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Bardic Theatre have been entertaining audiences' with their five-star productions for over thirty years across Northern Ireland. Official Website: bardictheatre.com
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01/06/2026

💚💊 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗘𝗙𝗙𝗘𝗖𝗧 𝗔𝗥𝗥𝗜𝗩𝗘𝗦 𝗔𝗧 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗟𝗬𝗥𝗜𝗖 𝗧𝗛𝗜𝗦 𝗪𝗘𝗗𝗡𝗘𝗦𝗗𝗔𝗬 💊💚

Following an acclaimed opening tour and extraordinary audience response, Bardic Theatre’s production of Lucy Prebble’s The Effect arrives at the Lyric Theatre Belfast this Wednesday for a strictly limited run.

Hailed as one of the defining plays of the 21st century, The Effect combines razor-sharp writing, stunning performances and striking visual design in a theatrical experience that is as funny as it is devastating.

Check out the audience reactions and production footage, then see for yourself why audiences across Northern Ireland have been calling it exceptional, gripping and unforgettable.

Only FIVE performances.

🎟️ Book now.
https://lyrictheatre.co.uk/whats-on/the-effect

📍Lyric Belfast
📆 3–6 June

25/05/2026

💚💊 𝗕𝗘𝗚𝗜𝗡 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗘𝗫𝗣𝗘𝗥𝗜𝗠𝗘𝗡𝗧 🧠💚

Lucy Prebble’s modern masterpiece The Effect opens this week before touring to Derry and the Lyric Theatre Belfast.

From the writer of Succession and I Hate Suzie, this gripping, funny and emotionally explosive production combines astonishing performances, striking design and razor-sharp writing into one of the most talked about theatre experiences of the year.

A clinical drug trial.
A love story you can’t trust.
And four performances that will leave you questioning everything.

This is contemporary theatre at its absolute best.

🎟️ Don’t miss it.

https://lnk.bio/BardicTheatre

📍Bardic Theatre - 28 & 29 May
📍Playhouse Derry- 30 May
📍Lyric Belfast - 3 to 6 June

22/05/2026

💚 𝗢𝗡 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗧𝗜𝗖𝗞𝗘𝗧 💊

Anna McCloskey and Kevin Canavan joined Kathy Clugston on BBC Radio Ulster The Ticket to talk all things The Effect and why audiences across Northern Ireland are falling hard for Lucy Prebble’s modern masterpiece.

Funny, provocative, emotionally explosive and completely gripping, this is must see local theatre for the summer.

🎧 Full interview now on BBC Sounds
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m002wksw?partner=uk.co.bbc&origin=share-mobile

🎟️ Tickets moving fast, book now and see what the fuss is about.

https://lnk.bio/BardicTheatre

📍Bardic Theatre - 28 & 29 May
📍Playhouse Derry - 30 May
📍Lyric Belfast - 3 to 6 June

21/05/2026

🧠𝗗𝗥 𝗧𝗢𝗕𝗬 𝗦𝗘𝗔𝗟𝗬 💊

A pharmaceutical company depending on him.
Millions on the line.
And a clinical trial beginning to spiral beyond control.

Ruthless, charismatic and dangerously persuasive, Toby doesn’t believe in side effects, only effects he can’t sell.

To him, love is chemistry.
Human feeling is data.
And obsession might just be the next breakthrough.

But when the trial stops behaving the way it should, Toby’s need for control begins to crack.

𝗗𝗲𝗰𝗹𝗮𝗻 𝗠𝗰𝗚𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗵 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘀 𝗮𝘀 𝗗𝗿 𝗧𝗼𝗯𝘆 𝗦𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘆 𝗶𝗻 𝗕𝗮𝗿𝗱𝗶𝗰 𝗧𝗵𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗿𝗲’𝘀 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗱𝘂𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝗟𝘂𝗰𝘆 𝗣𝗿𝗲𝗯𝗯𝗹𝗲’𝘀 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗘𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗰𝘁.

Book Now! https://lnk.bio/BardicTheatre

📍Bardic Theatre - 28 & 29 May
📍 Playhouse Derry- 30 May
📍 Lyric Belfast - 3 - 6 June

17/05/2026

💊 𝗔𝗗𝗠𝗜𝗦𝗦𝗜𝗢𝗡𝗦 𝗣𝗥𝗢𝗖𝗘𝗗𝗨𝗥𝗘: 𝗔𝗡𝗡𝗔 𝗠𝗰𝗖𝗟𝗢𝗦𝗞𝗘𝗬 💚

Name: Anna McCloskey
Observed behaviour: giddy energy and zero filter
Side effects: saying exactly what she’s thinking

Before the trial begins, we need answers.

Anna checks in for Bardic Theatre’s acclaimed production of Lucy Prebble’s gripping modern masterpiece, The Effect.

BOOK NOW ! https://lnk.bio/BardicTheatre

📍Bardic Theatre - 28 & 29 May
📍Playhouse Derry - 30 May
📍 Lyric Belfast - 3 - 6 June

15/05/2026

💊 𝗔𝗗𝗠𝗜𝗦𝗦𝗜𝗢𝗡𝗦 𝗣𝗥𝗢𝗖𝗘𝗗𝗨𝗥𝗘: 𝗞𝗘𝗩𝗜𝗡 𝗖𝗔𝗡𝗔𝗩𝗔𝗡 💚

Name: Kevin Canavan
Reason for admission: questionable decision making
Side effects: charm, chaos and oversharing

Before the trial begins, we need answers.

Kevin checks in for Bardic Theatre’s acclaimed production of Lucy Prebble’s gripping modern masterpiece, The Effect.

BOOK NOW ! https://lnk.bio/BardicTheatre

📍Bardic Theatre - 28 & 29 May
📍Playhouse Derry - 30 May
📍 Lyric Belfast - 3 - 6 June

13/05/2026

🧠𝗗𝗥 𝗟𝗢𝗥𝗡𝗔 𝗝𝗔𝗠𝗘𝗦 💊

A psychiatrist carrying secrets of her own.

A billion-dollar pharmaceutical trial depending on her.
An ex-lover now overseeing the experiment.
And two young volunteers whose attraction may be turning into something far more dangerous.

As the line between chemistry and real feeling begins to blur, Lorna is forced to confront a terrifying question:

What if love itself can be manufactured?

𝗠𝗮́𝗶𝗿𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝘆𝗹𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘀 𝗮𝘀 𝗗𝗿 𝗟𝗼𝗿𝗻𝗮 𝗝𝗮𝗺𝗲𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗕𝗮𝗿𝗱𝗶𝗰 𝗧𝗵𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗿𝗲’𝘀 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗱𝘂𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝗟𝘂𝗰𝘆 𝗣𝗿𝗲𝗯𝗯𝗹𝗲’𝘀 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗘𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗰𝘁.

𝗕𝗢𝗢𝗞 𝗡𝗢𝗪 - https://lnk.bio/BardicTheatre

📍Bardic Theatre - 28 & 29 May
📍 Playhouse Derry - 30 May
📍Lyric Belfast - 3 to 6 June

12/05/2026

𝗪𝗛𝗬 𝗗𝗢𝗘𝗦 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗘𝗙𝗙𝗘𝗖𝗧 𝗛𝗜𝗧 𝗦𝗢 𝗛𝗔𝗥𝗗? 💚💊

Mark Shields breaks down why audiences can’t shake The Effect.

A play about love, connection, pressure and what happens when humanity collides with systems that want to reduce people to data, dosage and performance.

Funny one second. Devastating the next.
A modern masterpiece that feels more relevant now than ever.

🎟️ Don’t miss Bardic Theatre’s acclaimed production of Lucy Prebble’s The Effect.

𝗕𝗢𝗢𝗞 𝗡𝗢𝗪 - https://lnk.bio/BardicTheatre

📍Bardic Theatre - 28 & 29 May
📍 Playhouse Derry - 30 May
📍Lyric Belfast - 3 to 6 June

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The Torrent Complex, 9 Hillview Avenue
Donaghmore
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Telephone

+442887761859

Website

http://www.bardictheatre.com/

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