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		<title>Gala Opening of the New Lyric Theatre</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 May 2011 10:19:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The new £18.1m Lyric Theatre on Belfast&#8217;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, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Honours for Lyric Chairman Mark Carruthers</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 31 Mar 2011 08:05:44 +0000</pubDate>
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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&#8217;s New Year honours list in recognition for his services to drama in Northern Ireland. 
 
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		<title>Lyric founding family visits the Lyric site</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Jan 2011 11:38:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[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&#8217;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 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Lyric Chairman honoured for services to drama</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Jan 2011 11:03:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[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&#8217;s [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Liam Neeson visits the new theatre</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Dec 2010 13:48:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[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 &#8211; Northern Bank. And with building work nearing completion, we can finally confirm that the Lyric will reopen its doors on Sunday 1 May [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Our New House</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Sep 2010 19:22:56 +0000</pubDate>
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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, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Celebrating major fundraising success</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Sep 2010 13:03:05 +0000</pubDate>
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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 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The only way is up for Lyric Theatre</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Jun 2010 17:00:38 +0000</pubDate>
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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.
As the last roof beam was put in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Kenneth Branagh supports Lyric&#8217;s final fundraising push</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Jun 2010 17:14:17 +0000</pubDate>
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Belfast-born actor, writer and director, Kenneth Branagh, first made his mark on local audiences in the 1980s with his powerful portrayal of the title role in Graham Reid’s Billy Plays. Branagh, who plays the title role in the popular BBC detective series Wallander, has offered his personal support to the Lyric at a critical stage [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Lyric and Hollyoaks Actor Names a Seat in new Lyric Theatre</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Jun 2010 11:30:26 +0000</pubDate>
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Belfast actor Glen Wallace took a break from the set of Channel 4&#8217;s &#8216;Hollyoaks&#8217; recently to enjoy the Lyric&#8217;s production of &#8216;The Miser&#8217; in the Elmwood Hall and to visit the site of the new theatre. Glen has appeared in a number of productions at the Lyric, including &#8216;The Snow Queen&#8217; and &#8216;The Arms and [...]]]></description>
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