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Dan Gordon hopes to 'inspire a new generation of titanic thinkers' with this play about the Belfast shipyard
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Emerging playwright David Ireland looks forward to playing his part 'at this exciting time in the Lyric's history'
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Videos highlighting what the arts do for us screened at venues across Northern Ireland
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Register now for a free event highlighting inspiring and innovative business models in the cultural sector
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The Belfast-born actor to star alongside comedian Rob Brydon in a highlight of the Lyric's forthcoming season
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Your voice can make a difference
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The Arts Council say public support for the arts 'has never been more important than it is now'
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The pantomime dame (aka actor and director Dan Gordon) on lip gloss, Bambi and Stormont Live
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David Soul gets his groove on at the affordable festival in the Cathedral Quarter this January
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Watch video from the festival of humorous verse, featuring four-time winner Jimmy Rafferty and more
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Digest of Arts Statistics highlights the importance of the arts to the Northern Ireland economy
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Watch a dance performance in the Ulster Museum and get the lowdown from artistic director Nicola Curry
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Sign up to the campaign and tell our politicians why you value the arts
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One homage to rule them all. Andrew Johnston speaks to the man playing 100,000 characters
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Naked ladies, onstage, at the Belfast Festival? Joanne Savage speaks to director Nic Green about a novel dance piece and the relevance of the f-word (feminism) in 2010
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The countdown to Ireland’s largest arts festival is officially under way
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Playwright and actor Neil Edwards has had an eventful life, from playing Sherlock Holmes to running off with an obsessive Texan fan. Now he's home - and writing for Accidental Theatre
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ArtsEkta bring the ancient Indian dance form to Northern Ireland, via their South Asian Dance Academy, writes Joes Nawaz
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Playing George Best in a musical is a humbling experience for the Tipperary-born actor
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After a successful first year, Culture Night returns to Belfast - and Derry will be next. Watch a video from Culture Night Belfast 2009 below
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New £700,000 fund launched by the Arts Council of Northern Ireland to engage older people in the arts
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The Downpatrick bank manager was the first Irish writer appointed to the Censorship Board in 1936 and a major influence on early 20th Century Ulster theatre
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Conleth Hill catches the eye in London, writes Peter Geoghegan
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One game that doesn't end in a stalemate, according to Paul McElwee
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‘Hell is other people’ for this acerbic comedian
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Paul McIlwee follows Indigo Moon Theatre down the rabbit hole
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Echo Echo dance company launch an assault on the Guildhall in Derry
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Diversification is key in theatre, says writer, director and star of Home Sweet Home
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The second adaptation of Stephen King's novella sees hope and violence tread the boards
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East Belfast playwright Stewart Love has written with verve about mouthy mothers-in-law, the shipyards and living life at fever pitch. He tells Joanne Savage about his inspirations and kitchen sink conflicts
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A madcap, one-man romp through the life of one of Britain's greatest comedians, touring the UK in a white van
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Echo Echo extend the hand of friendship - but the Henry Girls steal the show
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A stage version of the great comic's life set for Newtownabbey and Lisburn
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Belfast is bursting at the seams with clowns, puppets and street comedians. You'd be a fool to miss it. Watch the NVTV video of the launch party
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Philip Hamond talks to the director of the English Touring Opera, James Conway, about bringing opera back to Belfast
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Missing Lords, buried treasure and men in heels, is it Panto Season already? No, it's David Johnston's adaptation of Molière's classic play The Miser
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Mark Phelan thinks Sam Thompson's controversial play isn't yet over the hill
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Zoë Seaton leaks her plans to Comedy Hijack gigs across Northern Ireland to Andrew Johnston
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West End diva Niamh Perry of I’d Do Anything fame on life, love and phandom
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Bruiser bring Ui's dreams of a 1000-year vegetable monopoly crashing to the ground
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Jane Coyle talks to Royston Maldoom about Exile and Northern Ireland
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This year sees the 30th City of Derry Drama Festival, a landmark that has prompted the organising committee to take a look back at the festival's illustrious history
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Teenage suicide and mental illness are handled with care by Replay Productions
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Artistic director David Fenton on challenging perceptions and tackling issues in Replay's latest production
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Omagh bboy RawB is too raw for reality tv
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Never been to the opera or theatre before? Now's your chance to take the plunge
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Julie McNamara's latest award-winning production at the Baby Grand tackles more than just disability, as Joe Nawaz discovers
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'Writing is easy. All you do is stare at a blank sheet of paper until drops of blood form on your forehead.' Peter Jordan meets the award-winning playwright.
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Joanne Savage enjoys a danse macabre in Newtownabbey
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The Tyrone funnyman on losing his religion, the strangeness of the human brain and why reality TV theme tunes would be the soundtrack in his personal hell
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Across the UK celebrities ears start to burn as Elvis McGonagall takes the stage at the Black Box.
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Department of Culture, Arts and Leisure announce £1.1 million budget cuts
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Maggie Cronin returns to punk-era London for a spot of soul searching
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Five students on the 2010 theatre criticism course give their verdicts on five different productions
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Lyric's postmodern panto forgets about the children
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Jane Coyle on the highlights of the year
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One half of comedy duo Grimes and McKee on being the last actor to voice Gerry Adams, instigating a duel between Carravaggio and Morrissey and having beef with Interflora
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'There’s a real vibrancy in Belfast now... South Africa and Northern Ireland are the big success stories.'
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Veteran 'adult entertainers' turn the Waterfront and the Ulster Hall into 'politically correct-free zones'
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Red Lemon bring the curtain down on OMAC in style
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