About Jane Coyle Jane Coyle is an award-winning Belfast-based arts journalist and critic. She is a regular contributor to the Irish Times, The Stage, Culture Northern Ireland and BBC Northern Ireland.
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Dazzling, daring and thoroughly modern revisioning of Wilde’s serpentine political thriller
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Rarely performed, 40-year-old play benefits from a well-packaged, nostalgic revival
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Sharp, sassy little show paints a knowing portrait of the day the Beatles came to Dublin
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Druid’s take on the Shakespearean tragedy encases two meticulously observed central performances in a sensual design concept
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High energy music and psychedelic staging surround a political drama, where men in suits do battle offstage
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audacious piece of musical theatre revels in its Belfast-accented dark humour and dubious morality
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Cohesive ensemble work contrasts with a disconnect between Orwell’s text and the characters delivering it
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A fearless central performance transforms Cocteau’s monodrama into a despairing, two-way conversation
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Refreshing retelling of a favourite tale in this handsome production, directed by Jonny Bowles
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Well-packaged, bright and breezy community pantomime that hits all the right notes with its audiences
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Complex narrative and Tolkien-inspired language make this challenging entertainment for young children
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Playful, harmonious ensemble illuminates a crisp working of Dickens’ evergreen tale
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Madness, mayhem and devilish interventions wrap themselves around an updated version of a classic tale
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For the 2025 Belfast International Arts Festival, Cahoots NI presents punchy songs and snappy performances in an all-American take on a European folk tale
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Two unfaltering central performances steer a path through this intense, existential drama
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