Doubt hangs over Queen's show

AT the time of writing, the Belfast Festival at Queen's looks set to lose a second major production from its drama programme, …

AT the time of writing, the Belfast Festival at Queen's looks set to lose a second major production from its drama programme, as a large question mark looms over the Ulster Theatre Company's spectacular staging of Murder In The Cathedral in St Anne's Cathedral. The Arts Council of Northern Ireland has turned down the company's application for project funding, thus leaving the show with a deficit of £25,000. Ironically, the production is level pegging with the RSC in its extremely healthy advance bookings, with box office takings estimated at around £40,000.