British Theatre Guide

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Northern Ireland

Reviews

Atomic Cabaret

Lynda Williams

Accidental Theatre, Belfast

18 June 2025

Conor O'Donnell as Algernon

The Importance of Being Earnest

Oscar Wilde

Lyric Theatre, Belfast

Lyric Theatre, Belfast

31 May–6 July 2025

Annie McIlwaine, Eavann Mallon and Niamh McAuley

Roaches

Eavann Mallon

Sanctuary Theatre, Belfast

30–31 May 2025

The cast of Stuck in the Middle With You

Stuck in the Middle With You

Sam Robinson and Trevor Gill

Bright Umbrella

Grand Opera House Studio, Belfast

27–31 May 2025

Rob Gathercole and Will Arundell

Murder for Two

Joe Kinosian and Kellen Blair

Bruiser Theatre Company and the Mac Belfast

The Mac, Belfast

24 April–11 May 2025

News

Five-year-long celebration of Brian Friel to launch in August

2 June 2025

FrielDays: A Homecoming to showcase Northern Irish playwright in lead up to centenary of his birth.

Equity General Secretary Paul W Fleming addresses the rally

Equity rally calls for “real-terms” arts funding increase in Northern Ireland

13 May 2025

Demand for more investment follows union’s first annual conference in the region.

Symposium focuses on challenges for NI’s women playwrights

13 May 2025

Front & Centre at Queen’s University Belfast spotlights gender imbalance on Northern Ireland stages.

Steve Batts, artistic director of Echo Echo Dance Theatre Company

Northern Ireland’s oldest dance company Echo Echo facing closure

11 May 2025

Loss of Arts Council funding threatens future of Derry-based company.

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