Colette Sheridan's arts highlights of 2016

Our regular arts/ents writers select their personal highlights of the year

My theatre highlights:

A play dealing with the abuse of children incarcerated in Catholic residential institutions doesn’t sound like palatable viewing but Broken-talkers’ The Blue Boy, staged at the Everyman, found a way of telling Ireland’s shameful horror story in a way that was innovative. It combined choreography with live music, film footage, recorded testimonies and performances by five actors.