The MAC’s Christmas shows are starting to become somewhat of a tradition in Belfast, right up there with mince pies and pantomimes, and this year won’t be any different.

Follow the feisty Emily as she tries to outwit the greatest trickster of them all…Rumpelstiltskin! Straw turns to gold, magic and mayhem are in the air… before the sun rises will our brave heroine, played by Doireann McKenna from Derry (pictured), be able to solve the riddle and save the day or will rotten Rumpel double cross her once and for all?

For the fourth year in a row, the MAC will be transformed into a winter wonderland with the help of their proud sponsor Lidl to give a twist on the well known Brothers Grimm fairytale Rumplestiltskin.

Rumplestiltskin The MACAs per usual, the MAC are pulling out all the stops to make this show as magical as possible, with live music, humor, loads of action and the promise that the story will be brought right up to date to make things a bit more interesting. Produced by special arrangement with the egg, Theatre Royal Bath Ltd and directed by Lotte Wakeham, this is sure to be a an unmissable show.

Christmas truly is coming and November and December at the MAC will be bursting with activities for young and old alike. With baby sensory workshops, storytelling, sing-alongs and a free fairytale forest, this makes The MAC the ideal location this Christmas for families and little fairies to explore.

Last year we took the three month old mini PastieBap along to the Christmas show preview and Santa’s Workshop so we know it’s perfect for the little ones. Rumplestiltskin is a show for all the family, but it’s recommended for those aged 5 and up to really get the good out of it.

Tickets for Rumpelstiltskin are now available, priced at £10 for children and start from £12 for adults. For more information about the show or to book a ticket click here.

Laura Caldwell

Author: Laura Caldwell

Hi, I'm Laura. I'm 30 years old and have a degree in Journalism with Photo-Imaging at the University of Ulster. I have an undying love for Belfast and all that it has to offer, an undying love for sleeping, Tegan and Sara, trashy tv shows, foreign snack-foods and being irresponsible with money. I also quite like origami, reading, jazz, hip-hop, dubstep, anything acoustic and Food Network TV. I've written for The Big List, Culture NI, Chatterbox and The Echo, as well as writing for BBC Across the Line.