NORTH BY NORTH WEST FESTIVAL A Two Day Urban Festival May 25th 2013 to May 26th 2013

A Two Day Urban Festival including 40 bands, DJs & acts

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Columba Canticles Four centuries of Song at St Columb’s Cathedral June 9th 2013 Tickets: £10/£7

A dazzling tapestry of music and verse celebrating 400 years of Derry's richly joyous, yet volatile history

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Marks of Time– The Buildings Of Derry~Londonderry June 10th 2013 to June 12th 2013 Free entry

Manus Deery, Principal Conservation Architect in the Historic Buildings Unit of the Northern Ireland Environment Agency, provides a personal contribution to the UK City of Culture

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Gay McIntyre June 15th 2013 Tickets: £11/ £9

An evening of music with jazz legend Gay McIntyre

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Music City! June 21st 2013 Freee

Music City! promises to be one of the most memorable days of 2013. The Playhouse are proud to be one of the venues for this day-long celebration of music of all genres.

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Moving on Music presents BEYOND THE MARCH New Music for Londonderry Bands June 21st 2013

Two of Northern Ireland's most innovative composers work with bands from Londonderry Bands Forum

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Borderline Players presents It Runs in the Family By Ray Cooney June 22nd 2013 Tickets: £10/ £9

The frantic world of a doctors' common room comes alive in this fast paced comedy by the legendary Ray Cooney.

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The Playhouse and Black Sheep Theatre presents The Cook Directed by Dennis Bohr June 26th 2013 to June 29th 2013 £14/ £10 (Opening night offer £10)

While much is unknown, The Cook is an imaginative treatment of the year before the execution and what led Cecily Jackson to her death.

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An Nua presents Derry 24 July 17th 2013 to July 19th 2013 Tickets £10/ £6

Derry Stories combines images and sounds gathered from the city to form a 24 hour frame into which we have placed several monologues, duologues, stories and caught moments.

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Sole Purpose Productions presents Rehearsed Readings of LGBT Plays in Development August 22nd 2013 Tickets £3

An entertaining and uplifting evening featuring the work of local writers who are developing scripts on lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender themes.

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ARTID 2008- 2010

Funded by EU Gruntvig, ARTID is a multi-national learning exchange project with Arts & Educational partners in N. Ireland, Germany, Italy, Austria, Lithuania.
 
Every partner has applied a research and development process focusing on the development, test and optimization of a new adult education action related to the thematic frame “Identity and Difference” with artistic activities as a core element. In these actions the participants are made aware of their own cultural, social and personal identity in a way that promotes their ability to appreciate diversity and differences as enrichment to their personal, social and cultural life.
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What IF? Project 2008- 2011

What If? Project

The What IF? Project is a three year project funded by the International Fund for Ireland that works with young people from Interface areas in Derry Londonderry and cross border in Donegal. The project uses creative arts activity to enable young people to work with others from areas they are apprehensive of and support each other as they work towards common goals.


The programme uses the arts as a catalyst to explore community relations issues and challenges personal & community attitudes, broadens horizons, builds trust, understanding & respect, & helps overcome a legacy of violence, prejudice & sectarianism. The project offers Open College Network Training in Visual Arts, Film and Video, Drama and Performance, Dance and Leadership in Youth Work OCN level 1.

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