“We here in the Lyric, along with our co-producers Prime Cut, are delighted to have won four significant awards at the Irish Times Theatre Awards. It is a brilliant achievement especially for director Emma Jordan whose vision and passion is constantly inspiring and energising. But also for the fact that these awards are for a production that placed the actual creation of Art at the very centre of its narrative and it showed how companies can work so well together in partnerships in producing work that is significant and part of the broader cultural narrative. These awards are a wonderful boost to the arts in Northern Ireland, show the immense talent and skill that emulates from here, and are a reminder of how important nurturing and investing properly in our artists is and continues to be.”
"This year the Lyric will be celebrating its 50th anniversary on Ridgeway Street, a remarkable achievement for a theatre of its size. It is a testament to the wonderful loyalty, interest and affection that this theatre is held in by its audience. The Lyric will be continuing its relationship with Emma Jordan through its new production of Brian Friel’s ‘Lovers: Winners & Losers.’ Emma Jordan will direct Friel’s bittersweet meditation on love and loss, which has as much to say about Ireland’s shifting social attitudes as it does about love, in May 2018."