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MUSIC REVIEW: Josh Ritter
The Idaho troubadour serves up a pre-Christmas tonic of comforting Americana for Derry-Londonderry's Millennium ForumNearly ten years after he adorned the then future City Of Culture with his blend of...
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CLASSICAL REVIEW: The Relief Of Derry Symphony
The City Of Culture 2013 closes with Shaun Davey's Legenderry composition, which cooks up a storm both on and off the stage"The occasion to repeat a concert not only brings a box of music back to life,...
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We've Made It Happen: Our City Of Culture 2013
A message from the editor on the final night of a momentous year for Derry-LondonderryMy fellow City-Of-Culturistas...This is the 92nd time I'm going to be posting to you from this website in 2013, and...
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ART REVIEW: UNSEEN
Elements of Willie Doherty's vivid, haunting and awakening exhibition astoundWandering into one of three video rooms at Willie Doherty’s UNSEEN exhibition in Derry-Londonderry's City Factory, the very...
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FILM IN RETROSPECT: Schindler's List
More than two decades on, Steven Spielberg's dream nightmare project, his "serious" magnum opus, endures as a tale of luck and war in the midst of a monstrous tragedyIf the Steven Spielberg-produced...
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MUSIC REVIEW: Other Voices
For the second consecutive year, the world-renowned Other Voices live music television programme relocates from its traditional home of Dingle, County Kerry to Derry-Londonderry, featuring a galaxy of...
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THEATRE REVIEW: All There Is
Three individuals wrestle with their inner and outer demons in a drama-cum-thriller staged in Derry-Londonderry's Playhouse TheatreThe stars that shine in the faces of those fortunate enough to brave...
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TALK REVIEW: Eamon Dunphy
The "original contrary journalist" surprises and entertains Belfast's Black Box with his affable, humorous franknessHe is described as a "firebrand", a "troublemaker", an "agitator" and an...
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CAPSULE REVIEW: Jekyll & Hyde
They say you should never judge a book by its cover; and you should not always judge a musical by its plot. As a story, Jekyll & Hyde seems familiar; as a musical spectacle, it's hugely effective...
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FILM REVIEW: Calvary
Brendan Gleeson and John Michael McDonagh reunite for a darkly comic, intimately rewarding triumphIn 2011, I attended a Q & A with Brendan Gleeson at the Foyle Film Festival following a special...
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THEATRE REVIEW: A Skull In Connemara
In the first of three theatrical retrospectives at Si's Sights And Sounds this week, the backdrop of a farcical family sitcom gives way to tragedyLess a whodunnit than a bit of a whyandhowdunnit,...
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THEATRE REVIEW: Over The Wire
The second of three theatrical retrospectives this week: a grimly humorous historical prison tale in an unforgiving, violent and paranoid setting When we watch television, or see a movie, we don't...
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THEATRE REVIEW: The Kitchen, The Bedroom And The Grave
Our final theatrical retrospective this week is a tale of two journeys, one more painful and eye-opening than the otherThe blurb for Donal O'Hagan's tightly-woven, compellingly acted and expressive The...
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THEATRE REVIEW: The Bible (Abridged)
The controversial retelling of The Good Book follows the path of a haphazard, devil may care Cabaret act – and it's executed rather wellThe story of the Reduced Shakespeare Company's production of The...
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MUSIC REVIEW: Dana Masters
The South Carolina born singer links up with Linley Hamilton for an electric and eclectic show of soul at the City Of Derry Jazz And Big Band Festival"The more you drink, the better we sound", says top...
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MUSIC REVIEW: City Of Derry Jazz & Big Band Festival 2014
A Not-So-Dirty Harry makes our day and a crooner of corny ballads re-invents himself at the Derry-Londonderry musical showpieceThe more things change, the more things stay the same. Sort of. As one...
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Raymond Sweeney and Titanic Dance
Irish choreographer brings the tale of the HMS Titanic to life in a world dance premiere in Belfast and Derry-LondonderryRaymond Sweeney has an extensive background in dance. Born in Drumkeen, Co....
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CAPSULE REVIEW: De La Soul
As the fastest selling gig of all time at Belfast's Cathedral Quarter Arts Festival gets underway, famed Long Island hip-hoppers De La Soul take centre stage with a calmness and charismatic confidence...
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THEATRE REVIEW: Tonight's The Night
The Rod Stewart musical wows Derry-Londonderry's Millennium ForumAmongst the most publicly revered yet critically maligned genres in musical theatre, the jukebox musical is equally as liable to excite...
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THEATRE REVIEW: Thirteen Steps
Power struggles meet familial heartbreak in Patsy Durnin's historical playAfter spinning a comedic shirt factory yarn in last year's Tillies, Derry-Londonderry historian and writer Patsy Durnin has...
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