By MAUREEN COLEMAN THE Ulster Bank Festival at Queen's is going for gold this year with a marathon arts and entertainment package of Olympian stature.

By MAUREEN COLEMAN THE Ulster Bank Festival at Queen's is going for gold this year with a marathon arts and entertainment package of Olympian stature.

By MAUREEN COLEMAN ENNIO Morricone, A Midsummer Night's Dream and Magners Comedy are among the highlights of this year's Ulster Bank Belfast Festival at Queen's which was unveiled today.

By MAUREEN COLEMAN BROADWAY legend Barbara Cook is to follow up her 81st birthday celebrations with a visit to Belfast. Hailed as musical theatre's greatest living singer, Ms Cook is the latest star name to be added to the line-up for this year's Ulster Bank Belfast Festival at Queen's.

By MATTHEW McCREARY Ennio Morricone - the maestro behind such well-known theme tunes as The Good, The Bad and The Ugly and The Mission - is set to open this year's Ulster Bank Belfast Festival at Queen's with a special concert at the Waterfront Hall on October 17.