The Association of Regional Theatres, Northern Ireland (ART NI), founded in 2003, brings together five regional theatres in
Northern Ireland to jointly develop productions touring Northern Ireland, and other theatres in the
Republic of Ireland and
England.
* The Ardhowen Theatre,
Enniskillen
* The Burnavon Arts and Cultural Theatre,
Cookstown
Cookstown ( ga, An Chorr Chríochach, IPA: anˠˈxoːɾˠɾˠˈçɾʲiːxəx is a small town in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. It is the fourth largest town in the county and had a population of 11,599 in the 2011 census. It, along with Maghe ...
* The Market Place Theatre,
Armagh
Armagh ( ; ga, Ard Mhacha, , "Macha's height") is the county town of County Armagh and a city in Northern Ireland, as well as a civil parish. It is the ecclesiastical capital of Ireland – the seat of the Archbishops of Armagh, the Pri ...
* Millennium Forum,
L'Derry
* The
University of Ulster's Riverside Theatre,
Coleraine
Coleraine ( ; from ga, Cúil Rathain , 'nook of the ferns'Flanaghan, Deirdre & Laurence; ''Irish Place Names'', page 194. Gill & Macmillan, 2002. ) is a town and civil parish near the mouth of the River Bann in County Londonderry, Northern I ...
Following the success of their first production, the Irish classic,
Philadelphia, Here I Come!, ART NI plans to stage a "classic Irish play" at least once a year.
Productions
* 2003-2004 -
Brian Friel's ''
Philadelphia, Here I Come!'';
Adrian Dunbar (director) and
Andrea Montgomery (producer for ART NI)
* 2006-2007 -
Hugh Leonard's ''Da'' (running at the Lyric Theatre in
Belfast until February 2007)produced by Vincent McCann for Art NI
References
Theatre in Northern Ireland
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