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From Handel’s Messiah to a filthy Sleeping Beauty: the best shows for adults to enjoy this Christmas in Northern Ireland
Christmas laughs and musical treats for grown ups
NOW That’s What I Call A Musical: 80s popstar Carol Decker still giving it Heart and Soul at the Grand Opera House, Belfast
Eighties popstar Carol Decker is still happily reliving her youth. She tells Gail Bell why she is excited for the new NOW musical that is on its way to Belfast and why the decadent decade will always be top of her pops
Review - The Vanishing Elephant at The Grand Opera House, Belfast
Review of The Vanishing Elephant at The Grand Opera House, Belfast. A mammoth production which speaks of displacement, friendship and animal rights
‘Since my ADHD diagnosis, theatre has been a complete lifeline for me’ - Legally Blonde’s Karen Hawthorne
Gail Bell asks experts and people in the public eye what keeps them going. This week: Ulster Operatic Company stalwart and award-winning performer, Karen Hawthorne
‘I’ll play whatever they shout for’ - Co Down singer-songwriter Foy Vance on first ever all-request shows in Belfast and winning an Emmy with Ed Sheeran for Ted Lasso
David Roy chats to the Bangor-born singer-songwriter about his upcoming run of fan request-based shows at the Grand Opera House in Belfast
‘We take our voices for granted and, as a singer, it’s terrifying when it starts playing up’ - Opera singer Jenny Bourke
Gail Bell asks experts and people in the public eye what keeps them going. This week: Belfast opera singer and recently qualified vocal first aider, Jenny Bourke
‘Better than any soap opera’ - why fans of Bridgerton and Downton Abbey will love NI Opera’s Eugene Onégin
Sophie Clarke meets the four female principles starring in NI Opera’s upcoming production of Russian classic Eugene Onégin
Theatre that sets the stage for life - Anne Hailes
Anne gets a sneak peak of this week’s Grand Opera House youth theatre production of Sunset Boulevard
Derry Girl Diona Doherty on her new Belfast comedy, postnatal depression and performing at Edinburgh Fringe
Derry actress, comedian, podcaster and writer Diona Doherty chats to Jenny Lee about motherhood, intimate female health, presenting ambitions and her new comedy drama Sex in the City Hall
From west Belfast to the West End, Andersonstown’s Mark Dugdale on bringing Come From Away home, 9/11 and the kindness of strangers
Musical theatre phenomenon Come From Away lands in Belfast this week, bringing kindness, generosity of spirit and a reset for us all, says actor Mark Dugdale. Gail Bell spoke to the West End performer, originally from Andersonstown, ahead of curtain-up