Kabosh
Review: Human trafficking drama Silent Trade is tough but brilliant theatre worth making a noise about
Silent Trade, Rosemary Jenkinson’s new play which tackles the awfulness of human trafficking, is topical - horribly so
Seamus O'Hara, star of Bafta-winner An Irish Goodbye, on powerful new play Silent Trade
FROM a “not terribly nice” terrorist chasing Liam Neeson’s brooding assassin in upcoming Netflix film, In the Land of Saints and Sinners, to avaricious kidnapper in 2015 short, The Captors, Seamus O’Hara is familiar with playing shady characters on screen.
Story of women who fought to save Regina Coeli women's hostel in west Belfast being brought to stage
THERE is an activist within all of us, asserts north Belfast playwright Louise Mathews with the easy tone of someone who is prone to see a cause, pick it up and run with it.
Beyond the Green and Blue
WHEN director Paula McFetridge and actor husband, Vincent Higgins, first set out on their Green and Blue journey six years ago, they could never have predicted the colourful reactions from audiences "in the maddest of places" to Laurence McKeown's thought-provoking, heart-rending play about humanity divided by a border.
The Shedding of Skin highlights horrors of male-on-female violence during war
A HARD-hitting new play which tackles male-on-female violence during armed conflicts will make its live debut in Derry this week.
Review: Before You Go
REVIEW Before You Go Lyric Theatre THIS is the nasty part of my privileged job as the reviewer in the stalls, the moment when the sharpened Biro needs to puncture.
Performance art to stoke memories of Belfast's 'ring of steel' security cordon
A NEW piece of performance art will be staged across multiple sites in Belfast city centre tomorrow to mark the 50th anniversary of the city's so-called 'ring of steel'.
Kabosh Theatre’s Paula McFetridge: We need to put more value on affordable arts engagement
1. Up and at it - what is your morning routine? How has it changed? It hasn't really changed.
Weekend Q&A: Playwright Vittoria Cafolla on dogs v cats, Roblox v exercise
How do you unwind at the weekend? With two kids – Giovanna (9) and Marcello (5) – I don’t know if there’s much unwinding.
Weekend Q&A: Paula McFetridge on movie night, eggs in a cup and John Toal
How do you unwind at the weekend? I love a good glass of red wine.