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Known for ruthlessly roasting pantomime audiences, attendees at the Grand Opera House should be aware that - thanks to May - they might find themselves the centre of attention if she catches your eye.The 68-year-old entertainer and actor from north Belfast is a familiar sight in Northern Ireland's panto scene where he performs as hilarious alter ego May McFettridge.

People should come along and enjoy themselves at Beauty and The Beast this Christmas because there is no show in town as spectacular for costumes, sets, special effects and singing – and who wouldn't want to miss seeing May McFettridge dancing?In March of 1997, 26 years ago, U2 released their much anticipated ninth studio album POP; for fans and critics alike, it quickly became their most polarizing release. Adam C Booth plays Buttons opposite Kia-Paris Walcott in the title role, Jo Donnelly and Jolene O’Hara are the vile Wicked Stepsisters, Lisburn’s Gyasi Sheppy plays Dandini, and Conor Headley takes on the role of Prince Charming. In her stunning crimson and black dress, Jolene, with her strong vocals, impressed as the evil witch. I’ve had people say to me, ‘I’d love to go see you in A Happy Medium but if you seen me in the front row, you’d be giving me abuse’, but it’s not like that, it’s not that sort of show.

Jimmy, 72, performed along with John Linehan (aka May McFettridge), Gene Fitzpatrick and William Caulfield. She was joined by her side-kick Paddy Jenkins who featured in the Oscar and BAFTA award-winning short film An Irish Goodbye, as The Wicked Queen’s Henchman. On 2 December 2014, John was presented on stage with a bust of May McFettridge to mark his 25th consecutive year of performing at the Grand Opera House's pantomime. Oh yes, she wouldn't be the same without that," adds John, who will be playing the role of Mrs May Potty, a variation of the Mrs Potts castle housekeeper in the Disney story.

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If you love pure luxurious feel good music there is little more uplifting and indulgent than its incredible array of Viennese waltzes that sparkle even more than the champagne its characters are powered by. The bust will be kept permanently on view in the Grand Circle of the theatre opposite the bust of Frank Matcham, the architect of the building. Brenda and I were upstairs in the lounge, the bomb went off, and me and her ended up on the ground floor - and we didn't take the stairs.

He is married to Brenda (66) and they have two children, Donna (42) and Kerry (37), and three grandchildren, Johnny (21), Eve (3) and Paul (1). In the early 1980s, Linehan was diagnosed as having syringomyelia and he had neurosurgery in 1983 following which he had meningitis. In the hands of her softly-spoken alter ego John Linehan, she has become something of a cultural icon - part of the Christmas furniture at the Opera House, where, in the 101 years of its life, she has given more performances than any other person, real or imagined, living or dead. In typical Grand Opera House pantomime fashion, John said that this year's Goldilocks is a hilarious, original twist on the fairytale. We had a super fun, light-hearted conversation with John filled with lots of great nuggets of wisdom and laughs a long the way.