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CLASSICAL REVIEW: Ulster Orchestra
A local musical hero joins the professional symphonists for their season opening concert in Derry-LondonderryRelatively fresh off his success with At Sixes And Sevens, Camerata Ireland's Barry Douglas...
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ALBUM REVIEW: Our Krypton Son
The Derry-Londonderry troubadour's successful debut album is defined by versatility, experimentation and feelingI can still remember watching Our Krypton Son in action for the first time. His seemingly...
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THEATRE REVIEW: I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change
An old favourite returns to Derry-Londonderry - and it's as funny, grounded and professionally performed as everWith nearly nine months as the City Of Culture 2013 theatre producer of...
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PERFORMANCE REVIEW: The Conquest Of Happiness
Haris Pasovic's production is spectacular, mind-blowing and sobering all at onceThe audience stands on a hill, a little green hill not so far away, but well outside Derry-Londonderry's city walls....
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EP REVIEW: Alana Henderson - Wax & Wane
"Electrifying" title track is the highlight of a hugely innovative and interesting recordingIt is uncharacteristic for the cello to be much more than a backing or background instrument (or a...
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THEATRE REVIEW: By Mr Farquhar
A comic, enlightening and hugely satisfying exploration of a famous Derry-Londonderry playwrightA soothingly downbeat cello melody is faintly heard as the audience search for their seats in...
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THEATRE REVIEW: Bunny's Vendetta
Derry-Londonderry's Glassworks hosts a powerful, poetic story of punishing passion If asked to sum up Darren Murphy's Bunny's Vendetta in one word, I'd say that it's a mess. But it's a glorious mess....
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MUSIC REVIEW: Duke Special & Meadbh McGinley
Musicians from both sides of the province light up Derry-Londonderry's Millennium Forum, paying homage to a singing and songwriting legend along the wayHe was the "missing Beatle" and John Lennon's...
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THEATRE REVIEW: The Rape Of Lucrece
A spectacular solo acting showcase lights up the Waterside Theatre stage in Derry-LondonderryWilliam Shakespeare's The Rape of Lucrece, brought to the City of Culture 2013 by the Royal Shakespeare...
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The Turner Prize 2013: First Impressions
The UK's most prestigious art exhibition visits Derry-Londonderry. Our writer tours the four galleries and presents his initial thoughtsLeaving the relatively shiny cobblestones of the now nearly...
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MUSIC REVIEW: City Songs
A full house bears witness to “one of the most treasured cultural happenings” in Derry-LondonderryNumerous memorable musical extravaganzas such as Sons & Daughters, Music City and the Fleadh have...
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THEATRE REVIEW: Teenage Kicks
The City Of Culture's specially commissioned punk musical provides no end of Glee for its Rebels Without A Cause – but not necessarily for its audienceWhen you title a production Teenage Kicks, you're...
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THEATRE REVIEW: The Clearing
Derry-Londonderry hosts a turbulent tale of two types of love conquering all... or trying toBritish playwright Helen Edmundson penned The Clearing amidst the "horror" and "disbelief" in Europeans'...
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FILM REVIEW: Big Bad Wolves
An alternately physical and psychological thriller opens Derry-Londonderry's Foyle Film FestivalA postmodern pastiche that has unsurprisingly made Quentin Tarantino proud, Aharon Keshales & Navot...
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FILM REVIEW: Saving Mr Banks
A well acted, tightly plotted chronicle of the adaptation of Mary Poppins is let down by middlebrow frivolity and condescensionFilms about the creation process of much loved film adaptations always...
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Boyle 'n' Boyce At The Foyle Film Festival
The Oscar-winning director and local screenwriter open up to the Derry-Londonderry public in a warm and genial chatBy the time they take their seats in Derry-Londonderry's St. Columb's Hall, Danny...
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MUSIC REVIEW: The Duckworth Lewis Method
Neil Hannon & Thomas Walsh find themselves literally in the Limelight at the end of their ELO-inspired cricket punk tour – and they do not disappoint"So now you know what happens in the studio when...
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THEATRE REVIEW: A Particle Of Dread
Field Day Theatre Company return to Derry-Londonderry with a patchwork thunderbolt of human fear and emotionalismEasy though it might be to pigeonhole Sam Shepard's A Particle Of Dread as schlocky,...
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THEATRE REVIEW: Sea Lavender
The story of a love triangle set in the Siege Of Derry illustrates the damaging effects of isolationA jailed cobbler, down on his luck. A spoiled aristocrat, with seemingly all he ever wanted. Two...
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THEATRE REVIEW: Three Monologues
The City Of Culture year closes on a sound theatrical note with a flawed but satisfying character pieceThree Monologues, written by award-winning Irish author Jennifer Johnston in response to The...
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