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week 1 : Thu 9 - Sun 12 Feb week 2 : Tue 14 - Sun 19 Feb week 3 : Tue 21 - Sat 25 Feb
Scene + Heard Week 1 : Thu 9 – Sun 12 Feb
Visual art/photography EXHIBITION
Reject. Connect.
Creative photographer, Tim Bingham and Visual Artist, Karen Lee
Two creators: rejecting and connecting.
Thu 9 – Sat 25 Feb | Banquet Hall
Two creators, ‘swiping left’ until they both hit upon that elusive creative seed. This is Tinder for artists where photography meets visual art.
Creative Photographer: Tim Bingham
Visual Artist: Karen Lee
Curator: Audrey Lawless
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MUSICAL THEATRE
endings.
A musical journey to hell.
Thu 9 + Fri 10 Feb | 6:30pm | Main Space
Your life hasn’t turned out the way you expected, has it? You’re lost, aren’t you? You are. Would you like that to change?
Written + Performed by: Fionntán Larney
Music composed by: glasseyed
Running Time : 20 mins
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THEATRE
All The Moments
Love spurned, lives lost, what now?
Thu 9 + Fri 10 Feb | 6:30pm | Main Space
All The Moments – Patrick O’Sullivan / Mental Magpie Productions
Three ex-bandmates meet at the funeral of an old friend. Through songs and story they try to disentangle memory, perspective and bitter resentment from truth.
Written By : Patrick O’Sullivan
Songs By : Patrick O’Sullivan
Directed By : Andy Crook
Assistant Director : Richard Lombard-Vance
Art Work : Thúy Vinh
Cast : Wes Doyle, Emily Healy, Lewis Magee, Eric O’Brien
Running Time : 25 mins
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THEATRE
The Testament According to Adam
Old systems need to be changed
Thu 9 + Fri 10 Feb | 6:45pm | Boys’ School
Capitol Theatre Company
When Adam and his brother are visited by an ever-present, all-powerful figure, things get a bit out of control.
Cast: Alejandro Niklison, Sarah Niland, Terry Kenny
Directed by: Bernadette Mc Dermott
Assistant Director: Cormac Fitzpatrick
Written by: Alejandro Niklison
Running Time : 20 mins
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STAND-UP COMEDY
Dopa-Mean Girl
A musical comedy about ADHD brains
Thu 9 + Fri 10 Feb | 6:45pm | Boys’ School
Louisa Ní Éideáin
Fáilte go ceolseó grinn faoi bhean a bhfuil ADHD uirthi. Experience late diagnosis of a brain that must always do two things simultaneously. Gaeilge &English.
Written & Performed by: Louisa Ní Éideáin
Directed by: Franziska Detrez
Producer: Sarah Murphy
Running Time : 20 mins
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THEATRE
Angie’s Easy
Pals, gals, pints, cans, Hozier
Thu 9 + Fri 10 Feb | 8pm | Main Space
Biaina Ryan
“Pub, gaff, good night, right?” Would’ve been, if scraps and shit tunes were all Darren and Anna had to endure.
Contain themes of sexual assault
Written by Biaina Ryan
Directed by Finbarr Doyle
Performed by Tadhg O’Rourke and Biaina Ryan
Produced by Hannah O’Brien
Running Time : 20 mins
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THEATRE
Work in Progress
Reality is overrated
Thu 9 + Fri 10 Feb | 8pm | Main Space
Capitol Theatre Company
As much as he tries, Wilson cannot finish his play. What exactly is preventing him from completing this work in his small, strange apartment?
Cast: Alejandro Niklison, Jane Tuohy, Terry Kenny
Directed by: Bernadette Mc Dermott
Assistant Director: Cormac Fitzpatrick
Written by: Alejandro Niklison
Running Time : 20 mins
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COMEDY
CON/VICT
Can You Do The Con, Con?
Thu 9 + Fri 10 Feb | 8:15pm | Boys’ School
Club Valentine
Disgruntled youth. Your presence has been formally mandated at the Beaumont Prison to receive a talk from the two infamous convicted Con-men, Foster and Wood.
Written by Eoin Potts and Jimmy Kavanagh
Publicity by Jess Fitzsimons Kane
Running Time : 20 mins
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THEATRE
Vera
When kooky meets delusional…watch out!
Thu 9 + Fri 10 Feb | 8:15pm | Boys’ School
Colette Forde at Soul Star Productions
Everybody needs a ‘Vera’. A witty, lively vintage, strawberry-pop. Devotee of Hollywood’s magnificent Rita Hayworth. However…she’s a little too lonely. Oh Lawdy! Dangerously lonely…
Written and performed by Colette Forde
Directed by Patrick Talbot
Running Time : 20 mins
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THEATRE
The Last Incel
A woman has entered the chat
Thu 9 + Fri 10 Feb | 9:30pm | Main Space
Man Overboard
A comedy about a group of Incels who slowly implode when a woman sleeps with one of their members and crashes their zoom meeting.
Directed by Jamie Sykes
Written by Jamie Sykes and Niall Johnson
Running Time : 25 mins
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STAND-UP COMEDY
Imagine If You Will…
A white man doing stand up
Thu 9 + Fri 10 Feb | 9:30pm | Main Space
Francis Breen
Imagine, if you will, an alt comedy man, in white paint and an inexpensive jumpsuit doing stand-up. Contains big ideas. For lovers of the absurd.
Writer/Performer Francis Breen
Produced by Jo Heffernan
Running Time : 20 mins
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STAND UP COMEDY
MANIC PIXIE DREAM REN
A Film School Dissertation-Induced Meltdown
Thu 9 + Fri 10 Feb | 9:45pm | Boys’ School
Ren Forsythe
A Film School Dissertation-Induced Meltdown Where academia, sex and pop culture fail to intersect, Ren writes her thesis about a misogynistic character trope- and almost becomes one herself.
Written & Performed by Ren Forsythe
Produced by Becky Cheatle
Voiceover by Michael Sable
Running Time : 20 mins
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MUSICAL theatre
Sentimental: A New Gig Musical
Speaking of break-ups, the world’s ending.
Thu 9 + Fri 10 Feb | 9:45pm | Boys’ School
Jaxbanded Theatre
On the eve of a global catastrophe, two ex-bandmates receive a message inviting them to the club where they first met. Chaos and kazoos ensue.
Written By: Ois O’Donoghue + Ruairi Nicholl
Directed By: Ois O’Donoghue
Produced By: Daniel Culleton
Production Design By: Jodie Doyle
Lighting Design By: Amy Dunne
Visual + Poster Design By: Roisin Sheridan Bryson
CAST: Morgan Buckley, Ruairi Nicholl, Sarah Moran-Nolan
Running Time : 30 mins
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THEATRE
MAD
a verbal movement story of healing
Sat 11 + Sun 12 Feb | 1pm | Boys’ School
Dagogo Hart
A theatrical performance, a spoken word show, a physical exorcism. A story of grief, chaos and healing.
Written and Directed by Dagogo Hart
Performed by Christopher Ranaldi
Produced by Faith Dagogo Hart
Photography by Tobi Manuwa
Running Time : 25 mins
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MUSIC + THEATRE
Oreste
The nausea of life
Sat 11 + Sun 12 Feb | 1pm | Boys’ School
Makrià Midèn
A journey through sound and music exploring the myth of Orestes in a new perspective. What makes us take part to life?
Written and directed by Makrià Midèn
Cast: Myles Feerick, Emily Healy, Makrià Midèn and Leah Williamson
Music composed by Elia Bressanello
Musicians: Agostino Luisetti and Maria Sandu
Running Time : 30 mins
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MUSIC + poetry
Lifting the Gate
People, places and lives that mattered
Sat 11 + Sun 12 Feb | 2pm | Main Space
Ben MacCaoilte with She Bows
Ben MacCaoilte brings beautifully formed poetry to the stage. Impossibly detailed worlds are revealed in tight verses, all wrapped in original music by She Bows.
Written and performed by Ben MacCaoilte
Music composed and performed by She Bows
Produced by Crannóg Media
Running Time : 25 mins
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theatre
The CRISPR Show!
Three enthusiastic scientists explain genetic editing.
Sat 11 + Sun 12 Feb | 2pm | Main Space
Marissa Wyll
This interactive and educational show for all ages explains the science and ethics of genetic editing. It’s fun, we promise.
Written + Directed by: Marissa Wyll
Produced by Helen Hennessey
Cast: Bronagh McMullan, Rachel O’Sullivan
Running Time : 20 mins
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Clown / Physical Theatre / Improv
Questions, Questions!!
We know, We don´t know!
Sat 11 + Sun 12 Feb | 3pm | Boys’ School
Skin and Blisters
Inspired by the Book of Questions of Pablo Neruda, Skin & Blisters ponder and react to each other’s idiosyncrasies in a profound and hilarious way.
Directed and Produced by Carol Walsh
Performed by Caitriona Ni Threasaigh and Angelica Santander
Running Time : 20 mins
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Theatre / Stand-up Comedy
Elementaller
Fight your demons. Punch your mind
Sat 11 + Sun 12 Feb | 3pm | Boys’ School
Jonathan Victory
Troubled but charismatic martial arts influencer Tony Fallon teaches a seminar on five elemental fighting styles, bringing the fight to his secret mental illness.
Written and Performed by Jonathan Victory
Directed by Saoirse Siné
Produced by MJ Stokes
Running Time : 20 mins
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Stand-up Comedy
The Coil’s Lament
Is this it?
Sat 11 + Sun 12 Feb | 4pm | Main Space
Síomha Hennessy
A musical comedy for everyone who has ever downloaded Hinge and then immediately googled ‘I think I am asexual?’
Written and performed by Síomha Hennessy
Running Time : 25 mins
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Comedy
Dad Chat
Like the Late Late but Rad!
Sat 11 + Sun 12 Feb | 4pm | Main Space
Sean Flaherty
A chat show hosted by a curious Gen-X dad trying to make sense of the current fast paced and bewildering lifestyle of Millennials and Gen-Z.
Created by Sean Flaherty
Directed by Mikey Fleming
Produced by Paul Hoey
Starring: Sean Flaherty, Paul Hoey, Síomha McQuinn, Marlon Simeon, Quinton O’Reilly & Kate Moylan
Running Time : 20 mins
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Stand-up Comedy / Improv
One of You Has to Die
A post-apocalyptic interactive comedy show
Sat 11 + Sun 12 Feb | 6:30pm | Main Space
Michael Sable
A post-apocalyptic interactive comedy show If you’re not chosen to be sacrificed, you’ll hopefully die laughing anyway in this post-apocalyptic, interactive comedy show set in the distant future – 2024.
Written + Performed by Michael Sable
Produced by Allie O’Rourke
Running Time : 20 mins
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Comedy
HR_final.pptx
A PowerPoint about a PowerPoint
Sat 11 + Sun 12 Feb | 6:30pm | Main Space
Brian Garvan
A 20-minute presentation about how Brian Garvan lost his mind when he was asked to make a 45-minute presentation for a job interview.
Written + Performed By : Brian Garvan
Produced By : Jim Dawson
Running Time : 20 mins
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Theatre + music + poetry
Feathered
Again, I beg. Everything again.
Sat 11 + Sun 12 Feb | 6:45pm | Boys’ School
Shannon O’Reilly
Feathering is a form of public torture. Feathered explores the fabric of the self, the fluidity of grief and the beauty of being untethered.
Directed by Aoibhín Murphy
Music by Chez McDonald
Performed by Gráinne Christmas
Written by Shannon O’Reilly
Photography Ryan Hoban
Running Time : 20 mins
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Theatre
Pleasure, Man!
Coded for your pleasure.
Sat 11 + Sun 12 Feb | 6:45pm | Boys’ School
Denny Redmond
Pleasure, Man! explores the broken queer identity in a pre Hays code Hollywood through the eyes of the town’s wise cracker, Billy Haines.
Written + Performed By : Denny Redmond
Directed By : Síomha McQuinn
Photography By : Luke Faulkner
Running Time : 25 mins
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Theatre
Misdirect
Everything is fine, enjoy the show.
Sat 11 + Sun 12 Feb | 8pm | Main Space
Scaoilte
A theatre company try to perform their show, while falling apart backstage. A play about finances, creativity, and the pressure to look the other way.
Written and Directed by Cian Ó Náraigh
Produced by Colin Smyth
CAST: Darragh Gilhooly, Fionnuala Maher, Gwenaelle Gillet, and Peter McHale
Stage Managed by Martha Cosgrove
Lighting Design by Conor Bustos
Stage Design by David Hannafin
Sound Design by Cormac Dowdall
Choreography by Doug Morrison
Artwork by Hollie Murphy
Running Time : 25 mins
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Music performance
4 Seconds to Midnight
Music that makes you go, ‘heh’
Sat 11 + Sun 12 Feb | 8pm | Main Space
Dan Cosgrove
A rollercoaster of theatrical songs from Ireland’s least-best known satirical songwriter. Dan shares his witty, poignant and probably confused view of the world.
Written + Performed by: Dan Cosgrove
Produced by: Marcus Ó Faoláin
Running Time : 20 mins
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Theatre
Prawn Cocktail
An ode to the singular crisp.
Sat 11 + Sun 12 Feb | 8:15pm | Boys’ School
Colour and Ducks
The midnight ghost of Allen Ginsberg. Harriet Tubman in a tub of spam. Walt Whitman’s unseen bunda? 3000-year-old Bolivian cocaine. COME JOIN THE PARTY!
Written and Directed by: Rosa Thomas
Starring: Ava Hahessy Madigan
Producer: Emily Thomas
Running Time : 20 mins
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Theatre
Ya Never Know
Could you die happy?
Sat 11 + Sun 12 Feb | 8:15pm | Boys’ School
The Collective Productions
A dark comedy about a considerate killer. Murder is indiscriminate. Unless it isn’t.
Written and Directed by Christopher Kelly
Cast: Ian Anthony, Jennifer Costello, Christopher Kelly
Produced by The Collective Productions
Producer Luke Collins
Graphic Designer Mark Corry
Running Time : 25 mins
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Theatre
if all the times i cared had names. (i’d name you all the time)
i really shouldn’t say this but-
Sat 11 Feb | 9:30pm | Main Space
acushla theatre
a crying sky
a swallowed sun
moonlight fills the rain…
drowned in love and soaked in grief.
four people. one city.
11:11pm *downpour*
Directed by Brian Briggs & Seán Loughrey
Devised and performed by Brian Briggs, Sarah Moran, Seán Loughrey & Seán McDermott
Produced by Luke Kavanagh
Stage Managed by Gillian Weston
Production Managed by Iain Synott
Costume Design by Aisling Finegan
Set Design by Seán McDermott
Lighting Design by Matthew Moran
Graphic Design by Nate James
Original Compositions + Arrangements by Darragh Groome & Brian Briggs
Running Time : 50 mins
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Music Performance
Wayfare
Ethereal indie-folk melodies
Sat 11 Feb | 9:45pm | Boys’ School
Patrick Stefan
Through song, “Golden-throated” Irish/Dutch singer-songwriter Patrick stefan channels seafaring ancestors, global music sounds and Moby Dick in this full-band, official album launch.
Performed by:
Patrick stefan (vocals & guitar)
Jason MacNamara (drums)
Niall Hughes (upright bass)
Louis Younge (violin & keys)
Alessandra Azevedo (dance)
‘Wayfare’ was produced by Alex Borwick
Running Time : 40 mins
