Yesterday evening, taking a break from preparation for a job interview tomorrow, I was taken to a play at Belfast Model School for Girls, as part of the Ulster Bank Belfast Festival at Queen’s. I found the play very very moving. The performances of all male cast and the stage setting were extremely well done. The language used, reminded me of soldiers the world over. Now on Wednesday night, the Minister of Culture, Arts and Leisure for Northern Ireland, Nelson McCausland, of the Democratic Unionist Party, was at this play. Indeed, his department helps fund the Belfast Festival at Queen’s. … Continue reading when words are cultural – don’t ask the minister for culture