Daily Archives: November 14, 2011

The Comedy Interview: Shane Hughes

  By Amanda | November 14, 2011 - 12:30 pm | Comedy, The Culch
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Shane Hughes is a relative newbie to the comedy circuit. He moved back from the UK in September of last year to try his hand at the comedy thing. I caught up with the man who, the last time I met him, claimed that if you can make a woman laugh you’re half way there, to put this theory to the test! So Shane, how did you end up doing comedy? Well I moved back home to Tullamore last September from the UK. It’s always been a dream of mine to do comedy ever since I was a kid. It’s something I’ve always wanted to do. So I got in touch with the Laughter Lounge who told me to go to competitions like the Battle of the Axe and do open mic slots etc. so that’s what I did, I did my first gig on the 25th Jan this year! … There’s more →

Theatre: Minute After Midday @ The Project

  By Sinead Keogh | November 14, 2011 - 9:24 am | Events, The Arts, Theatre
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It’s the 15th of August, 1998. It’s a Saturday on Lower Market Street and it’s just gone 17 seconds past noon. In 43 seconds, Lizzy, Conor and Mari’s lives will change forever… Kicking off this evening at The Project is Minute After Midday, a new Irish play written by Ross Dungan. Looking at the effects of the Omagh bombing on three characters - a young girl who was at the scene, a repentant bomber and woman who lost her husband in the tragedy - it’s an unexpected theme from Dungan who is better known as a member of comedy sketch group A Betrayal of Penguins. Having received critical acclaim at the Edinburgh Fringe where it won a Scotsman Fringe First Award for Innovation in New Writing, we reckon it’s worth a look. Booking Information: Dates: 14th – 26th November Preview: 14th and 15th November (Tickets €8) Matinee: 2pm, 26th November … There’s more →