• Gulliver @ The Mac, Belfast

    October 7, 2015 - By 

    What would happen if the legendary Lemuel Gulliver was taken out of his context and setting, fathered a dysfunctional family, and acted as the voices of both sanity and insanity? One knows not what Jonathan Swift would make of this baffling concept, but it is right at home with the ideals of Northern Ireland’s Big Telly Theatre Company, who have become renowned among their fanbase for plucking, bending and breaking every thread in the traditionally theatrical narrative in a uniquely intelligent and idiosyncratic manner. Gulliver is no different, mixing straight pantomime, historical literature, pop culture references, light satire and even…

  • Visual Arts Outlook (23/3)

    March 23, 2015 - By 

    In the first of a new weekly feature, Mary Stevens delivers a weekly Visual Arts Outlook, featuring an Stuart Brisley’s Headwinds, an exhibition by Niall de Buitléar and Get In Lane at Belfast’s Catalyst Arts, which refers to “the stifling necessity for graduates to decide on their future direction.” The Mac Belfast Stuart Brisley – Headwinds. Panel Discussion: The Cenotaph Project & The Public Sphere. Thursday March 26 – 7.30 – Booking Required. It’s refreshing to see the Mac opening an academic discussion around the current show Headwinds by Stuart Brisley. This event invites Stuart Brisley, Maya Balcioglu, Dr Sanja Perovic,…

  • Bruiser presents: Cabaret @ The Mac

    September 22, 2014 - By 

    From September 16 to October 4, Bruiser Theatre Company present an all-new co-production of the Broadway smash hit musical Cabaret at Belfast’s The MAC. A unique theatrical adaptation that delves into decadent but decaying world of 1930’s Berlin, the production will see the MAC transformed into the infamous Kit Kat Klub for an unforgettable evening of music, dancing and the riotously risqué. Go here to buy tickets, starting at £19.50.