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£45,000 funding for new play on John and Pat Hume

The Irish League of Credit Unions (ILCU) have honoured John and Pat Hume’s contribution to the Credit Union Movement in Derry and throughout Ireland by announcing their support for 'Beyond Belief', a major new drama honouring the waking life of the ...

27 Sept 2022 at 18:45

Arts & Entertainment

Tadhg Hickey: "I felt that if I didn't stop, I was going to disintegrate or fade away"

Known for his biting satirical videos on social media, comedy writer and performer, Tadhg Hickey, will be bringing a darker form of humour to Derry next May. The Cork man is to embark on a tour of Ireland and Britain of his play, “In One Eye And ...

25 Mar 2022 at 09:00

Derry News

Derry's Playhouse announces new peacebuilding workshops for Border Areas

The Playhouse Derry has announced it will host the delivery of peacebuilding workshops in border counties. Workshops will be led by facilitators from The Playhouse Theatre of Witness Project, a form of performance that gives voice to those who ...

13 Apr 2022 at 15:00

Arts & Entertainment

Playhouse to showcase life of John and Pat Hume in new musical drama

A musical celebrating the lives and works of John and Pat Hume will reflect the seriousness of the issues they faced insists former SDLP MLA, Sean Farren. “Beyond Belief” will be a drama presented by The Playhouse in Derry next year to mark ...

15 Apr 2022 at 12:46

Derry News

"Nostalgic yet damning, hilarious yet heartbreaking"

Bruiser Theatre Company is set to take the Derry stage as part of the live theatre tour of their critically-acclaimed production of Mojo Mickybo by Belfast playwright Owen McCafferty. The show, playing at Derry Playhouse March 12 2022, ...

02 Mar 2022 at 13:38

Derry News

Derry Playhouse to host So Young- The Taking of My Life by the Catholic Church

Derry Playhouse is set to host Gerard and Damian Gorman for the launch of So Young- The Taking of My Life by the Catholic Church next week. The launch event will be held in theatre and broadcast live from the theatre on Sunday May 29. ...

25 May 2022 at 18:23

Local News

Powerful and engaging ‘Troubles’ workshops at St. Mary’s College

St Mary's College in Derry recently played host to two highly powerful and engaging workshops as REACH Across brought the Playhouse’s ‘Theatre of Witness’ programme to Year 13 and 14 students who listened attentively to how ‘The ...

06 Apr 2022 at 18:36

Derry News

New initiative aims to ensure equality and access to the Arts for the d/Deaf, disabled and Neurodiverse Community

Two of Derry’s top arts venues have teamed up for a new initiative set to improve access and participation in the arts for an estimated 360,000 people in Northern Ireland who live with a disability. The Millennium Forum and the ...

02 Apr 2022 at 17:00

Derry News

Tributes paid as 'gifted' Derry award-winning writer laid to rest

Tributes have been paid to a local award-winning writer who has died. Liam Campbell, described as a 'gifted writer, scholar, musician and academic,' passed away in Altnagelvin Hospital on Friday last. His play, The White ...

23 Dec 2021 at 14:45

Local News

Playhouse Derry to stage story of Northern Ireland’s most famous sporting family

What would you put on the line to be the GOAT, The Greatest Of All Time at what you do? And what if members of your own family have paid the ultimate price in pursuit of the same goal? Motorcycle road racing is the most ...

20 Nov 2022 at 10:35

Local News

Gallery: Launch of Derry author Eamonn Lynch's 'Get That Boy Home' at the Playhouse

16 Nov 2021 at 18:08

What's On

Derry shop inspires new play about refugees

A well-known store in Derry’s Guildhall Square that became a meeting place for Syrian refugees and local people is the inspiration behind a new play produced by award-winning Sole Purpose Productions to be staged at ...

12 Sept 2021 at 13:01

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