When the 45th Belfast Festival opens this month, there won’t be the usual big public event to launch the entertainment. There’ll be no outdoor installations with aerial acrobatic displays and free fireworks for the people. Director Graeme Farrow says they can’t afford to see money literally go up in smoke. But he’s confident there’s still plenty for everyone. Reports earlier this year of the death of the Belfast Festival at Queens (BFQ) were not simply premature: the festival is alive and, in spite of ailing finances, most definitely kicking.
Belfast is back
When the 45th Belfast Festival opens this month, there won't be the usual big public event to launch the entertainment. There’ll be no outdoor installations with aerial acrobatic displays and free fireworks for the people. Director Graeme Farrow says they can’t afford to see money literally go up in smoke. But he's confident there's still plenty for everyone. Maddy Bridgman goes behind the scene
17 Oct 2007 12:00
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