Young Folk Rough Up Dublin Theatre

It's not really a secret or a surprise that for most young folk the thought of a trip to the theatre is not usually cause for excitement. Maybe you've horrible memories of that production of King Lear you were dragged to all those years ago or just think the play themselves won't speak to you. That isn't a million miles from how I feel myself.

Thankfully because of the work of numerous disgracefully talented young folk in Dublin this notion is being challenged. A good example of such an attempt is THEATREclub whose production "Rough" caused something of a storm at the Absolut Fringe Festival last year. 

Describing themselves as "raging" that many young people aren't into theatre they're aiming to bring "Rough" to Ballymun this month. The play is about "taxi's, downing double vodka and waking up in someone else's suburbs." Which sounds both realistic AND entertaining


Not only are they bringing the show to Ballymun they are also doing workshops and auctioning off the vintage pieces featured in the show. AMAZING.

For more on this production just check out the website for Axis Ballymun. I'll see you there! I can't wait to get all cultured. Or at least blag myself a nice vintage leather jacket.

La Clique Light Up The Speigeltent

I ended up heading to the preview performance by La Clique at the Speigeltent this week and was suitably blown away. Its La Clique final year performing in Dublin so it really is your last chance to experience their show. And what a show it is. A heady mix of humour, physicality, sexual energy and the offbeat it’s a unique experience. The show consists of each of the performers performing their various routines across the course of the evening. Its fast paced and its hard to pick a highlight. From the awfully bendy Mr Frodo to the bizarre but enthralling Le Gateau Chocolat the show offers up a million different reasons for you to be entertained. If you want to see a group of performers pushing the boundaries of what their bodies can do while making you laugh, cry and wince (you will wince. At least once) then this is the perfect show for you. If you don’t you should get down to this anyway because it needs to be seen to be believed.

See www.fringefest.com for more on this show, including bookings, and the rest of this year's program.