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All THE BIZZ ABOUT the belfast ma: sortin' christmas

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SADIE DEVINE

PAUL NUGENT

Paul is well known on the drag scene as drag performer of the year 2023 and 2024, Etta Stilletta.

His first foray into acting came as Sadie Devine (aka The Belfast Ma) in 2020. Since then, he has performed the iconic role of Sadie Devine across Northern Ireland in 8 different productions.

He has played The Belfast Ma to sell out audiences in Away Play Round Your Own Door (The Grand Opera House/NI Tour 2025), A Crackin Christmas (Down Arts Centre/ NI Tour 2024), Mother Of The Groom (The MAC/ N.I Tour 2024), Makin Christmas (Strand Arts Centre/ NI Tour 2023), The Tenerife Two (Marketplace Armagh/ NI Tour 2023),  Sortin Christmas (Old Courthouse Antrim/ NI Tour 2022), Away Play Round Your Own Door (The Ulster Hall/NI Tour 2022) and  Does Christmas (The Balmoral Hotel 2021).

He is also worked alongside the Belfast Ma team to make Sadie Devine a household name through social media, via Facebook, Instagram and TIKTOK.

STEVIE

JOHN TRAVERS

John began his acting career in 2003 starring in ' Aisling Walsh's ' multi award winning film 'Song For a Raggy Boy'. He has appeared in 20 feature films including Lord Richard Attenborough’s 'Closing the Ring', Bafta nominated ’Good Vibrations’ and Oscar nominated ‘Everything In This Country Must’. His most recent work in film includes, 'HouseJackers' (NIScreen/PoliProductions), 'Nightride' (NIScreen/Netflix) and ‘Black Medicine' (NIScreen/Amazon Prime). 

John broke on to the Irish theatre scene in 2008 with Rosemary Jenkinsons' 2 hander 'The Johnny Meister and the Stitch' (The Mac) going onto Edinburgh & Dublin Fringe Festivals with 5* reviews. He has also performed in 'Basra Boy' (Grand Opera House), 'Sign of the Whale' Mick Duke (Tinderbox/Opera House), 'SleepEatParty' (Tinderbox/The Mac), Tartan (Etcetera Theatre/The Mac).

Recent work includes 'The Laughter & The Tears' (Tread the Boards), 'PlaycraftLive' (Playhouse Derry), 'We'll Walk Hand In Hand' (The Lyric Theatre/ Green Shoot Productions), 'Billy Boy' (Eastside Arts/Stephen Beggs), Mojo Mickybo (Bruiser Theatre Company/N.I Tour) and ‘Me oul segocia’ (Bright umbrella).

John has been involved with The Belfast Ma series from 2022 appearing in numerous productions in theatres across N.I. bringing to life a variety of the characters who live in Belfast Street, using his own brand of dark humour.

PRODUCER/ DIRECTOR/ WRITER

TOM ROWNTREE-FINLAY


Tom has written, directed and produced over 40 theatre productions working for Belfast Ma Productions, Gambit Theatre Company, c21 Theatre Company, GBL Productions, Terra Nova Productions and Green Shoot Productions.

Tom’s most recent work includes 'The Belfast Ma: Away Play Round Your Own Door' (Grand Opera House, 2025) 'The Belfast Ma: Mother Of The Groom' (The MAC, 2024), BLIGHT (Dawar El Fnoon, 2023),  Brenda’s Baby (c21 Theatre Company, 2022), One Day In My Life (Feile An Phobail Festival 2021) 'The Frozen Princess' (The Waterfront Hall, 2019), 'It Only Takes A Minute' (The MAC, 2018), 'May The Road Rise Up' and 'We'll Walk Hand in Hand' (The Lyric, 2018). Mi Mundo (The Crescent Arts Centre 2017) and ‘The Belfast Tempest’ (T13, 2016)

Tom has also developed international collaboration productions with Dawar El Fnoon, Minya, Egypt over the past few years.

Tom created The Belfast Ma alongside his co-writer and best friend Thomas McCorry in 2019. Since then, they have created ten theatre production with Sadie Devine at their core.

UpComing Productions
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An Evening with The Belfast Ma Mothers Day Special 2026
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