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Co-writing and starring in one of Northern Ireland's most successful plays has 'vindicated' Donna O'Connor after years spent 'out in the cold'
'Overly garrish, flapping, whimsical and foolish' – Ivan Little leaves his broadcasting days behind him to play the dame at the Waterfront Hall
Feeling peckish? Browse the full Out To Lunch 2013 festival programme and chow down on some seriously artistic lunchtime treats this coming January
Owen McCafferty's new play, premiered in the Abbey Theatre, Dublin, explores 'the hurt, the carnage and the consequences' of the Troubles
Mark Phelan of Queen's University welcomes the return of the influential theatre company as it stages two new works in Derry~Londonderry
The true story of a workers' revolt in Belfast, written by first-time playwright John Maguire, is ferociously authentic
Paul Boyd's retelling of the wonderfully dark Brothers Grimm-penned story is a 'fairytale for the iPod generation' at the Lyric Theatre in Belfast
Real stories told and acted by the men who experienced them 'illuminate the fragile nature of Northern Ireland's tentative peace'
The doyenne of the New York art house movement on sexual freedom, President Obama and performing at the Outburst Festival
Ivan Little finally gives in to the inevitable – playing a dame in panto. But has he got the singing and dancing chops to pull it off at the Waterfront?
The Belfast-born thespian receives honour at Buckingham Palace for his 'services to drama and the community in Northern Ireland'
Cat Deeley, red wine and the Pavarotti Provo – Northern Ireland's finest returns to the Empire Comedy Club 20 years later
Belarus Free Theatre shed light on the suppression of human rights in Europe's last dictatorship
How does the 'reliably sophisticated font of witticisms' as featured on 8 Out of 10 Cats transfer to the stage?
Dermot Bolger's adaptation of James Joyce's famous novel is 'a tribute to Joyce's own curious imagination'
Admirable acting and direction cannot save a weak script, as Big Telly fall victim to cliché and hungry hens
The Northern Irish accent lends itself well to Shakespeare's most visceral tragedy, and Stuart Graham excels as the murderous king
The heavenly hordes are 'anti-abortion, anti-evolution homophobes' in Accidental Theatre Company's latest outing
Stacey Gregg's story of the rise and fall of a Belfast band is saved by Kerrie Quinn's bullish central performance
The story of one Liverpool fan's incredible experience of the 2005 Champions League final in Istanbul comes to the Belfast Festival
Sam McCready, master of the pared-down theatrical adaptation, brings Charles Dickens to the Belfast Festival
Neil Simon's rib-tickling examination of male friendship finds added relevance in the era of the ‘bromance’
The Belfast Festival's new marquee plays host to the shaggy-haired comic who is unusually grouchy and all the better for it
After spending 30 years in LA as a successful screenwriter, Ron Hutchinson returns to home soil to explore the life of Baron Bannside
A 'flawlessly constructed, expertly executed' set from the King of UK Comedy
Stefan Booth and Ali Bastian on Strictly Come Dancing, Dancing on Ice and how the two shows helped them prepare for their iconic lead roles
The Essex actor and QI stooge returns to stand-up after a 12 year wait. Perhaps he should have stayed sitting down
Having relocated to London, and starred in Hollywood blockbusters, the Belfast boy returns to the stage at the Grand Opera House
Experiencing Echo Echo Dance Theatre Company's new production is 'like observing a seaside trip on a time-lapse camera'
The Dublin comic talks Belfast hecklers, heartache and honing his craft. 'Children's books warp your mind'
Can Agatha Christie's most famous play enthral modern audiences outside of the West End?
Rising stars of Northern Ireland's theatre and music scenes come together in new Tinderbox play, part of the Belfast Festival at Queen's
His comedy peers adore him, but what does John Higgins make of Belfast's most eclectic performer? 'Everyone prefers Cash to Czech!'
Galvinised Productions first foray into theatre has 'audience members audibly gasping'
Paddy Scully's engaging one-man show puts flesh on the bones of 'this most misunderstood of Irishmen'
'To describe O’Neill’s act simply as ‘stand-up’ would do him a great injustice'
'The set is so slick and well-honed you almost forget the incredible craftsmanship.'
Director and actor Guy Masterson on bringing Neil Simon's classic comedy to Theatre at the Mill in Newtownabbey
Ahead of the Fermanagh Live festival, the Carrickmacross comic talks Irish audiences, Father Ted and why comedy is good for your health
The inaugural Belly Laughs Comedy Festival in Belfast welcomes Northern Ireland's most adaptable performer
Watch video from Derry~Londonderry and Belfast and let us know how you celebrated the largest free arts event of the year
Prime Cut's retelling of the Charlotte von Mahlsdorf story is The MAC's 'finest achievement since launching'
Conall Morrison's 'constantly stimulating' take on JM Synge's play retains an anarchic edge
Adapted from the BBC series, this arena spectacular features life-sized T-Rexes and much more
Nature and performance collide in the latest collaboration between choreographer Steve Batts and climber Dan Shipsides
The historic city joins the party for the first time, with events in ice cream parlours, schools and the old gaol
Prime Cut tell the remarkable true story of German transvestite Charlotte von Mahlsdorf, who murdered her Nazi father, at The MAC
A lantern parade through Belfast will signal the arrival of the autumnal moon on Thursday, September 27
An audience of 'middle-aged bohemians' make life hard for Matthew Collins, Lauren Kerr and Shane Todd at Belmont Tower
Musicians and dancers encouraged to apply to join the cast of Hofesh Shechter's 'mind-blowing' dance piece for City of Culture 2013
Flute bands and fisty-cuffs – Rosemary Jenkinson's 'hard man' character seeks to break the vicious cycle
As the 2012 programme launches, Queen's graduate Seamus Heaney recalls his favourite festival moments
The 'academics versus comics' performance scenario doesn't necessarily travel that well
An 'expansive, colourful and inclusive' programme of events has been launched for Friday, September 21
He won awards for The Crucible, now Morrison returns to the Lyric Theatre to direct JM Synge's best-loved play
Northern Ireland’s first ever disability and deaf arts festival comes to venues across Belfast from August 24 - 31
Martin Lynch and JJ Gilmour's musical is marked by a 'joyous disregarding of pompous memorialisation'
The Theatre at the Mill Summer Youth Group do justice to Mel Brooks' hilarious musical satire
Christians Enjoying Gay Pride and other revelers line the streets in Belfast to cheer on the floats and performers
'A notably serious examination not just of gay identity, but of identity, period' at Belfast Pride Festival
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