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In the frame for success in fine art photography
A career behind the camera lens used to be just a pipe dream for former plumber Tony Moore, until he hit upon his now trademark technique and struck commercial gold -
When We First Dared to Dream
With the Euros just weeks away, Belfast archivist Evan Marshall shares the untold story of the first Northern Ireland footballers to light up the international stage in new book Spirit of '58 -
Pr!ck
Shot Glass Theatre's love letter to cinema's comedy-romps of old offers an ambitious commentary on contemporary arts coverage disguised in seventies sleaze -
The Sessions
Beatlemania returns to Belfast as the Fab Four's kaleidoscopic catalogue comes to life in a joyous re-staging of their Abbey Road exploits -
Spring Féile Fever
It may be the smaller sibling of the Féile an Phobail, but timing of this year's Belfast festival sees it take on a greater significance than ever before -
Gordon Osràm's Funeral
The site-specific send-off for a fictional performance artist is anything but Accidental in an immersive new production from the boundary-pushing theatre company -
The Mother of All Children's Festivals
Young at Art's Ali Fitzgibbon on bringing her baby full circle and the 'short-sighted' cuts that lead to little ones losing out -
Rembrandt, the Drawing Club and Me
Jane Hardy discovers a deeper understanding of the Dutch artist's final work with like-minded learners at the Ulster Museum -
Irish Pages Consider Life After Heaney
Editor Chris Agee on how the poet's absence has already affected the cultural landscape, as the journal for contemporary writing launches its second tribute issue -
Attila the Stockbroker
The firebrand poet exemplifies the rejuvenating power of punk in a razor-sharp and surprisingly poignant Out to Lunch performance -
Still Out to Lunch
After a year fraught with cuts, the enduring festival is back to help Belfast ring in 2016 with another hearty helping of performing arts -
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 -
Made in the Shade: Belfast Illustrator Ashling Lindsay
The 27-year old artist offers insight beyond her years into the age-old profession and how its evolving with new technologies -
What's it like to write a play with your other half?
Dramatic, naturally as life partners and co-authors of WITCH Jane Hardy and Michael Conaghan conjure Ireland's dark arts past at the Black Box on March 13 -
John Hewitt Summer School Launch
This year's summer school features 35 events from more than 100 writers, artists commentators and lecturers -
Getting a Read on Keith Acheson, Belfast Book Festival Director
The man behind Belfast's leading literary event opens up about this year's programme, the titles he can't put down and why books are more important than ever -
In the Swim with Alice Mary Cooper
In her all-ages performance piece Waves, the eclectic Australian artist imagines the life of a woman 'credited' with creating the butterfly stroke -
The Importance of Being Earnest
Not everything works in this risky all-male revision, but ultimately the source material proves it to be still Wilde at heart -
Waxing Lyrical with the Bearded Candle Makers
The Downpatrick duo are enjoying the sweet smell of success and now sharing the secrets of their craft as part of a Bushmills workshop series -
And the Winner is...
Jane Hardy speaks with a few of the nominees for this year's Royal Television Society NI Student Awards on March 28 -
Leah Totton: Operating Successfully
The cosmetic treatment innovator and winner of The Apprentice on being a top businesswoman and sharing her experiences -
From Classical Ballet to Dirty Dancing
Former cruise ship performer Carlie Milner is having the time of her life in a new musical adaptation of the '80s favourite, soon to steam up the Millennium Forum -
Going into Business with Art
Meabh Nichol and family on opening the Ormeau Road's new Hallows Gallery and the visual works making it a viable venture -
Why Panto Never Gets Old
Jane Hardy examines the ever-evolving and ageless tradition of Christmas theatre through some of Northern Ireland's current offering -
Taylor Mac Takes Belfast Through Pop History
New York drag artist urges conservative audiences to 'embrace the discomfort' of his glittering tour-de-force set for the MAC later this month -
A Man (Dis)Possessed: Pat Kinevane
Ahead of three solo shows at the MAC, the actor/playwright reveals the personal roots of his disenfranchised characters and why theatre is still 'magic' -
Tinderbox Show Us What We're Made Of
The theatre company's fearless new three-in-one production confronts humanity's fundamental questions -
Shakespeare on Film: A Dramatic Account
Queen's University lecturer and theatre practitioner David Grant on the Bard's lesser known adaptations and our changing approach to his timeless texts -
Top Ten Romantic Irish Novels
Here are ten of the best books for those in search of a little love -
Rock'n'Roll Politics Election Special
Political columnist Steve Richards considers how the May 2015 general election might pan out at the inaugural Imagine! Belfast Festival of Ideas and Politics -
Sheena Wilkinson Still Falling
Eclectic author leaves gritty realism behind for a teenage love story. She's no fan of Fifty Shades: 'If you're going to write something romantic, the reader has to be in love with the hero' -
The Lost Martini
'We will leave drunks or troublemakers to the bar staff but there are lots of other situations that can develop.' Accidental Theatre Company invite audiences to their newest immersive production in a Belfast office building -
Zombie Science
Are you prepared for the zombie apocalypse? Zombiologist Dr Ken Howe joins forces with the NI Science Festival to equip Northern Ireland for the inevitable -
A Girl Is A Half-Formed Thing
Annie Ryan's harrowing, enlightening and deeply satisfying adaptation of Eimear McBride's Joycean novel is a must-see at The MAC in Belfast -
The Fureys
Celtic roots music aristocracy attract tourists from across Europe to Belfast's Waterfront Hall for a rousing evening of laments and reels -
Niamh McGlinchey
The country singer entertains at Out To Lunch -
Women Writers Dominate Comedy Theatre
Jane Hardy discovers their secrets to success of Northern Ireland's new generation of female comic scribes -
Slimmer for Christmas
Leesa Harker updates Pride and Prejudice for the 80s generation -
Peter Corry is Home For Christmas
Singer returns to Belfast with a new album and festive variety show at the Waterfront Hall -
Ulster-Scots Hub Opens in Belfast
Ulster-Scots Agency promote Ulster-Scots language and culture in new state-of-the-art discover centre -
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
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