The Association of Regional Theatres, Northern Ireland (ARTNI), founded in 2003, brings together five regional theatres in Northern Ireland to jointly develop productions touring Northern Ireland, and other theatres in the Republic of Ireland and England. The Ardhowen Theatre, Enniskillen The Burnavon Arts and Cultural Theatre, Cookstown The Market Place Theatre, Armagh Millennium Forum, L'Derry The University of Ulster's Riverside Theatre, Coleraine
Following the success of their first production in 2007, the Irish classic Philadelphia, Here I Come!, ARTNI planned to stage a "classic Irish play" at least once a year.
Productions 2003-2004 - Brian Friel's Philadelphia, Here I Come!; Adrian Dunbar (director) and Andrea Montgomery (producer for ART NI) 2006-2007 - Hugh Leonard's Da (running at the Lyric Theatre in Belfast until February 2007)produced by Vincent McCann for Art NI
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