April 2012
A Better Boy
By John Wilson Foster
Produced by award-winning Kabosh
Performed on the BARGE MV CONFIANCE, Lanyon Quay
Director: Paula McFetridge
Actor: Lalor Roddy
A dramatic world premiere taking a fresh look at Thomas Andrews, Designer of Titanic
It is 1917. William J. Pirrie, chairman of Harland & Wolff, has agreed to an interview in which he will remember his nephew Tommie - Thomas Andrews, chief designer of RMS Titanic, a ship whose name Pirrie is loath to speak. He recalls Tommy’s boyhood, his beginning as an apprentice aged 16 at Harland & Wolff, the greatest shipyard in the world.
The story of Titanic is one known to all but how was the news taken in Belfast, the city that built this magnificent ship? Pirrie tells of the sinking, the feverish inquires, the impressive sermons issued from the pulpits of the western world, and of course, Tommie’s last moments aboard the stricken liner. Out of Pirrie's memories and musings emerges the compelling and neglected figure of Pirrie himself, the world's greatest shipbuilder.
Details
Dates: Monday 9 April - Sunday 15 April 2012
Time: 8pm (9th, 10th, 11th, 12th, 13th, 15th) 3pm (14th and 15th)
Tickets £8/£6 available from the Belfast Welcome Centre on 028 9024 6609 or visit www.gotobelfast.com to book online.
Titans
By
Produced by award-winning Kabosh
Performed in Titanic Belfast
Director: Paula McFetridge
Cast: Maggie Cronin, Jimmy Doran, Vincent Higgins, Paul Kennedy, Ian McElhinney, Carol Moore and Antoinette Morelli
A world premiere for a world-class building
Join us on a compelling theatrical trip behind the scenes of Titanic Belfast.
Explore its inner secrets as the triumph and tragedy of Titanic comes to life in the most unexpected of ways. Encounter the ghosts who have found a new home in this unique structure.
A Heaven, a Hell and a resting place for lost souls.
A haunting, provocative and humorous new drama by award-winning Belfast playwright Jimmy McAleavey.
Details
Dates: Sunday 8th April – Wednesday 15th 2012 (excluding Tuesday 14th)
Times: 7.25pm, 8.00pm, 8.40pm and 9.15pm
Duration: 1 hour
Tickets £13 available from the Belfast Welcome Centre on 028 9024 6609 or visit www.gotobelfast.com to book online.
