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What's On: Fairy Tale Princess Ball, The Factory Girls and a drumming comedy show

Jacqueline McGonigle shares her pick of family friendly events taking place across Northern Ireland this week

The Three Tenors Ireland will perform a Celtic-flavoured programme this Saturday at the Alley Theatre, Strabane
The Three Tenors Ireland will perform a Celtic-flavoured programme this Saturday at the Alley Theatre, Strabane The Three Tenors Ireland will perform a Celtic-flavoured programme this Saturday at the Alley Theatre, Strabane

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All little princesses (and princes, of course) are invited to The Fairy Tale Princess Ball at the Belmont Hotel, Banbridge on Sunday March 10 at 2pm. This is sure to be a fun-filled event and will include meet and greets with all the classic princesses as well as lots of sing-alongs, dancing, stories games, photo opportunities and more. Booking is essential. Tickets £12 each, which includes one adult to accompany their child. Extra adults are welcome at an additional £2 each. Please note, adults must stay with their child throughout the event. For more contact leanne@tinylife.org.uk

ARMAGH

Join composer and presenter John Anderson this Saturday as he conducts a celebratory and reflective event honouring our patron saint. Taking place in the magnificent setting of St Patrick's Catholic Cathedral, choirs from across the island and further afield unite in a unique evening of music and spoken word. Limited number of audience places available.

FERMANAGH

The Factory Girls by Frank McGuinness, Ardhowen Theatre, Friday March 8, performed by Dunmore Amateur Dramatic Society. Set in the recessionary early 1980s The Factory Girls tells the story of five women facing the threat of redundancy, who stage a lock-in in a shirt factory in Co Donegal. Contains some mild language

TYRONE

The Three Tenors Ireland perform a Celtic-flavoured programme this Saturday at the Alley Theatre, Strabane.

DERRY

Doncaster, 2018. It’s moving day – join Keeley as she packs away her memories into boxes. As she packs up her plates and boxes up her treasures, she journeys back through her family history. Me, Mum & The Patriarchy is a witty one-woman show that looks at the choices we make and explores whether women really can have it all. Saturday at the Playhouse Theatre, Derry.

ANTRIM

New stage musical My Sweetheart And Me is a romantic comedy set during the Summer of Love, 1967, in and around The Suntree Bar in the fictional sleepy town of Cheerysville, Ireland. Seen through a nostalgic lens, the story centres on two lovestruck 30-somethings, as they struggle to get their newfound love off the ground. Theatre at the Mill, March 8-9.

BELFAST

Join award-winning drumming comedy performer Paul Richards as he struggles to control his very merry 'choir' of comedians in their bid to tell you the entire history of pop music in 90 minutes. Packed with special guests and surprises, this gloriously messy sing-along show will find our loveable/shambolic ensemble attempt to perform 62 songs in an hour and a half... what could possibly go wrong? Crescent Arts Centre, Saturday.

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