Michael Quinn

Northern Ireland reviewer

Reviews

Mary McGurk (Gail), Chris Robinson (Salty) and Nuala McGowan (Hobby) in Teachers

Teechers

John Godber

Bruiser Theatre Company

The Mac, Belfast

25 January–10 February 2024

Are Yule Being Served?

Caroline Curran

CCurran Productions

The Mac, Belfast

7–31 December 2023

Have Yourself a Scary Little Christmas

Conor Grimes and Alan McKee

Lyric Theatre, Belfast

29 November 2023–6 January 2024

Sean Kearns (The Commissioner), Allison Harding (Noelle) and Jack Watson (Fiscal)

The Night Before Christmas

Stephen Beggs and Simon Magill

The Mac, Belfast

29 November 2023–7 January 2024

Hansel & Gretel

Tara Lynne O’Neill

Lyric Theatre, Belfast

24 November 2023–6 January 2024

Rhino

Eugène Ionesco, adapted Patrick J O’Reilly

Tinderbox Theatre Company

Lyric Theatre, Belfast

18–28 October 2023

Burnt Out

Gary Mitchell

Lyric Theatre, Belfast

7 October–4 November 2023

Lies Where It Falls

Ruairi Conaghan

Fresh and Well Productions

Lyric Theatre, Belfast

29 September–1 October 2023

Chotto Desh

Akram Khan

Akram Khan Company and The MAC, Belfast

The MAC, Belfast

16–17 September 2023

The Half Moon

Thistle and Rose Arts; Lyric Theatre, Belfast; Pleasance, Edinburgh

Lyric Theatre, Belfast

26–29 July 2023

News

Poster image for Lyric Belfast's Little Women

Little Women take to the big stage

12 January 2024

Lyric Belfast to stage Louis May Alcott’s classic novel Little Women on its main stage.

Martin Muliar and Benjamin Uitz as Old and Young Leo in rehearsal for The Suitcase

Northern Irish playwright announces Vienna revival

22 December 2023

Jane Coyle’s The Suitcase to be staged at Vienna’s English Theatre.

Poster for Owen McCafferty's Agreement at the Lyric Theatre, Belfast

Owen McCafferty’s Agreement announces American première

15 December 2023

Lyric Theatre Belfast’s acclaimed production is en route to New York.

BYMT's 2022 staging of Tony Mccaulay's Breadboy at the Lyric, Belfast

BYMT puts call out for young Irish performers

7 December 2023

British Youth Music Theatre is to audition in Belfast and Dublin for its 2024 summer season.

Poster image for Owen McCafferty's Agreement

Little Women find Agreement in Lyric Belfast’s Spring Season

17 November 2023

Hit play is centrepiece of UK Theatre of the Year’s new season programme.

Belfast’s Lyric Theatre leads Northern Irish charge at UK Theatre Awards

15 September 2023

Six Irish theatre companies nominated for UK Theatre Awards.

Publicity image for Mirrorball at the Lyric Theatre, Belfast

Mirrorball musical makes its return to Belfast’s Lyric Theatre

23 August 2023

Belfast-based Replay Theatre to revive hit musical starring Matt Cavan.

Poster image for The Beauty Queen of Leenane

Prime Cut to revive McDonagh’s Beauty Queen

23 May 2023

Belfast’s Prime Cut partners with Lyric Theatre for anticipated revival of Martin McDonagh’s dark comedy The Beauty Queen of Leenane.

Banner image for Equity's petition against funding cuts

Equity petition against Northern Ireland arts cuts nears 12,000

28 April 2023

Growing support for Equity campaign against 10% arts cuts.

Druid announce ambitious O’Casey Dublin Trilogy

21 March 2023

Druid to stage three seminal O’Casey plays in all-day marathon.