Stage Beyond brings the magical tale of Gulliver’s Travels to the Millennium Forum Derry-Londonderry

Stage Beyond, a theatre company for adults with learning difficulties, based in Derry-Londonderry, will bring the magical story of Gulliver’s Travels to life this weekend, supported by National Lottery funding through the Arts Council of Northern Ireland. Under the expert direction of award-winning director, Conall Morrison, the company is tackling this 300 year old story […]

Stage Beyond visit the Lyric Theatre

Stage Beyond had a wonderful day visiting the Lyric Theatre! The company had a comprehensive tour of the building including a look at behind-the-scenes areas (backstage, the scene dock, wardrobe). We even got to tread the boards of the main stage! Our tour guide Niki Doherty finished our session a tableaux workshop. Stage Beyond will […]

Christmas at Stage Beyond

This year Stage Beyond celebrated the season with a very modern twist on the festive classic It’s A Wonderful Life. The group scripted the skit which looked at the topical issue of the American presidential election campaign. Dee Conaghan, Artistic Manager of Stage Beyond, said the idea for the sketch came from the group members […]

Stage Beyond at the Women of the World Festival 2014

The Women of the World Festival is a festival of performance, talks and debates where you can hear from women who are breaking the mould in science, entrepreneurship, the arts, sport, economics, health, business and much more. We were delighted to present our Shakespeare Trail for the attendees of this wonderful event in The Playhouse, […]

The Return of Colmcille

Stage Beyond were delighted to take part in the biggest pageant ever held here in Derry City! The Return of Colmcille celebrated the story and legacy of St Colmcille, patron saint of Derry. As well as street performances throughout the city there was a huge parade to show the Saint what he had missed as […]