The Brian Friel Theatre is a studio theatre

Studio Theatre

A studio theatre is a 20th-century term that describes a small theatre space. Studio theatres often have a flexible auditorium whose stage and seating may be re-arranged to suit the specific requirements of a production...

 located at Queen's University Belfast, Northern Ireland

Northern Ireland

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. It was opened in February 2009 and is named after the Irish

Irish people

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 dramatist, theatre director and author

Author

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, Brian Friel

Brian Friel

Brian Friel is an Irish dramatist, author and director of the Field Day Theatre Company. He is considered to be the greatest living English-language dramatist, hailed by the English-speaking world as an "Irish Chekhov" and "the universally accented voice of Ireland"...

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The Theatre is part of the University's School of Languages, Literature and Performing Arts and the Brian Friel Centre for Theatre Research. It provides space for student drama teaching, rehearsals and performances and also plays a role in the cultural life of the City

Culture of Belfast

The culture of Belfast, much like the city, is a microcosm of the culture of Northern Ireland. Hilary McGrady, Chief Executive of Imagine Belfast, claimed that "Belfast has begun a social, economic and cultural transformation that has the potential to reverberate across Europe." Belfast is evenly...

, including hosting both student and professional performances and events such as the Belfast Festival at Queen's

Belfast Festival at Queen's

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The Brian Friel Theatre, is located on University Square at the heart of the University's campus and shares its building with the Queen's Film Theatre

Queen's Film Theatre

The Queen's Film Theatre or QFT is a small independent cinema at Queen's University Belfast, Northern Ireland that was founded in 1968. The QFT focuses mainly on art house, indie and world cinema and plays an important role in the cultural life of Belfast, in particular through contributions to...

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