10 Things to do during Dublin Fringe Festival 2017
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Dublin Fringe Festival is back and, no, it’s not in celebration of people who have a fringe (or bangs for people who live in the states!) instead it’s all about the arts.
Taking over the city for 16 days from Sept 9 – 24 this is Ireland’s largest multidisciplinary arts festival with 81 productions, 460 performances and 49 world premieres in 34 venues. Fringe is about shaking things up and showing new ways of thinking – and it’s not afraid to speak out loud about world issues.
For anyone just looking for a quick guide, here’s 10 suggestions of things to do during Dublin Fringe Festival 2017
1. Neon Western at Samuel Beckett Theatre TCD
Part Rave, part theatre, this highly anticpated collaboration offers you an immersive experience like no other.
2. Dummy at The Abbey Theatre on the Peacock Stage
A dark hearted comedy about guilt, trauma and ventriloquism sure to set tongues wagging.
3. Foil Arms & Hog: Oink at The Abbey Theatre
The Irish Premiere of Foil Arms & Hog’s brand new fast past sketch show at Ireland’s National Theatre
4. Abacus at Meeting House Square
Nine women take 18 buckets through some finely tuned choreography, lifting and swinging, twirling and clashing to the beat of the industrial drum
5. Bottlenote at 13 North Great George’s Street
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.
6. Take off your Cornflakes at Bewleys Theatre at Powerscourt
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?
7. Seven Shades – International Bar
Armed with a fiddle, a loop peddle and some epic stories Aindrias de Staic tries to address his flaws through a storytelling experience with a difference.
8. End Of at The Gutter Bookshop
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.
9. Town Choir – Stephens Green Shopping Centre
As two writers type out observations of the world unfolding around them, a town choir recieves these observations and sings them out to the public.
10. Science Idiot at The International Bar
An alternative stand-up show that makes parallels between science and everyday life that are entirely incorrect.
Now obviously we can’t include every programme on this one little page so head over to fringefest.com for the full programme of events. While in DublinTown why not take a stroll around and get something to eat, take in some sights or do a spot of shopping – let DublinTown.ie be your guide!
