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La Bohème

“Guaranteed crowd-pleaser”

ReviewsSep 20, 2021by Jane CoyleCarlisle Memorial Church, Belfast

Noah Stewart and Gemma Summerfield in La Bohème at Carlisle Memorial Church, Belfast. Photo: Helen Sloan

A spirited return to live performance in Northern Ireland suffers from a disconnect between the scale of the venue and Covid-imposed staging limitations

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Jane Coyle

Jane Coyle is an award-winning Belfast-based arts journalist and critic. She is a regular contributor to the Irish Times, The Stage, Culture Northern Ireland and BBC Northern Ireland.

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