These world-class personalities are stopping off at Waterfront Hall and Ulster Hall to experience the warmth and energy that a Belfast audience creates. From those adventure and comedy lovers to those needing an uplifting and inspirational evening, Fane Productions are bringing something for everyone to enjoy.
Grayson Perry: A Show for Normal People | 17 November 2021 | Waterfront Hall
Despite being an award-winning artist, Bafta-winning TV presenter, Reith Lecturer and bestselling author, Grayson Perry is a normal person. Let Grayson take you through an enlightening and eye-watering evening in which this kind of existentialism descends from worthiness to silliness. Join Grayson as he asks, and possibly answers, the big questions in an evening sure to distract you from the possible meaninglessness of life in the way only a man in a dress can.
Tim Peake | 01 December 2021 | Waterfront Hall
Fasten your seatbelts and get ready for an awe-inspiring ride. Join European Space Agency astronaut Tim Peake on an epic and thrilling journey to the International Space Station as part of his first-ever UK tour. This is your chance to spend an evening with one of the world’s greatest living astronauts, and to rediscover the wonder of the place we call home.
Tim will be your personal guide through life in space with a fascinating insight into what it’s really like to be an astronaut; from training to launch, spacewalk to re-entry, Tim reveals the secrets.
The science and the everyday wonders of how and why humans journey into space.
An Evening With Sir Ranulph Fiennes | 22 December 2021 | Waterfront Hall
Named by The Guinness Book of Records as ‘the world’s greatest living explorer’, Sir Ranulph Fiennes has spent his life in pursuit of extreme adventure, risking life and limb in some of the most ambitious private expeditions ever undertaken.
Both light-hearted and strikingly poignant, Living Dangerously offers a personal journey through his life, spanning early childhood and school misdemeanours, right through the Transglobe Expedition and his many record-breaking achievements; inspiring generations and making him a pioneer of exploration with an unparalleled story to tell.
Stacey Dooley | 21 February 2022 | Ulster Hall
Stacey Dooley has firmly established herself as one of the most recognisable faces on British TV. Alongside her, hugely popular BBC investigative series, in which she covered a diverse range of topics from across the world, the documentary maker and author of the Sunday Times bestseller, On the Frontline with the Women Who Fight Back, is also the presenter of BBC1's This Is My House; BBC2’s DNA; Glow Up for BBC3, and W's Stacey Dooley Sleeps Over – and lest we forget, our 2018 Strictly champion.
Join her for what promises to be a thought-provoking, inspiring and informative evening. With a chance to try your own hand at journalism and ask Stacey the questions, this is an opportunity not to be missed.
An Evening with Armistead Maupin | 21 April 2022 | Ulster Hall
Following a successful UK tour in 2019, the bestselling, much-loved author and LGBT activist, Armistead Maupin is bringing his brand new show to Belfast.
Maupin has been blazing a trail through US popular culture since the 1970’s when his iconic and ground-breaking series Tales of the City was first published as a column in the San Francisco Chronicle.
The novel series has been taking the literary world by storm ever since and was recently adapted by Netflix into a critically acclaimed series, starring Laura Linney, Olympia Dukakis and Elliot Page.
Don’t miss the chance to join America’s ultimate storyteller, as he recounts his favourite tales from the past four decades, offering his own engaging observations on society and the world we inhabit.
Andrew Cotter and his two dogs Mable and Olive | 25 April 2022 | Ulster Hall
Join Andrew, Olive and Mabel for this very special live event, as Andrew gives a commentary of a different kind: the heart-warming story of his life with his two famous Labradors, of his bond with his dogs, and their many adventures together. Andrew will recount the full story of Olive and Mabel’s rise to internet stardom, how his connection with his dogs has grown into an unbreakable bond, and how walking and climbing in the mountains help them all find peace, joy and happiness away from the hectic world of the media.
Both touching and laugh-out-loud funny, this is a treat for the whole family.
The Waterfront Hall and Ulster Hall look forward to welcoming these incredible acts to their iconic stages to experience the emotional connections made with their fans in an intimate setting.
