The plaque will be unveiled on 24 June in the foyer of the Lyric Theatre, where the show Thriller Live is currently playing.

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The Lyric Theatre's donation from Dr Martin Naughton is thought to be the biggest personal gift made to an arts organisation in NI.

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The Royal Opera has sold the production, along with its sets and costumes, to the Chicago Lyric Theatre in the US, where it will continue to be directed by Mr Cox.

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He cites the example of A Midsummer Night's Dream, premiered two years ago at Latitude, and which this year played in the Lyric's main theatre prior to going on tour.

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The Lyric has co-commissioned five theatre companies to make site-specific pieces for Latitude, one of which is Lewis Carroll's Mad Hatter's Tea Party brought to life by Les Enfants Terribles.

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So what does a major theatre company like London's Lyric Hammersmith gain from putting on work away from its normal environment?

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Their fellow nominees are Helen McCrory, from the Wyndham's Theatre production of As You Like It, Clare Higgins for Death of a Salesman at the Lyric, and Eve Best for Hedda Gabler at the Almeida and Duke of York's theatres.

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