Laugh at those absurdities

No Blacks No Irish No Dogs 2-13 Shaftesbury Square, Belfast Tonight, 8pm

This showcase for Belfast’s underground comedians sees Donny Kingston, Kieran Mena and George Firehouse tackle a range of subjects, from race, paranoia and personal tragedy to time travel, Trump and how to cheat death — with plenty of magic and nonsense in between.

It’s an opportunity for audiences to kick back and enjoy the absurdity of everyday life.

For details, contact the box office on tel: 9032 5881.

Murder, Just What the Doctor Ordered Crescent Arts Centre, Belfast Thursday, 8pm

The devil is prowling the streets of Edinburgh. It’s 1827 and 16 people have been murdered by two men called Burke and Hare.

A trail of terror leads from West Port to the dissection table of Dr Knox, a scientist and anatomist who is buying the bodies in a bid to advance his medical knowledge.

But murder will out and a price must be paid, even by the anatomist supreme. Doctor Knox will have to pay that price.

For details, contact the box office on tel: 9024 2338.

The Colleen Bawn Lyric Theatre, Belfast Until April 28, 7.45pm

Dion Boucicault’s murderous melodrama has its basis in a real event in County Clare years ago.

The story of a landed gentleman’s desire to free himself from a secret marriage to a peasant girl in order to remarry and secure his property has been exuberantly adapted by Bruiser Theatre Company, which breathes new life into this old dog.

The cast of seven work their socks off bringing this melodrama to life in a show that’s punctuated with song and dance. A wonderful evening’s entertainment.

For details, contact the box office on tel: 9038 1081.

It’s Wine O’Clock Market Place Theatre, Armagh Tonight, 8pm

Farmer’s son Seamus is getting hitched to city slicker Sharon, a girl he met on Tinder. But as the couple discover, there’s more than one pebble strewn across the rocky road to love.

After the couple tie the knot, a motley crew of friends join Seamus and Sharon for a shindig heaving with slap-and-tickle shenanigans (above). It’s the wedding that turns into a nightmare.

For details, contact the box office on tel: 3752 1821.