{"id":8477,"date":"2014-12-10T10:49:58","date_gmt":"2014-12-10T09:49:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/?p=8477"},"modified":"2014-12-10T10:50:37","modified_gmt":"2014-12-10T09:50:37","slug":"jacquelines-pick-of-festive-events-this-week-across-the-north","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/2014\/12\/jacquelines-pick-of-festive-events-this-week-across-the-north\/","title":{"rendered":"Jacqueline’s pick of festive events this week across the North."},"content":{"rendered":"

Down<\/h1>\n

\"\"<\/a>Cinderella, one of the most famous fairy-tales by the Brothers Grimm, is always popular in its many forms and adaptations. The rags-to-riches figure has had young girls dreaming of becoming a modern day Cinderella for many years.\u00a0\u00a0Come along and see 2nd Skin Theatre Company\u2019s adaptation of this endearing fairy tale and you won\u2019t be disappointed. Web Theatre, Newtownards, Friday 12th<\/sup> and Saturday 13th<\/sup> December.<\/p>\n

Armagh<\/h1>\n

It\u2019s the most wonderful time of the year in the Ancient Cathedral City of Armagh. Soak up the magical atmosphere and \u2018make merry\u2019 this Christmas with events for all to enjoy. Throughout the season, there is a full calendar of activities including Armagh\u2019s panto spectacular \u2018Scrooge\u2019s Christmas\u2019, Santa\u2019s magical event \u2018Ice Capades at Navan\u2019 and Christmas workshops and demonstrations. Armagh City Centre will also be full of Christmas cheer with festive entertainment, late night opening and Santa\u2019s FREE magical workshop.<\/p>\n

Fermanagh<\/h1>\n

The Grand Hall at Castle Coole will be brought to life this Friday and Saturday with festive music and favourite Christmas carols performed by Fermanagh Choral Society.\u00a0Booking essential. Contact 028 6634 8249. Performances begin at 8pm.<\/p>\n

Tyrone<\/h1>\n

Join St. Joseph’s Brass Band for this children\u2019s classic of the film adaptation of Raymond Brigg\u2019s enduring Christmas tale at the Alley Theatre Strabane this week from Tuesday until Thursday. St Joseph\u2019s Brass Band will perform Howard Blake\u2019s uplifting music while school choirs will sing enchanting music such as \u2018Walking in the Air\u2019 as you watch the film on a big screen.\u00a0 This performance will be a great way to start Christmas!<\/p>\n

Derry<\/h1>\n

A\u00a0gigantic beanstalk, Daisy the cow,\u00a0magic beans, a goose that lays golden\u00a0eggs and the nastiest of giants \u2013 it\u2019s\u00a0panto time again at the Millennium Forum! The Millennium Forum is well\u00a0known for its outstanding Christmas\u00a0pantomimes and this year\u2019s\u00a0production promises to be the best\u00a0yet.\u00a0Telling the story of peasant boy Jack and his attempts to please his\u00a0impoverished mother and win the\u00a0hand of Princess Jill, JACK AND THE\u00a0\u00a0BEANSTALK remains one of the\u00a0best-loved pantomimes of all time. Packed with great song and dance\u00a0routines, hilarious comedy, dazzling\u00a0scenes and magical special effects,\u00a0JACK & THE BEANSTALK is fun for\u00a0all the family from 4-94! Stars William Caulfield and runs until 4th<\/sup> January.<\/p>\n

Antrim<\/h1>\n

Come and meet Santa at Breckenhill!\u00a0He is back at his Grotto in the barn again until Saturday 13th<\/sup> December, waiting to meet lots of children and find out what they want for Christmas! \u00a0Also, enjoy the woodland walk, pat the donkey, munch on sausages and marshmallows from the brazier, write a letter to Santa, play some games, and have a lovely hot dog and a hot or cold drink!<\/p>\n

Belfast<\/h1>\n

Have a blast at the Mac\u2019s Festive Family Fun Workshops which run until Saturday 13th December.\u00a0 Alongside the marvellously, magical\u00a0Christmas show, we will be running some curiously creative workshops \u2013 inviting your little ones to explore Christmases past with our artists.\u00a0 You\u2019ll get to make delicate trinkets and clever Christmas cards with a twist, and lots more besides.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Down Cinderella, one of the most famous fairy-tales by the Brothers Grimm, is always popular in its many forms and adaptations. The rags-to-riches figure has had young girls dreaming of becoming a modern day Cinderella for many years.\u00a0\u00a0Come along and see 2nd Skin Theatre Company\u2019s adaptation of this endearing fairy tale and you won\u2019t be … 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\/8477"}],"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=8477"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8477\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8479,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8477\/revisions\/8479"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8477"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8477"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8477"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}