Big Telly Theatre Company

Hijacking the familiar through game, theatre and tech.

NEXT UP: Darren Jackson’s Wedding, Bushmills Petty Sessions and Judy's House.

[Big Telly Theatre Company @BigTellyNI]

Granny Jackson’s Dead won BEST PRODUCTION at @OriginTheatre1 Theatre Awards!
To our cast and crew, our wonderful Big Telly Team, and everyone at @InisNuaTheatre and tiny dynamite, thank you for making it THE send off of the century

[BelfastBeatnik @BelfastBeatnik]

Sara's substack:
https://t.co/k2tNF43GDt

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Last Day of our Big Telly Clear Out tomorrow, still some gems left! Open 11am-2pm at our rehearsal space 49-51 Royal Avenue.

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Big Telly's Big Clear Out!

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🚨 BIG TELLY’S BIG CLEAR OUT 🚨
We’re moving premises and taking the opportunity to clear out some of the weird and wonderful treasures we’ve collected over the years.

📍 49 Royal Avenue
📅 15th, 18th & 19th May
⏰ 10am–3pm

Everything MUST be taken on the day.

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[Big Telly Theatre Company @BigTellyNI]

🚨 BIG TELLY’S BIG CLEAR OUT 🚨
We’re moving premises and taking the opportunity to clear out some of the weird and wonderful treasures we’ve collected over the years.

📍 49 Royal Avenue
📅 15th, 18th & 19th May
⏰ 10am–3pm

Everything MUST be taken on the day.

[Camus @newstart_2024]

Jimmy Carr said something on Chris Williamson’s podcast that’s been sitting with me for days.

You can have anything in life, but you can’t have everything. The real flex is choosing your status game wisely — and protecting your agency like it’s the most valuable thing you own.

He pointed out how so many comedians finally get the dream job of stand-up… then immediately chase acting or TV, giving up control. Meanwhile, doing the thing you’re actually in charge of (podcast, stand-up, your own lane) is often the higher-status move long-term. Cancel-proof. Boss-proof. Freedom.

Then this line landed hardest:
“Ambition is expecting yourself to close the gap between what you have and what you want. Entitlement is expecting others to close it for you.”

That distinction is quietly life-changing.

[Visit Portstewart @PortstewartProm]

❤️🌞❤️🌞❤️🌞❤️🌞❤️

[Arts Council of Northern Ireland @ArtsCouncilNI]

Join us this Friday from 11am – 5pm at the Market Yard in #Larne for a showcase of projects which have received funding through our #NationalLottery Rural Engagement Arts Programme.

Exhibiting artists include Talia McDowell, Laura Mohapi, Aiden Dunphy, Cat Brogan, Natasha Duddy Glass Designs and @BigTellyNI.

Visit https://t.co/Fr4dU7zXTB to find out more and to register.

[Arts Council of Northern Ireland @ArtsCouncilNI]

1 week to go!

Join us next Friday 24th April 2026, at Market Yard in #Larne for a showcase of projects which have received funding through our #NationalLottery Rural Engagement Arts Programme.

The event will provide rural arts organisations and artists opportunities for wider collaboration, development and partnership engagement.

Register here 👇
https://t.co/Fr4dU7zXTB

#ACNISupported @CommunitiesNI @mea_bc @BigTellyNI @LottoGoodCauses

[Michael Quinn @Quinnfreelance]

Exciting young actor @AnnieMcilwaine joins the cast of Bold Girls to play Deirdre at @LyricBelfast in June. A @rosebruford and ICT Brighton graduate, she's been making her mark on stage with Skelpielimmer, @BigTellyNI, @NIOpera and now with @CentreStageNI.

[Mark O’Brien @obrienmark]

The @belfastensemble’s musical ‘Group’ at the @LyricBelfast this afternoon was absolutely superb. Conor Mitchell and co. knocked it out of the park again on so many levels. Kudos all involved.

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.@ArtsCouncilNI @ACNIWriting @dcsdcouncil @deBritish @derrypost @DerryPrintWkshp @Derrybridge_bnb

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DERRY! Join us for a menu of craic and chaos @PlayhouseDerry 1st - 3rd April. Multiple shows each day.
https://t.co/LTCAkGBJrR

@ArtsCouncilNI

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.@ArtsCouncilNI @alaninbelfast @dcsdcouncil @derrypost @DerryPrintWkshp @Derrybridge_bnb

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Derry! Three days to go before first service. Join us for a big helping of craic as we deliver a menu of theatre right to your table.

Tickets in BIO

Multiple performance times daily

1st - 3rd April @playhousederry

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Worst Cafe sittings @PlayhouseDerry

[Bernie McGill @berniemcgill]

I'm taking a short story writing weekend at Yarn, Ballycastle, 11th & 12th April with food supplied by award-winning Ursa Minor Bakehouse & Cafe. Sea air, salt water, short stories, speciality bakes. Maybe even sunshine. See you there? https://t.co/zBpOSwLk9P

[Big Telly Theatre Company @BigTellyNI]

Delighted to be working with The Office of Identity and Cultural Expression as part of this necessary discussion that asks people to imagine and propose alternative ways to express cultural identity.

Mon 23rd March 6pm.

Tickets:
https://t.co/Xw2Hcmdm4C

@ArtsCouncilNI

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From Berlin to Derry, the team have spent this week co-designing cultural cafes, building new partnerships and playing with robots.
@UlsterUni @ArtsCouncilNI @BritishCouncil Fonds Soziokultur and Digital Identities