A rich, vibrant literary and political heritage exists beyond the DUP’s grip

Company reflects on decades of casting spells and pushing the envelope with its productions

After seeing more than 130 shows, the judges have made 60 nominations in 15 categories

It opened its doors on the cusp of the Troubles, but Belfast’s Lyric has survived

Dublin Fringe Festival: Karen Cogan is precise and engaging as Brenda, ‘youngish, female and queer’ in 1990s Cork

Rough Magic is recharging itself with a new young company and an electrifying take on Shakespeare

The year’s best novels and collections from emerging authors at home and abroad

There’s still time to apply for the Phelim Donlon Playwright’s Bursary. Last year’s recipient Dylan Coburn Gray has won the Verity Bargate Award in the UK

Hopdance review: Stewart Parker’s posthumous memoir novel captures figments of a lost year

The collective works in our series show how molten and defiant Irish artworks can be

Rough Magic’s production of Stewart Parker’s play about the 1798 rebellion enriches the self-consciousness of the dramatic style

Productions of Stewart Parker plays have been among the biggest successes of his niece Lynne Parker’s career. For her latest tilt at Northern Star, she decided to ‘Brecht it a bit’

From the Teresa Halbach case in ‘Making a Murderer’ to the Australian scammer Samantha Azzopardi, it’s easy to be duped

The playwright’s ambition was to create a theatre that was serious in its reflections on Northern Ireland’s political crisis, while being exuberantly theatrical