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REVIEW: Radar in the Speakeasy – Maguire and I, Napolean and Kowalski
Sunday, May 9th, 2010
The crowds started to enter the Speakeasy bar for another evening of local music presented by Radar in anticipation of some new and some more established artists. Maguire and I opened the evening with their unique sounds captivating the attention of the crowd through their powerful arrangements. They provided a folksy sound throughout their set, aided by the fiddle which makes Maguire and I so unique and producing instantly recognisable music for their fans. The band gelled together very well, providing the audience with lovely harmonies and using a range of instruments, including the accordion, violin, harmonica and a range of drums making them an original band within a buzzing music scene in Belfast. Maguire and I left the audience in anticipation of a good night and left a tough act to follow.
BY SUZANNE COURTNEY
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REVIEW: The Miser by Molière
Sunday, May 9th, 2010
Taking the piss out of bankers, itself, and the occasional member of the audience, The Miser by Molière is a riotous play which had members of the audience in fits of giggles. It is a satirical play of obsession with money, love, authority and status. Andy Gray plays the miser, Harpingon, and controls the stage with a fearsomely funny performance. He is brilliantly supported by Michael Condron, as Jack, Quimph and Carlyle,as well as Julie Maxwell, Paul Boyd and Richard Clements.
BY BEN FINCH
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REVIEW: Four Lions
Thursday, May 6th, 2010
Once in a blue moon a film comes along which has the power to both completely challenge and flip your preconceptions of a subject, remaining in your head long after you leave the cinema. Usually these films are lengthy, epic blockbusters involving a re-telling of a historic event, or on the other hand, serious, tense thrillers, anything really apart from a laugh-out-loud comedy about four idiots living in Doncaster. But then that’s the magic of Four Lions.
BY KATHRYN McCANN
www.queensfilmtheatre.com
Tags: Chris Morris, Four Lions, Gown, Kathryn McCann, newspaper, QFT, qub, Queen's, queen's university, Review, student, students, The Gown
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NEWS: Jimmy Nesbitt sightings explained
Thursday, May 6th, 2010
Rumours that star of Cold Feet, Five Minutes of Heaven and the old BT adverts, Jimmy Nesbitt, had been spotted at Queen’s on Tuesday have been confirmed by Dr. Jim Campbell of the School of Sociology, Social Policy and Social Work.
BY BEN FINCH
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FEATURE: Ulster Museum up for prestigious prize
Thursday, May 6th, 2010
Following the Ulster Museum’s £17.2 million refurbishment, it has been nominated for the prestigious Art Fund Prize. This could be worth £100,000 to the museum as well as being a “huge accomplishment”. The public are being urged to vote for the museum to win on the Art Fund website. The Ulster Museum is currently in first place with 25.5% of the popular vote, but is closely followed by Blists Hill Victorian Town, near Birmingham on 21.9%. It is also up against institutions such as the Natural History Museum, London, and the Great North Museum, Newcastle.
BY BEN FINCH
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REVIEW: Rosie and the Goldbug
Thursday, May 6th, 2010
The short lived Rosie & The Goldbug were an act destined for great things and could have easily have found a prestigious place of honor alongside Marina and the Diamonds, Paloma Faith, Santogold and not forgetting Florence + The Machine. Their fantastic self titled debut album, their only album, Rosie & The Goldbug is, quite simply astounding.
BY HANNAH GOODALL
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FEATURE: QUB Orange Society visit birthplace of Orange Order
Tuesday, May 4th, 2010
On Wednesday 21st of April, the QUB Orange Society undertook what is hoped to be the first of many signature cultural and historic annual excursions. The Dan Winters Project 2010, sponsored by the Queen’s Annual Fund, saw Orange Society members join with friends and guests to visit Dan Winters’ cottage near Loughgall. Dan Winters’ cottage is prominent in Orange folklore as being credited as the birthplace of the Orange Order, which has since grown into the world-wide fraternal organisation representing the Reformed Christian faith.
BY JAMES MILLS
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ARTS: Molière’s The Miser set to be Lyric’s last play in Elmwood Hall
Tuesday, May 4th, 2010
The Miser is the Lyric Theatre’s final play in Elmwood Hall before the new theatre opens next spring. Said to be “One of the funniest love stories ever told…about a man and his money,” it is the tale of Harpingon, the eponymous miser, and his attempts to marry off his children and protect his wealth from his heirs. A game of cat and mouse ensues over Harpingon’s treasure, with a frisson of forbidden love in the air as he tries to catch himself a young bride.
BY BEN FINCH
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REVIEW: The Gut Girls – Drama Studies Showcase
Friday, April 30th, 2010
The Gut Girls is a fantastically powerful play with amazing performances from everyone involved. A Northern Irish premiere, it is the story of working class girls employed in a slaughterhouse in Deptford and their struggle to become who they want to be. A strongly feminist play, it deals with issues such as male dominance, misogyny, rape and how women can be “destined” to a life of domestic and marital drudgery. Despite all this, it is never preachy and is frequently hilarious.
BY BEN FINCH
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ARTS: The Life And Times of the Living Dead
Wednesday, April 28th, 2010
The QFT will be holding a zombie themed weekend on the 30h April through to Sunday 2nd May. The weekend includes the premiere screening of locally produced horror film ‘Deadville’ on Saturday the 1st May at 6.45pm. Shot in HD and made with the very modest budget of £1000, ‘Deadville’ is a psychological horror that explores just how far someone will go for love.
BY EMMA GALLEN
www.queensfilmtheatre.com
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