Sherlock Studios presents EGO THE JACKAL (AKA Connor McGowan) The Debut Album BIG MOON Launch February 24th 2012 Tickets £10 Ego The Jackal is the alias of Connor McGowan, Derry-born singer who fronted the band Skruff for nearly a decade 
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Green Shoot Productions presents Brothers In Arms A new play by Sam Millar and directed by Martin Lynch February 25th 2012 Tickets: £11/ £8 Following the sell-out successes of Chronicles of Long Kesh and Over the Bridge, Green Shoot Production presents its new play Brothers in Arms. more Info & Booking 
Neil Delamere March 2nd 2012 Tickets: £16 Following the sell out success of his last show, Neil Delamere returns with the national tour of his highly anticipated new show, Restructuring more Info & Booking 
Class Act School of Speech and Drama presents Annie March 3rd 2012 Tickets £6 Class Act School of Speech and Drama present their third annual show, held for the first time at The Playhouse. more Info & Booking 
The Jammhouse Featuring John Deery and the Heads March 3rd 2012 Tickets £6 Starting at The Playhouse from March will be The Jammhouse, a musical showcase of talented local musicians more Info & Booking 
Big Telly Theatre Company presents Melmoth the Wanderer March 8th 2012 £11/ £9 Melmoth the Wanderer, colourful, condensed and quirky show based on the first ever horror novel, adapted by the hugely popular Big Telly and scripted by Nicola McCartney. more Info & Booking 
Premiere Theatre Company presents The Vagina Monologues Starring Olivia Nash, Lynda Bryans, and Pamela Ballantine March 10th 2012 Tickets: £18/ £16 Based on author Eve Ensler’s ‘Vagina Interviews’ conducted with women from all around the world, this hilariously witty and moving collection of tales gives voice to a chor more Info & Booking 
Shindig Theatre Company presents Dealing with Dougie By Jim McClenaghan and Carl Campbell March 15th 2012 to March 16th 2012 Tickets: £11/ £8 A home poker game is hastily arranged by Ignoramus forty-something know-all Dougie in defiance of his fearsome wife Helen and her decision to attend an all-women ‘clothes’ part more Info & Booking 
Regenerating Culture in Derry
Pictured at the official opening of the newly refurbished Playhouse Theatre are:
(L-R): John Byrne, In Your Space Theatre Company, Arts Minister, Nelson McCausland, Niall McCaughan, General Manager of The Playhouse and Rosemary Kelly OBE, Chair, Arts Council.
The above image is included courtesy of Arts Council of Northern Ireland.
The All New Playhouse
On Friday 27th November 2009, the award winning Playhouse Theatre celebrated its official re-opening after an extensive £4.6m capital renovation project.
Speaking at the opening, Rosemary Kelly OBE, Chair of the Arts Council, said:
"At the Arts Council we are proud to be one of the principal funders of this historically important arts centre. It is a versatile venue that will have touched just about everyone in the North West, regardless of age or background."
"The restored Playhouse will contribute to a whole new lease of life for the North West augmented, as it is, by marvellous new facilities. I have no doubt it will build on its unique heritage in helping to keep the arts at the heart of Northern Ireland's social and economic regeneration."
The redevelopment of The Playhouse was designed by Blonski Architects. The buildings are now one of the best examples in Northern Ireland of how listed buildings can be restored sympathetically, and fused with very modern design to showcase the best of 19th, 20th and 21st century architecture.
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