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Brian Ború Festival Storms Armagh
The historical city marks the 1000th anniversary of the ancient Irish king's death with a series of events from April 22 to May 4 -
Shot Glass
Newly established company dedicated to 'pub theatre by new writers' launches with two short plays in the Sunflower Bar -
Chamber Choir Ireland
Paul Hillier conducts a new work by American composer David Lang at St Thomas's Church in Belfast -
Behind the Headlines
Veteran journalist Alf McCreary recalls a 'multi-faceted, constantly stimulating' career in print -
Aida
Ellen Kent's traditionalist production of Verdi's masterpiece fails to set the pulses racing -
A Portrait of the Artist...
Dublin's New Theatre tour a stage adaptation of James Joyce's classic novel with mixed results -
Ulster Hall's Organic Lunches
Belfast City Organist Colm Carey on curating a musical programme to be performed on the Mulholland Organ -
Night Music
An innovative presentation of classical music at The MAC proves popular -
Family Fever
McCracken Memorial Drama Society resurrect one of Sam Cree's 'downright silly' plays -
Grosvenor Choir at 20
The 40-strong Belfast-based choir celebrates a landmark anniversary with two special performances -
Macbeth
The golden age of Northern Irish opera continues with NI Opera's contemporary take on Verdi's dark masterpiece -
Percy French Quartet
The renaissance man's songs and poems hark back to a simpler time at the Linen Hall Library -
Du Dance at CityDance 2014
Du Dance and Royston Maldoom showcase their latest cross-community project at the Crescent Arts Centre -
The Colleen Bawn
The Druid production is an object lesson in how to successfully revivify plays to a modern audience -
The Eighth Gate
City of Culture musician-in-residence Neil Cowley bids a fond farewell to Derry~Londonderry -
Danish String Quartet
Moving on Music invite the Scandinavian foursome to Belfast and Armagh -
Field Day Present A Particle of Dread
Stephen Rea, co-founder of the legendary theatre company, on collaborating with 'American literary eminence' Sam Shepard for City of Culture -
Summertime
A victim of sexual abuse searches for answers in David Ireland's 'consistently watchable' new play -
Ailish Tynan
Newry Chamber Music survive a funding scare to host the prize-winning Welsh singer -
The Rape of Lucrece in Derry~Londonderry
The UK City of Culture welcomes the Royal Shakespeare Company's adaptation of Shakespeare's epic poem -
Sea Lavender
A gay love triangle unravels against the backdrop of the Siege of Derry in Andy Hinds' deft play -
Belfast Festival at Queen's
New director Richard Wakely on this year's festival highlights and his hopes for the future -
Ben McAteer
Winner of NI Opera's Festival of Voice competition tackles the classics at Queen's -
NI Opera Rising With Three New Productions
Artistic director Oliver Mears maintains the company's forward momentum, beginning with L’Elisir d’Amore -
Pride and Prejudice: The Musical
Richard Croxford and Mark Dougherty on adapting Jane Austen's novel for the Lyric Theatre stage -
Henry VI
The Grand Opera House hosts the Globe Theatre's touring production of Shakespeare's history plays -
East Belfast Arts Festival Welcomes Smashing Times
The Dublin-based theatre company set up shop at the East Belfast Arts Festival -
Encóre Contemporary Choir
Emmet Doherty's ensemble of amateur singers is set for the Millennium Forum on September 8 -
Endgame
Australian company Wits' End arrive at Happy Days Enniskillen International Beckett Festival -
Field Day at Clandeboye
A work in progress features original compositions and performances by Stephen Rea, Neil Martin and others -
Derry~Londonderry Welcomes The Rocky Horror Show
Talent show competition winner Ben Forster is relishing his latest role in Richard O'Brien's gender-bending musical comedy -
In the Court of Tom Ravenscroft
John Peel's son curates a series of concerts at The MAC this September. 'The music of Belfast has always been in our family' -
The Priests
The Ulster Orchestra provide the music for a series of mainly religious compositions at Clonard Monastery -
National Youth Orchestra Play Belfast and Derry~Londonderry
One of the UK's most prestigious orchestras begin ten-day residency in the City of Culture -
The River Still Sings
Despite the best efforts of the Fidelio Trio, this multi-media City of Culture production fails to inspire -
Tosca
The Royal Opera House's current production is beamed live to the Big Screen at Belfast City Hall -
The MAC Hosts Not So Trad Concert Series
Celtic funk maestros The Olllman kickstart Eamon Murray's experimental concert series at The MAC -
David Rees-Williams Jazz Trio
The pianist manages a successful fusion of jazz and classical at Portaferry Presbyterian Church -
Big Belfast Choir
Musical director Aoife Cormacain gets the best of her newly formed ensemble at the Grand Opera House