Daily Archives: August 25, 2011

Theatre Preview: The Year of Magical Wanking @ Absolut Fringe

  By Sinead Keogh | August 25, 2011 - 5:19 pm | Events, Performance Art, The Arts, Theatre
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Yeah that’s right, you heard us: WANKING. Now try writing this post on the sly in your REALLY CONSERVATIVE WORKPLACE like I’m doing and you’ll get an idea of how much we want you to know about this show. Kicking off on September 9th and running until the 17th as part of the Absolut Fringe Festival, The Year of Magical Wanking is a THISISPOPBABY production which is written by and stars former Alternative Miss Ireland Neil Watkins. Described as ‘brave and heartbreaking’ the one-man show is a personal journey that takes us ‘from Catholic Ireland to the cruising bars of the world’. Grand says you, but what’s it actually about in plot terms and none of your fancy adjectives? It’s about porn addiction, destructive sexual behaviour and a dollop of Catholic guilt as well. Watkins has been described as a ‘writer to be taken seriously’ by the gang over at … There’s more →

Do Over: Gauntlet.

  By Lisa McInerney | August 25, 2011 - 12:00 pm | Do Over, Games, The Culch
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When I were a lass, there used to be one of those multi-choice consoles in the local Supermacs (yes, Supermacs. I’m a proper culchie Culch.ie), to which you could theoretically feed your pocket-money in return for a cheerful selection of the games of the time. I say theoretically because, as one of the games was Super Mario 3, chances of the player exercising their right to choose were slimmer than a hipster Luigi. You’d slot your 50p in, tease a level of Mario out of it, get cocky, fall down a hole, add another 50p, and before you knew it, puberty had taken hold and you’d missed the entire summer season of Knight Rider. But I was never one for respecting theory. I didn’t even turn up for my Leaving Cert chemistry exam. So, while I played far, far more than my fair share of Super Mario 3, I frequently … There’s more →

Events: Laughalot Comedy Improv @ The Duke

  By Amanda | August 25, 2011 - 9:00 am | Comedy
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Hot off the success of their recent Long Form Improv shows launched in the Sugar Club, No Drama Theatre’s Laughalot Improv Troupe are back with their unique style of improv comedy! Audience inspired, the performers will take your suggestions to a new level of improv exaltation! There will be funneh, there will be drama, there will be pathos, there will be a teeny cover charge of €5. So get down to see Dublin’s most cutting edge comedy improv troupe! Thursday 25th August 2011 (That’s tonight!) 9pm The Duke Pub Duke Street (Off Grafton Street)