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A dedicated crowd get caught up in the emotion 'like their 4x4 keys and gym membership cards depend on it'
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Homelessness, suicide and unexpected pregnancy. Somehow, playwright Fionnuala Kennedy shows the funny side
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The Tories are bad. Bankers are bad. You get the gist. Andrew Johnston is not impressed
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Belfast crime novelist and former republican prisoner on his new play about 'the elephant in the room' – the dissidents
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No talking ponies, animated urchins or CGI, just an old-fashioned epic that sees Spielberg back on form
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The author of We Need to Talk About Kevin on why she considers herself a 'Belfast writer'
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Despite an all-star cast, too little is left unsaid in this contentious biopic of Margaret Thatcher
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The ‘sit-down stand-up comedian’ from Lisburn talks disability, offensive comedy and wanting to be heckled
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His committment can't be denied, but a backing band may have made this the gig of the year
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Perhaps peforming solo wasn't the best idea, but the chanteuse still draws the crowds
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A Californian diva with a sense of humour is a rare thing indeed, but Mrs Brand is anything but orthodox
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We loved them in the 90s, and Westlife's bank manager loves them still. Frontman Ken Papenfus on the Downpatrick trio’s comeback tour and album
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A country music Full Monty? More like a line dancing version of Give My Head Peace
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If you like your Dark Knight camp and gothic, this exciting, bat-shaped show is for you
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The 60s folk-rockers are still impassioned, unfortunately the same can't be said for their audience
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The Belfast-born actor talks about the film critics are calling the best British horror movie of its generation
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Whether it's apathy across the water or sighs down south, the authors at Aspects agree things are only getting worse
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The celebration of Michael Jackson's life is just as thrilling third time around
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‘The new Terri Hooley’ on Dragon Records and Belfast punk in the 21st century
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Back on home turf, the indie legends give a high-speed performance of their greatest hits
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Andrew Johnston finds something even scarier than Andrew Lloyd Webber
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Lucas' 1986 clucker isn't as fowl as first thought, and Indy can still pack a punch to that Nazi
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The Queen of Country goes through the motions on the last stop of her world tour
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Programmer David Louden bigs up Newtownabbey’s eclectic cinema fest
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Liam Gallagher struts, gobs and gives a shout out to the ladies – 'it'll all make sense in the morning'
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The rocker turned scribe on his love of travel and campaign to free the West Memphis Three
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Based on a comic book, this Hollywood redux gets lost in translation
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Kurt Cobain's favourite pop-punk trio attract a diverse crowd to the Black Box
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The metal legends put memories of a half-empty Maysfield Leisure Centre behind them
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A crowd-pleasing set from the Groover from Vancouver
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This adult puppet show is the perfect mix of 'show tunes, satire and seediness'
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The bawdy puppet show comes to Belfast - it's not for the faint-hearted
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Streetlights, people - and a Filipino singer? Belfast's summer of rock continues
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Sandwiched between Thin Lizzy and Def Leppard, the aging showman leads from the front
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A 22 year-old musical about a 22 year-old rock legend. Buddy Holly might be gone, but his songs live on
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The eccentric Irish crooner gives The Prodigy a run for their money - but doesn't forget the ladies in red
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The publicity-shy comedian on his one-man show, working with Steve Coogan and the downsides of touring
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Prog rock fans rejoice as Pink Floyd's erstwhile leader builds The Wall in Dublin
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The Queen's visit is making the headlines, but Phill Jupitus as King Arthur is far more entertaining
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Irish dancing hopefuls from New York to Russia compete for a trophy and make for an engaging documentary
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The master of the deadpan one-liner is closer to Woody Allen than Russell Howard - that's a good thing
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An 'audacious and bizzare' departure for director Kenneth Branagh - but it's not as bad as it looks
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A screening on the Lagan Boat has Andrew Johnston pining for dry land
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Filmed in Northern Ireland, this garish comedy is 'gross, obnoxious and puerile'. Andrew Johnston loves it
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Narcissistic wannabes, a plot to kill Bono and a last screen appearance by Pete Postlewaite make this a movie not to miss
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Filmed in Belfast's Paint Hall, Your Highness raises high hopes for the Northern Ireland movie industry
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We like radical lefties, and we like a mainstream hipsters. But which is better? Only one way to find out...
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The improvised hip-hop comedy duo miss their chance to trade 'pithy putdowns' with a heckler, but are still 'devilishly funny'
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David Benson cracks open a can of worms in a play Andrew Johnston describes as 'essential'
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The unorthodox comic is a strange mix of the good, the bad - and it gets ugly at the Black Box
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They didn't pay to hear his life story - 'a Tesco own-brand Greek tragedy'. He told it anyway
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The rock legends pay tribute to guitarist Gary Moore by going back to basics
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Despite a 'gaggle of noisy women', the Dublin comic ingratiates himself with the Empire faithful
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Andrew Johnston talks to comedy club promoters about the new wave of Northern Irish comics
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'One of Britain's greatest songwriters' returns home for a gig with the Belfast Community Gospel Choir
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The Chinese Ministry of Culture will be present - artistic director Phillip Gandley hopes they like it
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Based on Hitler's writings and rants, this provocative piece of theatre is uncomfortable but essential viewing
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Saucy comments, a passable pasodoble and Anne Widdecombe: there's only one word to describe the Strictly Live show - fab-u-lous!
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A macabre history lesson delivered on the cobbled streets of the Cathedral Quarter
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The tribute act join forces with the Ulster Orchestra at the Odyssey Arena - Mick Fleetwood would be proud
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