An Audience with May McFettridge

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In those days, when Sinn Fein politicians could be seen but not heard on television and radio, this audaciously apt ad-lib brought the house down. And I actually still get nervous before every show, because it's always a unique audience - should it be a matinee in the middle of the week, or a Saturday night at Christmas Eve. Since making her pantomime debut in Robinson Crusoe in 1989 alongside comedian Jimmy Cricket, May has appeared with a galaxy of stars including Su Pollard, Linda Nolan, Britt Ekland, Lisa Riley and Zippy, George and Bungle. Welcome to the October 2018 edition of our monthly new music playlist, which is available to listen to and watch via YouTube.

We had a super fun, light-hearted conversation with John filled with lots of great nuggets of wisdom and laughs a long the way.I think if you forget about it, it’s all in the mind – just tell the brain to get up the stairs and get down the stairs, get into bed and get out of bed, get on stage and get off it. Any time I'm doing panto, I would walk into work at the Opera House, which is three miles from north Belfast.

John Linehan, better known to most as the one and only May McFettridge is back on track for this year’s panto after having a knee replacement at Kingsbridge Private Hospital.Google Analytics sets this cookie to calculate visitor, session and campaign data and track site usage for the site's analytics report. Cinderella could be looking for her lost slipper, and May might stumble onto the scene to tell an audience member they'd a face like a slapped arse. Since that time, Linehan has topped the bill as his character in the Christmas Pantomime in the Grand Opera House in Belfast for thirty consecutive years (2019/20 season). He is a former winner of Les Azuriales Opera prize, the Guildhall School’s English song prize, NI Opera’s inaugural Festival of Voice. He is the resident host of the popular Pugs Comedy Club in Belfast and in early 2020 completed his first UK and Ireland tour with his second solo show DAD.

I thought I'd lost an eye because I couldn't see out, but it was just badly injured - my nose had dropped a bit but they managed to get it back up again. There was a great buzz of excitement about the theatre and young and old joined in the singing of the popular Disney songs Heigh Ho and Whistle While You Work. The appeal is obvious - May McFettridge brings a hilariously Northern Irish twist to whatever magical fairytale she's in. The idea came about due to John’s free time at the beginning of the year, which was inadvertently caused by an expired passport. No, I was just talking about this with Brenda and I turned round and said: "This thing about getting old, it's not great, but when you think about the alternative.We don’t share your credit card details with third-party sellers, and we don’t sell your information to others. There will be a relaxed performance of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs on 09 January 2024, attendees can view a visual Social Story here. A bronze bust of the buxom Belfast backstreet bombshell takes pride of place in the Grand Opera House.