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Lyric Theatre

55 Ridgeway Street, Belfast BT9 5FB, Northern Ireland
0044 28 9038 5685
Ranked #20 of 111 attractions in Belfast
4.5 of 5 stars 23 Reviews
Type: Theatres
Description: Northern Ireland's full-time producing theatre.
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Belfast, United Kingdom
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14 reviews 14 reviews
Reviews in 3 cities Reviews in 3 cities
6 helpful votes 6 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 23 May 2012 NEW

I have been to several productions in the new Lyric and most have been excellent. The cafe bar is lovely for lunch or a coffee/glass of wine and had a great atmosphere and view over the Lagan so even if you are not attending a play it is a really nice place to pop into for a relaxing bite to... More

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Glynis Watt, Manager at Lyric Theatre, responded to this review
24 May 2012

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Belfast, United Kingdom
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3 reviews 3 reviews
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 20 May 2012 NEW

I loved the atmosphere, view in the cafe/bar is amazing. just a really good night, staff were lovely too More

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Glynis Watt, Manager at Lyric Theatre, responded to this review
21 May 2012

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Belfast, United Kingdom
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8 reviews 8 reviews
Reviews in 3 cities Reviews in 3 cities
1 helpful vote 1 helpful vote
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 15 May 2012

We went to see The Civilisation Game last week and thoroughly enjoyed the performance. It was the first time we had been to the new Lyric and we were not disappointed. The design of the building is gorgeous and we enjoyed having our coffees in the cafe bar with great views of rowers on the Lagan. We went on a... More

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Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 14 May 2012

Really enjoyed...a lot of laughs and quick witted humour! Well done to the cast & writers! The Lyric it self is "Splendid" they have done an amazing job with their refurb... :-) More

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Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 12 May 2012

Went to the new Tim Loane show last night, which was fantastic, never laughed so much in a long time. Only complaint is, the ticket prices were far too expensive.We paid 22.50 each , we have been to see Lion King , Hairspray and Wicked for less than 20 pounds. The theatre was only 60% full last night, if they... More

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Lisburn
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 5 May 2012

The Lyric is small a theatres go, and this adds to the atmosphere. The audience are close to the performance and become more absorbed because of this. The cafe needs to get up to 21st century catering standard- much more variety of good quality baked products would be good. More

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Bangor, United Kingdom
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 5 May 2012

first time back to the new lyric, to be honest i think it's nice but did like the old place better but we all have to move with the times, staff great . More

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Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
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17 reviews 17 reviews
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 24 April 2012

Very interesting building, spacious areas, excellent views on to the river Lagan More

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Killyleagh, United Kingdom
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37 reviews 37 reviews
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5 helpful votes 5 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 23 April 2012

Wonderful replacement for the original. Great design, another Belfast showpiece More

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Belfast, United Kingdom
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 16 April 2012

A beaytiful newly built theatre. Theatrical productions to suit all tastes. More

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