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A Place for Ards and Culture
Ahead of its official grand opening on May 24, Neil McClure recounts the restoration of a doomed church building into Portaferry's newest arts venue
Ruth McGinley Reconnects
From childhood stardom to having children of her own, the Derry pianist has rediscovered her passion for performing after years in the wilderness
The Black Box Turns 10
A decade after opening its doors the Belfast arts hub continues to play a pivotal role and build on its legacy at the heart of city's cultural quarter
Nothing Amateur About the North West
As the City of Derry and Strabane Drama Festivals mark milestone years, organisers are stressing just how far standards on and off-stage have soared
Fra Fee Keeps Up the Act
The Les Mis star on the roadblocks that come with musical theatre and giving back through his new drama initiative for young people
Hard Rain Soloist Ensemble
Through fearless programming and financial initiative, Greg Caffrey's contemporary music group are delivering a scintillating season of classical in Belfast
Central Belfast: An Historical Gazetteer
Marcus Patton on the task of revising his architectural directory to reflect the city's modern rebirth and the history lying beneath
Shuck It and See: Hillsborough Oyster Festival
The long-running celebration of seafood may be miles from the County Down coast, but it's come even further from its modest beginnings
Terry Blain: My Culture NI
'Its archival and historical value are considerable... It seems to me hugely sad that a proven centre of journalistic excellence such as Culture NI is being done away with'
Magnificent Seven Classical Artists
2015 is set to be a busy year for flautist Eimear McGeown, composer Ryan Molloy, baritone Ben McAteer and others – here's what to look out for
Composer Philip Hammond's 2015
With a new album and Piano Concerto to premiere in Belfast on January 5, life has never been busier for the composer
Belfast Goes Out To Lunch in 2015
Festival director Sean Kelly on making the arts accessible to all despite impending funding cuts
Du Dance: Fallen
Intergenerational dance production recalls the experience of the First World War in Belfast and beyond
Quercus Ensemble's Songs, Games and Dances
1920s Parisian café culture is recalled in the group's immersive new touring production
Finding Finaghy Memoir Reveals Bygone Belfast
Artist David Gepp embraces prose in this intensely visual memoir of life growing up in post-Second World War Belfast
Choral Group Anúna Return North
The incredible Irish choral group travel North to their spiritual home for two concerts in Newry and Belfast this week
Rafael Payare Leads Ulster Orchestra
34-year-old new chief conductor challenges audiences with debut 2014-15 season
Bruiser Tackle Cabaret at The MAC
From September 16 The MAC transforms into the Kit Kat Klub in this immersive production of the classic musical
Aspects Irish Literature Festival 2014
Terry Blain takes in the 2014 programme from a deckchair overlooking Bangor marina
Bounce! Festival 2014
Arts and Disability Forum host their annual celebration of accessible art in the Lyric Theatre from August 28 – 31
Shot Glass: Part Deux
Theatre impresarios John Higgins and Joe Nawaz continue their cottage industry exploits at the Sunflower Bar
Pipeworks International Organ Festival
Belfasts hosts the prestigious competition at the Ulster Hall and elsewhere from June 25
The Cinema of Childhood at Queen's Film Theatre
Cinephile Mark Cousins on his odyssey through international cinema and new season at Queen's Film Theatre
Chamber Babies Concert Series Continues
Belfast Music Society aim live performances at parents and toddlers at the Crescent Arts Centre
Composer Ian Wilson Releases 'Stations' Album
Innovative composer tackles the crucifixion story in 'demanding' new recording featuring English pianist Matthew Schellhorn
Banbridge Musical Society Stage Titanic Serenade
Banbridge Musical Society adapt Stewart Love's short play as a musical, featuring popular songs from the era
Sestina's King Arthur
The singing group set Purcell's semi-opera in First World War territory for two performances in Belfast and Derry~Londonderry
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
Ulster Hall's Organic Lunches
Belfast City Organist Colm Carey on curating a musical programme to be performed on the Mulholland Organ
Grosvenor Choir at 20
The 40-strong Belfast-based choir celebrates a landmark anniversary with two special performances
Du Dance at CityDance 2014
Du Dance and Royston Maldoom showcase their latest cross-community project at the Crescent Arts Centre
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
The Rape of Lucrece in Derry~Londonderry
The UK City of Culture welcomes the Royal Shakespeare Company's adaptation of Shakespeare's epic poem
Belfast Festival at Queen's
New director Richard Wakely on this year's festival highlights and his hopes for the future
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
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
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'
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 MAC Hosts Not So Trad Concert Series
Celtic funk maestros The Olllman kickstart Eamon Murray's experimental concert series at The MAC
Brian Irvine's Beyond the March Set for Music City!
Composer Brian Irvine and jazz musician Sid Peacock enlist flute bands for Music City! concert in Derry~Londonderry
The Real Catriona King
The crime author and founder of Studio Theatre Company on their mysterious forthcoming production at The MAC
The Billy Plays Continue
Writer Graham Reid on penning Love, Billy for the Lyric Theatre, the absence of Sir Kenneth and the future for the Martin family
Aisling Ghéar's Search for Robert McAdam
Aisling Ghéar Theatre Company celebrates the little-known Ulster personality at the Cathedral Quarter Arts Festival
Festival of Fools 2013
Director Will Chamberlain celebrates ten years of street theatre, silliness and abseiling in central Belfast
The Artist's Overcoat Sculpture Exhibition Opens in Banbridge
The FE McWilliam Gallery in Banbridge showcases lesser-seen and unfinished work by the renowned surrealist
Vocal Group Sestina Adapt The Fairy Queen
Mark Chambers, director of Sestina vocal group, on fostering new talent and Henry Purcell's 'semi-opera'
John Duddy Boxes Clever for City of Culture
The former prizefighter comes home to Derry~Londonderry on April 8 to star in For Love at the Playhouse Theatre
The Sweety Bottle Comes to the Grand Opera House
Playwrights Joe and Gerard Brennan recall the shebeen era in Belfast, when their Falls Road family sweet shop doubled up as a safe haven for affable drinkers
Ulster Orchestra Celebrate St Patrick's Day in Armagh
A ten-day festival culminates on Monday, March 18 with a concert by the Ulster Orchestra at St Patrick's Cathedral
Dickens at the Ulster Hall – Meet the McCreadys
Working with his director wife Joan on current production Dickens at the Ulster Hall is 'absolutely wonderful' for famed thespian Sam McCready
Baker Scores Joan of Arc
Master of Music at Westminster Cathedral will improvise a new soundtrack to Carl Theodor Dreyer's classic silent film in the Ulster Hall on March 12
Opera North's Otello Comes to Belfast
'There will be blood, there will be thunderbolts, there will be Verdi's stirring music' when Ronald Samm arrives in Belfast on March 6
Kim Vaughan, Quercus Ensemble
The classically trained cellist on learning her craft in Derry~Londonderry and performing a Roald Dahl classic for City of Culture
Planet Belfast at The MAC
Rosemary Jenkinson captures the zeitgeist with a timely new play about foodstuff. 'They could be giving you poison, as long as they make money
NI Opera's The Flying Dutchman
Singers Giselle Allen and Bruno Caproni front NI Opera's historic revival of Richard Wagner's epic opera. 'It's a thrill to be back'
Andy Warhol at The MAC
A major retrospective of the iconic pop artist's work comes to Belfast from February 8 to April 28. 'If he were here today, he'd definitely be tweeting!'
Replay Babble About Theatre
Two new productions from Northern Ireland's theatre company dedicated to young audiences are set to light up the 2013 Belfast Children's Festival this March

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