Celebrity Supporters
"The Lyric began in the 1950s when an ardently committed couple, Mary and Pearse O’Malley, transformed the back rooms of their house into a space dedicated to plays and players and what their beloved W.B.Yeats called “the painted stage”. Some of my best memories of theatre are located in that first home and in the new playhouse that was eventually built on the banks of the Lagan. So I am all in favour of the present effort to maintain that original vision and strengthen the immunity system that the best live theatre always provides for its community."
Seamus Heaney
"The rebuild of the Lyric is a cultural imperative and should be at the top of our list of priorities."
Adrian Dunbar
"I have many happy memories of my time here and I hope that the Lyric can find the resources to build a new theatre on this fantastic site."
Ken Stott
"The Lyric is one of our greatest treasures."
James Nesbitt