On 19th June ex-workers, current staff, well-wishers and the curious gathered to watch Eastwoods and Sons roll the heavy machinery and begin the demolition of the old Lyric building on Ridgeway Street. Demolition was completed over the last few weeks and the site is now ready for construction to begin in August.
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On a beautiful May morning the symbolic demolition of the old Lyric Theatre was begun by Edwin Poots, Minster of DCAL, Jim Rodgers, Lord Mayor of Belfast and Roisin McDonough, Chief Executive of ACNI. Demolition can begin due to the granting of an extra £3.2m to the new theatre by DCAL as part of their [...]
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The Parker Project, which saw Belfast playwright Stewart Parker’s first and last plays brought to the stage by the Lyric in co-production with the Dublin Theatre Company Rough Magic has now moved to The Empty Space, Smock Alley, Dublin, running from 24th May - 15th June.
The two plays Spokesong (1976) and Pentecost (1987), directed by [...]
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Liam Neeson was guest of honour at an exciting and emotional weekend to celebrate the end of an era at the Lyric Theatre in Belfast. Liam is Patron of the Lyric and has been closely involved with the campaign to raise funds for a new theatre.
Describing his early career at the Lyric as “the best [...]
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