Writer and performer Sonya Kelly had a Dublin Fringe hit with The Wheelchair on my Face a few years ago, an autobiographical storytelling piece about her eyesight. A mix of stand-up and memoir, the show confirmed Kelly as a writer of wit, well able to connect to audiences’ hearts. How to Keep an Alien is […]
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Skottes Musikteater: The Story of Faust
August 31st, 2015 by Adam BennettThis show is rough but glorious puppetry and superb musicianship in a version of the classic Faust that is wonderfully easy to follow. Three men greet us and display proudly the playboard for the puppetry that is also a magnificently roughly hand-made musical instrument. The men are all excellent musicians and singers, which they make […]
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Theatre of Widdershins: The Magic Porridge Pot and other Tasty Tales
August 31st, 2015 by Adam BennettFraming the large table in the middle of the stage are, on one side, a menu on a chalkboard and on the other a pot-bellied stove. A few buckets full of stones lie around in front and a shopping trolley of porridge packets is behind. The menu for today is a starter of Porridge, main […]
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EarFilms: To Sleep, to Dream
August 31st, 2015 by Terry O'DonovanI’ve had a blindfold-filled time of it at this year’s Fringe. Over at the Filmhouse, I was whispered to by ten-year-olds through an ‘ear trumpet’ as they watched a film for the first time and described what they were seeing. Belgian artist Britt Hatzius’s piece Blind Cinema is a joy to experience – thoughtful, playful, […]
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Ponydance: Ponies Don’t Play Football
August 31st, 2015 by Terry O'DonovanI have a bone to pick with Ponydance. They are single-handedly responsible for the horrific 90s Bloodhound Gang hit Animal going round in my head for the last 24 hours. You know the one – ‘You and me baby ain’t nothing but mammals so let’s do it like they do on the Discovery channel’. This […]