Wednesday, May 20, 2026

Derren Brown: Only Human – combining magic, misdirection and mentalism to great effect (Grand Opera House until Saturday 23 May)

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The audience are quickly integrated into the running of the Derren Brown: Only Human show. And we stay involved right to the finish. The un...
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Monday, May 18, 2026

Hen – fresh and feathery perspective on a familiar human crisis (Queen’s Film Theatre from Friday 22 May)

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Over the weekend, I had to watch To Kill A Mockingbird in preparation for the recording of an upcoming episode of Banterflix . Harper Lee’s...
Wednesday, May 13, 2026

Guys and Dolls – agile gamblers with varying degrees of situationships are confronted with the error of their ways in this infectious musical (Belfast Operatic Company at Grand Opera House until Saturday 16 May)

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Nathan is running an nomadic crap game under the nose of the local cop and in spite of a warning from his long suffering fiancée of 14 years...
Saturday, May 09, 2026

Tea In A China Cup – getting out the good china from 1983 for a fresh brew (Lyric Theatre until Saturday 30 May)

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As part of the Lyric Theatre’s 75th anniversary programme, Christina Reid’s 1983 play Tea in a China Cup is being restaged. Back then she w...
Wednesday, May 06, 2026

The Bodyguard – high production values but emotionally light adaptation of classic film (Grand Opera House until Saturday 9 May)

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The spirit of Whitney Houston is much less pronounced in this latest UK touring version of The Bodyguard musical (based on the 1992 film) d...
Monday, May 04, 2026

Trojans – epic yet contemporary themes explored with a choreography that creates an intimate connection with the audience (Luail at Island Arts Centre)

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The last time I saw work by Luail, their inaugural show occupied the full width of the Lyric’s main stage. Last week, the experience was mu...
Saturday, April 18, 2026

Cuckoo-Land – rage, reason and realpolitik in this punk exploration of the NI Women’s Coalition (Kabosh and The MAC until 26 April)

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It was a pretty punk move to wheel an electoral trojan horse onto the ballot paper and contest the 1996 Northern Ireland Forum elections kno...
Thursday, April 16, 2026

A Bomber’s Moon – bombs, babies and barbarianism in the name of God (Bright Umbrella at The Sanctuary Theatre until Saturday 2 May)

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It’s 1941. Sadie Murray – ‘Minty’ to her friends – is employed in the Ropeworks. Her boyfriend has a safe job working as RAF ground crew. Bu...
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Wednesday, April 15, 2026

Anything Goes – nautical nuptials nixed by true love (St Agnes’ Choral Society in Grand Opera House until Saturday 18 April)

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With music and lyrics by Cole Porter and PG Woodhouse amongst the team writing the book, Anything Goes is a sea of madcap twists and witty ...
Friday, April 10, 2026

Call to Adventure: The life and times of Francis Maginn – a tale of historical language injustice which still resonates today (c21 Theatre on tour)

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Paperwork and files from a building are being cleared. The boss is not impressed when he discovers a woman hoking through the kerbside skip ...
Wednesday, March 18, 2026

Midwinter Break – an overly gentle exploration of exile and trauma (Queen’s Film Theatre from Friday 20 March)

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A pregnant woman was caught up in gunfire during the Troubles in what she euphemistically refers to as “as accident” in Belfast. Her baby wa...
Sunday, March 08, 2026

Front & Centre / Dangerous Play / Poached (6-8 March in The Playhouse)

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Back in November 2015, the #WakingTheFeminists campaign erupted in the realisation of a dearth of women’s voices and female creatives in th...