The new £18.1m Lyric Theatre on Belfast’s River Lagan finally opened its doors at the weekend with a series of special events to mark the occasion. On Saturday, a presentation in the Naughton Studio included contributions from actors Adrian Dunbar, Simon Callow, concert pianist Barry Douglas, and children from Braniel Primary School. The Lyric’s Patron, [...]
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Congratulations to our Chairman, Mark Carruthers, who was presented with an OBE by Prince Charles at Buckingham Palace last week. Mark was awarded his OBE in the Queen’s New Year honours list in recognition for his services to drama in Northern Ireland.
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As the Lyric announced its exciting new programme for 2011 and celebrates less than 100 days until its opening performance, Conor O’Malley son of Mary O’Malley, founder of the original Lyric Theatre visited the nearly completed site of the theatre. Here is Conor’s account of his visit to The Lyric Theatre -
‘The challenge for any [...]
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The Lyric Theatre is delighted that Chairman, Mark Carruthers, has been appointed an OBE in the Queen’s New Year Honours List for his services to drama in Northern Ireland.
Mark joined the Board of the Lyric Theatre in 2001 and has served as Chairman for the past five years. Alongside Professor Sir George Bain and the Lyric’s [...]
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