The Lyric receives four nominations in this year's Irish Times Theatre Awards
The Lyric Theatre Belfast has been nominated for four prestigious Irish Times Theatre Awards, giving testament to the Lyric’s commitment to producing work of the highest quality.
Lyric Theatre production, The Man Jesus, written by Matthew Hurt, and directed by Joseph Alford, received three nominations: Best New Play, Best Actor for Simon Callow and Best Lighting for Mark Howland.
Completing the shortlist for the venue, actor Sean O’Callaghan is up for Best Supporting Actor for his role as Ivan inThe Seafarer, by Conor McPherson, directed by Rachel O’Riordan, co-produced by the Lyric Theatre and Perth Theatre.
Delighted at making the shortlist, Simon Callow said:
"The three nominations that The Man Jesus has received for the Irish Times Awards make me very happy. The show was a labour of love at every stage - a marvellous creative team, a great script on a wonderful subject, and a sublime theatre to perform it in, to a fantastic audience, in one of my favourite cities in the world. The nominations are a great honour and lend a halo to the whole event."
The winners will be announced at this year’s 'Irish Times’ Irish Theatre Awards on Sunday February 23rd at the Royal Hospital Kilmainham, in Dublin.
The judges are Alan O’Roirdan, editor of Playography Ireland at the Irish Theatre Institute and a journalist at Storyful. He has written extensively about theatre and the arts for Irish newspapers. Dr Emilie Pine, lecturer in modern drama at University College Dublin. She is the author of a book on Irish theatre, culture and performance. 'The Politics of Irish Memory: Performing Remembrance in Contemporary Irish Culture’, and is assistant editor of the Irish University Review. Fergus Cronin works with arts, media and community organisations and is a former theatre practitioner.
The Lyric Theatre Belfast has been nominated for four prestigious Irish Times Theatre Awards, giving testament to the Lyric’s commitment to producing work of the highest quality.
Lyric Theatre production, The Man Jesus, written by Matthew Hurt, and directed by Joseph Alford, received three nominations: Best New Play, Best Actor for Simon Callow and Best Lighting for Mark Howland.
Completing the shortlist for the venue, actor Sean O’Callaghan is up for Best Supporting Actor for his role as Ivan inThe Seafarer, by Conor McPherson, directed by Rachel O’Riordan, co-produced by the Lyric Theatre and Perth Theatre.
Delighted at making the shortlist, Simon Callow said:
"The three nominations that The Man Jesus has received for the Irish Times Awards make me very happy. The show was a labour of love at every stage - a marvellous creative team, a great script on a wonderful subject, and a sublime theatre to perform it in, to a fantastic audience, in one of my favourite cities in the world. The nominations are a great honour and lend a halo to the whole event."
The winners will be announced at this year’s 'Irish Times’ Irish Theatre Awards on Sunday February 23rd at the Royal Hospital Kilmainham, in Dublin.
The judges are Alan O’Roirdan, editor of Playography Ireland at the Irish Theatre Institute and a journalist at Storyful. He has written extensively about theatre and the arts for Irish newspapers. Dr Emilie Pine, lecturer in modern drama at University College Dublin. She is the author of a book on Irish theatre, culture and performance. 'The Politics of Irish Memory: Performing Remembrance in Contemporary Irish Culture’, and is assistant editor of the Irish University Review. Fergus Cronin works with arts, media and community organisations and is a former theatre practitioner.