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Belfast Music Tour
13th Mar 2009 @ 3.30pm

Dates

Tour dates include Friday 13 March, Friday 27 March, Friday 3 April and Friday 17 April. The tour will be weekly on Fridays from May onwards, starting on 1 May.
The Belfast Music Tour is a bus journey through the heart of a great rock and roll city. From Them and Van Morrison to Snow Patrol, by way of awesome guitar players, punk rock and Hollywood soundtracks.

The tour, on Fridays at 3.30pm, begins at the newly refurbished iconic Ulster Hall which has played host to famous figures and is now home to the Ulster Orchestra.

The bus will depart at 4pm and you will hear about the founding members of Thin Lizzy, Pearly Spencer, Van Morrison as well as the venues that have visited by Led Zeppelin, The Clash and U2.

The tour finishes at the Oh Yeah when you will have a chance to check out the Belfast Music Exhibition.

Tickets

Tickets cost £8 and are available from available from the Belfast Welcome Centre on 028 9024 6609. You can also buy online at www.gotobelfast.com

Venue: Belfast City Centre

Ticket vendor: Belfast Welcome Centre

Ticket prices: £8 available from the Belfast Welcome Centre on 028 9024 6609

Ulster Orchestra - The Pied Piper
14th Mar 2009 @ 7pm
Venue: Belfast Waterfront - Auditorium
Call the Ulster Orchestra on 028 9066 8798 for more information or visit www.waterfront.co.uk
Audience: Suitable for everyone



Clubland Tour
14th Mar 2009 @ 8pm
Venue: Ulster Hall
DJs Alex K, Ultrabeat and Micky Modelle.

Live performances by:
  • Kelly Llorenna (Set You Free, True Love Never Dies)
  • N Force (All My Life, Right By Your Side)
  • Flip & Fill presents Karen Parry (Shooting Star, Discoland)
  • plus MC Junior
This is a 14 year old plus event - children under 14 must be accompanied by an adult.

Flashdance
Mon 16th - Sat 21st Mar 2009
Venue: Grand Opera House
Sparks will fly as the World Premiere production of Flashdance – The Musical explodes onto the stage starring Bruno Langley (Coronation Street), Bernie Nolan (The Bill, Brookside), Noel Sullivan (Hear’Say) and Victoria Hamilton-Barritt as Alex.


Flashdance – The Musical is full of raw energy and breathtaking choreography by Arlene Phillips (Strictly Come Dancing, Grease, Starlight Express) and tells the story of 18 year old Alex, a welder by day and ‘flashdancer’ by night.


It’s an unmistakably unique musical about holding onto your dreams and love against all the odds and features an iconic score including the smash hit Maniac, along with Manhunt, Gloria, I Love Rock & Roll and the Academy Award winning title track Flashdance - What a Feeling as well as 10 original songs created for the musical. 
 

Ticket Prices & Times
Dates: Monday 16 - Saturday 24 March
Signed Performance: Thursday 19 March at 7.45pm 

Prices: £13 - £37 



Stiff Little Fingers
16th Mar 2009
Venue: Ulster Hall

Stiff Little Fingers return to the Ulster Hall, a venue they have sold out on many occasions, their most recent appearance now immortalised in the Don Letts DVD Still Burning.

Inspired by a 1970`s Clash gig in Belfast, Stiff Little Fingers were at the forefront of the punk movement in the late 70s and early 80s.


Sham-Rock
17th Mar 2009
Venue: Ulster Hall
Celebrate St Patrick`s Night with a tribute to the greats of Irish rock and their role in the Ulster Hall`s past, with Limehouselizzy, The Willie Byrne Band and Sinnerboy.

For tickets, visit www.ulsterhall.co.uk or call 028 9033 4455.



Sugarland
20th Mar 2009 @ 8pm
Venue: Belfast Waterfront - Auditorium
Don’t miss the critically acclaimed Sugarland (Kristian Bush and Jennifer Nettles) live in concert.

For more information, call the Belfast Waterfront box office on 028 9033 4455 or visit www.waterfront.co.uk

Audience: Suitable for everyone

Ticket vendor: Belfast Waterfront box office

Ticket prices: £25



Ulster Orchestra Dvořák Violin Concerto
20th Mar 2009 @ 7.45pm
Venue: Ulster Hall
The Ulster Orchestra present the Bohemian Rhapsodies series.

Kenneth Montgomery, conductor
David Grimal, violin

Programme:

Vořišek, Symphony in D major
Dvořák, Violin Concerto
Martinů, Double concerto for string orchestra, piano and timpani.

Jackson Browne
21st Mar 2009 @ 8pm
Venue: Ulster Hall
Jackson Browne has written and performed some of the most literate, moving songs in popular music. His songwriting is charged with honesty, emotion and personal politics. Along the way, he has sold over 15 million albums and touched the hearts and minds of countless fans worldwide.

Annie Get Your Gun
Tue 24th - Sat 28th Mar 2009
Venue: Grand Opera House

Based on the Tony Award winning Broadway revival, Annie Get Your Gun, Irving Berlin's most successful musical, will bring the Wild West alive and provide a memorable night's entertainment for all the family.

Annie Get Your Gun tells the story of Annie Oakley, an illiterate hillbilly with a knack for shooting guns. Having been persuaded to join Buffalo Bill's traveling Wild West Show, she soon falls hopelessly in love with Frank Butler, the show's featured shooting ace. But when Annie eclipses Frank as the show's main attraction, she realises she'll have to make some hard choices if she wants to win the man she loves.

The 1999 Broadway revival that St Agnes' will perform, received three Tony Award nominations, winning two, including Best Revival of a Musical. In the same year it also received three Drama Desk Award nominations and won the Grammy Award for Best Musical Show Album.
Featuring numerous classics such as There's No Business Like Show Business and Anything You Can Do I Can Do Better - it promises to entertain audiences of all ages.



Ticket Prices & Times

Dates: Tuesday 24 - Saturday 28 March
Prices: £9.25 - £23



Ulster Orchestra lunchtime concert
25th Mar 2009 @ 1.05pm
Venue: Ulster Hall
The Ulster Orchestra invites you to escape the hustle and bustle of lunchtime in the city centre and enjoy a 50 minute concert of great orchestral music.

Programme:

Fŭcík, Entry of the Gladiators
Suk, Meditation on the old Bohemian chorale `King Wenceslas`
Dvořák, Three Slavonic Dances, Op.46
Mozart, Symphony No.38 in D, Prague


Revel in the tuneful world of Bohemian rhapsodies. Enjoy a dramatic and lyrical symphony written for the citizens of Prague by one of the true masters of melody, Mozart.



Al Murray - The Pub Landlord’s Beautiful British Tour
27th Mar 2009 - 28th Mar 2009 @ 8pm
Venue: Belfast Waterfront - Auditorium
Once a humble publican, multi-award winning comedian Al Murray has risen to the honourable position of comedy royalty, following the continuing success of his hit prime time show Happy Hour.

For more information about his show or to book tickets, call the Belfast Waterfront box office on 028 9033 4455.

Audience: Suitable for over 16s only

Ticket vendor: Belfast Waterfront box office


Ticket prices: £25


An evening with Our Jimmy
25th Mar 2009 @ 8pm
Venue: Ulster Hall
Following the very successful TV Christmas special `An evening with James Young` and the hugely popular stage show,`Our Jimmy`, William Caulfield returns to what he calls his beloved Ulster Hall for the very latest version of this show, back to where it all started for both Jimmy and William, at the Group Theatre.


The Cabaret Days
28th Mar 2009 @ 8pm
Venue: Ulster Hall
As dancehalls gave way to new found prosperity in the late 60s, a new form of entertainment was born in well appointed luxurious clubs, cabaret.

Cabaret clubs mushroomed throughout the cities of Britain and Ireland, and Belfast was no exception. Memorable names like Tito`s, The Abercorn, The Picadilly Line, The Intercontinental, and The Trocadero were at the forefront of this entertainment revolution.

A magical night of entertainment brings this era back to life. A host of the most popular stars, supported by the houseband, Clubsound come together for one unique night in an unforgettable evening of nostalgia and memories.



An Evening of Song With Patrick Feeney
28th Mar 2009 @ 8pm
Venue: Belfast Waterfront - Auditorium

Patrick Feeney is a household name all over Ireland due to the huge success of his five albums.

He has won numerous awards and his concerts feature classic Irish ballads and hits.

For more information, call the Belfast Waterfront box office on 028 9033 4455.

Audience: Suitable for everyone

Ticket vendor: Belfast Waterfront box office


Ticket prices: £17


Paul Brady
29th Mar 2009 @ 8pm
Venue: Ulster Hall
Strabane born Paul Brady - singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist - is one of Ireland`s most enduringly popular artists. No stranger to the Ulster Hall stage, Paul continues to push out the boundaries not only of his own talent but of Irish contemporary music.

Evita
Mon 30th Mar - Sat 11th Apr 2009
Venue: Grand Opera House
Featuring some of the most famous and inspiring stage music ever written, including the classic songs Don’t Cry For Me Argentina, On This Night of a Thousand Stars, Oh What A Circus, You Must Love Me and Another Suitcase in Another Hall, Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber’s extraordinary musical Evita embarks on a spectacular national tour.


Bringing to life the dynamic, larger-than-life persona of Eva Peron, wife of former Argentine dictator Juan Peron, Evita tells the story from her young and ambitious beginnings to the enormous wealth and power she gained and her ultimate rise to sainthood.


With more than 20 major awards to its credit, including the Oscar winning film version starring Madonna and Antonio Banderas, and featuring one of the most coveted roles in musical theatre, this brand new production of the smash hit show truly promises to be the theatrical event of the year!


SPECIAL VIP PACKAGES AVAILABLE  - FOR FURTHER INFORMATION AND TO BOOK PLEASE CONTACT BOX OFFICE ON 9024 1919.
VIP Package (2 people)
The perfect gift for your loved ones this Christmas. A night of indulgence to include exclusive Grand Circle seats and the full VIP treatment.
- Grand Circle seats
- 3 Course Dinner in Lucianos Restaurant
- 1 Show Programme
- Tea/Coffee & Dessert during the interval at your reserved table in Lucianos Restaurant
£140 per couple


VIP Plus Package (2 people)
Turn your VIP Package into the ultimate experience with an overnight stay in the new and exclusive Fitzwilliam Hotel Belfast, situated adjacent to the Grand Opera House.
- Grand Circle seats
- 3 Course Dinner in Lucianos Restaurant
- 1 Show Programme
- Tea/Coffee & Dessert during the interval at your reserved table in Lucianos Restaurant
- Overnight accommodation in the 5* Fitzwilliam Hotel, Belfast to include a chilled bottle of champagne awaiting your arrival, exclusive handmade Fitzwilliam Chocolates and a Full Irish Breakfast.
£370 (per couple)



Terms and Conditions – Packages:


• Once purchased, packages cannot be exchanged or refunded. In the unlikely event that a performance is cancelled, customers will be offered a refund or a package for an alternative performance (subject to availability).
• The VIP and VIP Plus package prices include show tickets; where show tickets are included they will be Grand Circle seats. If you have any specific seating requirements, please notify us at the time of booking.
• The VIP and VIP Plus packages may be reserved without payment for up to three days, after which full payment is required.
• The Grand Opera House reserves the right to alter packages, or to remove packages from sale, at any time.
• All other normal Grand Opera House terms & conditions of booking apply. For a full list of terms and conditions, please refer to the General Information section of our season brochure or website.


Ticket Prices & Times
Dates: Monday 30 March – Saturday 11 April
Signed Performance: Thursday 16 April at 7.45pm
Captioned Performance: Thursday 9 April at 7.45pm 


Prices: £8.50 - £37 



Traditional Acoustic
30th Mar 2009 @ 8pm
Venue: Ulster Hall
Bringing together some of the best in local music the Ulster Hall stage will be filled with the amazing sounds of pipes, drums and traditional strings.

Courtney Pine
31st Mar 2009 @ 8pm
Venue: Ulster Hall
Saxophonist Courtney Pine is one the UK`s leading jazz musicians.

Back in the 1980`s he formed the seminal big band, Jazz Warriors, shaking up the UK jazz scene and celebrating the wealth of funk and reggae influenced Afro Caribbean jazz musicians.


For King and Country
Tue 14th - Sat 18th Apr 2009
Venue: Grand Opera House


A thrilling courtroom drama...if you liked A Few Good Men then you'll love this!
The boy had had enough. Turning his back on it all, he started walking home.


An army lawyer steps forward to defend a young private charged with desertion during World War One. The prisoner’s devastating experience of the front changes the lawyer’s outlook on war. His sense of duty to the boy becomes a passionate compulsion to save him from the firing squad.


The noise of raging battle drifts into the dilapidated chateau which is the private’s makeshift cell and courtroom. It is the simplicity of his decision to leave the front that robs the military machine of its self-justification and challenges the notion of justice.


In today’s world, where conflict is rife and ideas of duty and sacrifice carry such weight, the tale of this unlikely hero cannily exposes the impact of war past and present.
'For King And Country' is a riveting, thought provoking play. This new production powerfully dramatizes the consequences of a young soldier who walks away from the battle at Ypres in 1917.
Michael Palin


John Hurt made his name in the original production in 1964. In the same year Joseph Losey’s film adaptation, starring Tom Courtenay and Dick Bogarde, won the British Academy Award for Best Picture (starring Tom Courtney and Dirk Bogarde).
To view the mini-site click here:
POST SHOW QUESTION AND ANSWER SESSION WITH CAST MEMBERS AND A MEMBER OF THE PRODUCTION'S CREATIVE TEAM
An invitation to audience members to engage in what they have been part of, and to offer a response to the subject matter. This session may be of interest to particular community groups, offering the opportunity to share experiences and memories evoked by the production. Booking essential.

Wednesday 15th April: After 7.45pm performance - Free to ticket holders.

Ticket Prices & Times

Dates: Tuesday 14 - Saturday 18 April
Signed Performance: Thursday 16 April at 7.45pm


Prices: £9.75 - £19.25

My Fair Lady
Tue 21st - Sat 25th Apr 2009
Venue: Grand Opera House

Following their sold-out productions of Guys & Dolls, Oklahoma! and more recently, Calamity Jane, the award winning New Lyric Operatic Company is delighted to be presenting one of the most successful musicals of all time, My Fair Lady.


With a top class cast, spectacular sets, stunning costumes and an impressive 20 piece orchestra this production promises to be another sell-out success for this highly talented company.


This musical theatre classic became one of the greatest successes of the New York and London stages, and paved the way for the hugely popular film version in 1964.


The score is brimming with great songs including With a Little Bit of Luck, Wouldn’t it be Loverly, I Could Have Danced All Night & I’m Getting Married in the Mornin’.


Ticket Prices & Times
Dates: Tuesday 21 - Saturday 25 April 

Signed Performance: Saturday 25 April at 2.30pm


Prices: £8 - £24.25

HMS Pinafore
Tue 28th April - Sat 2nd May
Venue: Grand Opera House

All aboard the HMS Pinafore!

A hilarious tale of love, hypocrisy and mistaken identity unravels when the Captain’s daughter falls secretly in love with a common sailor. Pledged by her father to marry the head of the British Navy, Sir Joseph Porter, young Josephine finds herself hopelessly torn between love and duty. But a remarkable twist of fate changes all when a long-kept secret is let slip, somersaulting our heroes into a heady climax of fun, frivolity and fortune.

A musical delight for everyone to enjoy, this sea-faring smash hit show performed by Carl Rosa Opera’s superb cast and orchestra, is bursting with Gilbert’s brilliant satiric with and packed with some of Sullivan’s most popular songs.
Ticket Prices & Times
Dates: Tuesday 28 April - Saturday 2 May

Signed Performance: Saturday 2 may at 2.30pm

Prices: £8 - £24.25

Hello Dolly
Tue 05th - Sat 9th May 2009
Venue: Grand Opera House
Don’t miss master tunesmith Jerry Herman’s most famous character in a new production by Wilfie Pyper for Belfast Operatic Company.


This sumptuous version of one of Broadway’s classic musical comedies follows the group’s recent sellout successes at the Grand Opera House including the Irish premiere of the epic musical, Titanic.


Hello, Dolly! is a hilarious show, full of misunderstandings, mayhem and wonderful music. Numbers such as It takes a Woman, Before the Parade Passes By and of course the title song Hello, Dolly! will make sure you leave the theatre with a smile on your face and a song in your heart.


Don’t miss another chance to see Laura Kerr reprise her role that not only packed the Grand Opera House for Belfast Operatic Company’s last outing of Dolly in 2002, but also Dublin’s National Concert Hall in 2006 where she starred for Festival Productions critically acclaimed run of the musical. Also starring Colin Boyd, Mark Adamson and Pamela Todd.


Ticket Prices & Times

Dates: Tuesday 5 - Saturday 9 May
Signed Performance: Saturday 9 May at 2.30pm


Prices: £10.25 - £24

A Happy Medium
Mon 11th - Sat 16th May 2009
Venue: Grand Opera House
About the known and unknown by a woman who knew nothing in the first place!

On the anniversary of her sister's death, Lizzie invites a spiritual medium into her home to conduct a seance.

She hopes she can bring her sister back from 'the other side' and into her sitting room as proof of life after death. The results are unexpectedly shocking and at the same time hilarious.

A Happy Medium
has toured Scotland and England to critical acclaim. May McFettridge as Lizzie will have you crying tears of laughter.
Ticket Prices & Times

Dates: Monday 11 - Saturday 16 May 

Signed Performance: Saturday 16 May at 2.30pm 

Prices: £9.75 - £19.75 



Fame
Mon 18th - Sat 23th May 2009
Venue: Grand Opera House
Seen by over 5 million people in the UK alone, Fame the Musical is the smash-hit dance explosion that has captivated the country for over a decade.

Fame the Musical is packed with breathtaking routines and unforgettable songs as the students of New York’s High School for the Performance Arts find themselves on an inspiring journey of laughter, tears, heartache and romance.

The multi-talented cast perform with explosive vitality that has audiences dancing in the aisles and out of the theatre night after night determined to ‘live forever’.
Teacher Beverley Trotman who won the hearts of the nation when she appeared on the hit TV show X Factor, joins the cast of Fame as Ms Sherman, who guides the ambitious students on the road to stardom with a big voice and a big heart.

She is joined by the UK’s hottest new talent and the coolest live band around in this ultimate feel-good show.Please note: Fame the Musical will go on sale at 9am on Monday 8 December

Ticket Prices & Times
Dates: Monday 18th - Saturday 23th May
Signed Performance: TBC
Prices: £8.50 - £31.75

Cabaret
Mon 25th - Sat 30th May 2009
Venue: Grand Opera House
Since its Broadway premiere in 1966 and the famous movie version with Liza Minnelli, Michael York and Joel Grey, Cabaret has won a staggering number of stage and screen awards including 8 Oscar’s, 7 BAFTA’s and 13 Tony’s.

This “Sensational” Double Olivier Award Winner and Variety Club Awards ‘Best Musical’, which enjoyed a record breaking run in London’s West End, turns Weimar Berlin of 1931 into a sassy, sizzling haven of decadence…

Samantha Barks, the hugely popular finalist from the hit BBC series I’d Do Anything, stars as the legendary Sally Bowles, who performs nightly at the infamous Kit Kat Klub in ‘a shimmering masterpiece of a show, guaranteed night after night!’. She joins world renowned dancer and TV favourite Wayne Sleep, who reprises his role as the notorious Emcee.

From the creators of hit musical Chicago, Cabaret features show-stopping choreography, dazzling costumes and some of the most iconic songs in musical theatre including Mein Herr, Maybe This Time and of course Cabaret.

Come to the Cabaret – it’s divine decadence darling!

This production contains adult themes and brief moments of nudity. Recommended age 13+ (Subject to parental/teacher's discretion) 

Ticket Prices & Times

Dates: Monday 25 – Saturday 30 May

Prices: £13 - £35.50