Martin McDonagh’s Tony Award-winning play The Beauty Queen of Leenane has arrived at the Lyric Theatre. Running until Saturday July 1, this contemporary classic play has been enjoyed by audiences for almost thirty years. Based in the Irish village of Lennane, The Beauty Queen of Leenane centres on the character of Mauren Folan and her […]
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Cameron Menzies’ spectacular production of Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine’s musical, ‘Into The Woods’ has been selected to open the Spring 2023 season by West Australian Opera, who will be working with NI Opera’s creative team to remount the production in Perth, Australia. ‘Into The Woods’ was produced by NI Opera and staged at the
Are you a fan of gothic and horror? This summer, The Lyric Theatre is proudly home to Philip Crawford’s rendition of the legendary story Dracula, a frequent feature of popular culture. As lockdown restrictions ease, we know you’ll be dying to get out and watch live performances in theatres, which will be guaranteed to be
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Famed Northern Ireland theatre company Cahoots NI is celebrating coming of age as it marks its 18th birthday. The company specialises in theatre for children and its distinctive style combines magic and illusion, physical theatre and original music. Its work is acclaimed in Ireland, the UK, America and has been enjoyed in theatres, schools and
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FIRE BELOW: A WAR OF WORDS – Written by Owen McCafferty Directed by Jimmy Fay A co-production between Lyric Theatre and Abbey Theatre In Association with Belfast International Arts Festival 12-28 October 2017 Fire Below: A War Of Words tells the story of two ‘middle class’ couples who were neighbours that decided to have their
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The Ladykillers is a celebrated black comedy tale of a sweet innocent old lady, alone in her home, pitted against a gang of criminal misfits who will stop at nothing. Living in her ramshackle Victorian house, with only her beloved parrot General Gordon for company, Mrs Wilberforce becomes unwittingly embroiled in an ingenious heist plot
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Helen Lewis, dancer and choreographer needs little introduction to Ulster audiences. After the publication of her memoir A Time to Speak, which has become a classic of Holocaust literature, she visited schools, clubs and organisations throughout the Province, sharing her remarkable story of courage and survival in the Nazi Concentration Camps. Sam and Joan McCready
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Sometimes, a story comes along that simply must be told.  Nivelli’s War certainly falls into that category.  Written by Charles Way and directed by Paul Bosco McEneaney, this inspired play makes its way onto the Belfast stage on the way to its Broadway debut.  online pharmacy zetia online with best prices today in the
When love-starved pig farmer Hugh Francis O’Connell and day-dreaming barmaid Margaret Mary Rose O’Boyle sit down behind the microphones in Mickey Madden’s mother’s garage, broadcasting to the fictional community of Ardnaglass, Northern Ireland – you’d do well to tune in and listen for a spell. Bringing you all the latest in mostly true news from
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The Lyric Theatre announced its new Spring Season programme and 2017 Writer-In-Residence last night at an event which involved new music from Duke Special, Ursula Burns, Kyron Burke, and a performance from Conor Mitchell and Abigail McGibbon. Since its extensive capital development in 2011, the new Lyric is almost three times the size of its
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Paul Byrom, best known as one of the original soloists from the US hit show Celtic Thunder has announced details of an intimate concert at The Lyric Theatre, Belfast for next month on Sun 25th September. Tickets are on sale now from The Lyric Theatre box office and www.lyrictheatre.co.uk Paul’s concert at The Lyric will
When it comes to theatre it doesn’t come more raw than Belfast writer Pearse Elliott’s creations. I’ve known Pearse many years, since his early successes when he was one of the most interesting men I’d interviewed in my early career. Â I still remember that interview we did for the Sunday World, I remember it because
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BELFAST singer Peter Wilson, AKA Duke Special, was announced this week as the new Lyric Theatre Artist In Residence. The announcement was made by the theatre’s Executive Producer Jimmy Fay. As one of Northern Ireland’s most prolific and innovative musicians, Duke Special has released a succession of albums that have been met with critical and popular acclaim.
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TheatreNI, a new organisation to support and develop theatre and performing arts in Northern Ireland launched at the Lyric Theatre, Belfast. The new organisation is the result of a merger between the Northern Ireland Theatre Association and the Ulster Association of Youth Drama. Many of Northern Ireland’s theatres and arts centres; performing arts companies; youth
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MULTI-million selling recording artiste and Oliver Award winning actress Barbara Dickson embarks on a nine date Irish tour next month – which includes four dates in Northern Ireland. She is one the most successful recording artistes of recent times. It is a career that has seen her achieve six platinum, eleven gold, seven silver albums
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HAVING not seen the box office adaptation of this play all I had to go on was the synopsis provided on all the marketing material. And I have to say, for me, that’s definitely the best way to see a play. Especially one like this, written by the wonderful Northern Ireland writer Brian Friel. I
