# Event Details

- **Event Name**: All Belfast's a Stage - historical theatre walking tour
- **Event Start and End Date**: Sun, 04 Jan, 2026 at 11:30 am – Sun, 04 Jan, 2026 at 01:30 pm
- **Event Description**: THE TOUR MUST GO ON!

Join Alternative Ulstours' Andrew Johnston on a walking tour of historic Belfast theatre sites, in a dramatic programme spanning nearly three centuries.

Let us set the scene and recite the script, and applaud the larger-than-life characters, both on stage and 'behind the curtain'.

• Belfast's 'Palace of Varieties', still going strong
• 'Theatreland's' ambitious Edwardian edifice
• Bedford Street's home of new writing and comedy
• Victorian Belfast's mecca for lovers of verse and wine
• Music hall memories of Belfast's original Empire
• The modest, formative theatre on Ann Street
• Shakespeare and 'strollers' in a lost tavern cellar
• Three incarnations of Belfast's 'Royal' auditorium
• Belfast's first public hall, where drama unfolded
• Noble patronage of Millfield's prestigious playhouse
• Smithfield theatres on the wrong side of the law
• On 'Rosemary Lean', the pride of Belfast's impresario
• Triumph and disaster at Belfast's rowdiest venue!

Please note:
• The walking tour starts outside the Grand Opera House on Great Victoria Street in Belfast city centre, where your guide will be waiting for you
• Please arrive 10 minutes before the scheduled start time
• The tour will last two hours and cover around one and a half miles on mainly flat, even ground
• The route is fully accessible, but please inform us in advance of any mobility issues
• The tour ends at the Deer's Head on Lower Garfield Street in Belfast city centre
• The tour will go ahead in all weathers, so please dress accordingly and stay hydrated
• There are public toilets near the start and end points, and we can make a toilet stop approximately halfway through the tour if required
• Well-behaved dogs are welcome on the tour
• Your guide is a Level 4 'blue badge' tour guide and Visit Belfast industry partner
• The tour is fully insured through Tour Guides NI
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/belfast/all-belfasts-a-stage-historical-theatre-walking-tour/200029190010427
- **Event Categories**: art, theatre, performances, comedy, entertainment, dog
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 3

## Ticket Details

- **Ticket URL**: https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/alternativeulstours/all-belfasts-a-stage-historical-theatre-walking-tour/e-leozkb?utm_source=AllEvents.in&utm_medium=event-discovery-platform&utm_campaign=belfast-events

## Event venue details

- **city**: Belfast
- **state**: NI
- **country**: United Kingdom
- **location**: The Grand Opera House, Belfast
- **lat**: 54.59558
- **long**: -5.93409
- **full address**: The Grand Opera House, Belfast, United Kingdom

## Event Organizer details

- **affiliate_id**: 2
- **organizer**: Alternative Ulstours (https://allevents.in/org/alternative-ulstours/23723937)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Sun, 04 Jan, 2026 at 11:30 am
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** The Grand Opera House, Belfast, United Kingdom
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** Alternative Ulstours
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** art, theatre, performances, comedy, entertainment, dog
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about All Belfast's a Stage - historical theatre walking tour ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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