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A former working men鈥檚 club in North Belfast called 鈥楾he Circus鈥� has been refurbished and relaunched with an inaugural talent show 鈥� and a massive cash prize for the winner! 鈥� inspiring the locals to brush up on some old skills. The new owner, a successful London property developer, has promised to bring a bit of the West End to North Belfast. But can the area really change? Can the people?
Cliftonville Circus is where five roads meet in North Belfast. It is situated in the most deprived part of the city; it is also the most divided. Each road leads to a different area 鈥� a different class 鈥� a different religion. 鈥楾he Circus鈥� explores where old Belfast clashes with the new around acceptance, change, class and diversity.

The Author
Born in Belfast, Paul McVeigh has written comedy, essays, flash fiction, a novel, plays and short stories. His work has been performed on radio, stage and television, and published in seven languages. Paul co-founded the London Short Story Festival and is an associate director at Word Factory. His debut novel 'The Good Son' won The Polari First Novel Prize and The McCrea Literary Award. He is also the editor of 鈥楾he 32: Irish Working Class Voices鈥�, 鈥楺ueer Love: An Anthology of Irish Fiction鈥� and 鈥楤elfast Stories鈥�.

Writer: Paul McVeigh
Reader: Tony Flynn
Producer: Michael Shannon
Executive Editor: Andy Martin

A 大象传媒 Northern Ireland production.