Deep RiverRock Belfast City Marathon
Monday 4 May, 9am
Throughout Belfast
Over 17,500 runners will line the streets of the north, south, east and west of the city to participate in either the Marathon Run, Wheelchair Race, 8 Mile Walk, Team Relay or Fun Run. The event starts at Belfast City Hall and finishes at Ormeau Park.
After Dresden
30 April – 2 May
Belvoir Players Studio
This powerful drama is partly based on the World War 2 diaries of Ray Davey (1915 – 2008). Ray was a prisoner of war in Saxony Germany and witnessed the immediate aftermath of the bombing of Dresden.
Meet RoboThespian
Sat 2 – Mon 4 May
W5
W5’s new exhibit for 2015 arrives this summer and you can meet him this weekend! RoboThespian is a life-sized, humanoid, interactive exhibition robot who can move, speak, educate, interact and entertain. RoboThespian is primarily a robot actor and performer. He is fully interactive, user friendly and capable of communicating and entertaining in a way that few people will have experienced before.
The Shadow of a Gunman
3 May – 6 June
Lyric Theatre
The first of Sean O’Casey’s Dublin plays, The Shadow of a Gunman is set during Ireland’s War of Independence. Ordinary civilians have been dragged into a vicious guerrilla war of ambushes, raids and reprisals.
15th Annual Viking Boat Race
Sun 3 May, 12noon
Cutters Wharf
Cheer on the charity teams racing in Long Ships as featured on hit TV series, Vikings. Enjoy falconry displays, Viking re-enactments with Magnus Vikings, fancy dress, raffle and prize giving, barbecue and entertainment.
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