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CULTURE IRELAND EDINBURGH SHOWCASE 2021 Digital Networking Event on the Fringe Connect Platform Meet the Irish artists presenting work at this year’s Fringe. Thursday 12 August, 4pm Further details and registration: https://connect.edfringe.com/
EDINBURGH 2021
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CULTURE IRELAND Culture Ireland creates and supports opportunities for Irish artists and companies to present their work at international festivals, venues, showcases and arts markets including the Edinburgh Festivals, Celtic Connections (Glasgow), the Venice Art and Architecture Biennales, WOMEX World Music Expo, South by Southwest (in partnership with First Music Contact), Frankfurt Book Fair (in partnership with Literature Ireland), Tanzmesse and Classical: NEXT. Over the last 18 months, Culture Ireland has continued its promotion of Irish arts globally, mainly in the digital realm, supporting Irish artists to present virtually at international festivals and venues and through special initiatives such as Ireland Performs and SEODA. As travel restrictions are lifted, Culture Ireland will return to providing grants for live touring opportunities as well as online performances, both in partnership with international promoters. Full details of Culture Ireland’s grant schemes are available at: www.cultureireland.ie Culture Ireland is a division of the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media. Contact Christine Sisk Director Ciarán Walsh Showcase Manager
Culture Ireland Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media 23 Kildare Street, Dublin 2, D02 TD30, Ireland info@cultureireland.gov.ie
Landmark Productions and Galway International Arts Festival
MEDICINE
PHOTO: ALEX SAPIENZA
Written and Directed by Enda Walsh
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John Kane sits on a hospital trolley. Very shortly, a giant lobster, two women called Mary, a very old man and a jazz percussionist arrive. Then everything starts. Medicine is a dark and frequently absurdist work that shatters the boundary between cast and audience. It is a devastatingly funny and moving meditation on how, for decades, we have treated those we have called ‘mentally ill’. Featuring a sensational cast – Clare Barrett, Aoife Duffin and Domhnall Gleeson, with drummer, Seán Carpio – Enda Walsh once again shines a light on the darkest corners of our collective stories. Medicine is presented by Edinburgh International Festival in association with the Traverse Theatre. Developed with the support of the National Theatre, London.
Teho Teardo Composer Jamie Vartan Set Designer Adam Silverman Lighting Designer Helen Atkinson Sound Designer Joan O’Clery Costume Designer Seán Carpio Live Drumming (Composition and Performance) Cast Clare Barrett, Aoife Duffin, Domhnall Gleeson Producers Anne Clarke anneclarke@landmarkproductions.ie +353 87 649 3895 www.landmarkproductions.ie Paul Fahy paulfahy@giaf.ie +353 87 246 9971 www.giaf.ie
4 – 29 August Traverse Theatre 10 Cambridge Street Edinburgh EH1 2ED 1 hour 30 minutes approximately In person event Various Times Check www.eif.co.uk for details www.eif.co.uk/events/medicine
Sunday’s Child
AFLOAT
PHOTO: SIMON LAZEWSKI
Created by Eva O’Connor and Hildegard Ryan
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The climate apocalypse has hit. Dublin is completely underwater. Best friends Bláthnaid and Debs are the sole survivors, living on the top floor of Liberty Hall. With only seagulls for company, they spend their days sheltering from the storms and reminiscing over the last days of Dublin. Debs looks to the future, but Bláthnaid is tormented by guilt. Why were they blind to the wave that was coming? And can they salvage a future from the wreckage? Afloat explores loss, sisterhood, and climate anxiety. From the makers of Fringe First winner 2019 Mustard. Reviews for Mustard: HHHH The Scotsman HHHH The Irish Times HHHH Sunday Business Post
Producer Eva O’Connor sundayschildtheatre@gmail.com +44 (755) 272 1743 www.sundayschildtheatre.com
6 – 29 August 2021 On Demand 1 hour www.summerhall.co.uk/shevent/afloat-by-eva-oconnor/ https://tickets.summerhall.co.uk/ event/26:4049/26:58196/
Axis Ballymun and Dublin Port Co.
CHARLIE’S A CLEPTO
PHOTO: MEDIA COOP
Written and Performed by Clare Monnelly Directed by Aaron Monaghan
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Charlie is a kleptomaniac – the doctor told her. Reckons it stems from childhood trauma. But she has the robbin’ completely under control these days. For real. She has a bit of a mouth on her, but she’s only trying to be funny, give everyone a laugh, not cause trouble, like. Not today, of all days. See, she loves that little boy more than she ever thought it was possible to love another human. There’s a lot riding on these 24 hours and if she just keeps her head down, maybe she’ll get him back. HHHH “As writer Monnelly’s own lifts are so subtle that you barely notice how well she has raided the eternal vaults of good storytelling. Charlie’s odyssey is immediate and gripping, helped along by writing that is deftly comic and evocative” The Irish Times “Charlie’s a Clepto is utterly absorbing, the underlying pathos pulling at your heart strings as you will the determined little protagonist on to win out. Clare Monnelly delivers her own play with heartfelt sincerity and a huge load of talent” The Independent Presented as part of Assembly Festival On Demand Filmed by Media Coop as part of Pumphouse Presents in association with Dublin Port Co. Suzie Cummins Original Design Producer Niamh Ní Chonchubhair niamh.nic@axisballymun.ie +353 86 163 0764 www.axisballymun.ie
6 – 30 August On Demand 75 mins https://assemblyfestival.com/ whats-on
John McCarthy in association with the Everyman
CITY
PHOTO: DARRAGH KANE
Written by John McCarthy Directed by Niall Cleary
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This is CITY. You know it. Maybe you live here, but you’ve probably never heard it before. Performed from the inside out, using fourteen intersecting streets, three time periods and a stretch of bog in the midlands. With occasional nineteenth century ocean-liners. This is a show about the weight of a lifetime’s discarded stories and about keeping going, even when the shop lights are off and the last taxi’s long gone. “Overall CITY is a remarkable piece, inspired by the pandemic, stoic and lyrical, and well delivered by its author” Emer O’Kelly, The Sunday Independent “Beautifully filmed, with commendable sound design by Fiona Sheil and a sensitively physical performance from McCarthy” Sara Keating, The Sunday Business Post “McCarthy himself is a warm and subtle stage presence; he flits amongst accents and personae with ease. Director Niall Cleary enhances the show with elegant gestural touches” Katy Hayes, The Independent on Saturday Hanan Sheedy Lighting Design Fiona Sheil Sound Design Deirdre Dwyer Costume Ais Brady Graphic Design
2 – 31 August On Demand 60 minutes www.mccarthyjohn.com/city
Producer Naomi Daly naomi@everymancork.com +353 87 900 0301 www.everymancork.com
https://tickets.edfringe.com
Little John Nee, DBJ Productions
DRONE BONE JETTY
PHOTO: LAURA SHEERAN
Written and performed by Little John Nee Directed by Laura Sheeran Produced by Dani Gill
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“I am not a hologram, I’m a beating heart. I’m a living thing.” Puck Tyrrell is waiting for a boat. He hasn’t gone to work today. He has probably lost his job anyway. Puck’s had a run of good luck lately; first the allotment, then the free ticket to Heebie Jeebies and the new job; the newest recruit at the Academy of Holodramatic Arts, where algorithms do all the heavy thinking; those algorithms just can’t get enough in the Unity quest to create “art without artists”; studying the freaks, creating the data. An exciting new filmic/stage collaboration between Laura Sheeran and Little John Nee; Drone Bone Jetty, like their last collaboration Radio Rosario, is set in a not too distant dystopian future in the west of Ireland.
Mike O’Halloran Production Manager Ilaria Pellizzaro Costume Design Production Partners: The Arts Council of Ireland Siamsa Tíre (Tralee) Irish Theatre Institute Town Hall Theatre (Galway) An Grianán Theatre (Letterkenny) Donegal County Arts Service Galway County Arts Office Áras Éanna Inis Oirr Producer Dani Gill dani@danigill.com +353 (85) 760 4072 www.danigill.com
6 – 30 August On Demand 59 mins https://filmfreeway.com/ DroneBoneJetty www.edfringe.com/
Tadhg Hickey
IN ONE EYE, OUT THE OTHER
PHOTO: CATHAL NOONAN
Writer/Performer Tadhg Hickey Director/Dramaturg John McCarthy
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Acclaimed Irish comedian Tadhg Hickey brings you his weird and wonderful part theatre, part stand-up comedy show, In One Eye, Out The Other. The show tells the story of Feargal, the downtrodden but cheery man who fulfilled his lifelong dream of becoming an alcoholic. Using the Catholic calendar as a roadmap, Feargal leads us on a surreal and hilarious journey with many poignant twists in the hope of arriving at a sort of light at the end of the tunnel for the ‘bright man’. The show is loosely based on Tadhg’s own journey with alcoholism and has had Irish audiences – including many who’ve been affected by alcoholism – flocking to the show. In One Eye, Out the Other has had three sell out runs in Dublin. “Both funny and poignant; a brave, risky performance. This is exciting work” The Independent “Illuminating. Affecting in surprising ways. Feargal’s story will stay with you for days” Sunday Business Post “A vital catharsis. I laughed until I cried.” Sunday Independent Claire O’Connell Producer/Stage Manager Eoin Winning Set & Lighting Design Brian Lane Music/Sound Design Ciara Coleman-Geaney Costume Design Producer Claire O’ Connell clairemarie.oconnell@gmail.com +353 (86) 345 0504
6 – 30 August On Demand 60 minutes https://tickets. edfringe.com/whatson/in-one-eye-outthe-other
Once Off Productions in association with Mermaid Arts Centre
LOOKING FOR AMÉRICA Written by Federico Julián González and Janet Moran Directed by Janet Moran Performed by Federico Julián González
PHOTO: FEDERICO JULIÁN GONZÁLEZ
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In 2019, Fede and his 74 year old mother, set off on a quest through Havana to look for América. Shared memories, conflicting recollections, and offline maps led them through their past. A past peopled with ghosts scattered among grand avenues, dark lanes and unnerving dead ends in the city that had taken them in more than 30 years before, when following his Father’s arrest by a Military Junta, five year old Fede and his family were forced to flee the Salvadoran Civil war. Looking for América charts two journeys. The journey of that night in Havana looking for a Salvadoran ex-Guerilla fighter and the journey of escaping the catastrophe that had engulfed Fede’s country decades before. A catastrophe whose after effects still resonate today Sometimes the idea of home has to be remade. And remade. And remade. “effortlessly engaging performance … welcome, vital; González’s story may be a personal one but it has deep political resonance with our own time” The Irish Times
Colin Doran Lighting Design Kevin Michael Reed AV Design Ian Murphy Videographer Mark Jackson Sound Design Producer Maura O’Keeffe maura@onceoffproductions.com +353 87 2234201 www.onceoffproductions.com
6 – 30 August Assembly Rooms On Demand 60 minutes 14 August 7pm : As Live Performance and Live Post Show Discussion with Artists https://assemblyfestival.com/ whats-on/looking-for-america
Fishamble: The New Play Company and Sunday’s Child
MUSTARD
PHOTO: EIMEAR REILLY
Written and performed by Eva O’Connor Directed by Hildegard Ryan
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When E meets the man of her dreams, a professional cyclist, love hits her in the pubic bone like a train. But when it ends she plummets into a black hole of heartbreak at the speed of a doped up team on the Tour de France. A one-woman show about heartbreak, madness and how condiments are the ultimate coping mechanism, by awardwinning playwright and performer Eva O’Connor. WINNER Scotsman Fringe First Award 2019 WINNER Lustrum Award, Edinburgh 2019 NOMINATED Scottish Mental Health Awards 2019
HHHH “Part Fleabag, part Marina Abramovic, it straddles the line between theatre and performance art. Eva O’Connor delivers a fiery performance that never wavers in its intensity … Her writing, too, is strong. The script is densely packed with jokes and rich metaphors and she explores the issue of mental health with sensitivity and aplomb.” Irish Times HHHH “A powerful metaphor for year of upheaval – Really deserves a wider audience.” Sunday Business Post Marianne Nightingale Lighting Designer Suzie Cummins Relighter
16 – 22 August On Demand 55 minutes
Producer Eva Scanlan eva@fishamble.com +353 (0)1 670 4018 www.fishamble.com
www.fishamble.com/mustard
Fishamble: The New Play Company
ON BLUEBERRY HILL
PHOTO: PAT REDMOND
By Sebastian Barry Directed by Jim Culleton
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“Now we’ve lived together in contentment, more or less, for nigh on twenty year. Like turtle doves. – In prison, I mean, for fuck’s sake, the chances of that.” In Sebastian Barry’s unique style, On Blueberry Hill features best of friends and worst of enemies Christy and PJ, played by Niall Buggy and David Ganly. This play is bursting with humanity, as it explores murder, forgiveness, survival and, ultimately, love in the prison of the human heart. “one of the most powerful theatrical experiences since that last stage-closing contagion 412 years ago” Mark Lawson, Standpoint Magazine HHHH “The Dublin-based Fishamble company is only rarely in New York, and when they are, you’ve got to go. On whatever hill they’re on, you’ll find a thrill. Time Out New York HHHH “It’s hard to find a word that captures it adequately. ‘Superb’ will have to do.” Irish Times #OnBlueberryHill Sabine Dargent Set & Costume Design Mark Galione Lighting Design Denis Clohessy Sound Design Gavin Kostick Dramaturgy Steph Ryan Stage Manager Marie Tierney Production Manager Producer Eva Scanlan eva@fishamble.com +353 (0)1 670 4018 www.fishamble.com
10 – 16 August On Demand 1 hour 40 minutes
www.fishamble.com/onblueberry-hill
Landmark Productions
THE SAVIOUR
PHOTO: PAT REDMOND
Written by Deirdre Kinahan Directed by Louise Lowe
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There’s a new man in Máire’s life. But some people aren’t happy. On the morning of her 67th birthday, Máire sits up in bed enjoying a cigarette. There is a man downstairs. She is blooming. Fringe First winner (Halcyon Days) Deirdre Kinahan’s fierce and funny new play features “blazing performances” (Irish Times) from Marie Mullen and Brian Gleeson. From the award-winning Landmark Productions, The Saviour charts an extraordinary shift in Ireland’s social, political and religious life, asking questions about responsibility, how we respond to trauma, and the tricky question of forgiveness. HHHH “This riveting play … explodes expectations” Sunday Times HHHH “brilliant lines and gallows humour … Mullen is a tour de force” Irish Examiner HHHH “the performances are flawless” Irish Mail on Sunday “gripping and very, very powerful” RTÉ Arena Starring Marie Mullen Brian Gleeson Conor Mitchell Composer Joan O’Clery Costume Designer Mary Tumelty Lighting Designer Cameron Macaulay Sound Designer Producer Anne Clarke anneclarke@landmarkproductions.ie +353 87 649 3895 www.landmarkproductions.ie
6 – 30 August On Demand (Part of Assembly Showcatcher) Available to watch 24/7 70 minutes. There is no interval. www.landmarkproductions.ie/ production/the-saviour/
Fishamble: The New Play Company
SILENT
PHOTO: MARIA FALCONER
Written and performed by Pat Kinevane Directed by Jim Culleton
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Silent is the touching and challenging story of homeless McGoldrig, who once had splendid things. But he has lost it all – including his mind. He now dives into the wonderful wounds of his past through the romantic world of Rudolph Valentino. Dare to laugh at despair and gasp at redemption in this brave, bleak, beautiful production for which Fishamble and Pat Kinevane won an Olivier Award in 2016. This summer, Fishamble is proud to celebrate 10 years of producing Silent by Pat Kinevane, directed by Jim Culleton, by inviting audiences around the world to take a fresh look at this heart wrenching performance in a specially filmed version. WINNER Helen Hayes Award Outstanding Performer –
Visiting Production, 2020 Outstanding Achievement in an Affiliate Theatre, Olivier Award 2016 WINNER Scotsman Fringe First and The Herald Angel, Edinburgh Festival 2011 WINNER Argus Angel, Brighton Festival 2012 WINNER
HHHHH The List HHHHH The Herald HHHHH The Skinny HHHH The Scotsman Music composed by Denis Clohessy Costume styled by Catherine Condell Photo by Pat Redmond Co-Producer (London, New York and Los Angeles) Georganne Aldrich Heller Producer Eva Scanlan eva@fishamble.com +353 (0)1 670 4018 www.fishamble.com
22 – 29 August On Demand 65 minutes www.fishamble.com/silent
SkelpieLimmer
TWO FINGERS UP
PHOTO: NIALL MCALEER
Written and Directed by Seón Simpson and Gina Donnelly
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Remember when your religion teacher taught you about ridin’? And the school nurse told you to shave your pits? Or here, discovering your clit for the first time? Wait you haven’t yet? You don’t wank? Women don’t? My hole they don’t. Stick two fingers up and come with us on a journey back to your teenage self, to being scundered, to self discovery, to abstinence only sex education, to Northern Ireland; a country of wankers. “a raucous and unapologetic celebration of female friendship and sexuality... One to watch” The Irish Times “probably cleverer and funnier than anything else you’ll see onstage” Alan In Belfast Seón Simpson is a Belfast based theatre maker. Her recent credits include David Ireland’s Sadie (BBC Lights Up), Eva O’Connor’s Operation Ottolenghi (No Touching Theatre) and Sharon Dempsey’s Skin and Bone (Young At Art). Gina Donnelly is a Belfast based writer and stage manager. Her recent writing credits include What If We’ d Stayed Angry starring Abigail McGibbon (Origins First Irish Festival/Listen At the Lyric) and Ice Cream for These Streets starring Adele Gribbon (Three’s Theatre Company). Producers Gina Donnelly & Seón Simpson SkelpieLimmer Partners gina.skelpielimmer@outlook.com +44 (7928) 498 227 www.skelpielimmerproductions.com
6 – 29 August On Demand 55 minutes www.summerhall.co.uk/shevent/two-fingers-up/
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