TIGER DUBLIN FRINGE opened this week and the line-up is pretty sweet indeed.
From acrobatic installations to one-woman plays and a hootenanny* (whatever that is), there’s definitely something for everyone in this celebration of theatre, art and performance.
We’ve rounded up a few of the best acts that caught our eye – so now you’ve no excuse not to have a full-on, jam-packed week ahead.
*It’s an informal gathering with folk music.
Scotch & Soda is a classic drink but in this instance it’s a mixed-up combination of physical feats and jazz accompanied by acrobatics and musicians. We’re not totally sure what to expect, but combining circus performers and music makers called The Crusty Suitcase band (so you’ve some idea what to expect) – and throwing a little humour in there (of course) makes for a heady evening altogether.
Dates Sep 08 – 13, Sep 15 – 19.
Other performances Sep 12, Sep 19, Sep 20. Tickets Tues, Wed, Sat matinee €28. Thurs, Sun €32 / Fri, Sat €34.
Duration 75 mins
She’s a hot-rod F16 fighter pilot. She’s pregnant. She’s grounded. Her career in the sky is over.
GROUNDED tells the story of a fighter pilot grounded by her pregnancy, now relegated to flying drones over the Middle East. As she progresses with 12-hour shifts, exhaustion and dealing with her family, pressures mount and lines are blurred.
With a timely take on many issues facing the world today, from the crisis in the Middle East, to the usage of drones, as well as women in the military and how they are differentiated from their colleagues, there’s enough meat in this play to keep your mind chewing over for the rest of the week.
Preview Sep 05 @ 18:30 & 20:45. Sep 06 @ 18:30. Tickets €18.
Dates Sep 07 @18:30. Sep 8 – 12 @ 18:30 & 20:45.
Other performances Sep 09 , 11 & 12 @ 13:00. Tickets €22 / €20 conc.
Duration 75 mins.
This epic, immersive adventure features live performance, installation, and video art. The audience is invited to witness the event, as well as piece together the evidence as the play unfolds.
There’s a gardener telling you stories and a town council creating the future – it’s an epic, immersive adventure.
Based in Block B Cultural Space, Smithfield Square, Smithfield, the audience are told to dress appropriately – so you’ve been warned.
Preview Sep 07 @ 19:00 & 21:00. Tickets €11.
Dates Sep 09 – 14 & 16 – 20 @ 19:00 & 21:00. Tickets €16 / €14 conc.
Duration 70 mins
Fancy yourself something of a story-teller? If so, there’s an open mic night hosted by The Moth where you and nine others (pulled from The Moth’s hat) can stand up and tell your tale.
After each story, judges give a score and the winner moves on to the Dublin GrandSLAM championship.
Want to get onstage at the Spiegeltent? Prepare a five minute story on that theme and simply drop your name in the hat on the night.
What have you got to lose?
Date Sep 14 @ 19:00. Tickets €15.
Duration 150 mins. Doors 18:30.
What do all these people have in common - a confused sex chat line worker, the sister of a porn actor struggling to cope, battling movie producers who are under instruction to ‘sex it up’, a daytime TV talk show host who’s too old for the job and a lonely pole dancer missing home? They’re all characters in a new piece from the award-winning company Red Bear Productions.
To tell you any more would be to give it all away, and if that doesn’t pique your interest, nothing will. (It’s not suitable for under 18s)
Preview Sep 09 @ 19:00.Tickets €11.
Dates Sep 10 – 13. Tickets €14 / €12 conc.
Duration 70 mins.
Another timely piece featuring developers and the ever-present Irish wind, this piece of theatre is about a prodigal son, Luc Torney, returning to the windiest town in Ireland and saving it from ruin by opening a wind farm. But is everything as it appears?
A cast of gurriers, property developers and mammies collide in this modern Irish satire on corruption and national character.
Preview Sep 07 @ 20:30. Tickets €11. Dates Sep 08 – 13.
Other performances Sep 12 @ 15:15. Tickets €14 / €12 conc.
Duration 70 mins.
Tiger Dublin Fringe promises to be an all-out celebration of art, theatre, performance and spectacle. And what’s more, you can avail of a drink and a chat with other festival goers in the Tiger bar in the Spiegeltent (beside The Church in Wolfe Tone Square) so you can absorb even more of that atmosphere.
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