Belfast International Arts Festival

The Tragedy of Richard III: Editing Shakespeare’s crude portrait of the disabled royal

Belfast International Arts Festival 2024: Oisín Kearney and Michael Patrick’s inventive staging exposes some of the play’s bile

Mon Oct 21 2024 - 09:14

Michael Patrick on Richard III: ‘It’s the first time on the island of Ireland a disabled actor has played this role’

‘We ask what happens when you have a life-threatening disease and only a few years to live,’ says the actor, who was diagnosed with MND last year

Sat Oct 12 2024 - 05:15

‘The church no longer has the same grip on moral values and lives but is still very much in our bodies and our mindsets’

Belfast International Arts Festival 2024: Patrick J O’Reilly on the power of Yerma, Lorca’s haunting rural tragedy, which he has relocated to Cooley for Tinderbox’s new production

Sun Oct 06 2024 - 05:00

Rhino review: Ionesco reimagined in the virtual worlds of gaming and automaton-like avatars

Belfast International Arts Festival 2023: Patrick J O’Reilly presents cold, sci-fi-inspired dramatic concept

Mon Oct 23 2023 - 09:22

Kévin Coquelard: ‘I loved the madness. You could just throw yourself on the floor and scream’

The formally trained performer of Gutter found a freer way to be creative after working with Irish choreographers

Sat Oct 21 2023 - 05:15

Burnt Out review: In Gary Mitchell’s new play, the destructive past resurfaces in the blink of an eye

Belfast International Arts Festival 2023: Dark deeds offset by cartoony humour have been a Mitchell trademark. It’s not as potent a combination here

Fri Oct 13 2023 - 16:57

Gary Mitchell: ‘I physically went into hiding because of the terror I saw in my children’s eyes’

The Belfast playwright still bears the scars of paramilitary intimidation. Burnt Out, his new play, is blunt about the old fantasies and harsh realities of Northern Ireland

Sun Oct 01 2023 - 05:15

Belfast International Arts Festival

The Tragedy of Richard III: Editing Shakespeare’s crude portrait of the disabled royal

Michael Patrick on Richard III: ‘It’s the first time on the island of Ireland a disabled actor has played this role’

‘The church no longer has the same grip on moral values and lives but is still very much in our bodies and our mindsets’

Rhino review: Ionesco reimagined in the virtual worlds of gaming and automaton-like avatars

Kévin Coquelard: ‘I loved the madness. You could just throw yourself on the floor and scream’

Burnt Out review: In Gary Mitchell’s new play, the destructive past resurfaces in the blink of an eye

Gary Mitchell: ‘I physically went into hiding because of the terror I saw in my children’s eyes’

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