Dublin Fringe Festival 9–24 September 2017
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Welcome! Dublin Fringe Festival 2017 is a heartstopper. An uproarious sixteen days of thrilling, provocative events that will consume and inspire the city. Bursting with works of conscience and consequence, expect the pure, the empowered and the wild, brought to you by hundreds of messers, leaders, dreamboats and deep-thinkers who will shake-up your September. It’s a complete city take over. We’re bringing you Fringe experiences in more postcodes than ever, lighting up and animating new sites. And lots of it is free! On offer are some special Fringe-fuelled international collaborations between Irish artists and their Canadian counterparts. Trophy by STO Union (Ottawa/Gatineau) creates a glowing pop-up tent city on Barnardo Square for the festival’s opening weekend. Inside, Dublin’s Change of Address reveal moments in their 02
lives where everything changed. Town Choir from Theatre Replacement (Vancouver) and Tonnta (Dublin) transforms notable writers’ observations on the city into choral song with a wry twist. We want to add phenomenal artistic experiences to your memory maps of Dublin. This edition is gritty and ambitious. It’s taking stock of the world around us, propelling us forward. We are right in the fire because that’s where the world is. You want grit? Look no further than Lucy McCormick (London)’s Triple Threat, her megalomaniac one-woman (+ Girl Squad) retelling of the New Testament - where she stars in every ecclesiastic, fantastic role. Leading Italian company Motus (Rimini) serves up their sensational MDLSX. Shaped like a VJ/DJ set, it’s an explosion of memoir and gender fluidity featuring one of the most
ferocious performances you’ll ever see. Both of these launch Neighbours — international disruptions from Fringe and Project; a brand new partnership that brings Dublin some of the best of the world stage. Add to that Fringe and the Abbey’s co-presentation of Ivan Coyote’s Tomboy Survival Guide (Vancouver) - a blissful campfire sesh of fearless songs and stories on gender you’ll want to gather around. One of Brazil’s hottest young theatre companies, Grupo Tripé makes their international debut at Fringe with Entre Quartos (Within Rooms), a visceral take on the messy lives and loves of 20-somethings in Brasília. Irish artists are calling the nation to account. Grace Dyas (THEATREclub) and Emma Fraser (NINE CROWS) create a waiting room that holds an archive of testimonies from women who have travelled to access abortion services, asking them what was different because they were NOT AT HOME. Junk Ensemble grapples with violence and PTSD as experienced by Ireland’s military with Soldier Still. Headlines, back-room whispers and unspoken myths from all corners of the island inspire artists from Belfast, Carlow, Donegal, Dublin, Galway, Kildare, Laois, Longford, Roscommon, Waterford and a whopping ten of ‘em from Cork! Fear not, thrill-seekers and craic-hounds: the pursuit of pleasure is still at the heart of the festival. Loosysmokes takes over one of the last standing warehouses of the Docklands for nine nights of incredible aerial circus and inky performance art. After their deliciously nightmarish turn in Pheonix Park, this is one not to miss. NEON Western by Cork’s Conflicted Theatre and Peter Power transforms the Samuel Beckett Theatre into a saloon with a rave twist. Homebeat brings Panorama Bar to D-Light with electronica wizard Edward. Mavens of magnificence, Film Fatale electrify Liberty Hall with a glittering cabaret extravaganza. Fried Plantains Collective serve up BLACK JAM; a knees-up night of the best of punk and hip-hop from the African diaspora with legends Big Joanie as headliners. See yis’ there, yeah?
Fringe makes its momentous first foray onto the Abbey Stage with Foil Arms & Hog’s brand new show OinK. If comedy is what you’re after, Alison Spittle, Conor O’Toole and Davey Reilly make much-anticipated returns and Pajama Men’s Shenoah Allen premieres a new solo about a man transforming into a truck (gas). Be sure to catch red-hot Fringe debuts from artists you’ll want to know including Jessie Doyle, Luke Casserly, Hannah Mamalis, Sahar Ali, Erin McGathy and Sugar Coat Theatre Company and many more new voices. Did we mention our first-ever Young Radicals: Fringe for Kids? Co-presented with Collapsing Horse, this line up features breakout new shows from LORDS OF STRUT & THISISPOPBABY, Eccles Theatre Group; Cobra’s Quest, a free podcast produced by 7-year old Cadhla and her dad; international hit for under-fours, Whoosh!; and a very special Young Hearts Run Free featuring teen bands and Dublin’s glitterati in a gig for ages 13 and up. Tell your friends, bring the chizzlers (and grown-ups, we won’t blame you if you sneak in by yourself). Thanks as always to the Arts Council / An Chomhairle Ealaíon, Dublin City Council and Fáilte Ireland, our core funders. They, along with an incredible mix of supporters, sponsors, embassies and FringeKin Friends make all the difference in bringing this year’s Fringe to life. Thanks to the hundreds of festival artists, technicians and team members, the 100+ volunteers, and most of all to you, dear Fringer. Thanks for exploring with us and making this festival yours. This edition is the biggest and best blast of smelling salts Dublin has ever had. Fringe 2017 will delight the senses and give you all kinds of reasons to explore the city. Revive yourself with new perspectives, urgent ideas and hands in the air, full-body art experiences. Get back in the ring with Fringe. Join us for an unforgettable fortnight that will leave you reeling in all the best ways. — Kris Nelson and Ruth McGowan 03
STORYTELLING / PERFORMANCE / VISUAL ART
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Trophy STO Union / Sarah Conn + Allison O’Connor with Change of Address Ottawa / Gatineau / Dublin
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Barnardo Square, Dame Street
Performances time Sep 09 — 11, 21:00 / Sep 10 — 11, 15:00, 19:00 tickets Free but ticketed. Visit fringefest.com for reservation info from August duration 50 mins Exhibition time Sep 09, 22:00 — 23:00 / Sep 10, 12:00 — 14:30, 16:00 — 18:30, 22:00 — 23:00 / Sep 11, 12:00 — 14:30, 16:00 — 18:30 tickets Free and unticketed, please drop-in.
Walk through a pop-up city of stories. Comprised of a cluster of tents, Trophy lights up Barnardo Square. Inside each tent, encounter a person who tells the true story of a moment in their life when everything changed. Move through the city of stories, visit as many tents as you feel drawn to. The installation’s evolution is determined by your actions. As the day passes, the tents transform into multi-coloured structures covered in stories of change. Trophy is a living monument to the experiences that make up our lives and a compelling conversation about change. In this special-to-Fringe presentation, STO Union and Change of Address join forces to give a local voice to a powerful Canadian concept. Canadian multi-disciplinary company STO Union create shows, videos, live art and installations. Change of Address is a collective working to connect artists, asylum seekers and refugees. “Set a boundary and they will break it.” Los Angeles Times May contain adult themes.
Dahlia Katz
Presented as part of TxD, a collaboration between Dublin Fringe Festival and SummerWorks Performance Festival (Toronto). Supported by Dublin City Council, SummerWorks Performance Festival, Ireland Park Foundation and Québec Government Office in London. Supported by the Embassy of Canada. Avec le soutien de l’Ambassade du Canada.
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THEATRE / RAVE / MUSIC
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NEON John is trying to get gone – an unwilling antihero in a fallen world. But what revenge do they seek and who will pay? Because everything of value costs something. Enter the Soiled Dove saloon, grab a drink, a dab and have some fun while the rest are hung. The devil plays the music that drives us wild. The preacher munches Love Doves. The sheriff maintains law, order and hedonism. The prostitute is the moral compass for the whole damn town. The rainman wants the madness to end, making him the bad guy? Only there are no good guys left... Part rave, part theatre, this highly anticipated collaboration offers you an immersive experience like no other. “It’s like we’re wandering between a David Lynch set and a music video.” Irish Examiner Over 18s only. Contains use of strobe lighting and smoke machines, nudity and adult themes. Supported by the Arts Council / An Chomhairle Ealaíon and MAKE, an artist development programme and residency initiative of Cork Midsummer Festival, Dublin Fringe Festival, Project Arts Centre and Theatre Forum. Presentation supported by Cork City Council.
Marcin Lewandowski
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Samuel Beckett Theatre
preview Sep 08, 20:00, €11 performance Sep 09 — 10 / 13 — 17, 20:00 other performance Sep 09 & 16, 16:00 tickets €16 / €14 conc. duration 100 mins
NEON Western Conflicted Theatre & Peter Power Cork / Dublin
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PERFORMANCE / MUSIC / THEATRE
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Town Choir Theatre Replacement with Tonnta Vancouver / Dublin
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performance Sep 16, 12:00 / Sep 17, 12:00 & 15:00 tickets free and unticketed duration 60 mins
Produced in association with Tonnta Music. Funded by the Canada Council for the Arts and the Province of British Columbia’s Ministry of Community, Sport and Cultural Development. Supported by the Embassy of Canada. Avec le soutien de l’Ambassade du Canada.
In different locations, two writers type out observations of the world unfolding around them. In that same moment, a town choir receives these observations via a large screen and sings them out to the public. Drawing on patterns of relaying information that mirror Twitter or Facebook, Town Choir treats everyday considerations as the news. Intimate and minute details are transmitted through the ether and then filtered through the live body in an epic choral declaration. Theatre Replacement builds performances that react to contemporary existence. It reflects a concern with creating innovative new forms for worldwide audiences.
Emily Cooper
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IF YOU’RE LOOKING FOR ADVENTUROUS EXPERIENCES AND BOLD IDEAS, YOU’VE COME TO THE RIGHT PLACE. DUBLIN FRINGE FESTIVAL AND PROJECT ARTS CENTRE HAVE JOINED FORCES FOR A BRAND NEW COLLABORATION: NEIGHBOURS. WE’RE HERE TO DISRUPT THE CULTURAL LANDSCAPE, GET YOU CLOSER TO THE INTERNATIONAL ARTISTS MAKING WAVES AROUND THE WORLD. GOOD NEIGHBOURS PRESENTING GREAT ART.
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PERFORMANCE / DANCE / SPECTACLE / THEATRE
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Project Arts Centre Space Upstairs
performance Sep 15 — 16, 20:30 tickets €16 / €14 conc. duration 80 mins
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MDLSX Motus Rimini
MDLSX weaves autobiography and literary evocations in a wild and fervent paean to the freedom of becoming, to gender-blending, to a being that cannot be contained within the borders of the body, skin colour, sexual organs, or boundaries of national identity. An 80-minute performance / monologue / DJ set performed by award-winning actor Silvia Calderoni and directed by Motus founders, Enrico Casagrande and Daniela Nicolò. Contains use of strobe lighting and nudity. Performed in Italian with English surtitles. In collaboration with La Villette – Résidence d’artistes 2015 Paris, Create to Connect (EU project) Bunker/ Mladi Levi Festival (Ljubljana), Santarcangelo 2015 Festival Internazionale del Teatro in Piazza, L’arboreto – Teatro Dimora di Mondaino, MARCHE TEATRO with the support of MiBACT, Regione Emilia Romagna. Supported by Instituto Italiano Di Cultura Dublino.
“Silvia Calderoni must be made of mercury, or some improbably liquid element that has yet to be discovered. Surely no body of mortal flesh could undergo the quicksilver transformations achieved by this remarkable performer.” The New York Times “The same kind of restless energy you see in Iggy Pop performances.”
**** The Guardian 11
THEATRE / LIVE ART
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Project Arts Centre Cube
performance Sep 19 — 23, 21:15 tickets €16 / €14 conc. duration 60 mins
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Triple Threat Lucy McCormick London
“The logical endgame for popular culture.” Time Out
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“Filthy and utterly hilarious.” The Stage
Post-popular prodigy Lucy McCormick and her Girl Squad present a trashstep-dubpunk morality play for the modern world. Casting herself in all the main roles, Lucy will attempt to re-connect to her own moral conscience by re-enacting the New Testament via a Nu-wave holy trinity of dance, power ballads and performance art. With trademark absurdism and enthusiasm, Lucy puts her best foot forward in the face of existential deadlock. In this hour long show Lucy invites you to join her in airing out some festering dirty laundry. Inspired by East London’s queers, queens, squatters and strikers – come to the real Royal Variety. With guest entertainment direction by cabaret and performance art superstar Ursula Martinez.
Contains strobe lighting, smoke machines, nudity and adult themes. Commissioned by hÅb and Contact for Works Ahead, with support from Soho Theatre and Marlbourgh and funding from Arts Council England. Supported by British Council (Ireland) and Dance Ireland.
WORKSHOP GO-GO DANCING AGAINST THE PATRIARCHY DanceHouse, Sep 21, 14:00 tickets €20 / €15 conc. Booking via DanceHouse duration 3 hrs
A practical workshop giving an insight into Lucy McCormick’s performancemaking practice via research, writing, devising, choreography and karaoke. Interests in pop iconography, image culture and mass consumption will make way for experimentations in mess, destruction and despair. The workshop will include heavy elements of dance and song, although no prior experience is necessary - amateurism is welcomed! Presented in partnership with Dance Ireland.
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DANCE / THEATRE
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Soldier Still Junk Ensemble Dublin
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Additional performance at Mermaid Arts Centre Sep 16, 20:00
venue Project Arts Centre, Space Upstairs preview Sep 08, 20:30, €11 performance Sep 09 — 14, 20:30 other performance Sep 14, 15:00 tickets €16 / €14 conc. duration 65 mins
Soldier Still is about violence. A new dance theatre work that blends movement, text, music, real stories and real people, creating a harrowing tale of beauty and brutality. A cast of Irish and international dancers and former soldiers collaborate with an exceptional creative team to explore the viciousness, the vulnerability and the trauma of violence. Previous Artists-in-Residence at Tate Britain, award-winning Junk Ensemble have built a reputation in Ireland as dance innovators. “Junk Ensemble has created some of the most impressive contemporary dance in Ireland … Enthralling and exact.” The Sunday Times Contains use of strobe lighting. Funded by The Arts Council / An Chomhairle Ealaíon. A co-production with Mermaid Arts Centre and Project Arts Centre. Supported by Dance Ireland and Dance Base Edinburgh. Junk Ensemble are Project Artists at Project Arts Centre.
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DANCE
Emily Turndrup
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Project Arts Centre Space Upstairs
preview Sep 11, 18:15, €11 performance Sep 12 — 14, 18:15 other performance Sep 13, 13:00 tickets €16 / €14 conc. duration 60 mins
The Dust We Raised Luke Murphy/ Attic Projects
We can try to alter mosquitoes to eliminate malaria, attempt to cure cancer or guarantee your child will be blonde. Choreographer Luke Murphy examines our giant leaps forward in science and medicine – and the backs we stepped on to get there. Quiet yet furious, sharp yet blunt, full of contradictions but starkly exposed, The Dust We Raised inhabits a haunting world of sound, film, dance and theatre where three lost souls wade through the fog – with a tempest of movement and a storm of questions.
Cork
“Deeply engaging and expertly controlled performance.” The Irish Times for Your Own Man
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Presented by Luke Murphy / Attic Projects in association with Firkin Crane, supported by the Arts Council / An Chomhairle Ealaíon and created through residencies at the Theatre Development Centre, Cork; Firkin Crane Production Residency; Killoveenoge Chapel; a 2017 Tipperary Dance Platform TRY Residency; and the generous support of Ulitma Vez (Brussels). Presentation supported by Cork City Council. Developed at FRINGE LAB with the support of Dublin Fringe Festival.
PLAY READING
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Project Arts Centre Space Upstairs
performance Sep 16 — 17, 18:15 tickets €12 / €10 conc. duration 45 mins
Dublin Fringe Festival and Royal Exchange Theatre present
Some choices are ours to make, others are made for us. Award-winning Irish playwright Stacey Gregg has written two deeply intimate stories of two women faced with the complex challenges that reproductive choice can present. Choices is part of B!RTH, a collection of international plays that question birth practice and the cultural pressures that surround it. These plays are tools to raise awareness and provoke debate on one of the most vital issues of our time: inequality in health care across the world.
B!RTH: Choices by Stacey Gregg Manchester
Presented in partnership with the Oglesby Charitable Trust and the Centre for Maternal and Newborn Health at the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine. Performer details at fringefest.com.
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COMEDY
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Project Arts Centre Space Upstairs
performance Sep 17, 20:30 tickets €14 / €12 conc. duration 60 mins
DREAMGUN FILM READS: Jurassic Park DREAMGUN
Alternative comedy from the minds behind Mimes in Time, Chaos Theory and Gym Gravy. A cast of comics and actors come together to read and perform Jurassic Park adapted into a weirdo radio play. No rehearsal, no prep and the script will be burned after. Bring popcorn. To celebrate one year of this popular series, DREAMGUN FILM READS comes to Fringe for a one night only special edition performance. Podcast recording.
Dublin
“The funniest show at EdFringe 2015.” The Sun “A true highlight of the 2016 Dublin Fringe.” Meg.ie
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CABARET / MUSIC / PERFORMANCE / THEATRE
Alex Sapienza
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Project Arts Centre Space Upstairs
performance Sep 20 — 23, 21:00 tickets €20 / €18 conc. duration 90 mins
Misery Hill: The Songs & Tall Tales of Jerry Fish, Part One Jerry Fish
“Don’t forget to read between the lines, chew what I say and try not to swallow.” One of Ireland’s most enigmatic performers steps into theatre to bring his strangerthan-fiction life story to the playhouse. Meet Jerry Fish, the descendant of pirates that once swung from the gallows on Misery Hill. Born-hard to a mermaiden mother, swaddled in a baggywrinkle by the Liffey and raised on the banks of the Thames. Chockablock full of vaudevillian fun and games, voyage to the artist’s ancestral self with never-before-told stories, half-truths, half-fictions and brand new songs.
Waterford
Supported by Waterford City and County Council.
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THEATRE / CABARET
Marcin Lewandowski
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Project Arts Centre Space Upstairs
preview Sep 19, 18:15, €11 performance Sep 20 — 22, 18:15 other performance Sep 23, 15:00 tickets €16 / €14 conc. duration 90 mins
Levin & Levin BrokenCrow
The story of Ida and Bubbie, escapees from the Russian pogroms of the early 1900s. Dressed as boys to save their lives, the girls eventually become Europe’s most famous male impersonators. But on the night of their Broadway debut, disaster strikes and the Levins are forced to question everything they ever thought about everything they ever knew. With appearances from the likes of Rasputin, Freud and Hitler, Levin & Levin is a story so incredible it might just be true. Theirs is an ode to the unsung female heroes of small-time showbiz and the displaced children of the world.
Cork
Contains use of strobe lighting and smoke machines. Supported by the Arts Council / An Chomhairle Ealaíon, Fishamble: The New Play Company’s New Play Clinic. Presentation supported by Cork City Council.
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TALK / COMEDY
Ruth Medjber
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Project Arts Centre Cube
preview Sep 08, 20:45, €11 performance Sep 09 — 11, 13:15 tickets €15 / €13 conc. duration 45 mins
Why Won’t You Have Sex With Me? Louise Bruton
A colourful exploration of sex and disability. Written by wheelchair user, disability activist and journalist Louise Bruton, this show is a response to those who think that disabled people aren’t getting any. She turns the table on non-disabled people as she tries to figure out why they think disabled people are sexless beings. Dating is a battlefield for us all but Why Won’t You Have Sex With Me? explores the challenges and attitudes that disabled people encounter along the way. It will make you laugh, make you cry and maybe you’ll get the ride.
Dublin
Contains adult themes. Developed at FRINGE LAB with the support of Dublin Fringe Festival.
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Molly O’Cathain
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THEATRE
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Project Arts Centre Cube
preview Sep 09 — 10, 20:45, €11 performance Sep 11 — 16, 20:45 other performance Sep 16, 16:30 tickets €15 / €13 conc. duration 75 mins
Spirit of Fringe / Spirit of Project 2015
From MALAPROP, this is a show about memory (but not nostalgia). Come see ex-lovers argue about when they were happiest. Come see police officers rewrite history. They don’t mean to, but they do. Come see Rasputin dance like no one’s watching. Also the Queen is there. We’re going to feed the present to the past. It’s a kind of ritual. A kind of sacrifice. Memory always is. This is for people who want to be tickled, provoked, or have a brain and have ever worried about what it’s not telling them. “Charming, smart, whimsical and achingly right-on.” The Irish Times for BlackCatfishMusketeer Contains use of strobe lighting and smoke machines, partial nudity and adult themes. Supported by Dublin Fringe Festival and Project Arts Centre. Developed at FRINGE LAB with the support of Dublin Fringe Festival.
Everything Not Saved MALAPROP Dublin
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THEATRE / COMEDY
Eoghan O’Brien
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Project Arts Centre Cube
preview Sep 13, 13:15, €10 performance Sep 14 — 15 & 17, 13:15 other performance Sep 16, 14:00 tickets €12 / €10 conc. duration 60 mins
The Egg is a Lonely Hunter Hannah Mamalis
Sophie works in a shop. She suffers from an irrational fear of eggs. Her nipples are behaving strangely and a black hole has appeared in her neighbourhood that could be / probably is a pervert. While precocious eight year olds and prophetic animals lurk around every corner, her dreams and reality begin to blur beyond comprehension or control. And worst of all, one of her favourite socks is missing. A dark, comedic odyssey by emerging absurdist writer / comedian Hannah Mamalis about beached whales, black holes and the redeeming power of eggs.
Dublin
Developed as part of Scene + Heard Festival 2016.
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DANCE / COMEDY
Neil Hainsworth
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Project Arts Centre Cube
preview Sep 10, 18:45, €11 performance Sep 11 — 16, 18:45 tickets €15 / €13 conc. duration 60 mins
Don’t Be Looking!!! Mary Nugent
Roll/wheel/hop/crawl/dance/walk up and join Mary Nugent, Leonie McDonagh, Marion Cronin and Sarah Ryan to share an hour in a ‘wheely’ different but familiar world. A world where inappropriate questions are actually ok, general misconceptions are entertaining, inappropriate laughter is welcomed and where comical differences are right in front of you. Laugh at divisions that society has imposed on people with and without disabilities. Questioning disabilities as an adult seems to be forbidden, so come do it at Don’t Be Looking!!! Warning: May cause inappropriate laughter and light bulb moments.
Cork
Supported by the Arts Council / An Chomhairle Ealaíon, Dublin Fringe Festival, Dance Ireland and Firkin Crane. Presentation supported by Cork City Council.
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PERFORMANCE / THEATRE / COMEDY
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Project Arts Centre Cube
preview Sep 18, 19:15, €11 performance Sep 19 — 22, 19:15 other performance Sep 23, 15:45 tickets €15 / €13 conc. duration 60 mins
TRUCKER Shenoah Allen
This American outcast will do anything to become a legendary truck driver. In his nerdy quest to be the ultimate badass, our hero hauls everything from cattle to jet fuel and keeps on truckin’ as he becomes the prime suspect in a murder investigation. Strap in for a surreal comedy-explosion about life, isolation, and not taking prisoners. A world premiere from multi-awardwinning cult comic Shenoah Allen (Pajama Men) known globally for his uncanny ability to switch between dozens of outrageous personalities on a whim. Directed by Caitríona McLaughlin.
Albuquerque / London
“A range as wide as a pterodactyl’s wingspan.” **** The Herald Sun Contains use of strobe lighting and adult themes. Created with the support of Soho Theatre, London.
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DANCE / LIVE ART / PERFORMANCE / THEATRE
Robbie Sweeney
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Project Arts Centre Cube
preview Sep 22, 13:15, €11 performance Sep 23, 13:15 other performance Sep 23, 19:15 tickets €15 / €13 conc. duration 60 mins
aon mhac tíre, nó roinnt mic tíre Ruairí Donovan and Mica Sigourney
“499 km de theorainn chun siúl - níl a fhios againn cé chomh eile a freagra a thabhairt ar cad atá ag tarlú.” A performance in three language sets: Gaeilge, English and Dance. Two Irishmen walk into a theatre: one from America and one from Ireland. Two men walk Irishly into an amharclann. Two Irishmen walk the border between the Republic and The North, then into a theatre. This duet traces a border, looking for midlands, mid folks and inbetweeners. It describes the familial lineages of an Irish emigrant and an Irish native, both queer; both with aspirations to discover or uncover a future by squinting at the past. Coming home. Leaving. Coming and going.
Cork / San Francisco
“Bracing, timely and disarming.” The Irish Times for GHOSTS
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COMEDY
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Abbey Theatre on the Abbey Stage
performance Sep 09 / 14 / 15 / 16 / 21 / 22, 22:00 sign language interpreted performance 21 Sep tickets €20 / €18 conc. duration 60 mins
DUBLIN FRINGE FESTIVAL AND THE ABBEY THEATRE PRESENT
Foil Arms & Hog: OinK Dublin
Former children and regular eaters Foil Arms & Hog are back with the Irish premiere of their new show at Ireland’s national theatre. OinK is a fast paced sketch show featuring a collection of songs for the elderly, a baggage handler’s interpretive dance and a shop that naively sells only balaclavas. The show has yet to be reviewed but when it is, it will be “utterly spellbinding” and “a triumph”. Best known for their YouTube videos (50 million online hits), their live show is what they’re most proud of. They’ve sold-out every year at Fringe since 2012, a run that must surely end, but hopefully not this year.
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Luca Truffarelli
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Abbey Theatre on the Peacock Stage
preview Sep 08, 21:00, €11 performance Sep 09 / 11 — 16, 21:00 tickets €16 / €14 conc. duration 90 mins
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The Shitstorm By Simon Doyle Directed by Maeve Stone Dublin An hallucinogenic riff on Shakespeare’s last play; A West-Kerry Tempest. Miranda’s been stuck on the island with her dad Prospero for a while now and things have been pretty bad. His threats to give up his magic have always been hollow until now. He’s run out on her and things have gotten a whole lot worse. Ariel is out of a job, Caliban is dangerously bored and Miranda is a teenage girl with no supervision. When the real storm hits she finally starts acting like one. In this new play Shakespeare’s characters find themselves in an entirely different context. A modern mash-up with some fierce female music and a new girl at the microphone. Cáit Fahey
Contains use of strobe lighting, nudity and adult themes. A Maeve Stone production. Co-produced by Dublin Fringe Festival and the Abbey Theatre. Developed with the support of the Arts Council / An Chomhairle Ealaíon. 31
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Abbey Theatre on the Peacock Stage
performance Sep 21 — 23, 21:00 tickets €18 / €16 conc. duration 90 mins
DUBLIN FRINGE FESTIVAL AND THE ABBEY THEATRE PRESENT
Tomboy Survival Guide Ivan Coyote Vancouver
Part anthem, part campfire story and part instructions for the dismantling of the gender stories we tell ourselves and each other. Writer and storyteller Ivan Coyote and an all-tomboy band invite the audience to join them as they navigate the narrow halls of public washrooms, skirt the treachery of growing up under the threat of being picked to be a flower girl at their aunt’s wedding, triumph over tying a double Windsor knot and discover the power and beauty in realising they were handsome all along. Supported by the Embassy of Canada. Avec le soutien de l’Ambassade du Canada.
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THEATRE
Artist: Danny Greenhalgh
S S M T W T F S S M T W T F S S 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24
Abbey Theatre on the Peacock Stage
preview Sep 09, 18:30, €11 performance Sep 11 — 16, 18:30 other performance Sep 16, 15:15 tickets €16 / €14 conc. duration 80 mins
Dummy Morb
Growing up as children of a celebrity ventriloquist, family problems regularly become front page fodder. Especially when your parent is a national joke. Burned by the glare of the spotlight, Teddy is a recluse, his only companion the dummy on his arm. But when his sister Dolly has a meltdown live on children’s television, the family home receives a couple of new house guests. One of them wooden. Throwing tantrums as well as voices, the whole family take to the stage. But which dummy is in control? From Peter Dunne, writer of This Year’s Girl, Eerie, Inhabitance and BROADENING, comes a dark hearted comedy about guilt, trauma and ventriloquism sure to set tongues wagging.
Dublin
“Unnerving, disturbing, thoughtprovoking; this is new writing at its best.” Irish Theatre Magazine for BROADENING by Peter Dunne
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Contains adult themes. Developed at FRINGE LAB with the support of Dublin Fringe Festival.
LIVE ART / PERFORMANCE
S S M T W T F S S M T W T F S S 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24
Abbey Theatre on the Peacock Stage
preview Sep 19, 18:30, €11 performance Sep 20 — 23, 18:30 other performance Sep 23, 15:15 tickets €16 / €14 conc. duration 70 mins
Talk Real Fine, Just Like a Lady Amanda Coogan and Dublin Theatre of the Deaf
Amanda Coogan and Dublin Theatre of the Deaf make a welcome return to Fringe this year in a new work that will appropriate Teresa Deevy’s play The King of Spain’s Daughter. Taking Deevy’s deafness as their ignition point, this new work will contextualise Deevy’s script within the cultural perspective of the deaf community in Ireland. Using Irish Sign language, and particularly women’s sign, as a choreographic tool the company will inhabit the Peacock in a visually stunning immersive performance. Amanda’s work has been described by Artforum as “performance art at its best” and The Irish Times described Coogan’s 2014 collaboration with DTD as “a quiet, beautiful spectacle and an intriguing collaboration.”
Dublin
Supported by the Arts Council / An Chomhairle Ealaíon and the Abbey Theatre’s Community & Education Department. 35
MUSIC / THEATRE
S S M T W T F S S M T W T F S S 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24
Smock Alley Theatre 1662
performance Sep 10, 20:30 tickets €16 / €14 conc. duration 50 mins
Nine Hilary Woods
“My dreams are a stupid refuge, like an umbrella against a thunderbolt.” A sickly day, humid, grey, blurry visions throbbing in the heat. A Ryanair flight, escape, promise. Sky close, running aground short of breath, swimming shorts, suncream, Chuck Berry. Is it better to dream than to be? “I wasn’t meant for reality, but life came and found me.” Planet Nine looks like a volcanic crater of thickened fog and frenzied awakenings. A demystifying trip of intrigue at the edge of the cosmos, a powerful piece of theatre fusing sound, dance, film, romance, and a hapless hero called King.
Dublin
“An uncompromising and singular songwriter.” The Last Mixed Tape
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THEATRE
Adam Rael
S S M T W T F S S M T W T F S S 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24
Smock Alley Theatre 1662
preview Sep 12, 20:30, €11 performance Sep 13 — 17, 20:30 other performance Sep 17, 13:00 tickets €16 / €14 conc. duration 90 mins
Close to the Sun The Corps Ensemble
Perth, Australia – home to a generation of lost children of Ireland, an isolated city in a land of myth and music. Irishman Colin prepares for his wedding to Australian sweetheart, Sophie. But things take a turn when his estranged brother Rory appears, bringing demons from their shared past. In this new ensemble play by Philip Doherty, two ancient cultures clash in an epic battle for one Irishman’s loyalty. Will Colin remain in this parched paradise or return to the lush land of his childhood? You know what they say, you can’t go back to a place that doesn’t exist anymore.
Dublin
“A young, energetic and fearless company.” Irish Examiner In partnership with Philip Doherty. Developed at FRINGE LAB with the support of Dublin Fringe Festival.
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DANCE / LIVE ART / PERFORMANCE
Julieta Cervantes
S S M T W T F S S M T W T F S S 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24
Smock Alley Theatre 1662
preview Sep 13, 18:30, €11 performance Sep 14 — 17, 18:30 other performance Sep 16, 13:00 tickets €16 / €14 conc. duration 40 mins
Everything Now Irish Modern Dance Theatre
Everything Now – our final gesture before we’re thrown off a cliff. A rollercoaster ride with beautiful dancing men, a laughing/shouting multicultural chorus, dazzling lights, stunning sounds and physical explosions, interventions from emotionally virtuosic performers from Africa and Ireland, and sound artist Jassem Hindi. Racially and politically mixed up and fucked up, supple, diverse and half beautiful, Everything Now fuses the physically brilliant with the awkward, combining formality and rigour of highly disciplined dance with elements of a 1960s happening. This is our testament. NOW! Choreographed by John Scott – creator of New York hits Lear and Fall and Recover.
Dublin
Funded by the Arts Council / An Chomhairle Ealaíon and Dublin City Council. Supported by Culture Ireland, Dance Ireland, Newstalk and The Iris O’Brien Foundation. Developed at FRINGE LAB with the support of Dublin Fringe Festival. 38
COMEDY / PERFORMANCE / THEATRE
Laura De Burca
S S M T W T F S S M T W T F S S 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24
Smock Alley Theatre 1662
preview Sep 19, 18:30, €11 performance Sep 20 — 23, 18:30 tickets €16 / €14 conc. duration 55 mins
How To Be Angry Brazen Tales Productions
You’re vexed, you’re scared, you want change. But no matter how zen you try to be, sometimes you just need to ROAR!!! Screaming and shouting is frowned upon but swallowing down that raging fire might make you sick! Witness the Brazen Ensemble tackling that most feared emotion with their trademark, twisted humour. An absurd, physical comedy exploring the battle between our animal instincts and rational minds. They’re done with the passive-aggressive bullshit, toxic keyboardtrolls and wannabe-warriors jumping on the bandwagon of outrage. So cut the crap, be brazen, get angry and join a rousing spectacle!
Dublin
Supported by axis Ballymun and Mermaid Arts Centre. Developed at Collaborations Festival.
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THEATRE / INTERACTIVE
Hildegard Ryan
S S M T W T F S S M T W T F S S 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24
Smock Alley Theatre 1662
performance Sep 20 — 23, 20:30 tickets €16 / €14 conc. duration 70 mins
The Friday Night Effect Sunday’s Child
Meet Jamie, Sive and Collette: three friends on a wild night out in Dublin. By sunrise, Collette will be dead. Can you save her? At crucial turning points, the fate of these girls will be in your hands; the audience must make decisions that will change the story irrevocably. The Friday Night Effect is a ‘choose your own adventure’ style piece that’s gripping, insightful and outrageous. From the makers of Fringe Award-winning shows My Name is Saoirse and Overshadowed comes compelling new writing combined with an edge-of-yourseat experience.
Dublin / London
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MUSICAL THEATRE
Ste Murray
S S M T W T F S S M T W T F S S 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24
Smock Alley Theatre Black Box
preview Sep 11, 21:00, €11 performance Sep 12 — 17, 21:00 other performance Sep 16 — 17, 15:30 tickets €14 / €12 conc. duration 75 mins
Fierce Notions Ill-Advised Theatre Company
A new musical about democracy, politics and fishbased confectionery products from writer / composer Fionn Foley. The distant yet familiar state of Hibernia has been taken over by corrupt tyrant Austericus, plunging its citizens into an oppressive autocracy. Two slaves, Ragnall and Milo, bear witness to a divine oracle and try to convince a local cod merchant to be the face of the revolution. But will he take the bait? Together with a riotous troupe of actors, musicians and fish, emerging Irish musical hit-makers Ill-Advised present a spectacularly irreverent take on the absolute state of the place and the power of being a ‘character’.
Dublin
Developed at FRINGE LAB with the support of Dublin Fringe Festival.
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THEATRE
Colm Summers
S S M T W T F S S M T W T F S S 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24
Smock Alley Theatre Black Box
preview Sep 20, 21:00, €11 performance Sep 21 — 23, 21:00 other performance Sep 23, 15:30 tickets €14 / €12 conc. duration 75 mins
Papini Felicity
The magic is not the disappearing act. The magic is forgetting you saw the strings attached. Claude and his closest friends are haunted by absence, loss, and a mysterious being: Papini. Val has disappeared, and Andrew, Claude’s brother, never came home. Papini slowly fills the space they left behind. Claude reacts as they always have: by writing a story. That story is adrenaline-fuelled voodoo. From brand new theatre collective Felicity, this interdisciplinary performance is intimate, cosmic and thrilling. It’s a body-high for those seeking theatrical amphetamine. Come disappear. No strings attached.
Dublin
Contains adult themes. Developed at FRINGE LAB with the support of Dublin Fringe Festival.
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THEATRE
Fenna Von Hirschheydt
S S M T W T F S S M T W T F S S 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24
Smock Alley Theatre Black Box
preview Sep 20, 19:00, €11 performance Sep 21 — 23, 19:00 other performance Sep 23, 13:30 tickets €14 / €12 conc. duration 55 mins
efficacy 84 Luke Casserly
An original devised work lead by director Luke Casserly deconstructing the controversial events surrounding the Kerry babies case of the 1980s. The truth will be disabled and nothing will be left to the imagination. A group of young theatre-artists sit in a room, but not one of them can understand or attempt to understand the meaninglessness of it all. On 14 April 1984 a woman’s identity was shattered to pieces. 33 years later we are still trying to piece it back together.
Longford / Dublin
Contains use of smoke machines. Developed in association with the Department of Drama, Trinity College Dublin. Supported by Longford County Council Arts Office.
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THEATRE / INTERACTIVE
Ste Murray
Smock Alley Theatre Black Box
S S M T W T F S S M T W T F S S 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24
Additional performance at axis Ballymun Sep 20 — 22, 19:00
preview Sep 12, 19:00, €11 performance Sep 13 — 17, 19:00 other performance Sep 16 — 17, 13:30 tickets €14 / €12 conc. duration 55 mins
From All Sides Bitter Like A Lemon
Two couples. Two stories. One ending. A journey through the savagery and beauty of modern relationships from one of Dublin’s most exciting new writing companies. Putting the audience in the driver’s seat, playwright Lee Coffey investigates the influence that gender can have on our perception and judgement. You’ll meet two pairings dealing with abuse, adultery and love in equal measure. How will they deal with what’s tearing their lives apart? You decide how the action ends. A vicious, explosive and interactive drama, that asks some tough questions about men, women, and the sides that we take.
Dublin
“A young, energetic and fearless company.” Irish Examiner Contains adult themes. Developed in partnership with axis Ballymun. 44
THEATRE / SPOKEN WORD
Sarah Gordon
S S M T W T F S S M T W T F S S 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24
Smock Alley Theatre Boys School
preview Sep 10, 18:45, €11 performance Sep 11 — 14, 20:45 other performance Sep 16 — 17, 16:15 tickets €14 / €12 conc. duration 60 mins
it’s getting harder and harder for me Alice Malseed / Sarah Baxter
In a time of all talk no action, you are invited to shut up and listen. Belfast. The bridge over the river. Friday evening. A three hander for the city’s forgotten. A lyrical punch in the gut. it’s getting harder and harder for me is the story of three women in Belfast today. It’s a cracked mirror to all places, all women. It’s hard to keep going and these women are on the edge. Brought to you by the award-winning creative duo behind Jellyfish (Dublin Fringe Festival 2015).
Belfast / Dublin / Kildare
“Sharp, punchy and often very funny…unapologetically unsentimental.” The Sunday Business Post for Jellyfish Funded by Kildare County Council. Developed at FRINGE LAB with the support of Dublin Fringe Festival.
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THEATRE / COMEDY / MUSIC
Gráinne Pollak
S S M T W T F S S M T W T F S S 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24
Smock Alley Theatre Boys School
preview Sep 11, 18:45, €11 performance Sep 12 — 14, 18:45 other performance Sep 16 — 17, 12:15 tickets €14 / €12 conc. duration 60 mins
Gladys and the Gutter Stars Rachel Gleeson and Cameron Macauley
It has been a time of soul-searching for Gladys and the Gutter Stars. They have stowed themselves away for months in seclusion, working on their hotly anticipated new album. Rumours abound. Some say it will be released on floppy disk. Others, that it consists entirely of whale song. Whatever the case may be, you’re invited to a sneak preview of their work thus far. This performance marks their extremely self-assured step back into the limelight. They’re a phoenix rising from the ashes: majestic, but a bit confused about how they got here.
Dublin
Developed at FRINGE LAB with the support of Dublin Fringe Festival.
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COMEDY
S S M T W T F S S M T W T F S S 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24
Smock Alley Theatre Boys School
performance Sep 15 — 17, 18:45 other performance Sep 16, 14:15 tickets €14 / €12 conc. duration 60 mins
FFFFFFFMILK Paul Currie
Leave your idea of stand-up comedy at the door. Master of surreal nonsense and bohemian clownarchist Paul Currie presents his follow up to last year’s Dublin Fringe Festival smash hit, Release the Baboons. So come get your surreal on and wipe all reason on the doormat before you crawl hands and knees inside the mind flume of Paul Currie and get fffffffffmilky.
Belfast
“Unique, outstandingly charismatic and utterly original.”
***** The Skinny
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COMEDY / SPOKEN WORD
Archie Carron
S S M T W T F S S M T W T F S S 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24
Smock Alley Theatre Boys School
preview Sep 15, 20:45, €11 performance Sep 16 — 17, 20:45 other performance Sep 17, 14:15 tickets €14 / €12 conc. duration 50 mins
Saharcasm Sahar Ali
“Your English is so good.” “Where are you REALLY from?” “Is your hair real?” You probably won’t find the answers to these questions in Saharcasm, a one woman show exploring the Irishism, Arabism and racism that provokes queries like these. Through poetry, music and comedy, Sahar Ali introduces us to a variety of caricatures which examine the multicultural world we live in. Sussing out the differences and similarities between here and “out foreign”.
Dublin
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PERFORMANCE / COMEDY
Catherine O’Keeffe
S S M T W T F S S M T W T F S S 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24
Smock Alley Theatre Boys School
preview Sep 19, 18:45, €11 performance Sep 20 — 23, 18:45 other performance Sep 23, 14:15 tickets €14 / €12 conc. duration 60 mins
The Assassination of Pope Urban II James Moran
An experimental comedy show about the nightmarish life and brutal death of Pope Urban II. Born a runt, Urban II lived with a wasting disease of the body and spirit that has been eradicated by modern medicine. After being born and raised in a graveyard by friendly ghouls and dead bodies he went to the Vatican where he was elected Pope in 1088. Eleven years later he was abducted and murdered by visitors from a distant planet. Using his diaries as reference, James Moran shines a light on Pope Urban II’s innermost thoughts through live performance, script readings and lecture from the pulpit.
Dublin
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MUSIC / OPERA / THEATRE / DOCUMENTARY
Zach NeSmith
S S M T W T F S S M T W T F S S 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24
Smock Alley Theatre Boys School
preview Sep 20, 20:45, €11 performance Sep 21 — 23, 20:45 other performance Sep 23, 16:15 tickets €14 / €12 conc. duration 55 mins
The Woods & Grandma Dead Lady Productions
Who are women? And what have they been doing all this time? Nothing like a primary source to answer this query. Nothing like a primary source chopped, screwed, and stuck over a spliced choral excerpt of a Cecil Sharp folksong. Part gig, part theatre, part documentary, this verbatim pop-opera exhumes its singing ghosts from the transcript of a 2002 RTÉ interview with Anne (aged 90) and Catherine (aged 88), who were raised by their grandmother Lady Augusta Gregory in Galway. This tuneful séance is less of a celebrity sighting and more of an automatic drawing spectacle.
Dublin
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COMEDY / THEATRE
Frank McKenna
S S M T W T F S S M T W T F S S 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24
The New Theatre
preview Sep 11, 18:30, €11 performance Sep 12 — 16, 21:00 tickets €15 / €13 conc. duration 60 mins
Murder Town Erin McGathy
“Blythe Lund has been found dead...next to a piñata... in the McDonald’s parking lot.” Sleepy California town Los Alamos is known for its wine-tastings, kooky antique stores, an annual Glass Blowing Festival and now: muuuurrrrddderrrrr. Sure, it’s “unfathomable” that anyone could ever lay a finger on an aspiring oncologist and ex-beauty queen, but this small-town has BIG secrets. American comedian Erin McGathy plays every suspect in this murder mystery set in California wine-country. McGathy has appeared on Drunk History (Comedy Central), Community (NBC), Harmonquest (Seeso) and is host of the relationship podcast, This Feels Terrible.
Dublin / Los Angeles
This venue has limited wheelchair accessibility, please contact our box office prior to booking.
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THEATRE / DOCUMENTARY
Martin Maguire
S S M T W T F S S M T W T F S S 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24
The New Theatre
performance Sep 13 — 16, 18:30 other performance Sep 16, 15:15 tickets €15 / €13 conc. duration 90 mins
What Good is Looking Well When You’re Rotten on the Inside? Emma O’Grady Productions
One month before his death, retired civil servant and man of few words Paddy O’Grady had a sudden urge to talk. Using a portable cassette tape recorder, he recorded 15 hours of stories about leprechauns, aliens and lonely pharmacists; absurdist political satire and musings on life, love and death. In this production Paddy’s granddaughter, Emma O’Grady, examines the fractured and fragile personas we present to the world, who we might be behind them and who we could be instead. This is a piece about emotional inheritance and grief for wasted creativity that serves as both a tribute and a warning.
Galway / Laois
Contains use of smoke machines. This venue has limited wheelchair accessibility, please contact our box office prior to booking. Supported by the Arts Council / An Chomhairle Ealaíon, Galway City Council, Galway Theatre Festival, Mermaid Arts Centre, Áras Éanna and Laois County Council.
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PERFORMANCE / THEATRE / VISUAL ART
Aaron Stapleton
S S M T W T F S S M T W T F S S 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24
The New Theatre
preview Sep 14, 13:00, €10 performance Sep 15 & 16 / 20 — 23, 13:00 tickets €12 / €10 conc. duration 60 mins
Polar Night Nadine Flynn and Aaron Stapleton
Rose has travelled to the North to spend the winter with her ill mother and her new husband. As the nights get darker and her mother gets weaker, she struggles to maintain her sanity. Trapped in a cabin full of manipulation and obscurity, Rose must try and find the light to help her escape the dark. Set in the most Northern part of Europe where daylight ceases to exist, Polar Night visits a world that borders on the supernatural, where suicide rates are high and blackness is plenty. A multidisciplinary piece that isolates the senses and intertwines the worlds of theatre and film.
Dublin
This venue has limited wheelchair accessibility, please contact our box office prior to booking.
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THEATRE
Lorna Fitzsimons
S S M T W T F S S M T W T F S S 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24
The New Theatre
preview Sep 18, 18:30, €11 performance Sep 19 — 23, 18:30 other performance Sep 23, 15:15 tickets €15 / €13 conc. duration 60 mins
All honey Sad Strippers
Ru and Luke are throwing a house-warming. They intend to warm their house. However, their guests seem more interested in whispering in the box room than joining the festivities. Explosive characters and unfolding secrets mean Ru and Luke will have to clean up more than red wine stains and glitter. All honey is laugh out loud comedy written by Ciara Smyth and directed by Jeda de Brí. Watch in horror and hilarity as friends become enemies.
Dublin
Contains adult themes. This venue has limited wheelchair accessibility, please contact our box office prior to booking. Supported by Irish Print Support. Developed at FRINGE LAB with the support of Dublin Fringe Festival.
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CABARET / COMEDY / MUSIC
Bernadette Drennan
S S M T W T F S S M T W T F S S 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24
The New Theatre
preview Sep 19, 20:30, €11 performance Sep 20 — 23, 20:30 tickets €15 / €13 conc. duration 60 mins
Dear Attracta GLAD Productions
Attracta Tension, the glorious love child of Frankie Byrne and Mailbag, descends on Dublin from the Real Capital to share her Agony Aunt correspondence with you. Running the gamut from the correct use of bath salts (“That’d skin a pig, that dose”) to managing a flaky manager in the workplace (“Concentrate on his left eye when conversing with him”), Attracta’s life lessons will leave you profoundly changed. There’ll be a piano and high stool, so she’ll be serving Ann O’Dwyer on Live at 3 realness. Just imagine.
Dublin
This venue has limited wheelchair accessibility, please contact our box office prior to booking.
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THEATRE
Ste Murray
S S M T W T F S S M T W T F S S 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24
The Lir Academy Studio 1
preview Sep 18, 18:30, €11 performance Sep 19 — 23, 21:15 other performance Sep 23, 16:00 tickets €16 / €14 conc. duration 70 mins
Normal WeGetHigh OnThis Collective
Helen is mopping the floor, Phil is popping balloons, Gary has gone home early. The party is over, but they are still there. There’s no leaving until the popping and mopping is done. Pop. Pop. Pop. Writer Caitríona Daly takes on morality, legality and validity in an examination of contemporary culture, directed by Maisie Lee. Though invariably uncomfortable, Normal seeks to ask and answer questions about the role of people living with autism in modern Ireland.
Dublin
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THEATRE
John Allen
S S M T W T F S S M T W T F S S 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24
The Lir Academy Studio 1
preview Sep 19, 18:30, €11 performance Sep 20 — 23, 18:30 other performance Sep 22 & 23, 13:00 tickets €16 / €14 conc. duration 80 mins
Susanne R. Day’s Toilers– Her Lost Play– as reconstructed by Painted Bird
Three young women determine to remake the world. They start by reconstructing a lost play. In 1913, Susanne R. Day staged a ‘little propaganda play’ in a fundraiser for women fighting for the vote. She had been fearless before, in her arguments, her commitments and her politics. She believed women should participate in all the big decisions and meant to prove it with her life. One hundred years later, three young women discover the stakes are just as high for them. Fringe Award-winners Painted Bird reconstruct the text of Day’s lost play, imagining what might have been.
Kinsale
Supported by the Arts Council / An Chomhairle Ealaíon, Cork City Council, Cork Midsummer Festival, the Tessellate Programme, The Everyman, MAKE: an artist development programme and residency initiative of Cork Midsummer Festival, Dublin Fringe Festival, Project Arts Centre and Theatre Forum, and CIT Cork. Developed at FRINGE LAB with the support of Dublin Fringe Festival. 57
INSTALLATION / LIVE ART / PERFORMANCE
S S M T W T F S S M T W T F S S 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24
NCAD Gallery
performance Sep 14 & 15, 17:00 — 21:00 / Sep 16 & 17, 12:00 — 18:00 Free and unticketed
NOT AT HOME Emma Fraser
(NINE CROWS)
& Grace Dyas
(THEATREclub)
Dublin
In 2013, she travelled to have an abortion. Afterwards, she needed to talk to women who had made this journey. She asked them to share their stories. In the waiting room, they all felt alone. They were not at home. Now, THEATREclub and NINE CROWS are asking you to come and hear their story in NOT AT HOME; an installation, a performance, a witnessing space – a waiting room. There will be no arguments, no shouting, no stopwatch to ensure balance. This is not a sermon to the converted – it’s a calm place for the undecided, for those who have made up their minds and for those who need some space to think. Contains nudity and adult themes. With support from Fiach Mac Conghail, Dublin Fringe Festival and Dublin City Council Arts Office.
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Dean Ryan McDaid
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Show in a Bag
Bewley’s Café Theatre @ Powerscourt All Photos: Cáit Fahey. Lunch not included with lunchtime shows.
preview Sep 11, 18:00, €10 time Sep 12, 13:00 / Sep 13, 13:00 / Sep 14, 20:00 / Sep 15, 20:00 / Sep 17, 13:00 / Sep 20, 18:00 / Sep 23, 18:00 tickets €13 duration 60 mins
preview Sep 11, 20:00, €10 time Sep 14, 13:00 / Sep 15, 18:00 / Sep 16, 18:00 / Sep 18, 20:00 / Sep 21, 18:00 Sep 22, 13:00 / Sep 23, 13:00 tickets €13 duration 60 mins
My Left Nut Michael Patrick
Kicking all the Boxes Liz FitzGibbon
Belfast
Dublin
400 millilitres. That’s how much liquid was drained from Michael’s left testicle when he was 18 years old. That’s more than a can of coke. He should have told someone sooner, but who could he turn to? His dad died ten years ago and besides, school is full of rumours about what the giant bulge in his trousers actually is. Who wants to stop that? The true story of a Belfast boy’s journey through puberty with no father to help him through and a giant ball to weigh him down.
What do you do when life no longer parties with you but instead looms large with the big questions? What can you do? You can batter it into submission until – kicking and screaming – it stops asking what you have to show for yourself. From the mind of a former kick boxing champion and developed with Mikel Murfi comes an explosive, physical, gut-busting – utterly fabricated – story like no other. Taking life’s big questions and leaving them reeling.
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From national tours to international stages, Show in a Bag has produced the little shows that could over the past seven years. For our eighth edition, Dublin Fringe Festival, Irish Theatre Institute and Fishamble: The New Play Company bring you four brave productions from some of Ireland’s brightest and boldest performers.
THEATRE
preview Sep 11, 13:00, €10 time Sep 12, 18:00 / Sep 13, 20:00 / Sep 16, 20:00 / Sep 18, 18:00 / Sep 20, 13:00 / Sep 21, 13:00 / Sep 22, 18:00 tickets €13 duration 60 mins
preview Sep 12, 20:00, €10 time Sep 13, 18:00 / Sep 14, 18:00 / Sep 15, 13:00 / Sep 16, 13:00 / Sep 17, 18:00 & 20:00 / Sep 18, 13:00 tickets €13 duration 60 mins
Take Off Your Cornflakes Rose Henderson and Pat Nolan
Walk For Me Kate Stanley Brennan Dublin
Dublin Who am I without my past? When we go out of our mind, where do we go? Take Off Your Cornflakes is a portrait of a marriage. Tom and Trish have celebrated their silver wedding anniversary but what happens when he wakes up with a strange woman beside him and she tells him she’s his wife? She chooses to enter his world, armed only with humour, music and love. She does her best to connect with him, but will she get lost in the attempt?
“Forget the world...Forget the people...Just close your eyes...Forget your name.” Enticed from Manhattan’s streets by a mysterious stranger, Dubliner Mary Jane gets sucked into the underground world of New York’s club scene. She gets into some sticky situations as she looks for love in all the wrong places, running through life along the edge of a knife. But she’s on a mission to prove to the world that she can walk alone. Expect sex, decks and original songs by MissKate, MathMan and Bobofunk. Contains use of strobe lighting and adult themes.
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PERFORMANCE
LUXXXER
S S M T W T F S S M T W T F S S 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24
Bewley’s Café Theatre @ Powerscourt
preview Sep 19, 20:00, €11 performance Sep 20 — 23, 20:00 tickets €15 / €13 conc. duration 60 mins
The Power of Wow X & Co.
Europe’s favourite-ish pop star XNTHONY is back. This time it’s personal. This time he’s getting hitched! Having failed to represent anyone in the Eurovision, XNTHONY is pivoting. Out is the glitter and glam. In is wife-to-be Tiffany. This is the celeb wedding of the millennium and they want you to join them on their special day as they stand together with sweaty palms and open hearts. Bring your dancing shoes. Dress to wow. Would you like beef or salmon? Or how about a slice of heteronormativity?
Dublin / London / Roscommon
“Fringe fun at its finest.” Le Cool Funded by Roscommon County Council. Developed at LimeWharf.
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CABARET
Simon Lazewski
S S M T W T F S S M T W T F S S 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24
Liberty Hall Theatre
performance Sep 15, 20:00 door 19:00 performance Sep 16, 18:00 door 17:00 performance Sep 16, 21:30 door 20:45 tickets €24 duration 105 mins
Closing Night Film Fatale
C’est finit! Auf wiedersehen! The Theatre Royale is to close. It is the end of the era of cabaret and vaudeville. Performers give one last show. Each star makes their final appearance — the act they always wished they could do. Ribald, racy, compelling and hilarious, Closing Night is a narrative variety show that pays tribute to the performers of this magical era. Hosted by cabaret superstar Dusty Limits, it’s cabaret with sparkle, energy and originality. This is the most fun you can have in a theatre.
Dublin
Contains nudity.
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THEATRE
Nathalia Azoubel
S S M T W T F S S M T W T F S S 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24
The Lir Academy Studio 2
preview Sep 12, 18:30, €11 performance Sep 13 — 16, 18:30 other performance Sep 16, 15:00 tickets €14 / €12 conc. duration 60 mins
Within Rooms (Entre Quartos) Grupo Tripé
From the capital of Brazil comes the story of four young people. They’ve left home, they’re living together and it’s getting complicated. Over time, their relationships are shaken by conflicts and thorny questions arise. Who came first and who will be last? Tough words, feelings of discontent and thoughts of rebellion make them consider their past and present. An intimate gaze at the lives of Brasília’s youth in a story of freedom and love, Within Rooms is a theatrical experience with live music and song.
Brasília
Performed in Portugese with English surtitles. With support from Fundo de Apoio A Cultura - Governo de Brasília and Embaixada do Brasil em Dublin.
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SPOKEN WORD / THEATRE
Jenny Doyle
S S M T W T F S S M T W T F S S 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24
The Lir Academy Studio 2
preview Sep 13, 20:30, €11 performance Sep 14 — 16, 20:30 other performance Sep 16, 15:00 tickets €14 / €12 conc. duration 50 mins
These Lights Jessie Doyle
Strange lights are appearing in the sky. It’s the future. We all have chips implanted in our brains. They let us access the Internet. They let us make calls and receive our emails. They control how we act. They regulate how we feel. Dublin is mostly unchanged; apart from the holograms and robot security. The Spire is a giant information feed: Twitter, news, public service information, cake videos and weather updates all day. Every day. Two sisters are about to experience the end of the world. But only one of them knows it. An explosion of spoken word, sci-fi and sisterhood. Dublin’s going out with a bang.
Dublin
Contains adult themes. Developed at Scene + Heard Festival 2017. Developed at FRINGE LAB with the support of Dublin Fringe Festival.
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COMEDY
Aoife Herrity
S S M T W T F S S M T W T F S S 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24
Bello Bar
performance Sep 11 — 14, 20:00 other performance Sep 15 — 16, 21:00 / Sep 17, 16:00 tickets €15 / €13 conc. duration 50 mins
Alison Spittle, Worrier Princess Alison Spittle
Alison worries. She worries about her sister’s Junior Cert, she worries about Brexit. She worries that someone will hack into her computer’s webcam, record her picking her nose and blackmail her with it. From RTÉ to TV3 and Sky Arts to Newstalk, and with a brand new TV series in the works, this is Alison’s hilarious follow up to smash-hit Dublin Fringe Festival success Alison Spittle Discovers Hawaii.
Dublin
“Whether character or citizen, Spittle comes across as a kind of genius.” The Irish Times “Spectacular in a beautifully surreal way.” Irish Independent Contains adult themes. Venue is not wheelchair accessible.
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COMEDY
Samantha Rayward
S S M T W T F S S M T W T F S S 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24
Bello Bar
performance Sep 15 — 16, 19:00 other performance Sep 17, 14:00 / Sep 18 — 21, 20:00 tickets €13 / €11 conc. duration 60 mins
Double Decker Bus Davey Reilly
A stand-up show dealing with the absurdity of existence. Having sold out shows in London, New York, and Edinburgh, Davey Reilly returns to Dublin with an hour of comedy about escapism, being dead and Volvo B5TLs. Davey has been described as “the future of Irish comedy” by Rich Hall and a “liberal cuck” by hundreds of online commenters. Star of Best Irish YouTube Channel, Facts., he has appeared on RTÉ, BBC and MTV.
Dublin
“One of Ireland’s brightest up and comers.” Entertainment.ie “It’s amazing to watch a one-man comedy gig achieve what often takes a whole cast, elaborate set and theatrical conceit.” Meg.ie Venue is not wheelchair accessible. Developed at FRINGE LAB with the support of Dublin Fringe Festival. 67
COMEDY / MUSIC
Davida Gdannsk
S S M T W T F S S M T W T F S S 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24
The International Bar
preview Sep 11, 18:45, €11 performance Sep 12 — 15, 18:45 other performance Sep 16, 13:00 tickets €13 / €11 conc. duration 60 mins
Seven Shades Aindrias de Staic
Seven deadly sins, a story in seven parts, Seven Shades of Shtax and a man seeking answers. Armed with a fiddle, a loop peddle and some epic stories, he tries to address his flaws. A storytelling experience with a difference by Aindrias de Staic, a man who can’t stop acting the bollox!
Galway
Venue is not wheelchair accessible.
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COMEDY
S S M T W T F S S M T W T F S S 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24
The International Bar
preview Sep 18, 18:45, €11 performance Sep 19 — 22, 18:45 other performance Sep 23, 13:00 tickets €13 / €11 conc. duration 60 mins
Science Idiot Ruth Hunter
The all-organic entity Ruth Hunter wildly misinterprets science. An alternative stand-up show that makes parallels between science and everyday life that are entirely incorrect. First runner up in Edinburgh’s So You Think You’re Funny 2016, Science Idiot is about time, decay and being broke. And sex, fungal cream, Ireland, boys, fresh eggs, language, gastroenteritis, girls, healthcare, the economy and itchiness. And why maths is hard.
Dublin
“Big things predicted for this one.” The Skinny Contains adult themes. Venue is not wheelchair accessible.
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Studio Yum Yum
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VISUAL ART
S S M T W T F S S M T W T F S S 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24
Fumbally Exchange
opening Sep 14, 18:00 — 20:00 free exhibition Sep 15 — 21, 12:00 — 20:00
On the Pop Studio Yum Yum Dublin
“It happened every time he went on the pop. At first it made him curious. Soon he became only afraid.” Writer Peter MacNamara has written a short story inspired by the Dublin phrase ‘on the pop’. It’s a tale of one young man’s trials and tribulations as he cums to terms with his erection being inexplicably linked to a white pigeon. Studio Yum Yum members – Niamh Hannaford, Gavin Leane, Gearóid O’Dea and Darren O’Driscoll - have created a series of vibrant visual art works in a range of mediums including painting, photography and sculpture in reaction to the story. An exhibition exploring confessions, vulnerability and Dublin wit. This venue is not wheelchair accessible.
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THEATRE
Ste Murray
S S M T W T F S S M T W T F S S 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24
The Gutter Bookshop
preview Sep 16, 19:30, €11 performance Sep 17 — 21 / 23 — 24, 19:30 other performance Sep 21 & 23, 21:30 tickets €14 / €12 conc. duration 65 mins
End Of. Sugar Coat Theatre
Best friends Siobhán and Drew know what to expect from a day’s work in the bookshop: difficult customers, poor pay and bad prospects. But then a box arrives containing a bewildering object, causing books to levitate and shelves to disappear. They are plunged into a mystery that makes them question not just their friendship, but the very fate of the world. With visual illusions by award-winning magicians, End Of. is a thought-provoking comedy about the very beginning of the very end of the world.
Dublin / Donegal
Funded by the Arts Council / An Chomhairle Ealaíon. Developed at FRINGE LAB with the support of Dublin Fringe Festival.
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THEATRE / MUSIC
Sean Lordan
S S M T W T F S S M T W T F S S 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24
Handball Alley, St Michan’s Park, Green Street
preview Sep 20, 20:30, €11 performance Sep 21 — 24, 20:30 tickets €15 / €13 duration 60 mins
Spliced Chalk it Down Productions / Timmy Creed
In a handball alley between three concrete walls, a conversation is taking place between a hurler, an artist and a musician. Timmy is contemplating life outside the institution that raised him: the GAA. Must we go back to fully understand? Why are emotions suppressed for a stronger exterior? Can we talk about this? A new show written and performed by Timmy Creed with visual artist David Mathúna and electronic musician Chris Somers. Directed by Gina Moxley. “Too long a sacrifice can make a stone of the heart” – W.B. Yeats.
Cork
Contains adult themes. Developed at Scene + Heard Festival 2017 and Theatre Development Centre, Cork. Presentation supported by Cork City Council.
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THEATRE
S R Taylor Photography
S S M T W T F S S M T W T F S S 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24
Meeting Point @ archway entrance to Baggot Court on Lower Baggot St.
preview Sep 09 — 11, 19:30, €11 performance Sep 12 — 16 / 18 — 24, 19:30 other performance Sep 16 & 23, 14:30 tickets €15 / €13 conc. duration 50 mins
The Half Of It MOMMO
In a Dublin flat, a Cork woman is climbing the walls. She hasn’t stepped outside for six years. She lives alone, eating dry digestives and hiding from the postman. Her door hasn’t opened in years but today you can sit on her couch and hear her story. Does she still exist? Can you find her? If you do, don’t tell anyone. This new drama by Karen Cogan marks the debut production from Cathal Cleary and Saileóg O’Halloran’s theatre company, MOMMO.
Dublin / London
Venue is not wheelchair accessible. Supported by Roscommon County Council Arts Office.
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OPERA
S S M T W T F S S M T W T F S S 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24
O’Reilly Theatre, Belvedere College
performance Sep 15 & 16, 19:30 tickets €33 / €28 conc. duration 120 mins
Owen Wingrave Opera Collective Ireland
Composed at the height of the Vietnam War, Benjamin Britten’s opera is as pertinent now as then. Is pacifism an act of cowardice or a desire to escape from the spiral of war to achieve lasting peace? To what extent do we determine our own future? Should past events inform the decisions we make? Winner of Best Production at Dublin Fringe Festival 2015, Opera Collective Ireland (formerly IYO) showcase some of Ireland’s best young singers in a daring staging of this gripping psychodrama. An opera for the times we live in. A co-production with L’Académie de l’Opéra national de Paris. Conducted by Stephen Barlow. Directed by Tom Creed.
Dublin
“All round perfection that was wonderous.” The Sunday Business Post for Agrippina Supported by the Arts Council / An Chomhairle Ealaíon, Opera Nationale de Paris, Lyric FM, Irish Chamber Orchestra and Lime Tree Theatre. 75
COMEDY / PERFORMANCE / INTERACTIVE
Conor O’Toole
S S M T W T F S S M T W T F S S 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24
The Offices of The Dublin Correspondent, 62 Mountjoy Square West
performance Sep 09 — 24, 19:00 tickets €10 duration 60 mins
Deadline! Conor O’Toole
Comedian Conor O’Toole has an hour to get the paper out. He’s taken a job editing the Dublin Correspondænt and urgently needs staff. Come see the modern news cycle live, right before your eyes. A seriously interactive comedy show about the media and the process of producing news. Be part of the spin, compromise and manipulation that goes into making even a simple newsheet to a tight deadline.
Dublin
Venue is not wheelchair accessible.
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INSTALLATION / INTERACTIVE
Meghann Hales
S S M T W T F S S M T W T F S S 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24
Temple Bar Gallery + Studios Studio 6
performance Sep 15 — 19, 14:30 — 20:00 free and unticketed
Fully Automated Luxury Gender Oasis Trans Live Art Salon
Do you sometimes find festivals overwhelming? Do you ever yearn to draw or crochet, even though you’ve always been convinced you couldn’t? Want to read books and play games by trans artists from all over the world, or chat about gender? The Trans Live Art Salon is hosting an inclusive space in the heart of the city with performances, readings, queer skill-sharing workshops, all served with tea and biscuits to keep you going during Fringe-time. No matter what has left you parched, the Fully Automated Luxury Gender Oasis is here to replenish you.
Dublin
Trans Live Art Salon is a shared initiative with Live Collision.
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PERFORMANCE / VISUAL ART / DANCE
Lucas Garvey
S S M T W T F S S M T W T F S S 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24
The Fumbally
preview Sep 18, 20:00, €11 performance Sep 19 & 21 — 24, 20:00 tickets €14 / €12 conc. duration 60 mins
We’re All Mad Here Gráinne O Carroll
Enter a world of fantasies and illusions. A place where whatsits share their daily follies. Here, a reality is created by two heads who wish to control one body. Sprouting new limbs while caught at a crossroads, decisions are provoked that show the internal yingyang duality through physical metamorphosis. We’re All Mad Here arises from the concern of intervening in a different space: a space where just one decision can change the meaning of the show and the body of the performer.
Dublin / Barcelona
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CIRCUS / SPECTACLE
Eoin Comiskey
S S M T W T F S S M T W T F S S 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24
Meeting Point @ The Point Luas Stop
performance Sep 14 — 16 / 21 — 23, 20:30 / 22:00 other performance Sep 12 — 13 / Sep 20, 21:00 tickets €18 / 16 conc. duration 60 mins
Raven Eyed Loosysmokes
A turbulent dream. Gasps for air, confusion. Reality suspends. The room breathes. The inhabitants, blurred outlines sketching themselves, slink to the edges, slide up walls. Testing the solidity of air. The room is flung upside down. Physics untethered, the fantastic crashes in. Walls scaled to the impossible. This room will collapse. An acrobatic and visual tour de force drowned in a surreal soundscape produced by Loosysmokes, creators of Dublin Fringe Festival 2015 hit Behind the Dark.
Dublin
Contains use of strobe lighting. Venue is a 10 minute walk from the meeting point. Funded by the Arts Council / An Chomhairle Ealaíon. Developed at FRINGE LAB with the support of Dublin Fringe Festival.
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MUSIC / PARTY / SPECTACLE
Ste Murray
S S M T W T F S S M T W T F S S 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24
St Werburgh’s Church
performance Sep 22 — 24, 19:30 tickets €18 / €16 conc. duration 90 mins
Requiem for the Truth Stomptown Brass
Outrageously energetic 10-piece street-funk band Stomptown Brass invite you to join them as they take on an audacious task; to host a funeral for the truth. Witness the colourful exuberance of the Haitian Voodoo-inspired New Orleans jazz funeral as it smashes up against the mournful, solemn ceremony of Roman Catholicism. This is a show both life-affirming and other-worldly. An extravagant, chaotic street party with a dark twist. So get in (second-)line, and follow the blistering trumpets and blaring trombones from the streets of Dublin to the house of God as we ask: is Truth really dead? Was it ever alive?
Dublin
“Blending the sounds of funk and blues with a raucous cacophony of powerful driving rhythms.” Entertainment.ie
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In association with Collapsing Horse and Peter Power. Contains use of strobe lighting and smoke machines. Venue is not wheelchair accessible.
MUSIC
Patrick O’Laoghaire
S S M T W T F S S M T W T F S S 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24
Chocolate Factory
performance Sep 16 — 17, 20:00 tickets €16 duration 90 mins
We Are A Tribe I Have A Tribe
We Are A Tribe of five musicians: Patrick O Laoghaire, Philip Doran, Robbie Kitt, MaryKate Geraghty and Danny Snow. What if the whole room becomes part of the tribe? Everybody has within themselves, since birth, a relationship with rhythm, a sense of timing, a natural affinity with sound, play, communication, response, curiosity, release. All you need is the confidence to explore it, the right space, the right energy - a tribe to join. Come join. Come get free. I Have a Tribe, You have a Tribe, We Are a Tribe. So, come see the show. Or, come be the show.
Dublin
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MUSIC
S S M T W T F S S M T W T F S S 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24
13 North Great George’s Street
performance Sep 10, 19:15 / 21:30 tickets €15 / €13 conc. duration 70 mins
Bottlenote
The Bottlenote music collective reaches deep into the Irish scene of improvising musicians to present an evening of new music in the dilapidated surrounds of an abandoned Georgian residence. Vintage keyboards jostle against woodwinds, modular synthesizers drone over six strings and a saxophone player is heard through the old porous walls. Join Ireland’s finest improvising performers inside a space that few eyes have enjoyed since its nineteenth century glory days.
Dublin
Venue is not wheelchair accessible.
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PERFORMANCE / THEATRE
James Kane
S S M T W T F S S M T W T F S S 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24
The Complex
preview Sep 21, 22:00, €11 performance Sep 22 — 23, 20:00 / 22:00 tickets €14 / €12 conc. duration 60 mins
SLSD No Kissin’ Ensemble
There will never be another night like this. A city on the rise. Taken over by a party. And at the heart of it? SLSD, the underground rave where people find their voice, their sound and their home. Cork’s No Kissin’ Ensemble are letting Dublin in on the secrets of a movement from the true capital. Feel the bass shake your body, feel everything and nothing, from pure ecstasy-filled love to brain-melting sickness. Spoken word, movement and an original house music score combine in an unforgettable depiction of how it feels to rave.
Cork
Contains adult themes. Venue is not wheelchair accessible. Supported by the Arts Council / An Chomhairle Ealaíon and MAKE, an artist development programme and residency initiative of Cork Midsummer Festival, Dublin Fringe Festival, Project Arts Centre and Theatre Forum. Presentation supported by Cork City Council.
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MUSIC / PARTY
Ciarna Hackett
S S M T W T F S S M T W T F S S 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24
Fibber Magees
performance Sep 21, 21:00 door 20:30 tickets €9 duration 300 mins
BLACK JAM Fried Plantains Collective
A night of Afro diaspora music displaying the roots of Africa in all its punk, funk and grunge deadliness. Whether you’re brown, white, punk or into trap, you’re gonna enjoy seeing this lot. There’s Big Joanie, bringing black feminist sistah punk from London: riot grrrl with a sprinkling of dashikis. Then it’s some grunge soul as Sabatta mix punk and psychedelia: think Sly Stone meets Iggy Pop. Dublin’s best Afro-trad band Rhythm Africana and Côte d’Ivoire’s MC freestyle rapper MAI complete the line up. Lace up yer boots and get dancin’!
Dublin
This gig is free for asylum seekers and refugees. Please email friedplantainscollective@gmail.com to get yourself on the guest list. Venue is not wheelchair accessible.
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MUSIC / ELECTRONICA
S S M T W T F S S M T W T F S S 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24
D-Light Studios
performance Sep 15, 19:30 door 19:00 tickets €22 (on the door) / €18 (in advance, limited availability) duration 210 mins
ZEHR GUT & D-Light Studios present
One of the stars of Weimar’s increasingly infamous Giegling collective, Berlin DJ and producer Edward makes his Irish debut with a very special three hour live audio visual performance in the unique setting of D-Light Studios. While his production output spans across a broad range of styles, Edward’s music typically encompasses the emotion-filled qualities that have helped make Giegling one of house and techno’s bestloved labels in the world. Zehr Gut is a collaboration between alternative space focused event producers Homebeat and the Goethe-Institut Irland celebrating the continuing impact of German artistry here in Ireland. Support from Dreamcycles.
Edward (Giegling) LIVE Berlin
This venue has wheelchair accessibility, however please contact our box office prior to booking. Presented by Goethe-Institut Irland and D-Light Studios. 85
DANCE / PERFORMANCE
Clare Keogh
S S M T W T F S S M T W T F S S 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24
Meeting House Square
performance Sep 10, 12:00 / 13:00 / 14:00 / 15:00 / 16:00 / 17:00 duration 15 mins free and unticketed
ABACUS Laura Murphy
Step off the conveyor belt. Nine women take 18 buckets through some finely tuned choreography: lifting and swinging, twirling and clashing to the beat of the industrial drum. They’re working on the hour, every hour for six hours. A hypnotic journey across the factory floor making a spectacle of the mundane. Choreographer Laura Murphy finds the humanity in mass production and hears music where others hear noise. Pick up a bucket and get in line.
Cork
This is an outdoor performance, please dress appropriately. Supported by Temple Bar Cultural Trust. Originally created as part of Cork’s Dancer in Residence at Firkin Crane supported by the Arts Council / An Chomhairle Ealaíon, Cork City Council and Firkin Crane. The development of this work has been supported by Dance Ireland.
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Information Toolbox Presenter Profiles and One-to-ones Venue Wood Quay Venue Time Sep 15, 09:00 (210 mins) Tickets €30 / 1 person, €50 / 2 people from the same organisation (Friday only – breakfast included). €35 / 1 person, €55 / 2 people (Friday & Saturday) Things We Haven’t Made Yet Venue The Lir Studio 1 Time Sep 16 11:00 — 12:45
Space is limited and must be pre-booked. Register by August 25 at irishtheatreinstitute.ie to guarantee your place at this year’s event. First preference is given to artists presenting theatre and dance in Dublin Fringe Festival. For top tips in advance of INFORMATION TOOLBOX, follow Irish Theatre Institute on Facebook and Twitter. Information Toolbox is funded by the Arts Council / An Chomhairle Ealaíon, Dublin City Council and Culture Ireland.
Are you a theatre-maker or company programmed in this year’s Fringe? Want to hear how programmers select work? Are you looking for real networking opportunities and a chance to pitch your show to venues and festivals? Want to take it one step further and start planning a tour? Irish Theatre Institute invites theatre and dance companies who are presenting work at Dublin Fringe Festival to its annual networking event, INFORMATION TOOLBOX. Running for the 12th consecutive year, it attracts presenters from across Ireland and brings hand-picked guests from international organisations right to you so that you can grow your network of connections. Here’s how it works: Presenter Profiles Three programmers reveal how they curate and engage with emerging and independent artists. One-to-ones ITI matches you in bespoke meetings where you meet programmers to talk about creating a future for your show. Things We Haven’t Made Yet A pitch session where invited Irish artists introduce upcoming projects with an eye to securing development and touring partners.
Scripted at the Lir Venue The Lir Academy, Studio 1 Date Sep 16, 15:00 Duration 60 mins Free but ticketed available at box office or over the phone.
The Lir National Academy of Dramatic Art at Trinity College Dublin presents a showcase of new plays by this year’s graduating Master in Fine Art playwrights. The three playwrights have been immersed in training led by Graham Whybrow, former Literary Manager of the Royal Court, and taught by playwrights, dramaturges and literary managers. Scripted has a professional cast including graduate actors from The Lir Academy. It offers script-in-hand readings of extracts and a chance to hear new plays by emerging playwrights. 87
DUBLIN FRINGE FESTIVAL AND COLLAPSING HORSE PRESENT YOUNG RADICALS: FRINGE FOR KIDS
YOUNG RADICALS: FRINGE FOR KIDS FOR THE VERY FIRST TIME, DUBLIN FRINGE FESTIVAL AND COLLAPSING HORSE BRING YOU A WHOLE HOST OF SHOWS THAT HAVE BEEN MADE ESPECIALLY FOR (AND BY!) YOUNG PEOPLE. FROM PODCAST TO PARTY, BABIES TO TEENS, THERE’S SOMETHING FOR ALL AGES IN OUR BRAND NEW KIDS PROGRAMME. LITTLE FRINGERS – JOIN THE GANG!
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COMEDY / CIRCUS
F S S M T W T F S S M T W T F S 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23
Project Arts Centre Space Upstairs
preview Sep 08 — 09, 13:00 performance Sep 10 / 17 / 22 — 23, 13:00 other performance Sep 16, 12:00 & 13:30 / Sep 17, 15:00 / Sep 23, 18:15 tickets €8 (kids) / €14 (adults) / €35 for 4 (kids & at least one adult) duration 60 mins
LORDS OF STRUT & THISISPOPBABY present
LORDS OF STRUT: ABSOLUTE LEGENDS Cork / Carlow
Ages 9—12
All their lives they wanted to be famous. To get there they need to make the perfect dance routine and they need your help. In this dance fantasy adventure brothers Sean and Seamus rock out some banging moves, run into trouble, have a few tantrums, cause a teensy bit of mayhem and find out if fame is really what they’re looking for after all. Street Performance World Champions, unlikely heroes of Fringe smash hit RIOT and Britain’s Got Talent favourites, LORDS OF STRUT deliver their most ridiculous and sublime family show to date. Riproaringly funny, fantastically bizarre and Absolute Legends!
Piquant Media
Contains use of strobe lighting and smoke machines. Funded by Cork City Council, the Arts Council / An Chomhairle Ealaíon, Pavilion Theatre and supported by Greywoods Arts.
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MUSIC / THEATRE
S S M T W T F S S M T W T F S S 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24
The Lir Academy Studio 2
performance Sep 16, 10:00 & 11:30 / Sep 17, 11:00, 12:30 & 14:00 tickets €8 (kids) / €12 (adults) €35 for 4 (kids & at least one adult) duration 50 mins
Muziekvoorstelling.nl and Festival 2 Turven Hoog present
Three musicians enchantingly blow you to a warm world of breath and wind. A world where the only spoken language is music. Where every breeze turns into beautiful sounds: a breath through your hair, blowing up a beach ball and even your dad sneezing. Whoosh! stimulates skin and hair, eyes and ears! A wordless performance of music and movement.
Whoosh!
Utrecht / Amsterdam
A co-production of Alle Hoeken van de Kamermuziek and Festival 2 Turven Hoog. Presented by Muziekvoorstelling.nl and Festival 2 Turven Hoog.
Ages 1—4
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COMEDY
S S M T W T F S S M T W T F S S 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24
Smock Alley Theatre 1662
performance Sep 22 & 23, 16:00 other performance Sep 23, 12:30 tickets €8 (kids) / €12 (adults) €35 for 4 (kids & at least one adult) duration 50 mins
“Tiernan had delighted giggles running round the room.” The Telegraph
Ages 6—10
Image: Sarah Moloney
Monster LOLs: Stand-Up Comedy for Kids Tiernan Douieb, Bec Hill & guests London
“Do penguins have knees?” “What do you call a fly with no wings?” “Why doesn’t Tarzan have a beard?” All of these important questions will definitely NOT be answered at Monster LOLs. A top notch comedy hour for children, mums, dads, friends, grandparents and anyone else who loves a giggle without the rude bits. Get your laughing gear round some of the bestest tried and tested comics around, hosted by the UK’s Comedy Club 4 Kids fantabulous Tiernan Douieb. Who knows who might show up? (ahem...very famous funny people...wink, wink!).
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PODCAST
S S M T W T F S S M T W T F S S 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24
Podcast fringefest.com
Released daily from Sep 18 — 22 on fringefest.com. Free!
Ages 12 & under
Cobra’s Quest Rise Productions
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Image: Lance Faucett
Dublin
An epic audio adventure for under 12s, Cobra’s Quest is a free podcast produced by seven year old Cadhla and her dad Aonghus. Journey to a world of magic and mystery as Cobra faces up to her fears and faces down the shadowy Lemurites. With challenges to tackle and obstacles to overcome, can our hero succeed on her quest? After the international success of Fight Night and The Games People Play, the award-winning Rise
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THEATRE
S S M T W T F S S M T W T F S S 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24
Abbey Theatre on the Peacock Stage
preview Sep 14, 13:00 performance Sep 15 — 16 / 21 — 23, 13:00 tickets €8 (kids) / €12 (adults) €35 for 4 (kids & at least one adult) duration 60 mins
Birdy Eccles Theatre Group
A highly energetic, offbeat show about the adventures of Birdy and her quest to put together the best band in the world. When singing is banned by evil overlord President Liz, Birdy hightails it out of town on a musical odyssey. With her pals Jazz Fusion Fox and the Techno Turtle, will Birdy be able to save her hometown from a future without music? A rollicking good time for young and old alike, Birdy is a sublimely silly musical adventure by creators Jane Madden and Ross Gaynor.
Dublin
Ages 6—10
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MUSIC / PARTY
S S M T W T F S S M T W T F S S 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24
D-Light Studios
performance Sep 23, 20:00 tickets €13 duration 90 mins
Teen Dream Young Hearts Run Free in collaboration with KATO
For one night only, Young Hearts Run Free – in collaboration with KATO – return to Fringe with a knockout line-up at D-Light Studios. Teen Dream brings together the best in music, spoken word and performance to an old warehouse space, showcasing some of the brightest teenage lights, as well as introducing established artists to a teenage audience, and although the event has teenagers as its focus, it’s open to all. As ever, Young Hearts Run Free supports the Simon Community.
Dublin
This venue has wheelchair accessibility, however please contact our box office prior to booking.
Ages 13+
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Index A
ABACUS | 86 Alison Spittle, Worrier Princess | 66 All honey | 54 aon mhac tíre, nó roinnt mic tire | 27
B
B!RTH: Choices | 17 Birdy | 93 BLACK JAM | 84 BOTTLENOTE | 82
C
Close to the Sun | 37 Closing Night | 63 Cobra’s Quest | 92
D
Deadline! | 76 Dear Attracta | 55 Don’t Be Looking!!! | 25 Double Decker Bus | 67 Dreamgun’s Film Reads: Jurrasic Park | 18 Dummy | 34
E
efficacy 84 | 43 End Of. | 72 Everything Not Saved | 22 Everything Now | 38
F
FFFFFFFMILK | 47 Fierce Notions | 41 Foil Arms & Hog: OinK | 28 From All Sides | 44 Fully Automated Luxury Gender Oasis | 77
G
Gladys and the Gutter Stars | 46
H
How To Be Angry | 39
I
Information Toolbox | 87 it’s getting harder and harder for me | 45
K
Kicking All the Boxes | 60
L
Levin & Levin | 20 LORDS OF STRUT: ABSOLUTE LEGENDS | 88
M
MDLSX | 10 Misery Hill: The Songs & Tall Tales of Jerry Fish - Part One | 19 Monster LOLS: Stand Up Comedy for Kids | 91 Murder Town | 51 My Left Nut | 60
N
NEON Western | 06 Nine | 36 Normal | 56 NOT AT HOME | 58
O
On the Pop | 70 Owen Wingrave | 75
P
Papini | 42 Polar Night | 53
R
Raven Eyed | 79 Requiem for the Truth | 80
S
Saharcasm | 48 Science Idiot | 69 Scripted | 87 Seven Shades | 68 SLSD | 83 Soldier Still | 14 Spliced | 73 Susanne R. Day’s Toilers - Her Lost Play - as reconstructed by Painted Bird | 57
T
Take Off Your Cornflakes | 61 Talk Real Fine, Just Like a Lady | 35 Teen Dream | 94 The Assassination of Pope Urban II | 49 The Dust We Raised | 16 The Egg is a Lonely Hunter | 24 The Friday Night Effect | 40 The Half of It | 74 The Power of Wow | 62 The Shitstorm | 30 The Woods & Grandma | 50 These Lights | 65 Tomboy Survival Guide | 32 Town Choir | 08 Triple Threat | 12 Trophy | 04 TRUCKER | 26
W
Walk For Me | 61 We Are A Tribe | 81 We’re All Mad Here | 78 What Good is Looking Well When You’re Rotten on the Inside? | 52 Whoosh! | 90 Why Won’t You Have Sex With Me? | 21 Within Rooms (Entre Quartos) | 64
Z
ZEHR GUT & D-Light Studios
present Edward (Giegling) | 85 107
Day by Day Fri 08 13:00 LORDS OF STRUT: ABSOLUTE LEGENDS (preview) Project Arts Centre, Space Upstairs (60 mins) P.88
20:00 NEON Western Samuel
18:45 Don’t Be Looking!!!
Beckett Theatre (100 mins) P.06
(preview) Project Arts Centre,
20:30 Soldier Still Project Arts Centre, Space Upstairs
18:45 it’s getting harder and
(65 mins) P.14
harder for me (preview) Smock
20:45 Everything Not Saved (preview) Project Arts Centre, Cube (75 mins) P.22 21:00 The Shitstorm Abbey Theatre on the Peacock Stage (90 mins) P.30 21:00 Trophy Barnardo Square, 20:00 NEON Western (preview)
Dame Street (50 mins) P.4
Samuel Beckett Theatre
22:00 Foil Arms & Hog: OinK
(100 mins) P.06
Abbey Theatre on the Abbey
20:30 Soldier Still (preview) Project Arts Centre, Space Upstairs (65 mins) P.14 20:45 Why Won’t You Have Sex With Me? (preview) Project Arts
(60 mins) P.45 19:00 Deadline! The Offices of The Dublin Correspondent, 62 Mountjoy Square West (60 mins) P.76 19:00 Trophy Barnardo Square, Dame Street (50 mins) P.4
Mon 11 15:00 Trophy Barnardo Square, Dame Street (50 mins) P.4 18:00 My Left Nut (preview) Bewley’s Café Theatre @ Powerscourt (60 mins) P.60 18.15 The Dust We Raised (preview) Project Arts Centre, Space Upstairs (60 mins) P.16 18:30 Dummy Abbey Theatre on the Peacock Stage (80 mins) P.34 18:30 Murder Town (preview) The New Theatre (60 mins) P.51 18:45 Don’t Be Looking!!! Project Arts Centre, Cube (60 mins) P.25
Sun 10 12:00 ABACUS Meeting House Square (15 mins) P.86
21:00 The Shitstorm (preview)
13:00 ABACUS Meeting House
Stage (90 mins) P.30
Alley Theatre, Boys School
Stage (60 mins) P.28
Centre, Cube (45 mins) P.21
Abbey Theatre on the Peacock
Cube (60 mins) P.25
Square (15 mins) P.86
18:45 Gladys and the Gutter 19:15 Bottlenote 13 North Great Georges Street (70 mins) P.82 19:30 The Half of It (preview)
Stars (preview) Smock Alley Theatre, Boys School (60 mins) P.46 18:45 Seven Shades (preview) The International Bar
13:00 LORDS OF STRUT:
Meeting Point @ The archway
ABSOLUTE LEGENDS Project
entrance to Baggot Court on
Sat 09
Arts Centre, Space Upstairs
Lower Baggot Street
19:00 Deadline! The Offices of
(60 mins) P.88
(50 mins) P.74
The Dublin Correspondent, 62
13:00 LORDS OF STRUT:
13:15 Why Won’t You Have Sex
20:00 NEON Western Samuel
ABSOLUTE LEGENDS (preview)
With Me? Project Arts Centre,
Beckett Theatre (100 mins) P.06
Project Arts Centre, Space
Cube (45 mins) P.21
Upstairs (60 mins) P.88
(65 mins) P.14
16:00 NEON Western Samuel
20:45 Everything Not Saved
Beckett Theatre (100 mins) P.06
(preview) Project Arts Centre,
18:30 Dummy (preview) Abbey
Cube (75 mins) P.22
Theatre on the Peacock Stage
14:00 ABACUS Meeting House
(80 mins) P.34
Square (15 mins) P.86
19:00 Deadline! The Offices of
15:00 ABACUS Meeting House
The Dublin Correspondent, 62
Square (15 mins) P.86
Meeting Point @ The archway entrance to Baggot Court on Lower Baggot Street (50 mins) P.74
108
20:30 Nine Smock Alley
Centre, Space Upstairs
Cube (45 mins) P.21
19:30 The Half of It (preview)
(60 mins) P.76
20:30 Soldier Still Project Arts
With Me? Project Arts Centre,
(60 mins) P.76
Mountjoy Square West
Theatre, 1662 (50 mins) P.36
13:15 Why Won’t You Have Sex
Mountjoy Square West
(60 mins) P.68
15:00 Trophy Barnardo Square, Dame Street (50 mins) P.4
21:00 Trophy Barnardo Square, Dame Street (50 mins) P.4 21:30 Bottlenote 13 North Great Georges Street (70 mins) P.82 13:00 Take Off Your Cornflakes
16:00 ABACUS Meeting House
(preview) Bewley’s Café Theatre
Square (15 mins) P.86
@ Powerscourt (60 mins) P.61
17:00 ABACUS Meeting House
13:15 Why Won’t You Have Sex
Square (15 mins) P.86
With Me? Project Arts Centre, Cube (45 mins) P.21
19:00 Trophy Barnardo Square, Dame Street (50 mins) P.4 19:30 The Half of It (preview) Meeting Point @ The archway entrance to Baggot Court on Lower Baggot Street (50 mins) P.74 20:00 Kicking All the Boxes (preview) Bewley’s Café Theatre @ Powerscourt (60 mins) P.61 20:00 Alison Spittle, Worrier Princess Bello Bar (50 mins) P.66
20:30 Soldier Still Project Arts
19:00 From All Sides (preview)
18:00 Walk For Me Bewley’s
20:30 Soldier Still Project Arts
Centre, Space Upstairs
Smock Alley Theatre, Black Box
Café Theatre @ Powerscourt
Centre, Space Upstairs
(65 mins) P.14
(55 mins) P.44
(60 mins) P.61
(65 mins) P.14
20:45 Everything Not Saved
19:30 The Half of It Meeting
18.15 The Dust We Raised
Project Arts Centre, Cube
Point @ The archway entrance
Project Arts Centre, Space
(75 mins) P.22
to Baggot Court on Lower
Upstairs (60 mins) P.16
20:45 it’s getting harder and
Baggot Street (50 mins) P.74
18:30 Dummy Abbey Theatre
harder for me Smock Alley
20:00 Alison Spittle, Worrier
on the Peacock Stage
Theatre, Boys School
Princess Bello Bar (50 mins)
(80 mins) P.34
(60 mins) P.45
P.66
21:00 Fierce Notions (preview)
20:00 Walk For Me (preview)
Smock Alley Theatre, 1662
20:30 These Lights (preview)
Smock Alley Theatre, Black Box
Bewley’s Café Theatre @
(40 mins) P.38
The Lir Academy, Studio 2
(75 mins) P.41
Powerscourt (60 mins) P.61
21:00 The Shitstorm Abbey
20:30 Close to the Sun
Well When You’re Rotten on the
20:45 Everything Not Saved
Theatre on the Peacock Stage
(preview) Smock Alley Theatre,
Inside? The New Theatre
Project Arts Centre, Cube
(90 mins) P.30
1662 (90 mins) P.37
(90 mins) P.52
(75 mins) P.22
21:00 Trophy Barnardo Square,
20:30 Soldier Still Project Arts
18:30 Within Rooms (Entre
20:45 it’s getting harder and
Dame Street (50 mins) P.4
Centre, Space Upstairs
Quartos) The Lir Academy,
harder for me Smock Alley
(65 mins) P.14
Studio 2 (60 mins) P.64
Theatre, Boys School
20:45 Everything Not Saved
18:45 Don’t Be Looking!!!
Project Arts Centre, Cube
Project Arts Centre, Cube
(75 mins) P.22
(60 mins) P.25
Tues 12 13:00 My Left Nut Bewley’s Café Theatre @ Powerscourt
18:45 Seven Shades The
Powerscourt (60 mins) P.61
International Bar (60 mins) P.68
18.15 The Dust We Raised
19:00 Deadline! The Offices of
Project Arts Centre, Space
(80 mins) P.34
The Dublin Correspondent, 62 20:45 it’s getting harder and
Mountjoy Square West
harder for me Smock Alley
(60 mins) P.76
Theatre, Boys School
Quartos) (preview) The Lir Academy, Studio 2 (60 mins) P.64
Alley Theatre, Black Box (75 mins) P.41 21:00 Murder Town The New Theatre (60 mins) P.51
(60 mins) P.45
Alley Theatre, Black Box
21:00 Raven Eyed Meeting
21:00 Fierce Notions Smock
(55 mins) P.44
Point @ The Point Luas Stop (60 mins) P.79
(75 mins) P.41
19:30 The Half of It Meeting Point @ The archway entrance
21:00 The Shitstorm Abbey
21:00 Murder Town The New
to Baggot Court on Lower
Theatre on the Peacock Stage
Theatre (60 mins) P.51
Baggot Street (50 mins) P.74
(90 mins) P.30
21:00 Raven Eyed Meeting
20:00 Alison Spittle, Worrier
Point @ The Point Luas Stop
Princess Bello Bar (50 mins)
(60 mins) P.79
P.66
Thurs 14
21:00 The Shitstorm Abbey
20:00 NEON Western Samuel
13:00 Birdy (preview) Abbey
Theatre on the Peacock Stage
Beckett Theatre (100 mins) P.06
(90 mins) P.30
18:45 Don’t Be Looking!!! Project Arts Centre, Cube
21:00 Fierce Notions Smock
19:00 From All Sides Smock
Alley Theatre, Black Box
18:30 Within Rooms (Entre
(60 mins) P.45
Boys School (60 mins) P.46
Bewley’s Café Theatre @
on the Peacock Stage
(50 mins) P.65
Stars Smock Alley Theatre,
18:00 Take Off Your Cornflakes
18:30 Dummy Abbey Theatre
18:30 What Good is Looking
18:45 Gladys and the Gutter
(60 mins) P.60
Upstairs (60 mins) P.16
18:30 Everything Now (preview)
Theatre on the Peacock Stage (60 mins) P.93 13:00 Kicking All the Boxes
Weds 13
Bewley’s Café Theatre @
(60 mins) P.25 18:45 Gladys and the Gutter
13:00 My Left Nut Bewley’s
13:00 Polar Night (preview) The
Stars Smock Alley Theatre,
Café Theatre @ Powerscourt
New Theatre (60 mins) P.53
Boys School (60 mins) P.46
(60 mins) P.60
18:45 Seven Shades The
13:00 The Dust We Raised
International Bar (60 mins) P.68
Project Arts Centre, Space
19:00 Deadline! The Offices of
Upstairs (60 mins) P.16
The Dublin Correspondent, 62
13:15 The Egg is a Lonely
Mountjoy Square West
Hunter (preview) Project Arts
(60 mins) P.76
Centre, Cube (60 mins) P.24
Powerscourt (60 mins) P.61
13:15 The Egg is a Lonely 20:00 Take Off Your Cornflakes Bewley’s Café Theatre @ Powerscourt (60 mins) P.61 20:30 Close to the Sun Smock Alley Theatre, 1662 (90 mins) P.37
Hunter Project Arts Centre, Cube (60 mins) P.24 15:00 Soldier Still Project Arts Centre, Space Upstairs (65 mins) P.14
109
17:00 NOT AT HOME NCAD
20:00 My Left Nut Bewley’s
13:00 Walk For Me Bewley’s
19:00 ZEHR GUT & D-Light
Gallery (240 mins) P.58
Café Theatre @ Powerscourt
Café Theatre @ Powerscourt
Studios present Edward
(60 mins) P.60
(60 mins) P.61
(Giegling) D-Light Studios
20:00 NEON Western Samuel
13:15 The Egg is a Lonely
Beckett Theatre (100 mins) P.06
Hunter Project Arts Centre,
18:00 On the Pop Fumbally Exchange (60 mins) P.75 18:00 Walk For Me Bewley’s
Cube (60 mins) P.24
Café Theatre @ Powerscourt
20:30 Close to the Sun Smock
(60 mins) P.61
Alley Theatre, 1662 (90 mins)
14:30 Fully Automated Luxury
P.37
Gender Oasis Temple Bar
18.15 The Dust We Raised Project Arts Centre, Space
20:30 Raven Eyed Meeting
Upstairs (60 mins) P.16
Point @ The Point Luas Stop
18:30 Dummy Abbey Theatre
(60 mins) P.79
on the Peacock Stage
20:30 Soldier Still Project Arts
(80 mins) P.34
Centre, Space Upstairs
18:30 Everything Now Smock
Gallery + Studios, Studio 6 (330 mins) P.77 15:00 Within Rooms (Entre Quartos) The Lir Academy,
19:30 Owen Wingrave O’Reilly
Studio 2 (60 mins) P.64
Theatre, Belvedere College (120 mins) P.75
(65 mins) P.14
Alley Theatre, 1662 (40 mins)
20:30 These Lights The Lir
P.38
Academy, Studio 2 (50 mins)
19:30 The Half of It Meeting Point @ The archway entrance to Baggot Court on Lower
P.65
Baggot Street (50 mins) P.74
20:45 Everything Not Saved
20:00 Closing Night Liberty Hall
Project Arts Centre, Cube
Theatre (105 mins) P.63
(75 mins) P.22 20:45 it’s getting harder and harder for me Smock Alley
18:30 What Good is Looking
(210 mins) P.85
17:00 NOT AT HOME NCAD
20:00 My Left Nut Bewley’s
Gallery (240 mins) P.58
Café Theatre @ Powerscourt (60 mins) P.60
Theatre, Boys School
18:00 Kicking All the Boxes
(60 mins) P.45
Bewley’s Café Theatre @
20:00 NEON Western Samuel
Powerscourt (60 mins) P.61
Beckett Theatre (100 mins) P.06
Well When You’re Rotten on the
21:00 Fierce Notions Smock
Inside? The New Theatre
Alley Theatre, Black Box
18:30 Dummy Abbey Theatre
20:30 Close to the Sun Smock
(90 mins) P.52
(75 mins) P.41
on the Peacock Stage
Alley Theatre, 1662 (90 mins)
18:30 Within Rooms (Entre
21:00 Murder Town The New
(80 mins) P.34
P.37
Quartos) The Lir Academy,
Theatre (60 mins) P.51
18:30 Everything Now Smock
20:30 MDLSX Project Arts
Alley Theatre, 1662 (40 mins)
Centre, Space Upstairs
P.38
(80 mins) P.10
Studio 2 (60 mins) P.64
21:00 The Shitstorm Abbey
18:45 Don’t Be Looking!!!
Theatre on the Peacock Stage
Project Arts Centre, Cube
(90 mins) P.30
(60 mins) P.25
Well When You’re Rotten on the Inside? The New Theatre
18:45 Gladys and the Gutter
(90 mins) P.52
Stars Smock Alley Theatre, Boys School (60 mins) P.46
18:30 Within Rooms (Entre Quartos) The Lir Academy,
18:45 Seven Shades The
Studio 2 (60 mins) P.64
International Bar (60 mins) P.68 19:00 Deadline! The Offices of The Dublin Correspondent, 62
22:00 Foil Arms & Hog: OinK
Mountjoy Square West
Abbey Theatre on the Abbey
(60 mins) P.76
Stage (60 mins) P.28
19:00 From All Sides Smock
22:00 Raven Eyed Meeting
Alley Theatre, Black Box
Point @ The Point Luas Stop
(55 mins) P.44
(60 mins) P.79
19:30 The Half of It Meeting Point @ The archway entrance to Baggot Court on Lower Baggot Street (50 mins) P.74 20:00 Alison Spittle, Worrier Princess Bello Bar (50 mins) P.66
Fri 15 12:00 On the Pop Fumbally Exchange (480 mins) P.75 13:00 Birdy Abbey Theatre on the Peacock Stage (60 mins) P.93 13:00 Polar Night The New Theatre (60 mins) P.53
110
18:30 What Good is Looking
18:45 Don’t Be Looking!!!
20:30 Raven Eyed Meeting
Project Arts Centre, Cube
Point @ The Point Luas Stop
(60 mins) P.25
(60 mins) P.79
18:45 FFFFFFFMILK Smock
20:30 These Lights The Lir
Alley Theatre, Boys School (60
Academy, Studio 2 (50 mins)
mins) P.47
P.65
18:45 Seven Shades The
20:45 Everything Not Saved
International Bar (60 mins) P.68
Project Arts Centre, Cube
19:00 Deadline! The Offices of
(75 mins) P.22
The Dublin Correspondent, 62
20:45 Saharcasm (preview)
Mountjoy Square West
Smock Alley Theatre, Boys
(60 mins) P.76
School (55 mins) P.44
19:00 Double Decker Bus
21:00 Alison Spittle, Worrier
Bello Bar (60 mins) P.67
Princess Bello Bar (50 mins)
19:00 From All Sides Smock
P.66
Alley Theatre, Black Box
21:00 Fierce Notions Smock
(55 mins) P.44
Alley Theatre, Black Box (75 mins) P.41
21:00 Murder Town The New
13:00 Polar Night The New
16:30 Everything Not Saved
20:00 NEON Western Samuel
Theatre (60 mins) P.51
Theatre (60 mins) P.53
Project Arts Centre, Cube
Beckett Theatre (100 mins) P.06
21:00 The Shitstorm Abbey
13:00 Seven Shades The
Theatre on the Peacock Stage
International Bar (60 mins) P.68
(90 mins) P.30
13:00 Walk For Me Bewley’s
(75 mins) P.22 18:00 Closing Night Liberty Hall Theatre (105 mins) P.63
20:00 Soldier Still Mermaid Arts Centre (65 mins) P.14 20:00 Take Off Your Cornflakes
22:00 Foil Arms & Hog: OinK
Café Theatre @ Powerscourt
18:00 Kicking All the Boxes
Bewley’s Café Theatre @
Abbey Theatre on the Abbey
(60 mins) P.61
Bewley’s Café Theatre @
Powerscourt (60 mins) P.61
Stage (60 mins) P.28
13:30 From All Sides Smock
Powerscourt (60 mins) P.61 18:15 B!RTH: Choices Project
Chocolate Factory (90 mins)
(55 mins) P.44
Arts Centre, Space Upstairs
P.81
13:30 LORDS OF STRUT:
(45 mins) P.17 18:30 Dummy Abbey Theatre
Alley Theatre, 1662 (90 mins)
Arts Centre, Space Upstairs
on the Peacock Stage
P.37
(60 mins) P.88
(80 mins) P.34
14:00 The Egg is a Lonely
18:30 Everything Now Smock
Hunter Project Arts Centre,
Alley Theatre, 1662 (40 mins)
Point @ The Point Luas Stop
Cube (60 mins) P.24
P.38
14:15 FFFFFFFMILK Smock
18:30 What Good is Looking
Alley Theatre, Boys School (60
Well When You’re Rotten on the
mins) P.47
Inside? The New Theatre
Sat 16 10:00 Whoosh! The Lir Academy, Studio 2 (50 mins) P.90
14:30 Fully Automated Luxury
Centre, Space Upstairs
Gallery + Studios, Studio 6
Quartos) The Lir Academy,
(80 mins) P.10
(330 mins) P.77
Studio 2 (60 mins) P.64
P.90
ABSOLUTE LEGENDS Project Arts Centre, Space Upstairs
Exchange (480 mins) P.75 12:00 Town Choir Stephen’s Green Shopping Centre (60 mins) P.8 12:15 Gladys and the Gutter Stars Smock Alley Theatre, Boys School (60 mins) P.46
Point @ The Point Luas Stop
Project Arts Centre, Cube
(60 mins) P.79
Academy, Studio 2 (50 mins)
Alley Theatre, Boys School (60
P.65
Project Arts Centre, Cube
14:30 The Half of It Meeting
The Dublin Correspondent, 62
(75 mins) P.22
Point @ The archway entrance
Mountjoy Square West
to Baggot Court on Lower
(60 mins) P.76
Baggot Street (50 mins) P.74 15:00 Scripted The Lir
19:00 Double Decker Bus Bello Bar (60 mins) P.67
Alley Theatre, 1662 (40 mins) P.38
(55 mins) P.44
15:00 These Lights The Lir
P.66
Princess Bello Bar (50 mins)
Academy, Studio 2 (50 mins) P.65
21:00 Fierce Notions Smock
15:15 Dummy Abbey Theatre
mins) P.41
Alley Theatre, Black Box (55
21:00 Murder Town The New Theatre (60 mins) P.51
15:15 What Good is Looking
19:00 From All Sides Smock
Well When You’re Rotten on the
Alley Theatre, Black Box
Inside? The New Theatre
(55 mins) P.44
15:30 Fierce Notions Smock
13:00 Everything Now Smock
Alley Theatre, Boys School
21:00 Alison Spittle, Worrier
(90 mins) P.52
(60 mins) P.93
20:45 Saharcasm Smock
Academy, Studio 1 P.87
(80 mins) P.34
the Peacock Stage
20:45 Everything Not Saved
19:00 Deadline! The Offices of
on the Peacock Stage
13:00 Birdy Abbey Theatre on
20:30 These Lights The Lir
18:45 FFFFFFMILK Smock mins) P.47
(60 mins) P.88
20:30 Raven Eyed Meeting
18:45 Don’t Be Looking!!! (60 mins) P.25
12:00 LORDS OF STRUT:
12:00 On the Pop Fumbally
20:30 MDLSX Project Arts
18:30 Within Rooms (Entre
Academy, Studio 2 (50 mins)
Gallery (360 mins) P.58
(90 mins) P.52
Gender Oasis Temple Bar
11:30 Whoosh! The Lir
12:00 NOT AT HOME NCAD
20:30 Close to the Sun Smock
ABSOLUTE LEGENDS Project
22:00 Raven Eyed Meeting (60 mins) P.79
20:00 We Are A Tribe The
Alley Theatre, Black Box
Alley Theatre, Black Box
19:30 End Of. (preview) The Gutter Bookshop (65 mins) P.72
(55 mins) P.41
19:30 Owen Wingrave O’Reilly
16:00 NEON Western Samuel
(120 mins) P.75
Beckett Theatre (100 mins) P.06
Theatre, Belvedere College
19:30 The Half of It Meeting
16:15 it’s getting harder and
Point @ The archway entrance
harder for me Smock Alley
to Baggot Court on Lower
Theatre, Boys School
Baggot Street (50 mins) P.74
(60 mins) P.45
21:00 The Shitstorm Abbey Theatre on the Peacock Stage (90 mins) P.30 21:30 Closing Night Liberty Hall Theatre (105 mins) P.63 22:00 Foil Arms & Hog: OinK Abbey Theatre on the Abbey Stage (60 mins) P.28 22:00 Raven Eyed Meeting Point @ The Point Luas Stop (60 mins) P.79
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Sun 17 11:00 Whoosh! The Lir
14:15 Saharcasm Smock
19:00 From All Sides Smock
18:45 Science Idiot (preview)
Alley Theatre, Boys School
Alley Theatre, Black Box
The International Bar
(55 mins) P.44
(55 mins) P.44
(60 mins) P.69
19:30 End Of. The Gutter
19:00 Deadline! The Offices of
Bookshop (65 mins) P.72
The Dublin Correspondent, 62
Academy, Studio 2 (50 mins) P.90 12:00 On the Pop Fumbally
20:00 NEON Western Samuel
Exchange (480 mins) P.75
Beckett Theatre (100 mins) P.06
12:00 NOT AT HOME NCAD
20:00 Walk For Me Bewley’s
Gallery (360 mins) P.58 12:15 Gladys and the Gutter Stars Smock Alley Theatre, Boys School (60 mins) P.46 12:00 Town Choir Stephen’s Green Shopping Centre (60 mins) P.8
Café Theatre @ Powerscourt (60 mins) P.61 14:30 Fully Automated Luxury Gender Oasis Temple Bar Gallery + Studios, Studio 6 (330 mins) P.77 15:00 LORDS OF STRUT: ABSOLUTE LEGENDS Project Arts Centre, Space Upstairs (60 mins) P.88 15:00 Town Choir Stephen’s Green Shopping Centre (60 mins) P.8 15:30 Fierce Notions Smock Alley Theatre, Black Box
12:30 Whoosh! The Lir Academy, Studio 2 (50 mins) P.90 13:00 Close to the Sun Smock
(75 mins) P.41 16:00 Alison Spittle, Worrier Princess Bello Bar (50 mins) P.66
20:00 We Are A Tribe The Chocolate Factory (90 mins) P.81 20:30 Close to the Sun Smock Alley Theatre, 1662 (90 mins) P.37 20:30 Dreamgun’s Film Reads: Jurassic Park Project Arts
13:00 LORDS OF STRUT:
19:30 End Of. The Gutter Bookshop (65 mins) P.72 19:30 The Half of It Meeting Point @ The archway entrance to Baggot Court on Lower Baggot Street (50 mins) P.74 20:00 Double Decker Bus Bello Bar (60 mins) P.67
Bewley’s Café Theatre @
20:45 Saharcasm Smock
Powerscourt (60 mins) P.61
Alley Theatre, Boys School
20:00 We’re All Mad Here
(55 mins) P.44
(preview) The Fumbally
21:00 Fierce Notions Smock
(60 mins) P.78
Alley Theatre, Black Box (75 mins) P.41
Tues 19
Mon 18
12:00 On the Pop Fumbally
Arts Centre, Space Upstairs
Exchange (480 mins) P.75
Exchange (60 mins) P.75
13:00 Walk For Me Bewley’s Café Theatre @ Powerscourt
13:00 My Left Nut Bewley’s (60 mins) P.60
(60 mins) P.26
20:00 Kicking All the Boxes
12:00 On the Pop Fumbally
Café Theatre @ Powerscourt
19:15 TRUCKER (preview) Project Arts Centre, Cube
(60 mins) P.18
ABSOLUTE LEGENDS Project (60 mins) P.88
(60 mins) P.76
Centre, Space Upstairs
Alley Theatre, 1662 (90 mins) P.37
Mountjoy Square West
16:15 it’s getting harder and
(60 mins) P.61
harder for me Smock Alley
14:30 Fully Automated Luxury
13:15 The Egg is a Lonely
Theatre, Boys School
Gender Oasis Temple Bar
Hunter Project Arts Centre,
(60 mins) P.45
Gallery + Studios, Studio 6
14:30 Fully Automated Luxury
(330 mins) P.77
Gender Oasis Temple Bar
Cube (60 mins) P.24
18:00 Walk For Me Bewley’s Café Theatre @ Powerscourt
18:00 Take Off Your Cornflakes
(60 mins) P.61
Bewley’s Café Theatre @
18:15 B!RTH: Choices Project
13:30 From All Sides Smock Alley Theatre, Black Box (55 mins) P.44 14:00 Double Decker Bus Bello Bar (60 mins) P.67
18:30 All honey (preview) The
(45 mins) P.17
New Theatre (60 mins) P.45
18:30 Everything Now Smock
18:30 Normal (preview)
Alley Theatre, 1662 (40 mins)
The Lir Academy, Studio 1
P.38
(70 mins) P.56
18:45 FFFFFFFMILK Smock Alley Theatre, Boys School (60 mins) P.47 19:00 Deadline! The Offices of
14:00 Whoosh! The Lir
The Dublin Correspondent, 62
Academy, Studio 2 (50 mins)
Mountjoy Square West
P.90
(60 mins) P.76
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Powerscourt (60 mins) P.61
Arts Centre, Space Upstairs
Gallery + Studios, Studio 6 (330 mins) P.77 18:15 Levin & Levin (preview) Project Arts Centre, Space Upstairs (90 mins) P.20 18:30 All honey The New Theatre (60 mins) P.45 18:30 How To Be Angry (preview) Smock Alley Theatre, 1662 (55 mins) P.39 18:30 Susanne R. Day’s Toilers - Her Lost Play - as reconstructed by Painted Bird (preview) The Lir Academy, Studio 1 (80 mins) P.57
18:30 Talk Real Fine, Just Like a Lady (preview) Abbey Theatre on the Peacock Stage (70 mins) P.35 18:45 Science Idiot The International Bar (60 mins) P.69
Weds 20 12:00 On the Pop Fumbally Exchange (480 mins) P.75 13:00 Polar Night The New Theatre (60 mins) P.53 13:00 Take Off Your Cornflakes Bewley’s Café Theatre @ Powerscourt (60 mins) P.61 18:00 My Left Nut Bewley’s Café Theatre @ Powerscourt (60 mins) P.60
18:45 The Assassination of Pope Urban II (preview) Smock Alley Theatre, Boys School (60 mins) P.49 19:00 Deadline! The Offices of
18:15 Levin & Levin Project Arts Centre, Space Upstairs (90 mins) P.20 18:30 All honey The New Theatre (60 mins) P.45
The Dublin Correspondent, 62
18:30 How To Be Angry Smock
Mountjoy Square West
Alley Theatre, 1662 (55 mins)
(60 mins) P.76
P.39
19:30 End Of. The Gutter
13:00 Take Off Your Cornflakes
Bookshop (65 mins) P.72
Bewley’s Café Theatre @
19:30 The Half of It Meeting Point @ The archway entrance
18:00 Kicking All the Boxes
to Baggot Court on Lower
Bewley’s Café Theatre @
Baggot Street (50 mins) P.74
Powerscourt (60 mins) P.61
20:00 Double Decker Bus
18:15 Levin & Levin Project
Bello Bar (60 mins) P.67
Arts Centre, Space Upstairs
20:00 The Power of Wow Powerscourt (60 mins) P.62 20:30 Dear Attracta The New Theatre (60 mins) P.55 20:30 Spliced (preview) St Michan’s Park, Green Street (60 mins) P.73 20:30 The Friday Night Effect Smock Alley Theatre, 1662 (70 mins) P.40 20:45 The Woods & Grandma
Centre, Cube (60 mins) P.26
Boys School (55 mins) P.50
19:30 End Of. The Gutter
21:00 Misery Hill: The Songs &
Bookshop (65 mins) P.72
Tall Tales of Jerry Fish - Part
19:30 The Half of It Meeting
Upstairs (90 mins) P.19
One Project Arts Centre, Space
Point @ The archway entrance
21:00 Papini (preview) Smock
to Baggot Court on Lower Baggot Street (50 mins) P.74 20:00 Double Decker Bus Bello Bar (60 mins) P.67 20:00 The Power of Wow (preview) Bewley’s Café Theatre @ Powerscourt (60 mins) P.62
18:30 Susanne R. Day’s Toilers - Her Lost Play - as reconstructed by Painted Bird The Lir Academy, Studio 1 (80 mins) P.57 18:30 Talk Real Fine, Just Like a Lady Abbey Theatre on the Peacock Stage (70 mins) P.35 18:45 Science Idiot The
Alley Theatre, Black Box (75 mins) P.42
Pope Urban II Smock Alley Theatre, Boys School 20:00 We’re All Mad Here The Fumbally (60 mins) P.78 20:30 Dear Attracta (preview) The New Theatre (60 mins) P.55 21:15 Normal The Lir Academy,
(60 mins) P.49 19:00 Deadline! The Offices of The Dublin Correspondent, 62 Mountjoy Square West
19:00 efficacy 84 (preview)
21:15 Triple Threat Project Arts
(55 mins) P.43
Centre, Cube (60 mins) P.12
Alley Theatre, 1662 (55 mins) P.39 18:30 Susanne R. Day’s Toilers - Her Lost Play - as reconstructed by Painted Bird The Lir Academy, Studio 1 (80 mins) P.57 18:30 Talk Real Fine, Just Like a Lady Abbey Theatre on the Peacock Stage (70 mins) P.35
21:15 Normal The Lir Academy, Studio 1 (70 mins) P.56 21:15 Triple Threat Project Arts Centre, Cube (60 mins) P.12 18:45 Science Idiot The
Thurs 21
International Bar (60 mins) P.69
12:00 On the Pop Fumbally
Pope Urban II Smock Alley
Exchange (480 mins) P.75
Theatre, Boys School
13:00 Birdy Abbey Theatre
18:45 The Assassination of
(60 mins) P.49
on the Peacock Stage
19:00 Deadline! The Offices of
(60 mins) P.93
The Dublin Correspondent, 62 Mountjoy Square West (60 mins) P.76 19:00 efficacy 84 Smock Alley Theatre, Black Box (55 mins) P.43
19:00 From All Sides Smock
19:00 From All Sides axis
Alley Theatre, axis Ballymun
Ballymun (55 mins) P.44
(55 mins) P.44
Centre, Cube (60 mins) P.26
18:30 How To Be Angry Smock
(60 mins) P.79
Smock Alley Theatre, Black Box
19:15 TRUCKER Project Arts
Theatre (60 mins) P.45
Point @ The Point Luas Stop
(60 mins) P.76
Studio 1 (70 mins) P.56
18:30 All honey The New
21:00 Raven Eyed Meeting
International Bar (60 mins) P.69 18:45 The Assassination of
(90 mins) P.20
Bewley’s Café Theatre @
(preview) Smock Alley Theatre,
19:15 TRUCKER Project Arts
Powerscourt (60 mins) P.61
13:00 Polar Night The New
19:15 TRUCKER Project Arts
Theatre (60 mins) P.53
Centre, Cube (60 mins) P.26
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19:30 End Of. The Gutter
21:15 Normal The Lir Academy,
18:00 Take Off Your Cornflakes
20:00 The Power of Wow
Bookshop (65 mins) P.72
Studio 1 (70 mins) P.56
Bewley’s Café Theatre @
Bewley’s Café Theatre @
Powerscourt (60 mins) P.61
Powerscourt (60 mins) P.62
19:30 The Half of It Meeting
21:15 Triple Threat Project Arts
Point @ The archway entrance
Centre, Cube (60 mins) P.12
18:15 Levin & Levin Project
20:00 We’re All Mad Here
to Baggot Court on Lower
Arts Centre, Space Upstairs
The Fumbally (45 mins) P.78
Baggot Street (50 mins) P.74
(90 mins) P.20
20:00 Double Decker Bus
18:30 All honey The New
Bello Bar (60 mins) P.67
Theatre (60 mins) P.45
20:00 The Power of Wow
18:30 How To Be Angry Smock
Point @ The Point Luas Stop
Bewley’s Café Theatre @
Alley Theatre, 1662 (55 mins)
(60 mins) P.79
Powerscourt (60 mins) P.62
P.39
20:00 We’re All Mad Here
21:30 End Of. The Gutter
18:30 Susanne R. Day’s
The Fumbally (60 mins) P.78
Bookshop (65 mins) P.72
Toilers - Her Lost Play - as
20:30 Dear Attracta The New
22:00 Foil Arms & Hog: OinK
Theatre (60 mins) P.55
Abbey Theatre on the Abbey Stage (60 mins) P.28 22:00 Raven Eyed Meeting Point @ The Point Luas Stop (60 mins) P.79 22:00 SLSD (preview)The Complex (60 mins) P.83
20:30 Raven Eyed Meeting Point @ The Point Luas Stop (60 mins) P.79 20:30 Spliced St Michan’s Park,
Fri 22 13:00 Birdy Abbey Theatre (60 mins) P.93
20:30 The Friday Night Effect
13:00 Kicking All the Boxes
Smock Alley Theatre, 1662 (70 mins) P.40 20:45 The Woods & Grandma
13:00 LORDS OF STRUT:
Smock Alley Theatre, Boys School (55 mins) P.50
(60 mins) P.88
P.84 21:00 Misery Hill: The Songs & Tall Tales of Jerry Fish - Part One Project Arts Centre, Space Upstairs (90 mins) P.19 21:00 Papini Smock Alley Theatre, Black Box (75 mins) P.42 21:00 Tomboy Survival Guide Abbey Theatre on the Peacock Stage (90 mins) P.32
Like a Lady Abbey Theatre on the Peacock Stage (70 mins) P.35 18:45 Science Idiot The International Bar (60 mins) P.69 18:45 The Assassination of Pope Urban II Smock Alley Theatre, Boys School (60 mins) P.49
Smock Alley Theatre, Boys School (55 mins) P.50
P.42 19:00 Deadline! The Offices of The Dublin Correspondent, 62
Alley Theatre, Black Box (55
reconstructed by Painted Bird
mins) P.43
Theatre, 1662 (45 mins) P.91
20:45 The Woods & Grandma
Theatre, Black Box (75 mins)
19:00 efficacy 84 Smock
Comedy for Kids Smock Alley
(70 mins) P.40
21:00 Papini Smock Alley
Toilers - Her Lost Play - as
16:00 Monster LOLS: Stand Up
Smock Alley Theatre, 1662
Upstairs (90 mins) P.19
13:00 Susanne R. Day’s
Centre, Cube (60 mins) P.27
20:30 The Friday Night Effect
One Project Arts Centre, Space
(60 mins) P.76
mic tire (preview) Project Arts
Green Street (60 mins) P.73
Tall Tales of Jerry Fish - Part
Theatre (60 mins) P.53
13:15 aon mhac tíre, nó roinnt
20:30 Spliced St Michan’s Park,
21:00 Misery Hill: The Songs &
Mountjoy Square West
(80 mins) P.57 Magees (duration 300 mins)
18:30 Talk Real Fine, Just
13:00 Polar Night The New
The Lir Academy, Studio 1 21:00 BLACK JAM Fibber
(80 mins) P.57
ABSOLUTE LEGENDS Project Arts Centre, Space Upstairs
20:30 Raven Eyed Meeting
The Lir Academy, Studio 1
Bewley’s Café Theatre @ Powerscourt (60 mins) P.61
Theatre (60 mins) P.55
reconstructed by Painted Bird
on the Peacock Stage
Green Street (60 mins) P.73
20:30 Dear Attracta The New
21:00 Tomboy Survival Guide Abbey Theatre on the Peacock Stage (90 mins) P.32
19:00 From All Sides axis Ballymun (55 mins) P.44 19:15 TRUCKER Project Arts Centre, Cube (60 mins) P.26 19:30 Requiem for the Truth St. Werburgh’s Church (90 mins) P.80 19:30 The Half of It Meeting Point @ The archway entrance to Baggot Court on Lower Baggot Street (50 mins) P.74 20:00 SLSD The Complex (60 mins) P.83
21:15 Normal The Lir Academy, Studio 1 (70 mins) P.56 21:15 Triple Threat Project Arts Centre, Cube (60 mins) P.12 22:00 Foil Arms & Hog: OinK (Sign language interpreted performance) Abbey Theatre on the Abbey Stage (60 mins) P.28 22:00 Raven Eyed Meeting Point @ The Point Luas Stop (60 mins) P.79 22:00 SLSD The Complex
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(60 mins) P.83
Sat 23
15:15 All honey The New
19:00 efficacy 84 Smock
21:15 Normal The Lir Academy,
Theatre (60 mins) P.45
Alley Theatre, Black Box (55
Studio 1 (70 mins) P.56
mins) P.43
12:30 Monster LOLS: Stand Up Comedy for Kids Smock Alley
19:15 aon mhac tíre, nó roinnt
Theatre, 1662 (45 mins) P.91
mic tire Project Arts Centre, Cube (60 mins) P.27
13:00 Birdy Abbey Theatre on the Peacock Stage
19:30 End Of. The Gutter
(60 mins) P.93 13:00 Kicking All the Boxes Bewley’s Café Theatre @ Powerscourt (60 mins) P.61 13:00 LORDS OF STRUT: ABSOLUTE LEGENDS Project Arts Centre, Space Upstairs (60 mins) P.88 13:00 Polar Night The New Theatre (60 mins) P.53
to Baggot Court on Lower Baggot Street (50 mins) P.74
Comedy for Kids Smock Alley Theatre, 1662 (45 mins) P.91 16:00 Normal The Lir Academy, Studio 1 (70 mins) P.56
International Bar (60 mins) P.69 13:00 Susanne R. Day’s Toilers - Her Lost Play - as reconstructed by Painted Bird The Lir Academy, Studio 1
16:15 The Woods & Grandma
(60 mins) P.8 18:30 All honey The New
Alley Theatre, 1662 (55 mins) P.39 18:30 Susanne R. Day’s Toilers - Her Lost Play - as
mins) P.43 14:15 The Assassination of Pope Urban II Smock Alley Theatre, Boys School (60 mins) P.49 14:30 The Half of It Meeting Point @ The archway entrance to Baggot Court on Lower Baggot Street (50 mins) P.74 15:00 Levin & Levin Project Arts Centre, Space Upstairs (90 mins) P.20
Bewley’s Café Theatre @ Powerscourt (60 mins) P.62 20:00 We’re All Mad Here The Fumbally (60 mins) P.78
reconstructed by Painted Bird The Lir Academy, Studio 1 (80 mins) P.57 18:30 Talk Real Fine, Just Like a Lady Abbey Theatre on the Peacock Stage (70 mins) P.35 18:45 The Assassination of Pope Urban II Smock Alley Theatre, Boys School (60 mins) P.49 19:00 Deadline! The Offices of The Dublin Correspondent, 62 Mountjoy Square West (60 mins) P.76
Sun 24 19:00 Deadline! The Offices of The Dublin Correspondent, 62 Mountjoy Square West (60 mins) P.76 19:30 End Of. The Gutter Bookshop (65 mins) P.72 19:30 Requiem for the Truth St. Werburgh’s Church (90 mins) P.80
ABSOLUTE LEGENDS Project
18:30 How To Be Angry Smock
Alley Theatre, Black Box (55
20:00 The Power of Wow
(60 mins) P.60
Theatre (60 mins) P.45
13:30 efficacy 84 Smock
Studios (90 mins) P.94
Café Theatre @ Powerscourt
Arts Centre, Space Upstairs
Cube (60 mins) P.27
20:00 Teen Dream D-Light
18:00 My Left Nut Bewley’s
13:15 aon mhac tíre, nó roinnt mic tire Project Arts Centre,
(60 mins) P.83
School (55 mins) P.50
18:15 LORDS OF STRUT:
(60 mins) P.83
20:00 SLSD The Complex
Smock Alley Theatre, Boys
(80 mins) P.57
22:00 SLSD The Complex
Point @ The archway entrance
Theatre, Black Box (75 mins)
16:00 Monster LOLS: Stand Up
Point @ The Point Luas Stop
19:30 The Half of It Meeting
15:30 Papini Smock Alley
Centre, Cube (60 mins) P.26
13:00 Science Idiot The
(60 mins) P.79
(90 mins) P.80
15:45 TRUCKER Project Arts
Bookshop (65 mins) P.72
19:30 Requiem for the Truth Like a Lady Abbey Theatre on
P.42
21:30 End Of. The Gutter
22:00 Raven Eyed Meeting
St. Werburgh’s Church
P.35
Centre, Cube (60 mins) P.12
Bookshop (65 mins) P.72
15:15 Talk Real Fine, Just the Peacock Stage (70 mins)
21:15 Triple Threat Project Arts
19:30 The Half of It Meeting 20:30 Dear Attracta The New Theatre (60 mins) P.55 20:30 Spliced St Michan’s Park, Green Street (60 mins) P.73 20:30 Raven Eyed Meeting Point @ The Point Luas Stop (60 mins) P.79
Point @ The archway entrance to Baggot Court on Lower Baggot Street (50 mins) P.74 20:00 We’re All Mad Here The Fumbally (60 mins) P.78 20:30 Spliced St Michan’s Park, Green Street (60 mins) P.73
20:30 The Friday Night Effect Smock Alley Theatre, 1662 (70 mins) P.40 20:45 The Woods & Grandma Smock Alley Theatre, Boys School (55 mins) P.50 21:00 Misery Hill: The Songs & Tall Tales of Jerry Fish - Part One Project Arts Centre, Space
21:00 Festival Closing Party WigWam (until late)
Upstairs (90 mins) P.19 21:00 Papini Smock Alley Theatre, Black Box (75 mins) P.42 21:00 Tomboy Survival Guide Abbey Theatre on the Peacock Stage (90 mins) P.32
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Photo: Simon Lazewski / Dancer: Megan Kennedy
FRINGE LAB FRINGE LAB provides year-round practical and artistic support, responding to the needs of both developing and established artists, technicians, producers and practitioners. FRINGE LAB is both a space and a platform of activities for training and learning. Professional performing artists need somewhere to work. FRINGE LAB was used by over 200 companies for 6,000+ hours in the last year. Fringe is devoted to cultivating connections and expertise, so artists also access in-house expertise: from marketing to producing and everything in between! STUDIO 1 - STUDIO SPACE A dedicated space for the development of new work. It’s available free of charge 12 hours a day, seven days a week on an application basis. See fringefest.com for more! THE CELL - OFFICE SPACE Professional performing artists need somewhere to work. In the last year, over 200 companies used FRINGE LAB spaces for more than 6,000 hours
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of art-making. Fringe is devoted to cultivating connections and expertise, so artists also access in-house expertise: from marketing to producing and everything in between! FRINGE LAB FOYER A drop-in facility with free Wi-Fi, a computer and access to printing facilities. Available on a first come, first served basis Monday to Friday, 10am – 6pm. STUDIO 2 - SPACE FOR HIRE Need a space to rehearse? Or to hold auditions, meetings, workshops or classes? Studio 2 at FRINGE LAB is available to hire! For very competitive rates, use this bright and spacious space overlooking Meeting House Square in Temple Bar all year round. Just drop us a line at hello@ fringefest.com or give us a buzz on 01 6706106 to make your booking. FRINGE LAB is part funded by the Arts Council’s Theatre Resource Sharing Initiative and Dublin City Council’s Arts Office.
Festival Club Pop on down to the Festival Club. Open seven days a week for drinks and food. The bar and roof terrace are always free in, with special discounts for Fringe artists and volunteers. There’s a pingpong club in the basement, top-shelf coffee served every day and a buzzing soundtrack every night. It’s where to go for Fringe meet-ups for artists and audiences alike. Keep an eye on our website, Facebook and Twitter for announcements of special DJ nights and other happenings.
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Dublin Fringe Festival Awards 2017 Fringe Awards recognise, reward and celebrate the hard work and talent on display in the festival each year. Annually hundreds of artists bring their intelligence, heart, vision and drive to projects at the festival. They inspire us. The Awards honour and acknowledge some of the stand-outs in this year’s festival. Over 600 artists are part of the 23rd edition of Dublin Fringe Festival. Their determination, ambition, hard work and creativity is thrilling. We want to celebrate these makers and their incredible talent. We’re thrilled to introduce two prestigious new Awards this year.
NEW AWARDS The Georganne Aldrich Heller Award offers a ground-breaking festival creator a monetary prize and a bursary to go towards that artist working in New York – either making a research and networking visit, attending an artist residency or going towards a tour. Creating a valuable connection for an Irish artist with the New York scene, the winner will be championed by Ms Heller, a stalwart friend of Irish and American theatre. It’s an honour to introduce another new award – Spirit of Wit. Presented in memory of Moira Brady Averill. Moira had the power to transform space and thought through alchemical wit. We want to this year recognise her kindred spirits. With humour at its core, Spirit of Wit also includes the equivocal characteristics of her creative and performative power. The 2017 award will be presented by Gareth Averill and Maeve Stone in partnership with Dublin Fringe Festival.
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Best Production For the show that has it all! Best Design Outstanding lighting, sound, scenic, projection, costume or overall design. Best Performers Two of this year’s brightest stars will take home this accolade. Best Ensemble The standout ensemble – the heartbeat of a show. Judges’ Choice Awards Chosen by the judging panel to honour things that defy categorisation, but must be recognised for their brilliance. Fishamble New Writing Award The best play by an emerging Irish (or Ireland-based) writer. Award includes dramaturgical support by Fishamble: The New Play Company. First Fortnight Award The winner will perform at the First Fortnight Festival; whose mission is mental health awareness, challenging prejudice and ending stigma.
Next Stage Wild Card A bursary to be part of the Next Stage at Dublin Theatre Festival with Theatre Forum. Bewley’s Café Theatre Little Gem Award The most exciting show that’s under 60 minutes with a handsome prize: a twoweek run at Bewley’s Café Theatre and €2,000 for the remount. Spirit of Fringe, Spirit of Project Award Co-presented by Dublin Fringe Festival and Project Arts Centre. An Irish artist dedicated to making bold contemporary work and who embodies the spirit of Fringe and Project. Georganne Aldrich Heller Award A standout Irish artist or company that demonstrates innovation and connects with audiences. Part bursary, part investment, the award supports an Irish artist to connect with the New York theatre scene. Spirit of Wit Award A unique award for an artist willing to take risks and whose work defies categorisation with bold and unconventional material. In memory of Moira Brady Averill.
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Thank you to our amazing FringeKin Friends and Family: Young Radicals Founding Donors Dara (dad) & Bevin Mac Donnell (age 7)
Family Eleanor Collier Peter Daly Andrew Hetherington Lara Hickey Patrick Kearns Dara Mac Domhnaill Eamonn Moriarty Niamh O’Donnell
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Thank you, thank you, thank you! We can never thank you enough! This Fringe is taking over our city. It’s building the ramparts, parties, havens and escapes that we need in 2017. But it wouldn’t be happening without a truckload of very special people. Huge thanks to our artists, technicians, volunteers, staff, partners, board members, interns, stakeholders, venues, funders, sponsors, friends, family and judges. And to each and every Fringe goer: thank you for your support, your passion and your curiosity. Big love! Take a look at the list of those who fuel Fringe at fringefest.com.
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About Us
CEO and Director Kris Nelson
Bookkeeper Kay Fitzsimons
General Manager Amy O’Hanlon
Programming Assistant Beth Hayden
Marketing and Development Manager Kate O’Leary
Young Radicals Curator Kate Ferris
Programme Manager Ruth McGowan
Programme, Print and Web Design Studio aad
Production Manager Marcus Costello
Festival Auditor Niall M. Hogan & Company
FRINGE LAB Coordinator Aisling O’Brien
IT Supply and Support GDK
Publicity and PR Conleth Teevan
Solicitor Philip Lee Solicitors
Development and Marketing Associate Damien Kavanagh
Board of Directors Mary Moloney (chair) Eleanor Collier Peter Daly Dave Harland Lara Hickey Niamh O’Donnell Patrick Walshe
Volunteer Coordinator Paul Donnelly Box Office Manager Kamil Chechlacz
Dublin Fringe Festival Sycamore Building Sycamore Street Temple Bar Dublin 2 fringefest.com @dublinfringe #dublinfringe facebook.com/ dublinfringefestival A big thank you to additional staff who joined after the publication of this brochure including box office, front of house, interns, venue technicians, technical and hospitality staff, distributors and all of our incredible volunteers. Dublin Fringe Festival is registered as Dublin Fringe Festival CLG. Company number: 253495. Dublin Fringe Festival CLG is registered as a charity in Ireland: CHY 12698.
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Map 01
Dublin Fringe Festival Box Office Filmbase, Curved Street, Temple Bar, Dublin 2
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Project Arts Centre 39 East Essex Street, Temple Bar, Dublin 2
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13 North Great Georges Street Dublin 1 This venue is not wheelchair accessible
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Raven Eyed: meeting point @ The Point Luas Stop The Point, Dublin 1
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The Offices of The Dublin Correspondent 62 Mountjoy Square West, Dublin 1 This venue is not wheelchair accessible
Samuel Beckett Theatre Trinity College, Dublin 2
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Smock Alley Theatre Lower Exchange Street, Temple Bar, Dublin 2
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Abbey Theatre 26/27 Lower Abbey Street, Dublin 1
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St Michan’s Park Green Street, Dublin 7
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axis Ballymun Main Street, Ballymun, Dublin 9
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Barnardo Square Dame Street, Dublin 2
St Werburgh’s Church Werburgh Street, Dublin 8 This venue is not wheelchair accessible
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Bello Bar 1 Portobello Harbour, Dublin 8 This venue is not wheelchair accessible
Stephen’s Green Shopping Centre Stephen’s Green West, Dublin 2
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Temple Bar Gallery + Studios 5-9 Temple Bar, Dublin 2
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The Complex 15 Little Green Street, Dublin 7 This venue is not wheelchair accessible
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Bewley’s Café Theatre @ Powerscourt Top Floor of Powerscourt Townhouse Centre, South William Street, Dublin 2. Use Coppinger Row entrance for 20:00 shows.
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Chocolate Factory 26 King’s Inn Street, Dublin 1
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The Fumbally Fumbally Lane, Merchants Quay, D8
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DanceHouse Foley Street, Dublin 1
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The Gutter Bookshop Cow’s Lane, Temple Bar, Dublin 2
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D-Light Studios 45 North Great Clarence Street, Dublin 1 This venue has wheelchair accessibility however please contact our box office prior to booking.
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The Half of It: meeting point @ archway entrance to Baggot Court Lower Baggot Street, Dublin 2 This venue is not wheelchair accessible
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Fibber Magees 80-81 Parnell Street, Dublin This venue is not wheelchair accessible
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The International Bar 23 Wicklow Street, Dublin 2 This venue is not wheelchair accessible
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Fumbally Exchange 5 Dame Lane, Dublin 2 This venue is not wheelchair accessible
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The Lir Academy Corner of Pearse Street and Grand Canal Quay, Dublin 2
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Liberty Hall Theatre 1 Eden Quay, Dublin 1
The New Theatre 43 East Essex Street, Temple Bar, Dublin 2 This venue has limited wheelchair accessibility, please contact our box office prior to booking.
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Meeting House Square Temple Bar, Dublin 2
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Mermaid Arts Centre Main Street, Bray, Co. Wicklow
WigWam 54 Middle Abbey Street, Dublin 1 Wheelchair accessible on the ground floor.
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National College of Art and Design 100 Thomas Street, Dublin 8
Wood Quay Venue Dublin City Council Office entrance via Fishamble Street, Dublin 2
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O’Reilly Theatre Belvedere College, Great Denmark Street, Dublin 1
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From August 30 2017
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Dublin Fringe Festival Box Office Filmbase, Curved Street, Temple Bar, Dublin 2 Opening Days Wed Aug 30 — Sun Sep 24 Opening Times Mon — Sat : 10:00 — 18:00 Sun : 12:00 — 18:00 (Sep 10 / 17 / 24 only) Age Suitability Due to mature themes, strong language and nudity, the content of many Dublin Fringe Festival shows may not be viewed as suitable for all audiences. You will find our programme for young audiences from page 88. International Patrons International patrons should call +353 1 687 7976 or book online.
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Phones Due to Dublin Fringe Festival’s popularity, our phone lines may occasionally be engaged. Please persist. Special Assistance If a member of your party is a wheelchair user or needs special assistance at any of our venues please inform Box Office at the time of booking. Please refer to the venue page at the back of this brochure for accessibility information. Group Discounts Discounts are available for most shows to groups of 10+. Otherwise ticket concessions are available in most cases for students, senior citizens or the unwaged. Gift Vouchers Available on fringefest.com, go on treat someone!
Venue Box Offices If available, tickets are sold on the door of most Dublin Fringe Festival venues and are subject to individual venue box office policies. Credit cards are not accepted at most venues. Cash and exact change are always appreciated. Please arrive at the venue at least 20 minutes before show time. All sales are final. No refund or exchanges. Transaction fee of €2 per tickets applies to all tickets and is included in the price. Please note All information in this brochure is correct at time of publication. Dublin Fringe Festival CLG reserves the right to make alterations to the programme and cannot be held accountable for cancellations, substitutions or changes. Site specific venues may have restricted sightlines; we recommend you get to the venue early in order to choose a suitable seat.
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Cover Robbie Blake Town Choir Theatre Replacement with Tonnta P.8 Photography Declan Kelly Styling Ella Bertilsson
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