Lloyd Webber's lyrical princeWith his version of the classic children’s novel ‘The Little Prince’ now on in Belfast’s Lyric Theatre, Nicholas – son of Andrew…Wed Dec 7 2011 - 00:00
Guidelines for a Long and Happy LifeOld Victor Stationery Warehouse, Belfast FestivalFri Oct 21 2011 - 01:00
Belfast braced for annual arts extravaganzaAs the North’s biggest arts festival kicks off tomorrow, the outgoing director leaves centre stage to his successor, who will…Fri Oct 14 2011 - 01:00
Kicking politics to touch with a home-ground advantageA different kind of drama will play out in Stormont this week, when the IFA helps bring a play about challenging prejudice through…Wed Feb 16 2011 - 00:00
National anthem of nowhereThrough his eclectic writing career, Colin Bateman has established a reputation for fearlessness and black humourFri Oct 15 2010 - 01:00
From the orchards of Armagh to a US dream factoryNorthern Irish director Paul Bosco McEneaney is taking part in the most magical adventure of his upwardly mobile career – seeing…Mon Jul 19 2010 - 01:00
Breathing life back into a great estateUntil recent times Clandeboye, one of Northern Ireland’s finest surviving estates, was in decline, but regeneration has brought…Sat Jul 17 2010 - 01:00
The MiserElmwood Hall, Belfast “You can’t trust banks!” bellows Moliere’s miserly anti-hero HarpagonFri May 7 2010 - 01:00
Drawn to Olympic heights by dramatic landscapesIt’s 60 years since painting featured in the Olympics, but artist Maurice Orr is among those commissioned by London 2012Mon May 3 2010 - 01:00
Performing post-conflict'Antigone' revolves around the notion of war and its aftermath - which makes it particularly relevant for the Belfast Festival…Fri Oct 17 2008 - 01:00
Down with this sort of thingArtScape: Feck. The kettle is on and the sandwiches are being made as the organisers gear up for Ted Fest '08, the follow-up…Sat Feb 2 2008 - 00:00
Redundancy fears at Belfast's Lyric TheatreThe staff at Belfast's Lyric Theatre are bracing themselves for possible redundancies.Tue Apr 26 2005 - 01:00
Earthquake Dance Waterfront Hall, BelfastThe Saturday evening triple-bill at Earthquake Dance, Northern Ireland's first festival of international dance, was a multi-cultural…Tue Mar 26 2002 - 00:00
The Sleeping BeautyAt last! A classical ballet that sits prettily and confidently at ease with itself in the great round arena of the Waterfront…Sat Dec 29 2001 - 00:00
Plucked and StuffedBroadcasters, agents and promoters in the North are constantly on the look-out for an elusive product, which they refer to as…Sat Dec 29 2001 - 00:00
Red Riding HoodEverybody knows the story of Little Red Riding Hood, don't they?Fri Dec 14 2001 - 00:00
AladdinThe fact that thousands of people started booking for this pantomime a year ago - and similar numbers are doing likewise for …Tue Dec 11 2001 - 00:00
The Theft of SitaThis enterprising Australian-Indonesian collaboration at the Belfast festival, telling the traditional tale of the beautiful …Sat Nov 10 2001 - 00:00
A Midsummer Night's DreamThink of any production you have ever seen, on stage or screen, of Shakespeare's lyrical romantic comedy and you will still be…Wed Nov 7 2001 - 00:00
Shopping and F***ingIn its bleak, ugly, lovely poetry and subversively moral amorality, Mark Ravenhill's multi-award winning play brings to mind …Sat Oct 6 2001 - 01:00
The Importance Of Being EarnestThe Lyric Theatre has climbed a mountain of well-catalogued difficulties and, thanks in no small measure to the sterling efforts…Mon Oct 1 2001 - 01:00
MiddenIn the dictionary, the word "midden" is given as a dunghill, a refuse heapFri Aug 31 2001 - 01:00
StiffThink of a set of freshly dismembered limbs and organs doing a fandango to the strains of a Scottish reel; think of a piece of…Sat Jun 16 2001 - 01:00
RentOne hundred years after the first performance of La Boheme, a remarkable musical opened at the New York Theater WorkshopThu Jun 14 2001 - 01:00
The WeirThe Royal Court's perfectly paced revival of Conor McPherson's spellbinding play may deprive the Opera House's near-capacity …Sat Jun 9 2001 - 01:00
Hans Und GreteGruppe 38's exquisitely realised piece of dramatic storytelling is nothing less than a little gem of sheer magicSat May 26 2001 - 01:00
As The Beast SleepsWhen Gary Mitchell's bleak play was premiered at the Peacock Theatre in Dublin in 1998, under Conal Morrisson's direction, it…Sat May 5 2001 - 01:00
One Night in FebruaryWhen a child is tucked up in bed on a stormy night, he or she feels safe, cocooned and insulated from the threats and insecurities…Mon Apr 2 2001 - 01:00
The Frames - Olympia TheatreGiven a fresh lease of life with the release of their fourth album, For The Birds, The Frames have slowly but surely clawed their…Mon Apr 2 2001 - 01:00
The pursuit of fameA young boy sits in his local cinema, watching the final scenes of the Steinbeck classic The Grapes of WrathTue Mar 6 2001 - 00:00
The HobbitIn 1998, The Lord of the Rings was voted the UK's favourite book by the British public, a fact which goes some way to explaining…Sat Feb 17 2001 - 00:00
CinderellaBusiness is brisk at the Waterfront Hall, as well it might be, given the grand old times that have been had here during the past…Thu Dec 21 2000 - 00:00
The Snow QueenAs the centrepiece of its first Christmas celebrations, the new Market Place Theatre has revived Centre Stage's production of…Sat Dec 16 2000 - 00:00
Once upon a mattressA 40-year-old musical version of a ludicrous fairytale, which began life at a New York summer camp, took Broadway by storm and…Fri Dec 15 2000 - 00:00
Snow White and the Seven DwarfsFor all that this clearly told, familiar tale delivers - the traditional elements of high-quality, seasonal family entertainment…Sat Dec 9 2000 - 00:00