Travel facts
Currency: £ GBP.
Visas:
Generally tourists from Europe, USA and the Commonwealth do not require Visas for UK holidays. Check out: www.ukvisas.gov.uk
Getting there:
Flights into Belfast are serviced by the Airport Express 300 bus taking you into the centre of Belfast every 10 minutes.
Getting around:
Belfast Metro, Save yourself money, buy an all day pass
Tipping:
10-15% is normal in cabs and
restaurants (where a service
charge is usually included in your
bill).
Theatre
| Cabaret Mon 25 - Sat 30 May 2009 Grand Opera House Rail Station: Central Belfast Tel. (028) 90 24 19 19 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!` |
| Never Forget Tue 30 Jun - Sat 04 Jul 2009 Grand Opera House Rail Station: Central Belfast Tel. (028) 90 24 19 19 Over a quarter of a million people have seen Never Forget and now you can too! Direct from its acclaimed West End run, this spectacular musical is bursting with life, laughs and the great songs of Take That including the chart-topping smashes Relight My Fire, Pray, Back For Good, Babe and of course, Never Forget. Join the ride of a lifetime as Ash and his mates take a roller coaster journey of fame, fortune and friendship on the way to realizing their dreams. Could it be magic? Yes, it could |
Cinema
| Marley and Me The Strand Belfast As the snow falls on their wedding night, newlyweds John and Jenny Grogan (OWEN WILSON and JENNIFER ANISTON) decide to leave behind the harsh winters of Michigan and head south to begin their new lives in West Palm Beach, Florida. They obtain jobs as journalists at competing local newspapers, buy their first home, and begin to make their way through the challenges of a new marriage, new careers and, possibly, the life-changing decision to start a family. Then came Marley! The Grogans adopt the cute, twelve pound yellow Labrador, who in no time at all, grows into a 100-pound steamroller of unbridled energy that turns the Grogan home into a disaster area. Amidst the mayhem he generates through the years, Marley sees the Grogans through the ups and downs of family life, through job and home changes, and most of all, through the myriad challenges of a growing family. As John and Jenny come to realize, Marley ? "the world`s worst dog" ? somehow brings out the best in them. |
| Slumdog Millionaire The Strand Belfast It`s the moment of truth in the studio of India?s smash hit TV show ??Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?? Before a hushed studio audience, and standing under the blazing studio lights, 18-year-old Mumbai slum kid Jamal Malik faces his final question - and the chance to win a staggering 20 million rupees. The show`s host Prem Kumar has little sympathy for this rags-to-riches contestant. Having clawed his own way up from the streets, Prem doesn`t like the prospect of sharing the Millionaire limelight, and refuses to believe that a kid from the slums could know all the answers.When the show runs out of time and breaks for the night, Prem already has the police waiting outside the studio to arrest Jamal, who he is sure must be cheating. |
Exhibitions
| MAZE 2007/8 - 27 March to 1 May 2009 Kings Hall The King`s Hall Balmoral, Belfast, BT9 6GW Tel. 028 9066 5225 Following his widely acclaimed 2004 photo essay The Maze, Magnum photographer Donovan Wylie was the only photographer granted official and unlimited access to the Maze prison site during its demolition. Executed over 2 years and counting, with the demolition dates being continually changed, Wylie?s new work focuses on the empty landscape that surfaces in the aftermath of the demolition process, showing how this once-enclosed space is eventually reintegrated with the outside world. |
Music
| Girls Aloud - Tuesday 28th to Thursday 30th April Odyssey Arena Rail Station: Central Belfast Tel. (028) 90 24 19 19 The biggest girl band of the century, Girls Aloud are returning to Odyssey Arena with their Out Of Control Tour in 2009! The girls are currently riding high in the charts with their latest album Out Of Control hitting the No.1 spot this week. This is the girl`s sixth album which features their latest hit single The Promise. |
| Boyzone - Sunday 24th and Monday 25th May Odyssey Arena Rail Station: Central Belfast Tel. (028) 90 24 19 19 Ronan Keating, Stephen Gately, Shane Lynch, Mikey Graham and Keith Duffy thrilled their Odyssey Arena fans last May when Boyzone performed two shows at the venue.Formed in 1994, Boyzone achieved the best-ever start to a UK singles career with 16 consecutive Top 5 hits. Having scored 6 UK No.1 singles, plus 4 No.1 albums their total album sales tally exceeds 15 million. The guys reunited last year and their 2008 tour received rave reviews.Boyzone will release a new album this autumn and with a brand new single, Love You Anyway released on 29 September. Appearing as Very Special Guest Eoghan Quigg. |