ONE of Mel Brooks’s golden comedic nuggets, The Producers, is set to goose-step into Belfast for one week only. Based on the classic 1968 film, The Producers will set out its stall at the Grand Opera House, and as in the film the production follows the fortunes of impoverished New York producer Max Bialystock who […]
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Phil your jackboots – if it’s springtime in Belfast it must be Springtime for Hitler
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Pancakes and politics as parties join students for pre-election chat over breakfast
A pre-election “continental breakfast” that brought together politicians, pundits and voting-age students at Malone College has been hailed as a great success. The event was attended by pupils from Malone, Hunterhouse College, De La Salle College and St Genevieve’s High School and was a chance for the students to discuss issues relating to their lives […]
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Dramatic win for Antrim
Leinster Senior Hurling Championship qualifying round-robin Antrim 5-17 Laois 3-22 A dramatic last minute penalty gave Antrim a perfect start to their Leinster Hurling Championship qualifying round-robin at Laois’ expense in Ballycastle on Sunday. Ciaran Clarke scored the decisive penalty to give Antrim a one-point win and to upset the odds against a fancied Laois […]
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Another Lyric first for Dan as theatre stages first ‘Gunman’ production for 10 years
Belfast actor Dan Gordon is about to make his long-awaited debut on the Lyric’s Danske Bank Stage in the theatre’s new co-production with the Abbey Theatre of Sean O’Casey’s masterpiece The Shadow of a Gunman. Best known for his portrayal of Red Hand Luke in the BBC Northern Ireland sitcom Give My Head Peace, Dan […]
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100 years after Gallipoli slaughter Ireland gives the stamp of approval to its 3,000 dead
If you’re going into a battle where death is a highly anticipated outcome there are a few things that you would want to square away before meeting your maker. One of them is the notion that your ultimate sacrifice might be at least remembered, perhaps even honoured. For the more than 3,000 Irishmen who died […]
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Dad’s personal crusade is bringing hope to schoolchildren across the city
A Belfast man who lost his 17-year-old son to suicide has embarked on a new programme that aims to equip all schools in the north with training on suicide prevention and battling depression. Philip McTaggart, who launched a personal crusade to battle the stigma preventing discussion of suicide shortly after the death of his son […]
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