Seamus McKee and his guests reflect on the lively Belfast arts scene. The Dublin Gate
Theatre is touring with Hugh Leonard 's adaptation of Dickens' Great
Expectations, and the Belfast Lyric has the world premiere of Bill Morrison 's play Drive On. Opera
Northern Ireland, under their new artistic director
Stephen Barlow , are producing The Marriage of Rgaro, and principals from the cast perform live in the studio. Leading Irish traditional musicians also perform, while in Donegal, musicians celebrate the band Altan. Artist Ian Joyce and poet
Cathal O'Searcaigh collaborate on their project The Birth of Seosamh Finn and pianist Nikolai Demidenko is in Belfast to play Chopin. Producer Chris Spurr