The set and costumes are a feast for the eyes and one of the biggest challenges for the panto dame is fitting in – and out – of the elaborate costumes. The appeal is obvious - May McFettridge brings a hilariously Northern Irish twist to whatever magical fairytale she's in. May McFettridge is one of those phenomenons that is difficult to explain to someone who doesn't live in Northern Ireland. San Francisco Bay Area indie-pop ensemble The Umbrellas unveils their second album, Fairweather Friend, hot on the heels of its self-titled debut in 2021.

His 'good friend' Eisenstein thought it would be hilarious to abandon him here after partying the night before, leaving him a long walk of shame. Since then, May's manners have not improved, her dresses have got bigger and bolder and her sharp tongue could strip paint in the Harland and Woolf dry dock.It is a farce about men taking liberties, women taking control, and the dangers of dressing up as a bat. This cookie can only be read from the domain they are currently on and will not track any data while they are browsing other sites. John Linehan, 71, is the person who knows her better than most and the story of how May became May is one of happenstance. He is married to Brenda (66) and they have two children, Donna (42) and Kerry (37), and three grandchildren, Johnny (21), Eve (3) and Paul (1). 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 performed with fellow Ulster comics, John Linehan (aka May McFettridge), Gene Fitzpatrick and William Caulfield at the City Hotel Derry. The show was part of lur Cinn Fleadh, an annual traditional Irish music and community festival in Newry City, County Down.

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. This year she will be joined by star of stage and screen Ben Richards (Footballers’ Wives, Holby City, Hollyoaks, The Bodyguard) as well as comedy magician and Britain’s Got Talent favourite Mandy Muden and panto favourites Paddy Jenkins and Georgia Lennon. Then I have my own circus, McFetty's Circus, and my animals are free to roam and they're all good and great. Google Analytics sets this cookie to calculate visitor, session and campaign data and track site usage for the site's analytics report.

he asks, noting everyone “assumes they have months and months” to trial the festive comedy before its three-month run. When asked about the turnaround between A Happy Medium wrapping, and the start of rehearsals for Snow White, John shared a notable admission.Stunning scenery, lighting, breathtaking choreography and jaw-dropping costumes, especially during a winter wonderland scene, added to the magic of this fairytale story of good defeating evil. For too long now, a trend has emerged where people pay no interest to the support act or acts opening the leading performer. Regardless of the feelings of her two daughters Audrey and Gemma, she enlists the help of Mr Proudfoot, a part time medium from Ahoghill. After the bomb I could see her cheek bone sticking out and I could see the white of her skull in her forehead.

Then because I have three bears in my Circus, she tries to steal them from me, and we have to get them back. In the hands of her softly-spoken alter ego John Linehan, she has become something of a cultural icon - part of the Christmas furniture at the Opera House, where, in the 101 years of its life, she has given more performances than any other person, real or imagined, living or dead. The night before the performance, he went with John Linehan, aka May McFettridge, to look at the mural (above) on the Donegall Road.You wouldn’t believe it, we get 12 days to rehearse, and the final day is our dress rehearsal for an invited audience,” he said, adding some of the days are “13-hour long to really push it out”. Staged by the world’s largest pantomime producer, Qdos Entertainment, the pantomime follows the story of Belle as she finds herself transported to a cursed castle and held captive by a hideous Beast. And he finished the piece with: “My favorite act of the evening was the last one, James Mulgrew, best known as Jimmy Cricket.