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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 →

Queer Notions 7-11 Dec 2010

  By Niamh | December 7, 2010 - 11:01 pm | Events, The Arts, The Culch, Theatre
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Queer Notions is back with a vengeance starting today, for 5 days with 24 events and 40 artists. Queer Notions involves plays, art, music, lecture, dance, film and politics, celebrating queer ideas and performance from Ireland further afield. There are some wonderful shows coming up for a very short run each so catch them while you can! Some of the coming highlights are The Big Deal written by Una McKevitt and already posted about by ElaineBucko. Trade will play once on Friday 10th December and is probably one of the shows I will try my best to catch: In a run down B+B in the north inner city, a chaotic and vulnerable rent boy meets with a middle-aged, happily married client. At first their meetings are simple, money/sex exchanges, but as they get to know one another, the man experiences a troubling burden of care and a moral awakening that … There’s more →