
c21 LAUNCH BRAND NEW ONE MAN SHOW ‘UNDER THE LIGHTS’
c21 is delighted to announce a brand new touring production #UndertheLights by Maria Connolly, starring Belfast actor John Travers
LIVING WINDOWS, ANTRIM, OPENED ON THURSDAY 5th DECEMBER 2024
In Antrim town at the beginning of December 2024 we opened our #LivingWindows installation- A community engagement project in collaboration with Choice Housing
Santa’s Post Office
Santa’s Post Office opened in December 2024 again in 2 Royal Avenue Belfast, with all c21’s brilliant performers at the helm! This magical Christmas event is hosted by Belfast One and delivered by c21 Theatre Company. Entry is free of charge!
c21 APPOINT NEW CHAIR AND SECRETARY AND CELEBRATE PREVIOUS MEMBERS
November 2024 brought some big changes to our Board of Directors when our wonderful Chair of 17 years stood down
BOOK LAUNCH TOUR TO CELEBRATE OUR STORIES, SCENE AND HEARD PROJECT OCT 2024
Here at c21 Theatre Company HQ, we cannot believe that we are at the end of 2022-2024 Our Stories Scene and Heard project!
OUR STORIES, SCENE AND HEARD CONTINUES WITH ANOTHER TWO YEARS OF FUNDING!
Due to the success of c21’s ‘Our Stories, Scene and Heard’ creative reminiscence, memory book and film project, 2022-2024, we have been awarded further funding to work with another 14 NI care homes, 2024-2026
c21 AT MINI MELA – ANTRIM SATURDAY 21ST SEPTEMBER
After a short time away to reflect on a really busy year to date, we were ready to roll again in September 2024 with a brilliant collaboration right in the heart of Antrim town centre.


Keegan Hosts Special Engagement with Northern Ireland’s c21 Theatre Company
This May, c21 will present the U.S. premiere of the poetic new play, EXPECTING by Charis McRoberts, which explores experiences unique to deaf and hearing couples.
Bursary Scheme for Playwrights and Directors
Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council and c21 Theatre Company are calling Borough-based early career Playwrights and Directors, with some professional experience, to apply for the opportunity to write or direct a new play under the expert
Stephen and Fionnuala travel to Amsterdam for European Reminiscence Network (ERN) Conference 2023
Stephen and Fionnuala (c21's part-time company manager) travelled to Amsterdam at the start of October 2023 to take part in the ERN. They shared c21's recent work on reminiscence and unique creative approaches, with 8 other countries from
c21’s Expecting a big success at Edinburgh Deaf Festival August 2023
c21’s critically acclaimed show Expecting was a huge hit at the 2023 Edinburgh Deaf Festival, which is a part of the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. The company had initially performed to a preview audience of Expecting in the Black Box theatre,
c21 Take Expecting to Edinburgh Fringe
c21 is delighted to announce that they will take their critically acclaimed Expecting by Charis McRoberts to the 2023 Edinburgh Deaf Festival which is part of Fringe
Spotlight on Theatre and Dance from Northern Ireland at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival
Seven major works, created by some of Northern Ireland’s leading theatre, dance and arts organisations, will be spotlighted as part of an event at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival on 22 August 2023.
New Production – Expecting
Cre8 Theatre and c21 Theatre Company are pleased to announce that the inaugural Deaf Arts Festival NI will launch in the MAC, Belfast on the 6 and 7 May to coincide with Deaf Awareness Week 2023.
Research and Development Week in The MAC – New Play February 2023
We were grateful for the opportunity to develop our new play Expecting By Belfast Playwright Charis McRoberts. The MAC Belfast was the venue in February 2023 and we were joined by most of the creative team for the week-long session.
Our Stories, Scene and Heard gets underway in February 2023
We were delighted to start Phase 1 of Our Stories, Scene and Heard Project in January 2023. We will work with care settings in Armagh, Newry, Ballymena and Larne throughout the next eight weeks.
Living Windows Project comes to an end in Mid and East Antrim Council January 2023
We came to the end of our Living Windows Winter Project last week. The successful collaboration with Mid and East Antrim Borough Council saw us connect with over 200 participants in three towns (Ballymena, Carrick and Larne).







New Full Time Post – General Manager
We are delighted to announce that a funding application form for a brand new post was successful. Funded by Department of Communities and Future Screens NI. Join the creative teams of Cre8 Theatre and c21 Theatre Company on an exciting journey








‘Through the Glass’ ,The Reminiscence Project
Following on from the successful ‘Through the Glass’ The Reminiscence Project, a series of five short theatrical films, made in the latter half of 2020
Scenes from the Street
‘Scenes from the Street’ is the latest exciting and innovative new project by c21 Theatre Company and Scottish partners Wildbird.
c21’s ‘Through the Glass’, Reminiscence Project
c21 Theatre Company, one of Northern Ireland’s leading theatre companies, is collaborating with care & nursing homes across the country on a unique project. ‘Through The Glass’ The Reminiscence Project”