A Belfast Times hot list of nights out at the theatre in Belfast this May and June.
TINA - The Tina Turner Musical
Tue 6 May - Sat 24 May 2025
Grand Opera House, Belfast
West End mega-hit TINA – The Tina Turner Musical, comes to Belfast as part of its first ever UK & Ireland tour. Read our review.
The Importance of Being Earnest
31st May - 6th July
Lyric Theatre, Belfast
Oscar Wilde’s masterpiece The Importance of Being Earnest - a riotous satire of Victorian manners, packed with razor-sharp dialogue, tangled romances, and plenty of mistaken identities.
This vibrant Lyric Theatre production brings Wilde’s iconic characters, Jack (Adam Gillian), Algernon (Conor O'Donnell), Gwendolen (Meghan Tyler), Cecily (Calla Hughes Nic Aiodh), Miss Prism (Jo Donnelly), Rev Canon Chasuble (Marty Maguire), Merriman/Lane (Neil Keery), and the unforgettable Lady Bracknell (Allison Harding), to life on the Lyric’s main stage.
For Lyric booking details visit The Importance Of Being Earnest | Lyric Theatre
Ghost Stories
Tue 27 May - Sat 31 May 2025
Grand Opera House, Belfast
A truly terrifying theatrical experience created by The League of Gentlemen’s Jeremy Dyson, and Andy Nyman, co-creator of Derren Brown’s television and stage shows. Ghost Stories mixes the very best of theatre with the buzz of a thrill-ride, delivering something truly unique.
More details here.
Kinky Boots The Musical
Tue 17 Jun - Sat 21 Jun 2025
Grand Opera House, Belfast
The Broadway and West End phenomenon, Kinky Boots The Musical, is strutting into Belfast in a brand-new production with a star cast including Strictly Come Dancing’s Johannes Radebe, Dan Partridge (Grease), Courtney Bowman (Six) Scott Paige (The Addams Family) and Newtion Matthews (Get Up Stand Up! The Bob Marley Musical).
Chora
18 May
Lyric Theatre, Belfast
A new production triple bill of new work in collaboration with the Irish Chamber Orchestra. Presented by Luail – Ireland’s National Dance Company.
Each piece in this mesmerising show explores the significance of shared spaces – home, memory and landscape – through meticulous choreography by Maria Campos and Guy Nader, Liz Roche, and Mufutau Yusuf, set and costume design by Katie Davenport, and lighting by Sinéad McKenna.
More details here.
