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 01 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 09 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 05 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 02 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 02 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 06 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 09 2000 - 00:00
The Coronation VoyageThe sea is calm and weather conditions are fair as the ocean liner Empress of France sets sail from Montreal, bound for England…Mon Nov 13 2000 - 00:00
Vargas Llosa's tale lost in the tellingUnanswered questions lie at the heart both of this elusive play by Mario Vargas Llosa and of Michael Scott's eagerly-awaited …Thu Nov 09 2000 - 00:00
HamletBill Alexander's superbly crafted Hamlet for the Birmingham Repertory Theatre Company conjures up both the vast, infinite space…Fri Oct 27 2000 - 01:00
Shalom BelfastWith pin-sharp timing, just days after Yom Kippur and following the Middle East peace summit, Replay Productions has brought …Sat Oct 21 2000 - 01:00
Wonderful TennesseeIn this elusive, deeply spiritual play, the preoccupation with pagan ritual and ancient, primitive customs, which found such …Mon Oct 09 2000 - 01:00
How I Learned to DriveLI'L BIT Is only 11 years old when she has her first "driving lesson"Thu Sept 07 2000 - 01:00
The Wizard Of OzThanks to Stuart Marshall's inventive stage design and Alastair Kerr's vivid, multi-coloured moving lights show, Michael Poynor…Sat Aug 19 2000 - 01:00
Everything must goThe Welsh love their words, that much is admitted in one of the occasional, beautifully-written moments of lyrical coherence …Fri Jun 02 2000 - 01:00
The Lost ChildTwo years ago, Replay Productions, the North's theatre-in-education company, produced one of its most enchanting showsSat Apr 01 2000 - 01:00
The Butterfly of KillybegsBrian Foster's first play, developed from a rehearsed reading at the Lyric's 1999 Signposts season, is, in effect, several plays…Fri Mar 31 2000 - 01:00
The Merchant of VeniceFrom the moment that Marianne Macnaghten launched the Waterfront Theatre Company as the latest addition to Macnaghten Productions…Thu Mar 16 2000 - 00:00
Women on the verge of HRT - Get a life!To the majority of the overwhelmingly female audience, revelling in the first homecoming of this play - Marie Jones's companion…Wed Mar 15 2000 - 00:00
Mary StuartThis clumsy translation, dramatising the ties of blood that bound two legendary queens, Elizabeth I of England and Mary Stuart…Fri Mar 10 2000 - 00:00
Dealer's ChoiceThe title of Patrick Marber's terrific, award-winning play, here receiving its Northern Irish premiere courtesy of Prime Cut …Sat Mar 04 2000 - 00:00
Armchair acting at its comfy bestChair has no words, no discernible storyline and lasts barely half an hourFri Mar 03 2000 - 00:00
Gum BootsThey sing that Nelson Mandela taught them to throw off the chains around their ankles and celebrate their magnificent country…Mon Feb 21 2000 - 00:00
Animal Farm`A fairy story". " Not simply an allegory on the Russian Revolution"Sat Feb 05 2000 - 00:00
Pride and PrejudiceWhereas Jane Austen painted word pictures with devastating, feather-like delicacy, Sue Pomeroy's Good Company production of her…Thu Feb 03 2000 - 00:00
Gut-wrenching view of wasted, desperate livesAfter the chaos and manic blood-letting of Criminal Genius, comes the dark, unflinching focus of Problem Child, the second in…Tue Jan 18 2000 - 00:00
A bug's strifeOnce upon a time, there was a crowd of fresh-faced pantomime characters - Jack, Aladdin, Cinderella and Red Riding Hood - who…Fri Dec 17 1999 - 00:00
Hansel and GretelDown in the forest, something is stirring. Grassy glades and crystal-clear pools can just as easily turn misty and sinisterFri Dec 10 1999 - 00:00
Criminal GeniusIt may not deliver quite the degree of "gut-wrenching" laughter promised in the publicity material but it is difficult not be…Sat Dec 04 1999 - 00:00
Peter PanGrand Opera House director Derek Nicholls has demonstrated a shrewd combination of showmanship and restraint in his choice of…Tue Nov 30 1999 - 00:00
The Number 14The publicity material and programme notes for this combined production by Vancouver's Axis Theatre and Touchstone Theatre promises…Sat Nov 13 1999 - 00:00
Cholmondeleys and the Featherstone haughsNothing is quite as it seems in Lea Anderson's new, Bauhaus-influenced, 1920s Berlin cabaret-inspired show for her two celebrated…Wed Nov 10 1999 - 00:00
MasqueradeA softly draped, circular curtain rises on a silent, perfectly-formed other-world, where snow is gently falling and a shabby, …Fri Nov 05 1999 - 00:00
What colour British justice?The question and its shocking answer are implicit in the title of Richard Norton-Taylor and Nicholas Kent's riveting piece of…Wed Oct 13 1999 - 01:00
Twelfth NightMuch care, thought and craft has gone into the making of Andrew Hinds's stylish new production of Twelfth NightSat Oct 02 1999 - 01:00
Never mind the (bigoted) b*ll*xPunk is all about energy. But there is more to Energy than punkFri Oct 01 1999 - 01:00
Private LivesThis week, Belfast audiences are privy to the machinations of a thoroughly modern love affair of incendiary proportions, written…Thu Sept 30 1999 - 01:00
The MikadoA heavily draped, crimson velvet curtain swishes up on a set of beautifully painted flats, depicting a traditional courtyard …Fri Sept 17 1999 - 01:00
