March 25th, 2010 by admin
Rough Magic Theatre Company was founded in 1984 and has established itself as one of the leading independent theatre companies in Ireland. Under the leadership of Lynne Parker, Artistic Director and co-founder of Rough Magic, the company has in recent years become a major force in Irish Theatre, winning the Irish Theatre Award for Best Production four times in six years among many other accolades. Rough Magic collaborated with the Lyric Theatre in May 2008 when they co-produced two plays, Pentecost and Spokesong, by Lynne’s playwright uncle Stewart Parker, one of the greatest playwrights to emerge from Northern Ireland.
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March 5th, 2010 by admin
Update from EC Harris design team
Work commenced on the construction of the new Lyric Theatre in March 2009 and over the last year considerable progress has been made. Give the size, style and shape of the theatre, there are a number of complexities associated with the construction process and the design team and contractor have been working tirelessly to manage these and maintain progress against the programme.
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February 5th, 2010 by admin
Every time I go down to the building site I’m reminded of what it is we do – plays. A special space for making them is growing daily on Ridgeway Street and every day brings a new scene and a new act. The progress is unbelievable and the precision remarkable. Last night I watched as the giant steelworks that bind the sides and back wall of the main auditorium together were being dropped into position by the massive cranes. It was a triumph of engineering and exactitude as the trusses slotted into place precisely between the towering concrete walls five floors up.
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January 26th, 2010 by admin
Our recent fundraising dinner in New York has generated tremendous interest and those of us who were involved in putting the event together were delighted, of course, that it was so successful. I heard Paul Rankin chatting to Gerry Kelly on the radio and I think he summed up the whole thing perfectly: “It was held in a very cool penthouse near Broadway in New York. As we were sitting down, you could see Manhattan glittering in the background. It was an out of the world experience. It was just a stunning event”.
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