There's a fine line in the alchemy of running a provincial theatre between it being wonderfully exhilarating to utterly heartbreaking, and modern demands for high quality facilities, product and diverse audiences make the extremes even ...

The Arts Council is and must be more than this. It must be constantly engaging with the ever-changing theatre ecology. Building new relationships and strengthening old ones. Being as critical as it is supportive. ...... I don't think there's a (publicly funded) university or art college in the country not offering an 'avant-garde' fine art 'education'? I don't think there's a (publicly funded) visual arts quango not staffed by someone indoctinated into the avant-garde ...

... choice of movie because of the encroachment of the home theatre market. Re: the comments from people about so-called art cinemas, it's fine and dandy to suggest that we go to them. But like Multiplexes, they don't show everything. ...

You remain true to the themes and the history of the character, but its an all action, all engaging piece with lots of songs, lots of movement, very fine tablots and very fine images to look at. “ ... Still, The Blackbird Sings opens at The Project Arts Centre in Dublin, March 1-6; The Balor Theatre in Ballybofey, March 9; and An Culturlann in Belfast, March 11-12. The production finishes its run back in Derry, at Ebrington Barracks, March 13-14. ...