A trip to the beautiful Emerald Isle takes us to the 2008 Dublin Fringe Festival, one of the world’s largest curated fringe festivals in Europe. Opening today and running for 16 glorious days, September is THE festival month in Dublin.
Known as the city for walkers, talkers, music and architecture, Dublin is a place of great cultural and historical interest. Little known outside Dublin is the fact that it is the IT Call Centre capital of Europe which employs over 100,000 people. The city has spawned 12 namesakes in the United States and 6 in Australia! Truly international reach from its Viking origins.
This year’s Fringe has 12 participating countries from around the globe, with 110 shows featuring cabaret, circus, comedy, theatre, music, dance, workshops and the visual arts. Thirty-six venues from Cafés, Community Centres, Gallaries, Lofts and Amphitheatres to the spectacular Hennessey Spiegeltent will showcase in Dublin’s “Fair City”.
Although weather conditions are moderate with light rain forecast, their packed programme of events kicks into action with gusto. You can check out some of the performer’s Virtual Flyers. Each show has a thumbnail on the right hand curtain. Click the Search button for more information about all of these accomplished performers.
Worth reading is Fringe’s Daily Blog which is written by many of the working and volunteer participants at the Fringe. If you fancy catching up on reviews of shows you can check out the Irish Theatre Magazine.
Have a great festival Dublin!
