Project Blog

We were delighted to host a visit by our Patron, Liam Neeson, yesterday for a behind-the-scenes look at progress on site. He also met representatives of our new main stage sponsor – Northern Bank. And with building work nearing completion, we can finally confirm that the Lyric will reopen its doors on Sunday 1 May [...]

I recently had the tingling pleasure of walking right through the new theatre, from bottom to top, from dressing rooms up through stage and out onto roof. A year since my Threshold Stone visit, this is an emotional journey, its several years’ long making now melodeoned into these minutes. She is coming to life, [...]

The Lyric is celebrating a major success story after finally reaching its £18.1 million capital fundraising target. The appeal began in 2003 when the Lyric launched plans to build a new theatre on its riverbank site. The theatre’s Patron, Liam Neeson, has been closely involved from the outset, hosting fundraising dinners in Belfast, London [...]

The performing arts in Northern Ireland scaled new heights today as the Lyric reached the highest point in the construction of its new theatre.
With the core building structure complete, the theatre has now cemented its place within a new Belfast skyline in its state-of-the-art home on Ridgeway Street.