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Posted on 01 May 2013On its second birthday, the landmark Lyric Theatre can reveal it has welcomed nearly 260,000 visitors through its doors since it was rebuilt in 2011. As it celebrates turning two on 1 May, Northern Ireland's leading producing theatre looks back on a dramatic two years of multiple awards and drama - both on and off-stage.
Posted on 13 October 2012Hopes for the Lyric Theatre winning architecture's top prize have been dashed after the Sainsbury Laboratory in Cambridge was announced the winner of the Stirling Prize tonight. Belfast's Lyric Theatre was one of just six buildings across the UK to be shortlisted for the prestigious RIBA Stirling Prize.
Posted on 11 October 2012The Lyric Theatre is best known for dramas on-stage but this week the nerves will be off-stage as it awaits the outcome of the judges' decision for the top prize in architecture - the prestigious Stirling Prize.
Posted on 22 July 2012As the greatest show on earth gets underway this week in London, the Lyric Theatre in Belfast has just been announced as a contender against the Olympics Stadium for the most coveted prize in British architecture.
Posted on 22 June 2012The Lyric Theatre Belfast has won two further awards for architectural excellence bringing the total tally of trophies in its opening year to an impressive 16.
Posted on 08 June 2012The Lyric Theatre in Belfast is the only building north of the border to be shortlisted by The Royal Institute of the Architects of Ireland (RIAI) for Ireland's favourite new building.
Posted on 15 September 2010The Lyric is celebrating a major success story after finally reaching its £18.1 million capital fundraising target. The appeal began in 2003 when the Lyric launched plans to build a new theatre on its riverbank site.
Posted on 07 September 2010Adrian Dunbar, Marie Jones, Owen McCafferty and friends talk about their hopes and aspirations for the new Lyric Theatre when it re-opens in spring 2011.
Posted on 17 June 2010The performing arts in Northern Ireland scaled new heights today as the Lyric reached the highest point in the construction of its new theatre. With the core building structure complete, the theatre has now cemented its place within a new Belfast skyline in its state-of-the-art home on Ridgeway Street.
Posted on 03 June 2010The Lyric Theatre has to raise £150,000 within the next four weeks in order to secure a £500,000 challenge grant from the Kresge Foundation in Michigan, USA. It will be a nail-biting finish to a long-running capital campaign, launched in 2003, to raise the funds to build a new state-of-the-art producing theatre for the people of Belfast and Northern Ireland. The Lyric is appealing for help from the public and the business community to help get the project over the line by the challenge deadline of 30 June.
Posted on 14 January 2010Liam Neeson hosted a private fundraising dinner last week in New York in aid of the Lyric Theatre, of which he is Patron. Special guests who turned out to show their support included actors Meryl Streep, Aidan Quinn and Ciarán Hinds.
Posted on 03 December 2009The Lyric Theatre is currently undertaking the biggest fundraising challenge ever faced by an arts organisation in Northern Ireland in order to achieve the overall project target.
Posted on 10 September 2009The performing arts in Northern Ireland laid a firm foundation for a bright new future today, with the unveiling of a 'Threshold Stone' by Nobel laureate Seamus Heaney to celebrate the start of construction on the Lyric Theatre's new state-of-the-art home on its Ridgeway street site in Belfast.
Posted on 01 September 2009In association with the Ulster Bank Belfast Festival at Queen's www.supportthelyric.com. Be one of the first to see how the new Lyric Theatre will look and catch a glimpse of potential future projects.
Posted on 01 July 2009The Lyric Theatre's capital fundraising campaign received a massive boost from the United States today with the offer of an $850,000 (£500,000) challenge grant from the Kresge Foundation in Michigan.
Posted on 12 May 2009Building work is well underway on the Lyric's new state-of-the-art theatre, scheduled to open in spring 2011, but there's still a final £1.3million to raise during the construction period to pay for fit-out and equipment.
Posted on 09 March 2009The arts world and the construction industry both received a welcome boost today with the news that building work has finally started on the Lyric's Ridgeway Street site
Posted on 19 June 2008Bulldozers and demolition workers have moved in to level Belfast's Lyric Theatre later.
Posted on 02 July 2007The Belfast theatre where Oscar-nominated actor Liam Neeson got his big break has received a £1m donation from a businessman.
Posted on The Lyric Theatre is delighted to announce that Dr Martin and Carmel Naughton have been awarded a prestigious Prince of Wales Medal for Arts Philanthropy in recognition of their substantial support for the Lyric Theatre's redevelopment campaign. Representatives of the Lyric joined the Naughton family for the presentation ceremony today at Clarence House in London, which was hosted by HRH The Prince of Wales.