Literature
Forum welcomes its five millionth customer
Tuesday 12th September 2017 at 9am 0 Comments Community Arts, Drama, Literature, Language Arts, Music & Opera, Public Art, Visual Arts, Traditional Arts
The Millennium Forum announced the record figure of five million people visiting the state-of-the-art theatre since it opened in August 2001. The lucky person identified as the five millionth customer was Monica Roddy from Queen Street in Derry who is the proud winner of tickets to see Titanicdance the Musical, a meal for two with champagne at Arbutus at the Forum, an overnight stay with breakfast for two in the Maldron Hotel plus shopping vouchers for Dunnes Stores and Foyleside Shopping Centre.
Image: Colly Kelly Derry Theatre Trust, Martin Bradly Chair of Derry Theatre Trust, DSDC Mayor, Cllr Maoliosa Barr, Monica Roddy 5 millionth customer, David McLaughlin Millennium Forum CX, Jacqueline McFarland Box Office, Drew Thompson Derry Theatre Trust Board
John O’Connor Writing School Programme Launch
Wednesday 6th September 2017 at 11am 0 Comments Literature
Armagh Writing School returns this autumn with amazing staff room including Louis de Bernieres, Lemn Sissay, Lisa Lambe and Robert Mccrum.
Read MoreKnowing the Dance: a poet and dancer in conversation
Wednesday 6th September 2017 at 9am 0 Comments Dance, Literature
'How can we know the dancer from the dance?' is the famous question asked by poet WB Yeats as he mused about a world in perpetual motion. 'Knowing the Dance' is the premiere performance of a new sequence of 'dance~poems' created by poet Olive Broderick and dancer Paula Guzzanti with musician Martin Devek, to take place at Down Arts Centre, Downpatrick on the 9 September, 7-8.30pm.
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