stage beyond’s bryan is tailor-made for theatrical life

Bryan Sutherland is not only outstanding in his lead roles with Stage Beyond, the award-winning theatre company for adults with learning disabilities supported by National Lottery funding through the Arts Council of Northern Ireland, he also has a few other creative strings to his bow. The dedicated local thespian specialises in custom-made theatrical style cloaks […]

LIGHTS, CAMERA, ACTION AT FILMMAKING MASTERCLASS

Stage Beyond’s Film Club members have been learning valuable new technical skills at a masterclass with an experienced local filmmaker. Eoin O’Callaghan of Amelia Films, a film and music production company based in Derry, worked with Stage Beyond on the making of their ground-breaking film, ‘Mind the Time’, which was screened as part of the […]

stage beyond to present ‘The great dictator’ at MILLENNIUM forum

Stage Beyond, the Millennium Forum’s award-winning resident theatre company for adults with learning disabilities, will present ‘The Great Dictator’ on Wednesday, June 15th 2022 at 7.30pm. THE PLOT Europe, 1941. Pandora is at war and people are disappearing, people who are different. Dictator Heidi has a doppelganger – Brian, a decorator. When Brian’s sister Hanna […]

world down syndrome day celebrated at stage beyond

Stage Beyond was proud to celebrate World Down Syndrome Day 2022 when we rocked our odd socks in honour of all those with Down Syndrome and especially our own superstars. World Down Syndrome Day (WDSD) , 21 March, is a global awareness day which has been officially observed by the United Nations since 2012. The […]

OCN qualificationS ongoing for stage beyond members

Congratulations to our fabulous company members on achieving their Open College Network (OCN) Award in Awareness of Mental Health. Well done everyone for achieving this important qualification to foster good mental health and well-being. Our members are also in the process of completing their OCN Award in Vocational Skills with Performance Movement led by group […]