• Songs in the Key of Goats: John Patrick Higgins on ‘Goat Songs’

    Back in October, Belfast’s Strand Cinema hosted the premiere of Goat Songs, a five-part film series delving into the less-public world and lives of theatre. Directed and written by Belfast-based writer, playwright, and all-round creative wellspring John Patrick Higgins, it delivered deft, razor-sharp pathos across twenty minutes, whilst fiercely flying the flag for theatre’s vital place in our lives. We caught up with Higgins to learn more about the project. When I was approached to write this film, it didn’t occur to me to direct them as well. It’s an ambitious first effort: five short films, all in different styles, all…