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Down<\/h1>\n

\"\"<\/a>The Land of Far Far Away will be closer than you think when everyone\u2019s favourite mean green thing Shrek bursts onto the big screen in Solitude Park on Friday 10th October at 7pm to kick start Banbridge District Council\u2019s Autumn Arts Programme.\u00a0 To add to the cinema experience local food outlet Captain Cooks will be offering a host of hot tasty treats including burgers, hot dogs and super-chips. Other refreshments such as popcorn, sweets and drinks will also be on sale. Also don\u2019t forget to bring along a comfy cushion too.<\/p>\n

Tyrone<\/h1>\n

This Friday 10th<\/sup> October, the Burnavon Theatre Cookstown will host the 9th annual \u2018Tunes4Change\u2019 concert, in aid of children\u2019s charity NSPCC, with Irish Folk Super group Dervish. For the past 25 years they have gone from strength to strength as a high energy band that brings to life magical music from the West of Ireland. The band also features passionate vocals\u00a0from the powerful singing of Cathy Jordan.\u00a0 With a few special surprise acts together\u00a0with the very talented and witty Gino LuPari\u00a0as compere, this year\u2019s concert is one not\u00a0to be missed.<\/p>\n

Fermanagh<\/h1>\n

Annually SHARE has been running Ghost Ship Cruises over the Halloween Period. \u00a0Participants will board the Inishcruiser to a Halloween Themed setting where a scary sketch will be acted out! Every Sunday in October and Halloween Week.<\/p>\n

Derry<\/h1>\n

Fright Night returns to The Jungle Moneymore on Friday 10th October with a bloodcurdling, screaming vengeance with added special features and ghoulish creatures, and THREE NEW SCARE ZONES!!!\u00a0 Exciting new features have been added to the original Woodland Trail of Terror, including a Hellish Haycart Ride which will transport you from the farmyard to the mouth of the ancient forest where you can continue your horrifying adventure on foot. You will meet a number of ghoulish characters, some of whom will engage you with their twisted tales of terror others may simply howl with horror. Advance online booking\u00a0 is essential. Book early to avoid disappointment.<\/p>\n

Armagh<\/h1>\n

Beautifully romantic, touchingly funny and often unbearably poignant, Austen’s most personal novel Persuasion is brought to the stage at the Market Place Theatre this Friday 10th October.\u00a0 Anne Elliot and Frederick Wentworth were once hopelessly in love. Persuaded by her family that he is not of her standing, she ends their engagement and he leaves for the sea. Anne soon realises her mistake and spends the next eight years regretting her decision. Then he returns. Having made his fortune, the now wealthy Captain Wentworth comes to seek a wife; a wife with strength of mind and a resolute \u00a0character. \u00a0Treating Anne with cold indifference, she can only watch with aching heart as he courts another. But will he ever forgive her?<\/p>\n

Antrim<\/h1>\n

See Macbeth performed and transmitted live from The Met Opera New York this Saturday 11th<\/sup> October.\u00a0 Star soprano Anna Netrebko delivers her searing portrayal of Lady Macbeth, the mad and murderous mate of \u017deljko Lu\u010di\u0107\u2019s doomed Macbeth, for the first time at the Met.\u00a0 Adrian Noble\u2019s chilling production of Verdi\u2019s masterful adaptation of Shakespeare\u2019s tragedy also stars Joseph Calleja as the noble Macduff and Ren\u00e9 Pape as Banquo. Fabio Luisi conducts.<\/p>\n

Belfast<\/h1>\n

As part of Belfast Restaurant Week the Maze Restaurant are hosting Bollywood Night on 10th of October. With a three course fine Indian meal, welcome drink and live Bollywood dancing, it’s a night not be missed! Call 028 9031 1101\u00a0or book online at www.mazerestaurant.com<\/a><\/p>\n

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Down The Land of Far Far Away will be closer than you think when everyone\u2019s favourite mean green thing Shrek bursts onto the big screen in Solitude Park on Friday 10th October at 7pm to kick start Banbridge District Council\u2019s Autumn Arts Programme.\u00a0 To add to the cinema experience local food outlet Captain Cooks will … Continued<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8128"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8128"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8128\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8129,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8128\/revisions\/8129"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8128"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8128"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8128"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}