I always preempt the experience of attending the Dublin Fringe Festival by making a commitment to myself to maintain a level of contrived ignorance. It’s a protective measure to preserve an element of the unknown that I feel parallels the … Continue reading Dublin Fringe Festival: The Epic, Definitive Review Fourteen shows, sixteen days.
Michael Patrick lost his father at the age of eight and suffered with a condition known as hydrocele testis (a buildup of fluid which causes the scrotum to swell) from the ages of fourteen to seventeen. My Left Nut is … Continue reading My Left Nut Testicular Tension
Fresh from a successful run of the hit show DOUZE at Edinburgh Festival Fringe, XNTHONY (Anthony Keigher) is back in Ireland and ready to debut a new show at Dublin Fringe Festival this month. Since 2010, XNTHONY has been working … Continue reading The Power of Wow: Interview with XNTHONY “The Power of Wow” explores the idea of the desperation to be liked, heteronormativity in a post marriage equality age, and fake authenticity.
●●●●○ Liz Peterson Tiger Dublin Fringe Bewleys Cafe Theatre @ Powerscourt 23/09/16 Liz Peterson’s Performance About A Woman is a play devised by Peterson, inspired by her desire to exploit her personal vulnerabilities when creating theatre. Performance About a Woman … Continue reading Performance About a Woman – review
Shay Linehan’s one woman play My Name is Alice Devine is an exhaustive Post-Boom exercise in emotion, as Hilda Fay’s portrayal of the grief-stricken Alice is incredibly uncomfortable and morose to watch, while at the same time belly-achingly funny and candid. ●●●●●
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