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.
Part of 2021 Belfast Children’s Festival, Conor Mitchell’s horror opera for children is a threatening prequel to the Grimm Brothers’ legend The Pied Piper of Hamelin
Ethiopia’s first female contemporary dance choreographer Meseret Yirga is on the cusp of opening her own dance centre. Yirga and her mentors tell The Stage about what it will mean for the community in Addis Ababa
Northern Ireland’s arts sector has remained resilient in the face of Covid-19, with artists and organisations pulling together to ensure its survival. Jane Coyle speaks to the creatives who are continuing to back homegrown talent