Thursday 23 May 2013
As the Ulster Bank Belfast Festival at Queen’s marked its 50th birthday this year, the Belfast Telegraph — media partner to the event — asked festival-goers to help celebrate the special occasion by choosing their favourite act to be named as winner of the Belfast Telegraph Festival Audience Award.
It was all for a good cause as the arts organisation helped the Ulster Bank Belfast Festival at Queen’s celebrate its 50th birthday bash with a ‘spooktacular’ celebration.
Since they were introduced to the world via the evangelism of American musician Ry Cooder, the Buena Vista Social Club have been Cuba's most successful export since those cigars beloved of Bond villains.
A trio of musical greats came together for a delicate evening's entertainment in Clonard Monastery.
A century ago American pioneer Charles Ives was imitating the sound of marching bands in his music.
Despite having had just four days to rehearse and a morning to set the stage, Belfast's Music Theatre 4 Youth pulled off a terror-ific adaptation of Little Shop of Horrors last night.
Comic Adam Riches rolled into town with his gallery of grotesque characters, a gaggle of terrified punters upon which to work his sinister comedy magic.
You know you're at a jazz performance when people applaud about five times throughout each song and the woman next to you tells you off for taking notes on an electronic pad.
Robert Powell returned after many years to the Belfast Festival at Queen's last night full of “happy memories of a time that was not very happy for the people of Belfast”.
A robust but stylish piano accompaniment to the opening Schubert song set the pace for Swedish singer Camilla Tilling’s recital with German pianist Paul Rivinius in St George’s, High Street.
It's always disappointing when a comedian you enjoy on television turns out to be rather less entertaining on stage.
A wet Sunday and change of timing at short notice probably accounted for the sparse attendance at this talk featuring Peter Hain, the former Northern Ireland Secretary of State, but nevertheless he has a compelling story to tell.
Baltimore duo Beach House are an odd sort of band — universally respected for their chiming dream-pop and Victoria Legrand's lush vocals, but rarely adored.
The legendary Irish traditional group Altan brought style, verve and great musicianship to their performance at The MAC on Saturday night.
In the chilly gloom of Wednesday evening, south Belfast's Drumglass Park came alive with the undead.
Terry Alderton's Belfast Festival gig last night was downscaled from the White Room to Bar Sub in the basement of Queen's University students union.
Six new plays, six new writers and two directors — all women.
John Graham Davies’ love letter to Liverpool, told through the eyes of football fan Kenny and his beloved team, takes us through the recent history of the city via the European Champions League.
Well-known for his appearances on The Comedians, Mick Miller is one of a handful of 1970s stand-ups still touring.
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Apprentice reject Uzma Yakoob has said it was far more stressful being on the women's team than working with the men.
The Rolling Stones' return to Hyde Park will see them team up with former guitarist Mick Taylor, but there will be no reappearance of the white dress Mick Jagger wore at the original 1969 gig because he has lost it.
The Hangover III star Heather Graham says she will miss playing sexy stripper Jade because the excitement makes up for her "boring" real life.
The name of the new X Factor musical has been announced - I Can't Sing!
The Rolling Stones' return to Hyde Park will see them team up with former guitarist Mick Taylor, but there will be no reappearance of the white dress Mick Jagger wore at the original 1969 gig because he has lost it.
Aretha Franklin has announced she is rescheduling her tour so she can take off the month of June.
Justin Bieber has hinted that he may take a break from the spotlight with a cryptic tweet.
Keith Richards reportedly owes thousands of pounds in library fines for overdue books dating back 50 years.
Leah Totton will go far in the contest to win Lord Alan Sugar's The Apprentice, the show's latest reject has predicted.
The Hangover III star Heather Graham says she will miss playing sexy stripper Jade because the excitement makes up for her "boring" real life.
Robert Redford makes actions speak louder than words in the new shipwreck drama All Is Lost.
Ryan Gosling has sent a letter saying sorry for not attending the premiere of his latest film Only God Forgives at the Cannes Film Festival.
The post-industrial landscape surrounding parts of the Castlereagh Road is at its bleakest between Channing Street and Orby Link where a huge Tesco store has been erected on the site of a former factory.
The UK City of Culture 2013 continues to aim high with its ongoing series of visiting events including the top-of-the-range and always controversial Turner Prize announcement this autumn, the City of Derry Regatta and the Big Tickle comedy festival. Who would have thought Derry would have an appetite for posh art, sailing and laughter?
The Faulty Towers live theatre dining experience is a largely improvised show. It started from the moment we all arrived at the venue and heard Sybil cry out for husband Basil, who was busy barking orders at hapless waiter Manuel.
It's currently the most talked about restaurant in Ireland, North or South.
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