Tag Archives: Spiegeltent

Review: La Clique at the ABSOLUT FRINGE festival

  By darraghdoyle | September 9, 2009 - 11:58 am | Comedy, Events, Featured Post, Performance Art, The Arts, The Culch
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What it’s called: La Clique Where it is: The Spiegeltent, St George’s Dock, Dublin 1 When it is: Tonight to Sunday September 20 at 7pm (Monday to Saturday) and 9.30pm (Friday and Saturday). No show Sunday 13. How long it is: 105 minutes How much it is: €34.50 (Sunday to Thursday) or €36.50 (Friday and Saturday). For tonight (Wednesday 09/09) use code laclique09 when booking online, over phone or in box office for 20% off your ticket price. What they say: La Clique’s mélange of cabaret, neo-burlesque and contemporary variety has taken the world by storm. Returning veterans from this international menagerie of the bizarre are Norway’s outrageously bendy Captain Frodo, the Queen-obsessed Mario, Queen of the Circus, musclebound supermen The English Gents, and, of course, spectacularly sexy aerialist David O’Mer. Among the Dublin virgins are Marawa, a virtuoso of the Hula Hoop and a demon on skates. Le Gateau … There’s more →

Midsummer Festival 2009, Cork

  By Will | June 17, 2009 - 12:24 am | Events, Featured Post, Gigs, Music, Performance Art, The Arts, Theatre
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The longest day of the year is almost upon us – shocking really! To celebrate the summer solstice Cork City has a two week long festival of culture ending on the 29th (that’s gigs, shows and other stuff). In fact it started on the 13th to there is a lot of catching up to do. And I’m only going to cover the items that I find interesting here. For the full line up, check out the Cork Midsummer Festival 2009 website. In these times of financial stress they are running a 5 for €55 deal (you end up saving €25) , and a lot of free shows too. In the theme of financial straights, how about recreating depression era American style Dance Marathon in the Irish Examiner Spiegeltent (set up in front of the Opera House again). Part of the 5 for €55, it runs from Monday June 22nd until … There’s more →