Cathedral Quarter Arts Festival
cathedral quarter art festival annual festival music comedy theatre art literature take place belfast northern ireland festival company established late former teacher sean kelly first festival took place may since primarily taken place first week may area belfast known cathedral quarter socalled proximity st anne cathedral festival claim offer socially inclusive agenda eclectic programming blend big name emerging act fringe performance one early reviewer festival drama output referred reaching part belfast festival reach least work contemporary belfastborn writer featured programme year book literary strand festival featured zadie smith nick hornby irvine welsh year saw debut martin lynch writer runaway hit history trouble according da soon transferred grand opera house belfast although funding cut reduced aspect programming festival widely credited platforming diverse range performer issue heretofore seen socially conservative art world northern ireland gay right trade union interfaith marriage immigration represented element kelly consciously international programming belfast festival queen belfast film festival cathedral quarter belfast féile phobail cathedral quarter art festival website