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IntroductionMore than 40 shows over the 20 days of the Festival; including tap, butoh,

flamenco and contemporary dance, play readings, discussions, forums and

debates as well as a variety of music from around the globe, including jazz,

world, electronica and Latin.

The Spiegeltent will be the epicentre of this year’s Fringe but even if you

miss the sure-to-sell-out shows you can still revel in Spiegeltent’s delights at

ClubSpiegel, the 2003 Fringe and Theatre Festival Club.

Since Marlene Dietrich sang Falling in Love Again on this stage in the 1930’s,

its magic mirrors have reflected images of some of the world’s greatest

performing artists and their adoring public.

The Spiegeltent is the very essence of a festival club and ‘kabaret salon’.

Like every old theatre, her ghosts are with her, woven into ballooning velvet

canopies, intimate booth seats, teak dancefloor and stained, cutglass windows.

This dazzling travelling performance arena has lured arts lovers around

the world with its acclaim as an event unto itself. A mainstay of the Edinburgh

Festival season and a star in her own right, hosting concerts, clubs and a

myriad of stunning performances, she has launched the careers of countless

artists and will forever remain the stuff of dreams.

The ESB Dublin Fringe Festival 2003 is proud to present the Spiegeltent

for the first time in Ireland, with an eclectic, always surprising mix of music,

dance, theatre, cabaret and performance – culminating nightly in the greatest

of all Festival clubs for both Fringe and Theatre Festivals – ClubSpiegel.

ClubSpiegelWhen the evening curtain comes down on the theatres in Dublin at Festival

time, the night is only beginning. ClubSpiegel is the only place to meet

Festival highlights and lowlifes after the show. See guest spots from both

Festivals’ artists and a seductive programme of hilarious, risque and

sensational performance, music and mayhem. Open from 10:30pm till late.

Spiegeltent ProgrammeWeek OneThe Flight of the Conchords 22 September, 7:00pm / €12

David O’Doherty 22 September, 9:00pm / €10

The Flight of the Conchords 23 September, 7:00pm / €12

Gavin Friday 23 September, 9:00pm / €18.50

Anne & Sue 24 September, 7:00pm / €14

a little mór 24 September, 9:00pm / €12

Anne & Sue 25 September, 7:00pm / €14

Double Adaptor + Trouble Penetratorwith Justin Carroll 25 September, 9:00pm / €12

Penny Arcade 26 September, 7:00pm / €15

Terrafolk 26 September, 9:00pm / €15

Penny Arcade 27 September, 7:00pm / €15

Billy Jenkins presents Big Fight 27 September, 9:00pm / €15

Sunday Sessions 28 September, 7:00pm / Free Admission

An Evening with Maria Doyle Kennedy 28 September, 9:00pm / €15

Week TwoTapestry presents Hoofers 29 September, 6:30pm / €12

Finola Cronin & Camille O’Sullivanpresent The Murder Ballads 29 September, 9:00pm / €12

Tapestry presents Hoofers 30 September, 6:30pm / €12

Dr. Millar Album Launch 30 September, 9:00pm / €12

David O’Doherty 1 October, 7:00pm / €10

Kai Little Big Band 1 October, 9:00pm / €12

Oguri presents Today – a leaning axis 2 October, 7:00pm / €10

Foggy Notions Magazine Night 2 October, 9:00pm / €14

Phil Kay 3 October, 7:00pm / €15

Maria Tecce 3 October, 9:00pm / €13

BBC Radio 4 & Ned Sherrin present Loose Ends 4 October, 10:00am

Organics with Justin Carroll 4 October, 7:00pm / €10

Miss T & The Japanese Tourists 4 October, 9:00pm / €12

Sunday Sessions 5 October, 7:00pm / Admission Free

Shane Howard 5 October, 9:00pm / €12

Week ThreeCrash Ensemble 6 October, 7:00pm / €12

Ludovico Einaudi 6 October, 9:00pm / €15

The Kevin Gildeas 7 October, 7:00pm / €12

Camille Sings Jacques Brél 7 October, 9:00pm / €15

The Kevin Gildeas 8 October, 7:00pm / €12

Camille O’Sullivan presents The Black Angel 8 October, 9:00pm / €15

Soul Jazz Record Label Night 9 October, 7:00pm / €18.50

Tina C 10 October, 7:00pm / €12

Michael Buckley iFive 10 October, 9:00pm / €12

Dublin Guitar Quartet 11 October, 7:00pm / €10

Pierre Bastien 11 October, 9:00pm / €15

Spiegel AfternoonsFree entry from 12:30pm – 6:00pm. Come in for the lunchtime debates,

a coffee, glass of wine, soak up the SpiegelVibes.

Booking & Box Office Information

Book online at www.fringefest.com or by phone on 1850 FRINGE (1850 374643)

alternatively you can call into our Box Office, 11:00am – 6:00pm, Monday –

Saturday, 12 East Essex Street, Temple Bar, Dublin 2. (formerly Design Yard).

Tickets can be purchased at the Spiegeltent but advance booking is recommended. For more information onthe ESB Dublin Fringe Festival 2003, see our website www.fringefest.com Please note, credit cards are notaccepted in the Spiegeltent Box Office. Bookings are non-exchangeable and non-refundable. All sales areconsidered final. Credit card bookings are subject to a booking fee of €2.00 per booking.

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Week One22 – 28 September

The Flight ofthe Conchordspresents High on FolkMon 22 + Tue 23 September / 7:00pm

Tickets €12

Flight of the Conchords (Bret

McKenzie & Jemaine Clement) are

New Zealand’s foremost digi-bongo-

acapella-rap-influenced guitar-based

bongo-funk folk band.

Their fresh understated delivery

belies a depth to their comedy that

has had them branded ‘brilliant’ and

kept comedy audience in stitches

across the globe. This unique brand

of comedy is grounded in original

tunes that showcase their incredible

vocal and instrumental talents.

‘aridly dry and yet so brilliantly stupid…

this is unmissable!’ chortle.co.uk (2003).

‘a delight and gloriously funny.’ official

edinburgh festival site (2002).

David O’DohertyCreates SomethingNew Under the SunMon 22 September / 9:00pm

Wed 1 October / 7:00pm

Tickets €10

This was supposed to be the tragic

story of a lobster who dreams of

becoming a jazz musician, and it

still is, in part. But it is also about

growing up, telling the truth and

saving the world. You can expect

the usual, plenty of songs played on

a tiny piano, scribbled down

notions on bits of paper and a nice

ending that will make you smile.

www.davidodoherty.com

Gavin Friday presentsI Didn’t Come Upthe Liffey in a BubbleTue 23 September / 9:00pm

Tickets €18.50

The Spiegeltent, September 23 sees

Gavin Friday give his first public

performance since his Kurt Weill

Musical extravaganza Ich Liebe Dich

two years ago (Dublin Theatre

Festival 2001), I Didn’t Come Up the

Liffey in a Bubble.

A ‘visual and vocal journey’

an intimate recollection of Gavin

growing up in Dublin and the

people, musicians and artists who

influenced him…

A One Man Show / One Night Only

The Creators ofThe Nualas presentAnne & Sue!Wed 24 + Thur 25 September / 7:00pm

Tickets €14

Self-penned Song! Chat! Laughter!

Lovely Frocks! Shoes! Be warned, you

could laugh your head off.

‘Where’s my head?’ (a man who

wouldn’t be warned).

As part of this year’s ESB Dublin

Fringe Festival the core writing/

performing team that created The

Nualas, Anne Gildea and Susan

Collins, have come together to

present two very special evenings of

favourite Nuala songs. ‘Wackily

original’ the new york times. ‘Feckin’ great’

the village voice. ‘Phenomenally funny’ the

herald. ‘Hilarious’ time out.

Amanda Guestlistpresents a little mórWed 24 September / 9:00pm

Tickets €12

Last month, over a thousand people

gathered in Charleville Castle,

Tullamore, Co. Offaly, to celebrate

the Mór ‘audio visual adventures’

festival. An independently run event,

without sponsorship, Mór attracted

some of the finest Irish and

international acts to perform in this

unique setting over two days.

Amongst the 60-odd acts on the

bill were Decal, Redneck Manifesto,

Chequerboard, Rollers/Sparkers, The

Tycho Brahe, Karl Him and

Somadrone and Irish debuts by

acclaimed artists such as Lackluster,

Colleen, Pierre Bastien and Wevie

Stonder.

In celebration of the success of

this event, A Little Mór brings

together some of the images, artists

and people who made this week

possible. Swop stories on midge

bites, discover who did the poo on

the electric bazaar stage and meet

Dudley, the king of the castle.

With a documentary in the

making and exciting plans for

harnessing the goodwill behind the

event for the betterment of the Irish

music scene, A Little Mór will feature

performances by a number of the

acts involved in the inaugural event.

Double Adaptor +Trouble Penetratorwith Justin CarrollThur 25 September / 9:00pm

Tickets €12

Trouble Penetrator features some of

Dublin’s most exciting musical

visionaries playing music that

combines the excitement of digitally

mutated, jumpcut electronic music

with the savage power of the

combo’s human musicians. TheirTop Gavin Friday. Above Left Anne Gildea andSusan Collins. Above Right The Flight of theConchords. Right David O’Doherty.

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An Evening withMaria Doyle KennedySun 28 September / 9:00pm

Tickets €15

Maria Doyle Kennedy was one of the

featured artists on the Other Voices

Other Rooms TV show which

produced a number one compilation

album this year. She played most

recently at the Glastonbury and

Witnness festivals and is currently

recording her second album, due for

release in 2004. Her Spiegeltent

appearance on September 28 will be

her first Dublin show in six months.

Maria is designing a special show

particularly suitable for the unique

venue that is the Spiegeltent. The

show will include her band, a string

section and some very special guests.

Week Two29 September – 5 October

Tapestry presents HoofersMon 29 + Tue 30 September / 6:30pm

Tickets €12

Hoofers is a celebration of the

Hoofers Club which existed in 1920s

Harlem. Working with the Derek

O’Connor Quartet, Tapestry will pay

tribute to amongst others, Bojangles

Robinson and John Bubbles, both

acknowledged masters of the art of

rhythm tap.

The company is introducing

Irish audiences to rhythm tap and

it’s percussive and syncopated

sounds. Tapestry has performed at

the Samuel Beckett Theatre as part

of Dancefest and also in the Firkin

Crane, Cork, The Old Museum,

Belfast and the Taibhearc, Galway.

Choreography: Diana Richardson & Eric Weitz

KillkennyArts Festival presentsThe Murder BalladsMon 29 September / 9:00pm

Tickets €12

Through dance, song and text, The

Murder Ballads explores loss of

innocence and murderous intent.

Raw emotional intensity mingles

with humour and desire in this

intimate and powerful show. ‘If it

tours, don’t miss a unique night out.’ the

irish examiner. Following sell-out runs

at Kilkenny Arts Festival 2002 and

the Project Arts Centre, The Murder

Ballads is presented at the ESB

Dublin Fringe Festival 2003 for one

night only, in the unique atmosphere

of the Spiegeltent.

The Murder Ballads – A Tanztheater Cabaret.Directed and choreographed by Finola Cronin.A Kilkenny Arts Festival Production. Staring CamilleO’Sullivan, Ríonach Ní Néill and Ester O’Brolchain.Featuring songs by Nick Cave and Tom Waits.






current repertoire consists of

original material, augmented by a

variety of cover versions, heavily

reinterpreted, and regurgitated via

their charmingly warped aesthetic.

‘This was experimental jazz that was as

refreshing as it was exhilarating – these

jams could have lasted all night and

judging by the crowd’s reaction they

would have been there with them’ gerald

kelleher, the irish times. ‘An innovative mix

of traditional jazz, scratching, and soul…

and that most rare of music’s gifts: a new

sound’ matthew magee, in dublin.

‘Few line-ups have filled me with more

expectation. As the publicity for the gig

says, “Resistance is useless”’ cormac larkin,

the sunday tribune. ‘One of Dublin’s most

prodigious and mischievous mavericks’

pat mcmellow, event guide.

Double Adaptor is a miniature

improvising electronic bar band.

Their genre-bending ouvre traverses

wouldbient 1 digiprov 2 collages to

greasy, fried chicken ‘n’ chitlin-

flavoured organ trio mania, via howl-

ing 70s rock guitar histrionics, and

frequently within the same song

let’s face it. Tonight’s show features

the acoustic contestant, Justin

Carroll. 1. Conditional tense of

ambient. 2. Improvised music made

using electronic apparatus.

Keith O’Brien: Computer, Roy Carroll: Computer,Justin Carroll (Acoustic Contestant): Keyboards.

Penny Arcadepresents New York ValuesFri 26 + Sat 27 September / 7:00pm

Tickets €15

International performance star

Penny Arcade whose legendary show

Bitch!Dyke!Fag-Hag!Whore! took

Ireland by storm, returns with New

York Values presented by Remedy.

Loaded with content about

sexual and identity politics, media,

endless war and the future of

western civilization while

simultaneously redefining political

standup comedy with an sound

score that will have you rocking in

your seat, this show strips the veil

from marketed rebellion, celebrity

culture, bouregoise bohemia, The

Vagina Monologues, and

postmodernism.

For the first time ever, these

shows incorporate the songs of

brilliant singer/songwriter Chris

Rael, from New York’s famous band

Church Of Betty, making his Irish

debut. Never before has his vocal,

melodic and lyrical power been

more evident. ‘Jagged, unexpected,

mesmerizing. An unusually astute, take no

prisoners feminist comedian.’ village voice.

‘Hot and Hysterically funny!’ ny post.

‘Chris Rael writes deep, sexy poetic lyrics

and sings with passion’ kweevak.com (may

2002). ‘Chris Rael has consistently blended

rock and Indian music better than anyone

else, ever’ village voice. ‘Chris Rael is a

musician of astonishing breadth and

expression’ girlson.com ‘Penny Arcade is

provocative,intellectually stimulating,

perceptive and hilariously funny! She

combines the anarchy of Lenny Bruce with

the pathos of Judy Garland’ edinburgh list.

‘Penny Arcade manages to contain,

expand and entertain the audience all at

once. Beg! steal a ticket’ newsweek.

TerrafolkFri 26 September / 9:00pm

Tickets €14

The hit at this year’s Edinburgh

Spiegeltrent programme TerraFolk

come to Dublin for the first time. A

free ranging repertoire of Balkan,

Russian, Gypsy, Jewish,

Scandinavian, jazz and classical

tunes mix freely with zany antics

and impromtu comedy. Winners of

the BBC Radio 3 World Music

Audience Award in March this year;

come and see why everyone is

raving about TerraFolk.

Improvised MusicCompany presentsBilly Jenkins’ Big FightsFighting For Creative MusicSat 27 September / 9:00pm

Tickets €15

Billy Jenkins Big Three (uk) V The Fightin’

Irish (ire). Your matchday referee Mr.

Oliver Weindling ma (oxon), msc (econ). Your

matchday timekeeper Ms. Jill Tritton ma.

Frightened of free or improvised

music, uncertain how to get into it?

Big Fights are your answer. Guitarist

Billy Jenkins’ stable is going head to

head with three of Dublin’s finest in

what could be the row of the

Century! Six top improvisers and

jazz musicians tough it out with the

audience in a series of ‘round robin’

musical duos complete with referee

& timekeeper! Each ‘bout’ consists of

3 x 2 minutes and as the bell sounds

to end each round it is up to the

audience to cheer the virtuosity,

collectively swoon at the intensity of

passion, sigh at what might have

been – or just hurl abuse!

Nine duo bouts. Sweat & tears, no blood.

Cutting edge improvisation in pop sized

two minute chunks. Can you last the

distance? Knockout!

Sunday SessionsSun 28 September / 6:00pm

Free Admission

Sunday evenings are free entry,

chilled out trad sessions in the tent

from 6:00pm. All welcome, bring

your instruments.

Top Maria Tecce. Centre Tapestry. Above MariaDoyle Kennedy. Below Billy Jenkins’ Big Fights –Fighting For Creative Music.

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Dr. MillarTarzan’s AmbitionAlbum LaunchTue 30 September / 9:00pm

Tickets €12

Sean Millar released his third album

Always Coming Home in 2002. Having

split from cult rock ‘n’ roll band The

Cute Hoors in the early 90s, he is

one of Ireland’s most respected

songwriters. His debut album The

Bitter Lie was included in the Today

FM/Sunday Tribune’s Top 50 Irish

Albums of All Time and, within weeks

of its release, saw him nominated as

Best Solo Male Performer in the 1995

Hotpress/Heineken awards. In 1998

the Sunday Times placed The Deal,

his second album, in its top five

albums of the year. His last album

Always Coming Home was released in

2002 and caused The Irish Times (in

a five star review) to proclaim him

‘An Irish national treasure’. ‘Beautiful,

brilliant, inspired songs’ hotpress.

Improvised MusicCompany presentsKai Little Big BandWed 1 October / 9:00pm

Tickets €12

The Kai Small Group is an offshoot

ensemble of the Kai Big Band, who

played their Dublin debut in July

2003. Both groups are formed from

the ranks of an emerging

generation of jazz musicians who

are attempting to distill their love

of the many different traditions of

improvisational music into a

modern vehicle. Thus the last Big

Band concert had 1920s dixieland

numbers next to avant-garde

acoustic passages alongside swing

dancers and odd-metre

compositions. The aim of Kai is to

create interesting and rich

architecture for musicians to

experiment with expression and

energy, with respect for the

traditional jazz vocabulary whilst

also acknowledging the need to find

our own voices and create new

languages for the moments we live

in. And to have a good time doing it!

OguriThur 2 October / 7:00pm

Tickets €10

Butoh dance master Oguri sees his

body as an instrument, and will be

physically improvising with Dublin

based musicians in an extraordinary

hybrid of contemporary Irish and

Japanese culture.

This post-apocalyptic Japanese

dance emerged in the 60s and refers

to finding the light in darkness.

Oguri’s dance becomes an

integral part of an ensemble in this

visual, physical and aural crossover,

taking both music and physical

perform-ance into another realm.

Epitomises humanity – Primal, beautiful,

extraordinary.

Foggy NotionsMagazine EveningThur 2 October / 9:00pm

Tickets €14

Singing, dancing, eating, cleaning,

bathing, writing, spending money,

crying, living-large.

Phil KayFri 3 October

Tickets €15

Phil Kay’s comedy is a unique blend

of energy, improvisation and leaps of

imagination that take his audience

on a joy ride they’ll never forget. To

be at one of Phil’s shows and expect

stand-up would be a big mistake –

anything can happen and invariably

does! Star of a Channel 4 television

series Phil Kay Feels…, Perrier Comedy

Award nominee, Phil Kay is already

well known to Dublin audiences and

not to be missed.

Maria Teccepresents Lush LifeFri 3 October / 9:00pm

Tickets €13

Celebrate decadence with Lush Life, a

night of cabaret from critically

acclaimed singer and actress Maria

Tecce (USA). Lush Life takes its

influence from Cole Porter to Mae

West, Eartha Kitt to Ella Fitzgerald.

Lavish yourself with love, booze,

badness, desire and indulgence, all

wrapped up in a delicious brew of

cabaret, blues, and jazz. From the

bold and the beautiful to the sexy

and sassy, join us for a journey

through song championing the

lushness of life.

Featuring musicians Phil Ware: piano, DaveRedmond: double bass, and Ciaran Wilde:saxaphone and clarinet.

BBC Radio 4& Ned Sherrinpresents Loose EndsSat 4 October / 10:00am

Free admission.

Booking in advance is necessary.

A rare opportunity to attend a

recording of the classic BBC Radio 4

entertainment show Loose Ends,

presented by Ned Sherrin.

The veteran broadcaster and

theatrical raconteur will be

parachuting onto the Ha’penny

Bridge crying ‘Cockles and Mussels

alive alive oh!’. Expect some people

you might have heard of, some

music you might like and some

comedy you might laugh at.

If you are interested in beingTop Double Adaptor + Trouble Penetrator withJustin Carroll. Centre Left Terrafolk.Above Left Oguri. Above Right Phil Kay.

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part of the audience for this

recording please contact the box

office. ‘My first impression was that Ned

resembled a giant pigeon. He has a very

military bearing, he has wonderful

manners and he puffs his chest out.’

ray davies, the kinks.

Organics withJustin CarrollSat 4 October / 7:00pm

Tickets €10

Organics is a Dublin based three

piece jazz group which was formed

in 1997. Since that time, the group

has played extensively around

Ireland at many festivals including

being the in-house jam session band

at the Cork Jazz Festival, and at the

Dublin Jazz Festival and the Bray

Jazz Festival. The group’s repertoire

includes classic organ trio material

from the Jimmy Smith to Wes

Montgomery.

Justin Carroll: Hammond Organ, John Moriarity:Guitar, Kevin Brady: Drums.

Miss T &The JapaneseTouristsSat 4 October / 9:00pm

Tickets €12

Welcome to the world of Miss T & The

Japanese Tourists. We are a dynamic

four piece ‘babydoll punk’ band

ready to take on the world!

Fun, craziness, darkness, dirty

rock ‘n’ roll, faeries, goblins,

fantastical outfits & big hair! Back to

the basics of just having a good time.

Miss T & The Japanese Tourists was

conceived in september 2001 when

Mr G & Miss T’s planets collided

causing them to be catapulted into

the realisation that with the

entwining of their two souls a

magical, enchanting world could be

borne. ecstatic with the prospect of

creating another world they

immediately began processing their

dreams into reality… an explosion of

creativity ensued… Miss T & The

Japanese Tourists was brought to life.

Miss T: vocals, Mr G: guitar, Mr D: bass, LJ: drums.

Sunday SessionsSun 5 October / 6:00pm

Free Admission

Sunday evenings are free entry,

chilled out trad sessions in the tent

from 6:00pm. All welcome, bring

your instruments.

Shane HowardSun 5 October / 9:00pm

Tickets €12

In 1982, Irish-Australian singer/

songwriter Shane Howard’s massive

anthem Solid Rock (recorded with his

legendary band Goanna) reverberated

across the airwaves and still does

today. It was one of the first songs of

its idiom to broach the subject of

land rights in Australia and impacted

powerfully on a whole new

generation of writers and musicians

that followed.

A committed advocate for the

environment and social justice,

Shane’s work continues to honour

Aboriginal culture and celebrate his

own Irish ancestry. In 1993, Mary

Black’s recording of Shane’s song

Flesh and Blood enjoyed great chart

success and she has since recorded

several of his songs (Don’t Say OK, Free

as Stone, Give a Little Now). Shane will

appear as special guest with Mary

and her band for their October tour

of Belgum and Holland. ‘…haunting,

healing, pure …a still voice in the midst of

a chaotic universe’

Week Three6 – 11 October

Crash EnsembleMon 6 October / 7:00pm

Tickets €12

Classical music rocks or at least it

does in the nimble hands of Crash

Ensemble, a dynamic collective of

musicians who specialise in multi-

media, high-energy, downtown

music that continues to wow

audiences nationwide.

Following an Irish tour with

favourites from their dynamic

repertoire, Crash Ensemble brings a

hand picked programme to the

Spiegel Tent. From electonica to

dazzling solo and ensemble works,

this programme incorporates

American works by Philip Glass and

Zack Browning, as well as a number

of works by their ever-popular

artistic director, Donnacha Dennehy.

Don’t miss this high voltage trip

through some of today’s classics.

Improvised MusicCompany presentsLudovico Einaudi Solo Piano

Mon 6 October / 9:00pm

Tickets €15

To listen to Italian composer

Ludovico Einaudi’s beautiful piano

music is to take a voyage through a

delicate, emotional and gently

melancholic creativity. You can hear

many echoes in Einaudi’s music,

from the piano pieces of Chopin and

Satie to Phillip Glass and Michael

Nyman, alongside African and

American popular music, all

informed by a fluent, minimalist

approach. Over the years his works

have evolved but not parted from

their original characteristics,

nurturing new colours and a vitalTop Camille O’Sullivan. Centre Right CrashEnsemble. Above Left Shane Howard. AboveRight Michael Buckley.

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energy. He has composed for film,

TV and dance and his music has

been performed at La Scala in Milan,

New York’s Lincoln Center and the

Tanglewood Festival. Einaudi’s

current CD I Giorni features colourful

solo ballads for piano and was

largely inspired on hearing the kora

playing of Toumani Diabate while

travelling in Mali. ‘Einaudi’s music is

finely crafted, pared down and strongly

melodic.’ gramophone

The Kevin GildeasTue 7 + Wed 8 October / 7:00pm

Tickets €12

The Kevin Gildeas – Stars of the film

‘No No No’ – are back!!! The Kevin

Gildeas are Dr. Millar (Guitar) The

Goose (Drums) Mark Doherty

(Clarinet) Kevin Gildea (Microphone).

The Kevin Gildeas offer a unique

combination of music and comedy.

For satisfaction guaranteed, greater

security and a closer shave it’s got to

be – The Kevin Gildeas. The Kevin

Gildeas – Stars of the Sky.

‘A brilliant, original show.’ edinburgh

evening news ‘Pure comic gold dust. The

sound of the future.’ the stage ‘It’s mad

but it works.’ the irish times ‘Top tunes,

sharp banter and excellent entertainment.’

the list ‘Everyone was laughing out of

sheer beautiful bafflement.’ hotpress ‘Truly

excellent comedy.’ the slate

Camille SingsJacques BrelTue 7 October / 9:00pm

Tickets €15

To mark his 25th Anniversary,

Camille O’Sullivan celebrates the

music of Jacques Brel for just one

night with her show that was a

recent sell out success at the Helix.

Enthralling audiences with her

passionate performances, Camille’s

interpretative power of song is a

force to be reckoned with. She also

recently supported Damian Rice,

appeared as guest with Jack L and

released her debut Album. With her

French parentage and a love of

storytelling she performs in German,

French and English.

‘Her cabaret style evening was most

impressive… This is an outstanding new

talent’ the sunday tribune

‘Sexy and provocative, O’Sullivan is

possessed of an exceptional voice, perfectly

suited to Brel’s songs. This is pure joy, a

fine tribute to the breadth of Brel’s

artistry’ the irish times

Camille O’Sullivanpresents The Black AngelWed 8 October / 9:00pm

Tickets €15

An evening where present meets

past. The Weimer Republic is

revealed through its dramatic

Kabaret stories and songs through to

the music of contemporary artists

inspired by them.

Enthralling audiences with her

passionate performances, Camille

O’Sullivan’s ‘interpretative power of

song is a force to be reckoned with’.

Having recently sold out her shows

at the Helix and last years Fringe,

Camille returns for just one night to

perform some of the 20th Century’s

most dramatic songwriters. With her

French parentage and a love of

storytelling she performs in German,

French and English. Mixing old with

new, her repertoire includes Kurt

Weill, Marlene Dietrich, Hans Eisler,

Hollaender, Jacqus Brel, Nick Cave,

Tom Waits…Created specially for

this Festival…for one night only!

‘O’Sullivan inhabits her songs…

Bewitching & bewildering’ hot press. ‘Sexy

and provocative, O’Sullivan is possessed of

an exceptional voice’ irish times. ‘An

enrapturing performance and a voice that

could melt mountains’ irish times.

Soul JazzRecord Label NightThur 9 October / 7:00pm

Tickets €18.50

Reggae, soul, ska, rocksteady, funk,

hip-hop, DJ’s, live vocalists and

MC’s plus special guests including

Donal Dineen and others.

www.souljazzrecords.co.uk

Tina C, NashvilleCountry StarFri 10 October / 7:00pm

Tickets €12

With Tammy Wynette as a role

model Tina C’s first record No Dick’s

As Hard As My Life was a smash hit.

Tina is now hailed as a role model

for ballsy women everywhere.

Since leaving Open Throat Holler,

Tennessee, Tina has enjoyed a

glittering career but not without the

darker moments that fame often

brings. Recent album releases have

reflected a new emotional maturity,

particularly 1997s quadruple plat-

inum selling Complete & Utter Country.

Tina C is the creation of UK comic writer andperformer, Chris Green.

Improvised MusicCompany presentsMichael Buckley iFiveFri 10 October / 9:00pm

Tickets €12

All bets are off with this new project

from Ireland’s leading sax player, as

Michael Buckley heads up an eclectic

line up all out to crack the jazz

meets dancefloor code. Mutated

laptop beats and sleazy Hammond

grooves from the Carroll brothers

Roy and Justin, going mano-a-mano

with the rocksteady pulse of

drummer Jason Duffy and guitarist

Conor Brady, with Buckley’s tenor

and Karl Ronan’s trombone turning

up the heat. ‘This is a band that oozes

talent and attitude in equal measure.

Anyone who wants to see where Irish jazz

is headed should join the throng.’

the sunday tribune

Dublin Guitar QuartetSat 11 October / 7:00pmTickets €10

The Dublin Guitar Quartet was

formed in 2001 by Brian Bolger,

Patrick Brunnock, David Flynn and

Redmond O’Toole. The group

concentrate exclusively on

contemporary repertoire which

consists of original works by

established guitarists/composers

such as Leo Brower, Roland Dyens

and Nikita Koshkin alongside

arrangements of works by

composers such as Philip Glass, Arvo

Part and Kevin Volans.

The quartet have had many

works written for them by Irish

composers including Dereck Ball,

Erick Sweeney and John

McLoughlan. The ensemble is

unique in that both Redmond

O’Toole and Brian Bolger employ

eight-string guitars, thus greatly

increasing the range of the guitar

quartet medium.

The quartet have performed in

many diverse venues throughout

Ireland and abroad. Recent concerts

include Mór (Audio Visual Adventures)

in Charleville Castle in Tullamore,

Mermaid Arts Centre (Bray),

University College Dublin (as guests

of the UCD sinfonia), Airfield Trust

(Airfield House, Dundrum), Eigse

Arts Festival (Sligo) the and the

Dundee International Guitar Festival.

Pierre Bastien &his Mecanium OrchestraSat 11 October / 9:00pm

Tickets €15

French composer and multi-

instrumentalist Pierre Bastien built

his first musical machinery back in

1977. The musicians of his orchestra

are machines: an ensemble of

musical automatons constructed

from meccano parts and activated by

electro-motors, that are playing on

acoustic instruments from all over

the world. Bastien’s involvement in

sound installations and

collaborations with artists such as

Robert Wyatt, Issey Miyake and

Pierrick Sorin have earned him

international renown. Pierre Bastien

made a magical debut performance

at Mór (Audio Visual Adventures) festival

in Charleville Castle in Tullamore.

Critics ForumCritical EngagementA week-long programme of events hosted by Irish Theatre Magazine.

6 – 11 October 2003

The Dublin Theatre Festival Centre, Liberty Hall, Dublin 1.

Critics Forum is presented in association with The Arts Council / An Comhairle

Ealaion, Dublin Theatre Festival, Temple Bar Properties, and Critical Voices.

This October, Irish Theatre Magazine is hosting a week-long series of

events that both engage in, and interrogate, the practice of theatre criticism

in an Irish context.

The conference will bring together leading international and Irish critics

to observe and comment on productions in the Dublin Theatre and Fringe

Festivals, and will also invite these critics to step back from, discuss, and

analyse their work as critics.

The conference expands upon the magazine’s international critics’

forum, which in its three-year history has become an important date in the

Festival calendar. As one of Ireland’s leading critical publications and the

only magazine devoted exclusively to the coverage of Irish professional

theatre, ITM is uniquely positioned to organise this series of events.

The conference will consist of several strands of programming, including

an international critics’ forum (6 October), a keynote lecture (8 October); an

academic symposium (10 – 11 October), and various ancillary events.

Irish Theatre Magzine, 44 East Essex Street, Temple Bar, Dublin 2. T + 353 1 677 8439

E info@irishtheatremagazine

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Critical VoicesAn opportunity for lively, infomed, far-reaching debates and discussions

from artists and producers from around Ireland and around the globe is one

of the exciting off-shoots of any international festival.

This year, a free, lunchtime series of debates, discussions, talks and

‘thinkings out loud’ has been programmed by Iseult Dunne and the ESB

Dublin Fringe Festival 2003 in association with Critical Voices and the

Dublin Theatre Festival.

All are welcome. Panellists will represent national and international

productions from ESB Dublin Fringe Festival and Dublin Theatre Festival

and Irish cultural commentators. Further details will be on the website

soon. For further details please regularly check out www.fringefest.com

Non-National? Non-Ethical?Non-Cultural? Non-Human?Tuesday 23 September, 1:00pm

Are we ready to embrace multiculturalism and interculturalism as a culture

audience? Where are the outlets for cultural and artistic energies of new

communities? Panellists will represent national and international productions from

Fringe and Theatre Festival and Irish cultural commentators. This event is taking place

in association with Create ( formally Creative Activity for Everyone).

Hip-H-OperaWednesday 24 September, 1:00pm

Contemporary Opera in an Irish Context – how has Opera been mod-

ernised? Panellists will represent national and international opera productions from

Fringe and Theatre Festival and Irish cultural commentators.

Never Ending Stories…Friday 26 September, 1:00pm

Storytelling and narration. How do we understand this in the 21st Century?

Panellists will represent national and international productions from Fringe and

Theatre Festival and Irish cultural commentators.

The Sharpest LinkTuesday 30 September, 1:00pm

Criticism and arts writing on the web, what are the issues? The Panel will rep-

resent web-publications in visual arts, theatre and other artforms.

Cut LooseWednesday 1 October, 1:00pm

Where am I? Beyond the venue – what is the artistic value of off site work?

Willie White (Director of Project) will chair this discussion, with panellists from visual

arts, dance and theatre backgrounds.

When You Get Caught BetweenA White Cube And New York CityThursday 2 October, 1:00pm

What and where is the context for contemporary Irish Visual Arts? What

direction are artists looking towards – Boston or Berlin, London or New

York? The panel will consist of contemporary Irish visual artists.

Play MakingMonday 6 October, 1:00pm

Contemporary Irish writing… where is it? New forms, invention, innova-

tion… are these on the agenda? Panellists will represent national and international

productions from Fringe and Theatre Festivals and Irish cultural Commentators.

Different Trans…Wednesday 8th October, 1:00pm

The role of translation in culture and the relationship between audiences and

translation. Translation as a process of understanding difference and diversity

or translation for assimilation to our terms of reference? Brian Hand (curator of

Critical Voices) will chair this discussion with panellists representing national and interna-

tional productions from Fringe and Theatre Festival and Irish Cultural Commentators.

Empire Strikes BackThursday 9 October, 1:00pm

Where is contemporary drama in relation to the aestheticisation of politics

of the politicisation of aesthetics? Panellists will represent national and interna-

tional productions from Fringe and Theatre Festival and Irish Cultural Commentators.

FestivitiesFriday 10 October, 1:00pm

What should a Festival be in a community? How do you measure its suc-

cess? Directors of Festivals in Ireland, including Fringe and Theatre Festival. Join in…

tell us what you think.

Thank YouA big thank you to The Two Declans at Upstate Theatre Project

(www.upstate.ie), Alex Jeffers at Jeffers Piano Services

(T 01 234 4332), David Bates, Douglas Hunter and David Bates,

Jack Gilligan and Ger Barry, everyone at Hot Press and The Event Guide,

Greg McElherron at Noreast Beers.






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