Lyric theatre picks up two awards for Crucible production

The Crucible was the Lyric's first production following its reopening in 2011

The Lyric Theatre has won two awards at the Irish Times Theatre Awards.

Both awards were for the Belfast theatre's production of Arthur Miller's The Crucible, the theatre's first production following its reopening in April 2011.

Conall Morrison won the best director award, while Aoife Duffin won best supporting actress for her role as Abigail Williams.

NI Operaalso won the best opera award for its production of Tosca.

The awards took place in the Royal Hospital Kilmainham, in Dublin on Sunday.

The Lyric Theatreartistic director Richard Croxford said: "When we opened the building there was huge anticipation, not just about the theatre but what we would be doing on stage.

"We wanted to open with a show with a massive cast that showed off our local talent to wonderful effect and these awards are a testament to our renewed theatre."

The Lyric was also short-listed in a further four categories.