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'Sing it!' We Will Rock You returns to Derry~Londonderry
The ever-popular dystopian musical is back with renewed relevance, while still maintaining its core of Queen classics, as star villain Jenny O’Leary explains
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Carnival of Colours
The circus is on the move as the annual outdoor arts bash heads to Derry's Brooke Park for its 12th year, with an added emphasis on youth
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Future stars to shine in youth theatre production of Legally Blonde
Derry's Millennium Forum turns its attention to Hollywood with this musical adaptation of a turn of the century comedy classic
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The North West is having its first ever youth arts festival this month
Rewire will be a 12 day celebration of youth culture in Derry and Strabane, with hundreds of creative events and opportunities ranging from fashion to hip-hop dancing
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New artists announced for Stendhal Festival this summer
The second instalment of the award-winning event's 2019 line-up features a wealth of Irish talent from Damien Dempsey to renowned folk act Kíla
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NI actor stars in new play highlighting differences in women's rights north and south of the border
Cotton Fingers comes to Belfast and Derry~Londonderry as part of National Theatre Wales' first Irish tour and marking a year since the referendum to repeal the Eighth Amendment
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Dave Duggan play featuring live jazz band back at Derry festival
Chezzie gets another Chance at this year's City of Derry Jazz & Big Band Festival, after first impressing audiences with its relatable, real music-driven story
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'Absorbing' Troubles Art exhibition reflects decades of tension and turmoil
Over 40 works from National Museums NI's collections create an account of the conflict that's heartbreaking and hard to forget
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Talking 25 years of Troublegum, the record that made Therapy? rock stars
Frontman Andy Cairns looks back on how the trio's 1994 masterpiece has helped keep them around to celebrate it while still ripping up stages around the world
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'Who wants to surrender to middle age?' Not the cast of Menopause the Musical
With humour, honesty and a cracking, 23-song soundtrack, the women behind the show's newest run are reassuring audiences that it's fine to be over 50
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Derry Jazz Festival announces Marc Almond as headliner
The enduring singer of Soft Cell whose career has spanned five decades will be helping to kick off the Bank Holiday Weekend in the city in May
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Marie Jones on taking her universally loved play to the Moon and back
Audiences from here to New York, Canada and Scandinavia have identified with Fly Me to the Moon, the comic tale of two carers, which continues to speak to the sector's emotional demands and the relationships between workers and patients
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Love that transcends death: Ghost the Musical coming to the Millennium Forum
Theatre star Jacqui Dubois on her prophetic encounter with Demi Moore, channelling Whoopi Goldberg and giving Derry a dose of classic Hollywood romance this Valentine's
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Have a 'Perry' Christmas with tickets to pioneering producer of Bob Marley and The Clash
Reggae and dub innovator Lee 'Scratch' Perry, who helped kick start Marley's career in the 1960s, is returning for a second live show in two years at the Nerve Centre, Derry
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Drummer David Lyttle is helping you beat the January blues with jazz
The MOBO-nominated musician is taking his dynamic sound to Garvagh in the new year as he continues his mission to give small towns a taste of something different
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Peter Pan given a dazzling Derry makeover at the Millennium Forum
Big musical numbers, pyrotechnics and pixie dust-like sprinklings of the city's trademark sense of humour takes the age-old panto to a magical new place
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The Fureys: 'We can't imagine doing anything else'
For brothers Eddie and George, family is everything, and audiences in Belfast and Derry are invited to be part of theirs this Christmas as the two toast 40 years in Irish folk music
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Derry: The Irish Revolution, 1912-23
Historian Adrian Grant delves a century into the city's past and, with new facts and parallels to today, manages to makes a gripping read from events we already know the outcomes of
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Dead Souls, Crows and Tadpoles: The Extraordinary Visions of John McCloskey
Charting the Derry-based, BAFTA-nominated animator's career, from the very first frame across almost three decades of wondrous works
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Homemade Highlights You Have to See at Foyle Film Festival
Littered throughout a packed programme in Derry this year is a feast of Irish cinema from modern classics to new works by fresh filmmaking talents
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Beaches commemorate end of First World War with stunning sand portraits
Danny Boyle's Pages of the Sea event saw tens of thousands gather around the UK and Ireland including at four locations across NI and Co. Donegal
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Anim18: Celebrating the art of animation in Northern Ireland
People across Belfast, Derry, Armagh and Strabane will have opportunities to watch award-winning works and learn from masters of the craft throughout November
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Oscar winner Vanessa Redgrave set for Foyle Film Festival
The renowned actress leads this year's special guests set to appear over ten days of special screenings, premieres, animation and more in Derry~Londonderry
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Irish beaches across north announced for Armistice Day anniversary artwork
Danny Boyle's Pages of the Sea will pay tribute to men and women who left UK shores to serve in the First World War, with large scale sand portraits
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Dancing in the dark: multi-medium show brings scary stories to Derry walls
Stories of ghosts and wise women are the perfect ingredients for a frightfully good night at Echo Echo Studios this weekend
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The Ten Scariest Horror Soundtracks
Derry-based DJ Dano sifts through his collection for the spookiest scores, ahead of a pre-Halloween vinyl party at the Tower Museum
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Traditions and superstitions from Halloween's Celtic roots
Supernatural specialist Dr Bob Curran sheds light on the darker rituals and folklore that lay at the heart of Halloween's origins in Ireland
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Ten Frightening Facts You Mightn't Know About Derry Halloween
It's the number one place to be for Halloween, but did you know how it all began, the historic themes or the remarkable numbers behind the famous festival?
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Myra's Story
A play so good they named it twice, Fionna Hewitt-Twamley not only fills Carmel McCafferty's shoes comfortably, but is bewitching as the rock bottom title character once known as Maire
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Singer Lucy O'Byrne gets ready to enchant as iconic First Lady Eva Peron
The classically-trained Dubliner is Derry-bound as Andrew Lloyd Webber's award-winning musical makes its way to the Millennium Forum
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Acclaimed adaptation of Derry play tackles perceptions on homelessness and addiction
Brian Foster's beloved Maire is reborn in the award-winning Myra's Story, which takes the tragic but universal tale to the gritty streets of Dublin
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Over 50 events across Derry and Strabane on Culture Night
The North West district has an impressive offering this year which invites those attending to plot their own trail around a packed evening
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Young Offenders' Jennifer Barry on becoming a Derry Girl for Lisa McGee play
Star of one of this year's two hit Irish comedies discusses her leap from screen to stage and being part of a 'revolution' of women in the industry
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Drummer David Lyttle Goes Off the Beaten Track
The acclaimed musician's new tour with guitar prodigy Joseph Leighton takes jazz to rural corners of the country in search of fresh ears
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Apollo's Fire bring divine baroque sounds to Derry~Londonderry and beyond
Inspired by the music Irish immigrants helped bring to their shores, the American ensemble want to give back with performances that pack emotional power
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Screenings across six counties as Northern Ireland rolls film on Cinema Day 2018
The August Bank Holiday is set to be golden moments galore with almost 30 events for families and fans of all genres across the movie-going spectrum
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Behind the scenes of the North West's biggest youth production
Stewart Robson speaks to those helping to foster the future stars of musical theatre in Andrew Lloyd Webber's Cats at the Millennium Forum
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Hear My Voice: film inspired by Colin Davidson exhibition 'offers a tribute to the human spirit'
Brendan J Byrne manages to further enrich the moving source material of Silent Testimony while extending the experience for those unable to see its portraits in person
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Her Name Was Rose
Claire Allan leaves 'Chick Lit' behind in favour of a dark thriller which, for the Derry-based author, signals a bright new chapter
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Star of 2001: A Space Odyssey to attend anniversary screenings in Belfast and Derry
Actor Keir Dullea will take part in two special Q&A events celebrating 50 years since the release of Stanley Kubrick's iconic sci-fi this September
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Stars of stage and screen lined up for Beckett and Friel festivals
Arts Over Borders reveals a host of familiar faces celebrating the writers' works in unique, site-specific events this August
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Colin Davidson's acclaimed exhibition Silent Testimony opens in Derry~Londonderry
The series of portraits being shown at the Nerve Visual Gallery depicts people connected by experiences of loss suffered through the Troubles
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Producer Phil Kieran teams up with Ulster Orchestra for classical crossover
The dance music veteran will debut the results of a dream collaboration with the Ulster Orchestra as part of the Celtronic festival this month
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Colin Davidson’s Silent Testimony to open in Derry~Londonderry
Nerve Centre launches annual programme of exhibitions including the portrait artist's powerful response to the Troubles, and the Peter Moloney collection's first time on display
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Bob Marley's band The Wailers to headline Stendhal Festival
The reggae music legends along with the Ulster Orchestra are amongst the latest wave of acts announced as part of this year's line-up in Limavady
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Here's what's coming up in Foyle Film Festival's Summer Programme
New season of cinema in Derry~Londonderry features fashion icons, counterculture and a companion piece to Colin Davidson's Silent Testimony
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Exhibition looks back at Civil Rights, street protest and resistance in Northern Ireland, 50 years on
Through dramatic images and archive material, The Lost Moment explores the tumultuous period of 1968, when the Troubles might have been averted
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Mary Coughlan: 'I like to think I'm absolutely bionic now'
The enduring singer reflects on a tumultuous career of ups and downs, and her fond memories of Derry where she'll celebrate her 62nd birthday, at this year's Jazz and Big Band Festival
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Strength N.I.A is a Derry Band with a Difference
Voice of the 'unorthodox' pop trio Rory Moore on creating 'something genuine' within the confines of conventional songs and penning a tribute to local football legend Brendan Bradley
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'People say once you get to 40 you can’t run your own business. That’s nonsense.'
As co-owner of award-winning tech firm Flint Studios, Jeremy Biggerstaff has shown that with the right steps 'it's never too late' to achieve those creative career goals
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Dara Ó Briain: 'The internet has become a torrent of disinformation'
It's made 'nerds' like himself cooler, but the web's accountability for spreading ludicrous stories is the greater focus of the comic's new tour which comes to Derry next week
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Graphic art exhibition marks 50th anniversary of Civil Rights movement in Northern Ireland
Political figures and pop culture icons sit side by side in a mini display of works by Joe Campbell, centred around a newly created 30 foot mural
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Actress Diona Doherty on the creative journey from bleak starts to getting parts
Perseverance has paid off for the TV and stage star who says everyday life skills and some industry savvy can help budding performers have a career without the need to leave home
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'Kings of popera' G4 promise hits, harmonies and local guests in Northern Ireland shows
High tenor Jonathan Ansell from The X-Factor's original runners-up is looking forward to leaving Irish music lovers with 'a spring in their step' next month
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Theatre taught me not to be afraid
Anne McMaster reveals how her driven mindset and love for the stage has kept her going through life's toughest times while giving her a career on both sides of the Atlantic
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Meet the young Derry creative who makes videos, manages artists and runs a record label plus more besides
Whether he's working with bands or brands, Paul Martin Brown stays busy by not limiting his skill set and bringing the same passion to every project
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Derry Girls creator Lisa McGee on getting into screenwriting and giving a voice to 'ordinary people'
It took the world by storm in early 2018, and now the brains behind Northern Ireland's biggest ever series has words of encouragement for anyone with a unfinished script of their own
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Colin Murphy: 'We've a great knack of running ourselves down – it stops you getting a big head'
With Queen's Comedy Club closing after 25 years, its enduring MC talks about how the game has changed, and why Derry crowds are more merciful than Belfast's – despite hearing the greatest heckle of his life there
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Derry YouTube sensation launches Creativity Month 2018 programme
Popular vlogger Adam Beale will feature as part of Uploaded! - one of over 150 creative events happening across the country during March
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Those who miss the outdoors won't want to miss this free family day in Derry
It's almost spring and this fun-packed event will serve as a timely reminder of the benefits of fresh air and getting active on our greenways
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