Cinderella did go to the ball - oh yes she did! And the leading lady was also among a host of local stars who brought some festive magic to the streets of Londonderry.
It was literally a case of she’s behind you as north west based theatre company Blue Eagle Productions staged a quick-fire version of the fairytale classic in a number of local housing estates.
With the well-known panto cast from the Millennium Forum away from their usual venue closed due to the COVID-19 restrictions, producer/director Jonathan Burgess ensured the popular live show would still go on in a new outdoor format apty titled as ‘The Show In Your Street’.
Lyric Theatre bringing Christmas magic to your own home this festive season
Performances for the entire family
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Alan McKee, Christina Nelson and Conor Grimes in The Nativity…What the Donkey Heard (Image: Lyric Theatre)
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Covid-19: Emergency fund for arts bodies is £16m short
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image captionMany arts and entertainment venues do not know when they can reopen to audiences
There is £16m less in an emergency fund for arts and entertainment organisations and venues than is needed, it has been claimed.
The comment was made by Roisin McDonough, chief executive of the Arts Council of Northern Ireland (ACNI).
She told Stormont s Communities Committee that exceedingly difficult choices would have to be made if more money was not made available.
Many arts and entertainment venues have been closed since March.
That has left many venues and organisations facing substantial deficits and uncertainty.
From left Diane Henshaw, Noelle McAlinden, Ruth Moore and Talie Mau at the launch of The Drawing Box A5 Pop Up Show at Modeenagh Studio, Tempo. THE Drawing Box A5 Pop-Up Show launched at the Modeenagh Studio in Tempo on Saturday, December 12, and is running until December 19. An open studio exhibition, the pop-up show features work by more than 60 international artists from the Drawing Box collective created during 2020. This exhibition is a specifically curated event, featuring small-scaled A5 drawings, five by each artist which were made during the pandemic. The Drawing Box Facebook group was originally established by Diane Henshaw in Winter, 2012, with founding members John Crabtree, Andrew Crane and Patil Rajendra.
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Senior music communications executive Lynne Best has announced she will leave PPL at the end of 2020 to launch a new venture.
The Fourth Pillar is dedicated to championing the rights of creators and the sustainable growth of the creative industries through communications, advocacy and policy.
While The Fourth Pillar will drive forward projects with a wide range of global clients, Best will focus her efforts in early 2021 on the music sector in her homeland of Northern Ireland, having been retained by Snow Patrol’s Gary Lightbody and Northern Irish music executive, Davy Matchett, co-founders of Third Bar Belfast Artist Development. She will work across the music and creative communities to collaborate on strategic initiatives that will benefit the wealth of talent and accelerate the growth of the burgeoning music economy in the region.