceptions around the condition while highlighting the elemental feelings that it leaves behind -
Theatre show exploring conflict and violence will resonate powerfully in Belfast
Named after the Syrian city, the acclaimed Palmyra promises to hit close to home for anywhere with its own turbulent history -
Dara Ó Briain: 'The internet has become a torrent of disinformation'
It's made 'nerds' like himself cooler, but the web's accountability for spreading ludicrous stories is the greater focus of the comic's new tour which comes to Derry next week -
Roisin Gallagher on hosting Abigail's Party in Belfast and being spurred on by her late father
Before his passing, the actress's dad raved about Mike Leigh's play and the prospect of his daughter as Beverly, and his 'incredible outlook' is what still gives her strength in her artistic pursuits -
Actress Diona Doherty on the creative journey from bleak starts to getting parts
Perseverance has paid off for the TV and stage star who says everyday life skills and some industry savvy can help budding performers have a career without the need to leave home -
Theatre company's audio walking tour will let you explore Belfast with new eyes and ears
Dominic Montague's immersive love story Quartered aims to challenge perceptions and remove fear around how the city's LGBTQ+ community might feel in public -
Colin Murphy: 'We've a great knack of running ourselves down – it stops you getting a big head'
With Queen's Comedy Club closing after 25 years, its enduring MC talks about how the game has changed, and why Derry crowds are more merciful than Belfast's – despite hearing the greatest heckle of his life there -
Shining a light on the art of set design
With another award recognising his technical work in theatre, lighting and set expert Ciaran Bagnall tells us how he acquired the skills to make a career out of the craft -
Belfast writer's own experience of being deported helped inspire play about the city's refugees
Following its premiere last autumn, Rosemary Jenkinson believes Lives in Translation will be even more hard hitting in its first full tour of theatres around Ireland -
A1 singer onto another hit with Millennium Forum-bound Flashdance the Musical
As we continue to mine the '80s to satisfy our nostalgic needs, pop star Ben Adams promises 'everything and more' from a production that epitomises the colour and energy of the period -
Shakespeare specialists return to Derry with The Bard's bloodiest tale
The company which reimagined Hamlet for a modern audience continues to fill the gap left by Game of Thrones this year with its take on Macbeth -
Meet the Northern Ireland actor starring in Trainspotting Live
James Boal on joining the cast of the hit adaptation as it returns to Belfast and being permitted to keep his accent by Irvine Welsh himself
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