IF relationships are like conversations, the centre stage marriage of Cheryl and Michael in Gary Mitchell's new audio play, Burnt Out, is a slanging match.

1. When did you think about a career in theatre and what were your first steps into it??I have always loved to sing and act.

WHAT's to be done? Well, for start, draw the curtains, turn off the lights and join that most unqueenly of queens, Lady Macbeth, in the witching hour for a little toil and trouble in the run-up to Halloween.

How do you unwind at the weekend? Working in the arts, you tend to work seven days a week.

1 Up and at it – what is your new morning routine? How has it changed? Now that the schools are back, I’m up with my two girls for breakfast and chats by 8am.

"THIS will only be the second gig I've done since March – it's bizarre," says Belfast comedian Tim McGarry of his imminent stand-up performance at The Limelight alongside fellow Blame Game man, Co Offaly-bred comic Neil Delamere.

Ministers have delayed a concrete decision on early closure of pubs and restaurants to finalise outstanding details, First Minister Arlene Foster has said.

BELFAST'S Lyric Theatre will not reopen this year for plays or performances.