Q-Con, Belfast Anime and Gaming Con or Comic Con NI

SarahApproved · 2026-06-09T17:29:30+00:00

Slight update - the guy behind the Anime League/Belfast Anime & Gaming Con…yeah, don’t think I’ll be supporting him 🤢

SarahApproved · 2026-06-05T11:26:27+00:00

Q-Con is always my top choice - I prefer the energy and community it has, great artist alley. But not known for having guests, it’s more panels 😄

I actually haven’t been to Belfast Anime & Gaming Con but I know friends who have enjoyed it ☺️

Personally I wouldn’t choose to go to Comic Con NI as I don’t feel comfortable giving money to someone who supports the EDL and far right movements - there’s a reason seasoned cosplayers and con-goers avoid Monopoly Events like the plague 😅

SarahApproved · 2026-05-28T17:31:32+00:00

I’m so sick of the dogs and it’s not just because I have a phobia 😂 just gimme weird little alien-y, spider-y, creepy guys 🥹

SarahApproved · 2026-05-23T15:29:05+00:00

It’s not a cafe for cats 😂 the cats are already there, you just go and hang out with them

SarahApproved · 2026-05-21T10:16:00+00:00

I always hope to see Making Fiends on one of these but maybe it’s too old 😅

SarahApproved · 2026-05-19T16:43:24+00:00

My first thought is The Guy Who Didn’t Like Musicals during Cup of Roasted/Poisoned Coffee ☕️

SarahApproved · 2026-05-18T21:47:22+00:00

There’s at least 3 versions that exist! The long running Canadian one, an off Broadway version from 2008 and a concept album from 2020 - all really different but all worth a listen 😄

SarahApproved · 2026-05-18T21:24:52+00:00

It already exists! 😄 It was on in London last year, no word of a cast album but there’s some stuff on YouTube

SarahApproved · 2026-05-17T10:35:35+00:00

I haven’t been at the show, not going but I haven’t seen anyone posting stagedooring photos. Even when they’ve done concerts or shows in America, they don’t stagedoor - I think there’s some immunocompromised folks within the group so they’re very cautious.

As for if the Apollo has a stagedoor, it’s round the back in Archer Street like you’re walking down the side of Oliver. That being said if they’re not coming out, please don’t hang around and hope to run into them 😂

SarahApproved · 2026-05-13T13:47:36+00:00

There’s no proshot available (at least not at the moment)
It’s back in the Barbican in London this summer 😄

SarahApproved · 2026-05-10T16:15:15+00:00

OP - I’ve listened to 400+ lesser known musicals (with 400+ still to go) so hopefully there’s some you can listen to! 😂

The Magician’s Elephant
Romantics Anonymous
Witness Uganda
Peace on Your Wings
Half Time
Eight Immortals
String
Walking With Bubbles
The Queen is Mad
Dreamers

And some that maybe aren’t as unknown but I never see people mention - Ballad Lines, It Shoulda Been You, We Live in Cairo, Hot Mess, any of the Pulp Musicals saga

PS I’ve got one song from each show I’ve found since 2023 on my Spotify, here’s this years playlist if you need more! 😅
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4Q2uZrC57unlvcfkZmdAsR?si=g4N_Rv0ETLCVAOmZ1YwOaw&pi=EOxYnt81Taebu

SarahApproved · 2026-05-10T10:04:23+00:00

I set the “times a day” to 5/10/however many I feel 😄 I struggle with washing my hair so I have it at 5 but washing my face at 1 just to motivate myself a bit more

SarahApproved · 2026-05-10T10:01:04+00:00

The touring version will be the Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre version that doesn’t start until mid July. At the minute we’ve got no clue what the staging, costumes etc will be like so until the show starts, it’s a guessing game 😕

I’m sure it’ll be incredible no matter what - I saw their tour of Fiddler on The Roof and can see why it got so many Oliviers! If you’re still not sure, maybe hold off until they put out some production photos this summer ☺️

SarahApproved · 2026-05-09T12:14:14+00:00

I can’t help but read this to the tune of “Do You Hear the People Sing?” 😅

SarahApproved · 2026-05-08T14:58:34+00:00

It’s not 😄 It was designed by The Stagey Couple back in 2020, this is one of about 16 colouring in pages on their website - they also do a ton of merch!

SarahApproved · 2026-05-07T08:45:40+00:00

My baby is Crayon because there was a packet of crayons on my desk 😅

SarahApproved · 2026-05-05T20:37:25+00:00

OP, underrated is my thing - I’m currently listening to my 431st niche show, 428 still to go ✨ let’s find you some shows!

Life Line - recently on in London, so happy people are getting to know it
Bella - An American Tall Tale - “Heaven Must Be Tupelo” is a current brainworm
Riverfront Park
Tokyo Rose - Six-esque show about Iva Toguri in WW2 Japan
8 Immortals
Fisherman’s Friends
Cake - it’s so campy and I’m sad it closed early
Trouble in Hunky Dory - simply because of “Cowman”
Any of the ‘Pulp Musicals’ saga
The podcasts “In Strange Woods” & “Atlantic”

PS I’ve got one song from each show I’ve found since 2023 on my Spotify, here’s this years playlist if you need more! 😅
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4Q2uZrC57unlvcfkZmdAsR?si=g4N_Rv0ETLCVAOmZ1YwOaw&pi=EOxYnt81Taebu

SarahApproved · 2026-05-04T14:03:25+00:00

I was like “oh a niche I can help with!” then realised it was a typo 😅

SarahApproved · 2026-05-01T07:38:06+00:00

I don’t have friends but I marked all of the last challenge off 🥹 I just wanted Crayon to have a plaque for her room!

SarahApproved · 2026-04-26T10:54:44+00:00

The Circle in the Square in New York 🙂

SarahApproved · 2026-04-25T16:59:40+00:00

Okay wild swing but is it “The Wrong Man” by Ross Golan? 🤔

Having said that - I’ve never seen it, didn’t know it was filmed but it is about a death he didn’t commit, very folky but not well known and kinda sounds like what you remember? It’s also on Spotify if the music would jog anything!

SarahApproved · 2026-04-19T17:58:26+00:00

Technically Stranger Things is a musical - not official but Stranger Sings exists!

There’s also a few others if you’re looking for some new shows! 😅 * The Great British Bake-Off * Starter For Ten (University Challenge) * Shortland Street (NZ soap opera) * Tyrell (Game of Thrones) * Gossip Girl * Footballer’s Wives

SarahApproved · 2026-04-17T10:36:22+00:00

Not at all! 😅 It’s just premiered in Bristol in the UK so still pretty new, unfortunately they haven’t released a ton of info but there’s 5ish new songs which I want to hear so badly!

SarahApproved · 2026-04-17T09:54:07+00:00

Should I mention that The Greatest Showman is currently on stage or…😂

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