TONY CLAYTON-LEAwith the best of the shows in Belfast, London and Toronto
Belfast
JazzMike Nielsen, who is recognised as one of the most original voices in Irish jazz, performs tomorrow – on the final night of the Moving on Music Festival – at the Black Box. www.mikenielsen music.com.
Arts festivalThe Cathedral Quarter Arts Festival aims to celebrate the best new local talent while also including cutting-edge national and international work. The programme of events is available from the official website from April 3rd. Various venues. April 30th-May 10th. www.cqaf.com.
Street theatreThe so-called Festival of Fools features top- quality street theatre – mime, puppetry, living sculpture, trapeze, juggling, acrobatics and clowning. Citywide. April 30th-May 4th. www.foolsfestival.com.
London
TheatreSamuel Adamson's new play, Mrs Affleck (from Henrik Ibsen's Little Eyolf) is a tragic tale of obsessive love, featuring a riveting lead performance from Claire Skinner. National Theatre, South Bank. Until April 29th. www.nationaltheatre. org.uk.
ComedyJames Corden and Matthew Horne (above) engage in an evening of comedy in aid of the Teenage Cancer Trust. Royal Albert Hall, tomorrow. www.teenage cancertrust.org.
Toronto
MusicOne of popular music's most celebrated singing stars, Liza Minelli (the winner of an Oscar, an Emmy, two Tonys and a lifetime- achievement Grammy), performs on April 7th. Roy Thomson Hall, 60 Simcoe Street, www.roythomson.com.
PhotographyThe 2009 Images Festival celebrates its 22nd year of showcasing film and video, installation art, artists' talks and live performances that fuse sound and vision. Various locations. April 2nd-4th. www.imagesfestival.com.