Theatre & Performing Arts
A short history of the archive, as well as short descriptions of our key collections Use this page to contact our archive staff This page is full of useful links to the different web pages that may assist you in your research Read news about new donations, public events and other news from the archive A guide to the history of theatre and performing arts in Northern Ireland. This section features articles and documents to help discover the context of theatre in Northern Ireland Search the archive for the subject of your choice. The search procedure is fully explained on the search home page
Welcome to the Theatre & Performing Arts Archive

This website has been designed to allow you access to the richest source of documents and information about Northern Irish drama. The Theatre and Performing Arts Archive acts as a depositary for the document and artefacts that chart the varied and fascinating history of performance in Northern Ireland. The archive is housed in the Linen Hall Library, Belfast.

You can:

  • Search our catalogue to find documents to assist your research
  • Learn about the history of theatre and performing arts in NI
  • Contact our staff with a research query
  • Read the latest news of the archive

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The John Boyd Collection

The John Boyd Collection will be one of Northern Ireland's premier cultural collections. Work has begun on sorting and organising the 150 boxes of material left to the library by John's family in 2002. more »

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Theatre Timeline
Theatre Timeline

Read articles and documents covering the history of performance in Northern Ireland from the 17th century to the present day.more

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