Here is another bulletin with lots of interesting possibilities for
everybody, not only in Cork but in Dublin and other places around the
country. Brilliant stuff!

Best wishes,

Marcus

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Auditions & Services for Actors
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Equity Q & A session

Irish Actors Equity are recruiting.

There have been many changes within Equity over the last two years,
conditions for membership among them. There will be an open Q & A
session for members of the public and all interested applicants on
Tuesday March 3rd at 8pm in the Cork Arts Theatre on Camden Court near
Carrolls Quay (AKA the CAT club) in Cork City. Any
questions/myths/queries you have WILL be answered.

All interested parties will also be able to pick up an application
form for Irish Actors Equity signed by two Cork Equity members at this
event and we will guide you through the application process. There is
no charge for this session, and it is open to all. Further information
on this (if needed) can be gotten by contacting
sean_mcnally1@hotmail.com or marcusbale@gmail.com

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CASTING CALL

Open call for auditions

A small film production company are looking to cast a female role in
an extremely low budget film set in Ireland.
The film follows the life of a young rural girl through an emotional
story. Based in reality, this is a film of very little dialogue.
The part is about reacting rather than acting.

Our main objective is to find a person that can portray a young girl’s
story in a very naturalistic, truthful and emotional way. Stage
experience is not relevant, nor is previous on-screen experience.

Gender: Female
Age: 20-24
Height: around 5′5″
Date: 26.02.2009
Time: TBA
Place: Cork Arts Theatre

If interested please email

irishauditions@googlemail.com with your name and age and contact
details and we will get back to you to arrange a time.

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Jobs
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Youth Dance Development worker

Waterford Youth Arts Ltd. invites applications from suitably skilled
and experienced candidates for the part-time post of

YOUTH DANCE DEVELOPMENT worker

to deliver WYDMOVES Dance Unit’s programme of contemporary dance for
young people and to further enable community and participatory dance
projects in the wider community.

Candidates will be graduates of Community Dance and/or have 3-5 years
experience of community and participatory dance.

Choreography experience in the contemporary dance paradigm and
demonstrated ability to co-ordinate dance theatre production, an
advantage.

Letters of application together with C.V. to be forwarded to;

Cathy Hanrahan, Development, Waterford Youth Arts Ltd., The Arch,
Barrack Street, Waterford or e.mailed to cathy@waterfordyoutharts.com

On or before Friday 27th February 2009

Waterford Youth Arts is an equal opportunities employer, funded by The
Arts Council, Waterford Youth Committee and Waterford City Council

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Ballet Ireland wishes to appoint a part time Administrator

Ballet Ireland presents professional ballet productions touring
nationally and internationally. The company is funded by the Arts
Council of Ireland.

Closing date for applications is February 27th at 5pm. Applications to
include a full C.V. together with a covering letter to Anne Maher,
Ballet Ireland, Agher, Summerhill, Co.Meath. or
balletireland@eircom.net

Shortlisted candidates will be called for interview.

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SOUTH TIPPERARY ARTS CENTRE SEEKS ACTING DIRECTOR

South Tipperary Arts Centre now invites applications for the post of
Acting Director, covering 10 months maternity leave. The role of the
Acting Director is to imaginatively lead the consolidation and
capacity building of the South Tipperary Arts Centre in Clonmel, Co.
Tipperary, and to develop, manage and implement a strong artistic
programme for the Centre.

Candidates should demonstrate good knowledge of contemporary arts
practice across all artforms, strong audience development and
marketing skills, innovative and versatile thinking, good
understanding of finance and funding, enthusiasm for leading the key
arts organisation in South Tipperary, good understanding of potential
of outreach and education and a relevant professional qualification
and appropriate experience.

Application forms and a full job description are available from:
South Tipperary Arts Centre, Nelson Street, Clonmel, Co. Tipperary
052 27877
info@southtipparts.com
www.southtipparts.com
Deadline for applications: 5pm, 3 March 2009

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Looking for Artistic Administrator Opera Theatre Company

Salary: EUR32,000 – EUR35,000
Holidays: 20 days p.a.
Base: Fulltime in Dublin
Reports to: Chief Executive

JOB SUMMARY
To be responsible to the Chief Executive for the artistic
administration of the company, its productions, tours and associated
events. The Administrator will be office-based but may be required to
travel within and beyond Ireland in the fulfillment of the brief. The
successful candidate will be a highly professional, responsible,
organised, committed, motivated and imaginative individual with a
knowledge of and passion for the performingarts, an ambitious and
industrious administrator who fulfils the key task areas to a high
standard.

For an information pack about this position, contact info@opera.ie or
ring 01 679 4962.
Closing date for receipt of applications is Tuesday 3 March 2009
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2009 Dublin Fringe Festival Internship Opportunities

The Dublin Fringe Festival is a multi-disciplinary festival of
contemporary performing arts, providing an annual platform for the
most innovative and fresh theatre, visual arts, dance, live art, mixed
media and music. The Fringe celebrates new and emerging artists and
fresh approaches to performances in all disciplines, nurturing
artistic ambition and excellence. It is an opportunity to innovate, to
cross disciplines and boundaries and to find new ways and places to
create work.

The Fringe is a curated festival seeking innovative and daring work
that impacts, moves and invigorates its audience.

Festival Dates are 5-20 September 2009.

Interested in seeing it from the inside?

With support of a dedicated, talented and dynamic team, our interns
engage professionally with some of the leading arts practitioners
working in Ireland abroad today. In 2009 we offer roles in the areas
of Artistic Liaison, Marketing, Distribution & Venue Dressing, Press,
Production and Programming.

We are now inviting applications for these positions. The roles are
offered to suitable candidates following a round of interviews based
on the applications received. Closing date is 31st March with the
exception of Programming position which is filled once a suitable
candidate is found. Recruitment may start during the application
period.

Artistic Liaison: July/June – Sept
Artistic Liaison: August – Sept
Marketing – Programme & Copywriting: May – Sept
Marketing – Press Assistant: Jul – Sept
Marketing – Distribution & Venue Dressing: Aug – Sept
Production – Technical: Part time June & July, Full Time Aug & Sept
Production – Administration: June – mid Oct
Programming – Feb/Mar – May

Role specifications can be requested from Tiina on 01-828 6651 or
tiina[at]fringefest[dot]com
Applications (CV & Cover Letter) should be sent to tiina[at]fringefest[dot]com

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To all performers:

I am contacting you from Power Media, a public relations, event
management and media services company.

A client of ours is the Mercy Hospital Foundation and we are currently
working on a huge charity project with them to take place over a
weekend at the end of May 2009.

We will be erecting a marquee on Grand Parade that will hold 250-300
people for dinner and 450-500 people theatre style. Over the weekend
we will be hosting various events such as fashion shows, dinner and
live music.

At the moment we are currently contacting various performance and
entertainment groups to see if there is interest in the possibility of
performing in between the organised events. As this is a charity event
this would be a promotional opportunity for your company not a paid
gig.

If this is of interest to you or if you have any questions or ideas
please dont hesitate to contact me at: dee@powermedia.ie

Warmest Regards,
Dee

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Beginner filmmakers, film students and recent graduates — make how-to
shorts for one of Time Magazine’s 50 Best Websites of 2008,
Howcast.com, in the Howcast Emerging Filmmakers Program.

Experiment with new production techniques and story-telling devices,
producing videos on topics ranging from How to Make a Mudslide to How
To Deal with a Flirtatious Coworker. Build a following of viewers as
Howcast distributes your videos across the web (on AOL, Yahoo!, Break
and others) and beyond (to TiVo, iPhone, iTunes, and others).

Work freelance, on your own schedule. Get creative and make some extra
cash while you’re at it. Every accepted video receives a stipend and
revenue sharing, and accepted directors go on to produce multiple
Howcast spots.

Howcast provides a short script, signature graphics, pre-recorded
voice-over and audio tracks from our growing music library. You
provide the vision and basic requirements — 3-chip camera or better,
video editing software, and some shooting gear (tripod, lights) are
also helpful.

Learn more and apply: http://www.howcastfilmmakers.com
E-mail Heather Menicucci with any questions at emerging_filmmakers@howcast.com
More Info: http://www.howcastfilmmakers.com
Apply to: Heather Menicucci, www.howcastfilmmakers.com

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Workshops & Courses
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3 Intensive Workshops based on the work of Jacques LeCoq this Summer
in Barcelona.

I am helping to organize 3 different Intensive workshops this summer
in Barcelona based on the work of Jacques LeCoq.

The teachers are Simon Edwards & Marian Masoliver. They both trained
with Jacques Le Coq in Paris and worked all around the world as
performers, directors and drama teachers.

I have trained with them in the last two years and the quality was so
high and the workshop so enjoyable, that I started helping them with
the organization of the workshops because I wanted to get more people
to know about them and go to train with them. Last year more than 25
people went to do these workshops from Ireland and the feedback from
these participants has been fantastic throughout. It was a great
success!!

- What are the different workshops?

1 – The Creative Actor (18th-31st of July) (including arrival
and departure dates)
2- Acting for Camera (3rd-16th of August) (including arrival and
departure dates)
3- The Clown (20th-31st of August) (including arrival and
departure dates)

PLACES ARE GOING RAPIDLY FOR THESE WORKSHOPS.

Here is some info about each workshop:

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WORKSHOP 1: The Creative Actor (18th-31st of July)

Inspired by the teachers work with Jacques Lecoq, this essential
training gives a comprehensive experience and understanding of the art
of acting. A ‘must do’ workshop for anyone who wants to seriously
deepen their knowledge of dramatic and comic art.

The group will be working with carefully developed progressive
exercises and techniques that release the creative power of the actor,
including:

- Replay of daily life – by observing the world around, the actor has
to convey authentic daily life situations and incident (without
exaggeration or distortion). This work with space, timing and action
is a vital building block for later performance and creation.

- Neutral Mask (essential dramatic presence) – this mask allows the
actor to simplify and modify their own physical habits and
idiosyncrasies through a series of special improvisational exercises.
The actor learns to unlearn and uncovers the body’s full dramatic
potential as a blank page, which later can take on different dramatic
states and characters.

- Children (play, energy, imagination, state and innocence) – the
innate play instinct that we all share is the driving force of
theatre. Through this liberating work the actor becomes released from
inhibitions and self-consciousness. Freedom and spontaneity are
accepted as our natural state. We then start to channel this ability
into more sophisticated play and games (dramatic and comic creation).

- Mask Theatre (including mask making) – developing the expressive
power of the performer with movement, stillness and the dramatic
attitudes of the Mask. By using masks in training the ability of the
physical actor becomes greatly increased.

- Theatre Creation and Performance – Dynamics of a scene, rhythm and
crescendo. Identifying the motors in the dramatic or comic situation.

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WORKSHOP 2: Acting for Camera: From stage to screen

This workshop is designed to train the actor in techniques that have
been developed specifically for film or TV acting. A fine-tuning
experience that enables the actor to find and give a true performance
for the camera without distortion or exaggeration.

The group will be working with:

• Physical Listening & the Senses.
• Script Work, Cold Reading & Analysis of Text.
• Fundamental Techniques for acting for the camera.
• Character’s Inner Voice.
• Character through Action.
• Rehearsing and Taking Direction.
• Working on Set.
• Creating your own filmed work.

This innovative approach is performance led and allows the actor to be
a fully creative artist and not just an interpreter of text.

Throughout the workshop participants follow a series of specially
crafted exercises leading to working in front of the camera (on set).

During the course an ambience of teamwork is created allowing actors
to work together in a creative way.

This workshop is about empowering the actor which has great value for
the participants and often leads them into professional work in the
film industry.

“Coming from a performing background we realized that the actor’s
power was being overlooked and more often that not was only being used
as a cog in a machine. Drawing on the training we received in Paris
from Lecoq (teacher to Oscar winner Geoffrey Rush, European actor of
the year 2000 Sergi Lopez and Steven Berkoff) we took these principals
of dramatic/comic creation and developed them specifically for the
techniques of Acting for Camera.” Simon Edwards on the ‘Acting for
Camera’ workshop.

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WORKSHOP 3: The Clown: The Secrets of Comedy and the art of the ridiculous.

The Clown makes us laugh but how? Some people seem to make us laugh
just by walking onto the stage but why? A ‘Master class’ in the art
of Comedy, led by Simon Edwards, teacher to some of today’s leading
international comic actors.

Working with each actor’s personal comic presence, we begin to
understand and develop comic action and timing. We will be working
with:

1- Comic presence (finding your own Clown)
2- The smallest mask in the world (the red nose)
3- Comic action and timing
4- The flop, fiasco and cascade
5- Comic relationships (solos, duos and trios)
6- Numeros (circus, cabaret)
7- Theatre Clown
8- Clown on Camera
9- Comic Creation

This workshop offers an intensive training and comic creation where
the actor discovers his or her own personal ridiculousness.

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- Where are these workshops happening?: The Actors Space ( – Vic
(Barcelona)-). The Actors Space is located in a place of outstanding
natural beauty, right in the heart of the Catalan countryside only one
hour from Barcelona. The workshop takes place in a 16th century
farmhouse, which holds accommodation for up to 20 people. The main
barn has been converted into a large studio, this is where most of the
workshop sessions happen (Its a BEAUTIFUL PLACE believe you me!).

- How much do these workshop cost?: The price of any of these workshops is 650€

- What does this price include?: The price includes the fees for the
10-days of training + shared accommodation and all home-made
Mediterranean meals! (Food is gorgeous!)

- FOR EACH COURSE THERE ARE 5 AWARD DISCOUNTS. These discounts will be
given to people with low income (students, unemployed, etc). The award
discount is of 10% of the course (65€ – Making the cost of the
workshop: 585€). These discounts are given on a first-come-first-serve
basis.

If you are interested in participating in any of these workshops or
want more information, please contact me:

Email: marcusbale@gmail.com
Phone: 086-3173543

If you know anybody who would be interested in participating in any of
these workshops, please forward this email to them. Thanks!

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THEATRE OF THE OPPRESSED WEEKLY WORKSHOPS IN DUBLIN

4elements a new workshop group offering weekly workshops in Theatre of
the Oppressed

The 4elements is a non-profit body committed to social inclusion
through the arts.

We are passionate about social change and working specifically with
Augusto Boal’s Theatre of the Oppressed methodology, 4elements will
provide Theatre of the Oppressed workshops for facilitators working
within the community.

Our aim is to increase awareness of social exclusion and the benefits
of arts facilitation for social inclusion.

The workshops are aimed at arts facilitators, youth and community
development workers, and anyone interested in learning more about
Theatre of the Oppressed.

When: Thursdays from 6:30 to 8:00 pm
Where: Casadh, Newmarket Square, Dublin 8 (just off Cork Street)
Cost: €10.00/€5.00 concession per person

After each workshop there will be a forum to discuss how the workshop
techniques provide an opportunity to share experiences and learn from
each other.

With these workshops 4elements hopes to create a network of arts
facilitators that are able to compare their practice and broaden their
skills.

Please join us for our launch on Thursday the 5th of March at 6:30 for
a special workshop with guest facilitator Bairbre Ni Chaoimh

To book a place for the workshops please email 4elementsworkshops@gmail.com

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ACTING & AUDITIONING FOR THE CAMERA IN DUBLIN
with John Dawson

During this very intensive, two-day masterclass, actors will work
through the entire on-camera experience. This is ideal for the
theatrically-trained and experienced actor making the transition from
the stage to film and TV.

DAY ONE: Working from prepared monologues, actors will be taken
through a series of exercises that develop their abilities to
synchronize body and mind, the psychological and the physical, thus
enabling them to ‘get under the written text’. These internal
processes are stressed simultaneously with the external demands so
that the actor will develop his/her relationship with the camera. The
difference between theatrical acting and on-camera ‘behavior’ is
explored and emphasized.

DAY TWO: Using the skills developed on DAY ONE, actors are given
audition pieces and taken through a series of exercises that enable
them to overcome their natural nervousness, develop a strong presence,
and a confidence in their personal ‘choices’ as well as the
flexibility to change and adapt to direction. Actors will learn what
directors look for and how to prepare for the call back audition.

WHEN: Saturday, March 21st, 10am to 5:00pm and Sunday, March 22nd,
11am to 6:00pm
WHERE: City centre location in Stoneybatter (D7) area
COST: 165.00 Euro (65.00 Euro deposit required by March 14th to enroll)

Class limited to 10 actors

John Dawson taught film acting for over 6 years at Samuel Beckett
Centre where he trained Irish actors Padraic Delaney and Ruth Negga.
He taught at Dublin’s Gaiety School of Acting, The Actors Centre in
London, The Galway Film Centre and Toronto’s Equity Showcase Theatre.
Having studied, written and acted with numerous comedy troupes
including N. America’s famous Second City, he wrote and performed
regularly as well as served as art director on films and theatrical
works including an Off-Broadway production in New York. He is a
produced screenwriter/director with numerous films in development.
John resides in Dublin and works with institutions and actors in
Canada, Ireland and the UK.

TO ENROLE: Contact John at: dawsondramaworks@gmail.com

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Express Yourself!

10 week Theatre Workshop

Friday nights from

03.04.09 to 05.06.09 at Fionnuisce

Ian Wild, award-winning dramatist has been running theatre and comedy
workshops since 1984 for many different organisations including UCC,
the Triskell Arts Centre, the Munster Literature Centre, Opera 2005,
The Arden Theatre School (Manchester). He has also written, directed
and acted in many plays for RTE, Cork Opera House, Cork Midsummer
Festival, Janus Theatre Company – and many more.

His theatre workshops emphasise having fun in a relaxed atmosphere
whilst absorbing the life-enhancing experiences that theatre work has
to offer: creativity, self-expression, assertiveness, ensemble spirit,
personal growth.

He currently teaches theatre performance at Kinsale College of Further
Education.

€20 per night. Phone Ian for details 023 47015

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Projects
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Project Brand New in association with Trócaire is organising an aid
initiative for Gaza to take place over the weekend of the 7th/8th of March.

Caryl Churchill has just written a ten minute play which is opening in the
Royal Court next week.

On the 21st of February, this play will be online and free for anyone to
download and perform -with one condition, that tickets are free and instead
a collection is held afterwards with all proceeds going to help the
humanitarian crisis in Gaza.

Project Brand New and Trócaire would love to see this play performed or read
in as many towns, cities, villages, by as many theatre companies, youth
groups and amateur groups as possible over the 7th and 8th of March. 100 per
cent of all funds raised will go directly to Trócaire’s work in Gaza.

If you or someone you know would like to take part, please email
projectbrandnew@gmail.com or you can phone:

Jody O’Neill 087 6143282
Dee Roycroft 086 0642414

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ONE-ACT PLAY WRITERS AWARDS

Cork Arts Theatre run an annual playwright’s competition hosted,
organised, and sponsored by the Theatre.
To date over 800 new plays have been submitted and judged, over 150
have been performed and 6 have been published.
Up to the 30th of April playwrights can submit plays to our one-act
plays annual contest. Application forms can be downloaded from our web
site http://www.corkartstheatre.com or by calling us on 021 4505624.

Six plays will be short-listed, on Writers Day, for production. All
entrants will be invited to Writers Day, where they will receive a
full adjudication of their work, and, short-listed plays will be
announced. This will take place in July/August during Writers Week
(when last years shortlisted plays will be performed and winners
chosen)

If your play is shortlisted, full technical support will be provided
by our staff and we will engage production companies and directors to
work with writers on scripts for staging.

We have two different categories both established writers i.e writers
who have entered and been shortlisted for performance before (category
A) and new writers (category B). Both winners of category A and
category B will receive a trophy, and have their play published.

NEW PLAYS : Submission Guidelines:
( One-Acts · Full-Lengths )

Please Follow The Guidelines Below When Submitting Any Plays To Cork
Arts Theatre. NOTE: We DO NOT Accept Email Submissions At This Time;
You Now Need Only Submit Four Copies of Your Play; and NO scripts will
be returned

Writing Guidelines :
· Standard Typed Play Script Format Or Any Similar Approach Is Fine
· There Are NO Restrictions On Content We do not shy away from strong
language, violence, nudity or mature themes.
Nor do we require them.Just tell us a good STORY
· It Does Matter If Your Play Has Been Produced.
· It Doesn’t Matter, if you have never written a play before!
· Minimal Sets & Small Casts Are Generally Preferred. Casts of 2 to 8
are optimal for full-length shows, but we will consider any solid
play.

ONE ACT plays, however, should have a cast of no more than 6 people.
Less is usually better.
Minimal set requirements will make your play much more marketable to
more theatres.
· Include Four Copies Of Your Play
· Scripts Will Not Be Returned
· Include A Standard SAE For The Critiques. (ONLY WHEN SUBMITTING A
FULL LENGTH PLAY)
· Include The Proper Critique Fee For Your Play(s) The critique fees
for submitted plays are as follows:
1. €25 for each one-act play (16 to 39 pages )
2. €50 for each full-length play (40 to 90 pages)

· Include A Brief Cover Letter Telling A Bit About The Play & Yourself
· Please Bind Or Staple Your Script(s) Securely Don’t Forget To Put
Your Name & Contact Info On The Cover Page of your Play
The Scripts are read blind (our Critiques will not be aware of writer)
You would be surprised how many writers forget this.
· Submit As Many Plays As You Wish
· Meet The Annual Deadline
· We accept all scripts year-round, but if you wish your One Act(s) to
be considered It must be submitted before End of April.

Please Be Patient! Selecting plays can take several months or longer,
depending on the time of year, the theatre’s workload and the number
of scripts received. Though very, very rare, if you haven’t received a
call,email or letter, within six months, please feel free to drop us
an email to: info@corkartstheatre.com

Mail Your Play(s) To Us At The Following Address:
One Act Play Submission 2009,
Cork Arts Theatre,
Camden Court,
Carroll’s Quay, Cork.
Ireland.

GOOD LUCK!

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Plays & Events
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Gaitkrash presents

The Cabinet

Join us for a feast of performing objects conversing with original
sound sculptures

Bernadette Cronin & Regina Crowley (performers)
Mick O’Shea (sound artist)

Tuesday 24th of February, 7pm
The Stack Theatre, Cork School of Music (Union Quay)
€5/€3 (students/unwaged)

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Final Year Drama and Theatre Studies UCC presents

Foregrounds 2009
Self-directed student productions

Three 20-minute adaptations of short stories by D.H. Lawrence, Bruno
Schulz and Truman Capote

Granary Theatre Wed 25th – Fri 27th Feb, 8pm (€8 / €6)
Free preview on Tue 24th Feb, 8pm

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Exploratory Theatre Salon in Dublin

Friday 27th February @ the Back Loft
La Catedral art Studios, off Thomas St. D8.
Doors open 7pm. Show starts 8pm.
Admission: €10/€8 with complimentary drinks.

The Exploratory Theatre Salon presents an evening of contemporary
theatrical experimentation, exploring the boundaries of voice, body
and music. Beginning with a performance of ‘A Sliver of Voice’ (‘Un
Hilo De Voz’), and featuring original performances, improvisation and
open-ended play by special Dublin based guests Sascha Perfect, Regan
O’Brien, Maria Tecce and Nicole Rourke. The evening will surprise,
challenge and stimulate in equal measure. Expect the unexpected!

Info on the Theatre Salon artists:

Maia Monaco & Guillermo Pesoa: www.pesoamusicandtheatre.blogspot.com
Sascha perfect:https://sites.google.com/site/saschaperfect
Regan O’Brien: www.myspace.com/reganohbrien
Maria Tecce: www.mariatecce.com

Special thanks to our Sponsors: The Arts Council, Italian Cultural
Institute (ICC), Piedescalso Art Cafe’ and to The Project Art Centre
for their generous support.
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KEITH FARNAN: CRUEL AND UNUSUAL
CORK COMEDIAN VERSUS AMERICAN DEATH PENALTY!
GRANARY THEATRE, CORK – FEBRUARY 28th
ADM:€10(€8 CONC.) 20:00 BOX OFFICE 021- 4904275

In Association with U.C.C. Students Union and the Granary Theatre
“Seriously f
unny. You will be moved to laughter and provoked to think. A unique
and inspiring show.” – Time Out
“With his shaggy mind and ruffled demeanour he is as close to a
reincarnated pre-Black Books Dylan Moran as we’re likely to see
nowadays…
…If Eddie Izzard had been Irish, he’d surely have turned out a lot
like Keith Farnan.” -The Scotsman

Cruel and Unusual Punishment is prohibited under the 8th amendment of
the U.S. Constitution. But the Death Penalty is still legal. Which
means that you can hang someone, shoot them, electrocute them and
poison them – but under no circumstances should you have someone
executed by dropping a giant jelly bean on their head, by a dwarf, in
a penguin suit. Because that’d be cruel… and unusual. Cruel and
Unusual is a stand-up show telling the story of comedian Keith
Farnan’s journey from law school in Ireland to the Innocence Project
in New York city; meeting with Sr.Helen Prejean of Dead Man Walking
fame, to a public defenders office in Georgia – where he wonders
whether the Irish might just be the only people in the world who can
stop the death penalty in America… Cruel and Unusual was received with
tremendous critical acclaim at the Edinburgh Festival 2008 and was
selected to be part of the Winter series at the Royal Festival Hall in
London.

Keith Farnan has toured internationally as a comedian, working in some
of the best comedy clubs in the world, including the Comedy Store in
London, the Laughter Lounge in Dublin and the Latter Club in Oslo. His
shows have taken him to the Middle East, the Far East, all over the
UK, Europe, and of course, Ireland.

Cruel and Unusual makes a laughing stock of the stocks by ridiculing
the system as seen through the eyes of an Irish comedian. Showing the
Death Penalty in its true light – a barbaric, racist, politically
motivated act of revenge that doesn’t achieve any of its so called
aims, including deterring violent crime. And it’s just plain stupid.

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Cyclone Repertory Company and Cork School of Music Adult Drama Group present

Suicide Notes

Written and Directed by Peadar Donohoe, BA Theatre Arts, MEd

(Director of Romeo and Juliet ((****Examiner)) and Merchant of Venice
((****Examiner and named as a theatrical Arts Highlight of the year)

Returns for a week of performed readings after its successful debut
for World Mental Health Awareness Week as sponsored by The Cork Mental
Health Foundation

Suicide Notes is a work that reflects on and explores the contributing
factors, notions, attitudes and fallout of the stigmatic quagmire of
the suicide issue.

Synopsis: Five regulars meet in the “Heaven Bar” and, for a laugh,
devise a plan with tips on how to write a “good” suicide note. Why are
they there? Why do they think it is funny? What are they trying to
forget? Their aspirations for a quick fifteen minutes of fame are
dashed when their light-hearted approach to taking one’s life is
confronted with genuine personal despair.

March 2nd – 6th (Monday – Friday)

10:30am each day in the Stack Theatre of The Cork School of Music

Followed by post-show discussion with a Samaritans volunteer, director and cast
Tickets 12/10
Call 086-3477867 for Bookings or email: cyclonerepertory@gmail.com

Reviews from the show:

“In a real and evocative way the play holds a mirror to society – and
investigates society’s responsibility for creating the circumstances
that might lead people to consider suicide or self-harming behaviour
as a release from their pain.” – Phil Mortell, Social Care
Co-ordinator, CIT

“A play dealing with the needs of the human spirit, love, acceptance,
respect and belonging.” – Cork city learner

“It was excellent. Judging by teens in the audience, who sat quietly
enthralled during the performance, it has just the right mix of
information and entertainment.” – Jacqueline Daly, Cork City
Partnership

“Powerful and dramatic and deals with a very sensitive subject but
feedback was very positive.” – Gerry Dunne, Cork Mental Health
Foundation

“It was excellent and I learned a lot. I’ve experienced some of what
happened.” – Cork county learner

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Wonderland productions ltd
Proudly presents

La Locandiera Or Mirandolina, the Hostess at the Inn.
Goldoni’s Classic Comedy as Italian Dinner theatre
at The Port House Tapas Bar, South William St Dublin 2
March 2nd -29th at 8.00 & 12.45 Pm.

Classic comedy, live music, tasty tapas – Wonderland’s staging of La
Locandieraturns the ever-popular ‘Port House’ restaurant into 18th
century Florence. The seductive innkeeper Mirandolina has every man at
her feet – they cover her in diamonds and cower about her like puppy
dogs. Until ‘the declared enemy of Italian women’ – the Ulster
Gentleman checks in, that is.

Piqued, Mirandolina vows to vindicate her sex – by making him fall in
love with her. Who will lose the night? The seduced Gentleman or the
seducing Locandiera?

‘La Locandiera’ is one of Italy’s most celebrated comedies.
Wonderland’s sparkling period production includes a delicious dinner
of tapas and wine, accompanied with a generous helping of live
Neapolitan arias and folk songs from Mirandolina and her admirers.

Wonderland has been praised as ‘the most promising company since the
debut years of Rough Magic’ by The Irish Times. Founded in 2003, it is
best known for its 2007 Dublin Fringe Festival hit, Molière’s The
Miser – performedsite-specificallyin an historic Georgian home, its
sell-out lunchtime opera version of Pagliacci at Bewelys Café Theatre
in 2008, and its self-help spoof Life Shop till you Drop! which is
currently on its third national tour.

‘Quite simply superb!’ The Irish Times on The Miser

‘A sheer joy to behold…The Wonderland company is one of the most
interesting young groups working in Ireland’Irish Mail On Sunday on
Pagliacci.

Starring: Neill Fleming, Connolly Heron, Claire Jenkins, Damien
O’Donnell & Mal Whyte.
Production Team: Translation & Direction Alice Coghlan, Costume Design
TaraJones Hamilton, Music Director: Sam Kavanagh Producer Nina
Antonioli Associate Producer Clodagh Reid, Dramaturgy: Irene Dei,
Assistant Director Amy Fox, Stage Management: James Fanning, Wigs:
Patricia McDevitt Company Administration: Grainne Lynch.

All tickets include a scrumptious three course meal of tapas & a glass ofwine.
The port house tapas Bar
Monday 2nd March –Sunday 29th March @ 8pm
Lunchtime Sat 14th ,21st*28th & Sun 22nd & 29th March.
Low Price Previews thurs-sat Feb 26th -28th @ 8PM. All tickets €25
No Shows SUNs 1st& 15th , Mons9th & 16th, 23rd & tues 17th March.
Dinner show tickets €39.95/34.95. Lunchtime show tickets: €29.95/24.95
(Doors and Dinner 8pmfor an 8.30pmshow, Doors and lunch 12.45 for 1.15
pmshow, Performance 2.5hrs)
At The Port House Tapas Bar, 64a,
South William St, Dublin2.
(A black fronted bar, on the left going up the street towards
Stephens’ Green, 4 doors up from the Wicklow/Exchequer St cross
street)
Bookings: Central Ticket Bureau tel:0818 205 205,www.ctb.ie

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Tue 31 March – Sat 4 April, 8.30pm

Cyclone Repertory Company presents

A DOUBLE BILL
LONESTAR & LAUNDRY AND BOURBON
Two interlinked one act comedies by James McClure

Lone Star: Roy, a Vietnam vet, comes back to his hometown to re-live
his glory days as a high school jock, cruising for girls and drinking
beer with his buddies out behind the local bar & grill and reclaim his
prized possession, a 1959 Thunderbird convertible. But his plans to
start life again where he left off are confounded by events his little
brother Ray and super-nerd Cletus wittingly and unwittingly
orchestrate.

Laundry and Bourbon: On a hot summer afternoon, Elizabeth and her
friend Hattie sit out on the porch folding laundry, sipping bourbon
and coke and gossiping. They are joined by the self-righteous Amy Lee
who cannot resist blurting out that Elizabeth’s husband Roy has been
seen around town with another woman. From this bitter and humorous
conversation emerges a sense of Elizabeth’s inner strength and her
quiet understanding of the turmoil which has beset her husband since
his return from Vietnam.

The two plays combine as a beautiful and comic exploration of human
nature and search for meaning.

“Mr. McLure’s strongest suit is his dialogue – salty comic banter that
derives from colorful indigenous characters.” – The New York Times

“These plays wreak wild comedy out of wrecked lives.” – Guardian

“McClure has infectious wordplay.” – Variety

Lone Star directed by Peadar Donohoe
Laundry and Bourbon directed by Damian Punch & Marcus Bale
Starring: Shane Casey, Shane Falvey, Caroline Hart, Paula McGlinchey,
Sean McNally & Rosie O’Regan

Tickets: €19 concession €13 (incl levy)

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I am helping to organize 3 different Intensive workshops this summer in Barcelona based on the work of Jacques LeCoq.

The teachers are Simon Edwards & Marian Masoliver. They both trained with Jacques Le Coq in Paris and worked all around the world as performers, directors and drama teachers.

I have trained with them in the last two years and the quality was so high and the workshop so enjoyable, that I started helping them with the organization of the workshops because I wanted to get more people to know about them and go to train with them. Last year more than 25 people went to do these workshops from Ireland and the feedback from these participants has been fantastic throughout. It was a great success!!

- What are the different workshops?

1 – The Creative Actor (18th-31st of July) (including arrival and departure dates)
2- Acting for Camera (3rd-16th of August) (including arrival and departure dates)
3- The Clown (20th-31st of August) (including arrival and departure dates)

Here is some info about each workshop:
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WORKSHOP 1: The Creative Actor (18th-31st of July)

Inspired by the teachers work with Jacques Lecoq, this essential training gives a comprehensive experience and understanding of the art of acting. A ‘must do’ workshop for anyone who wants to seriously
deepen their knowledge of dramatic and comic art.

The group will be working with carefully developed progressive exercises and techniques that release the creative power of the actor, including:

- Replay of daily life – by observing the world around, the actor has to convey authentic daily life situations and incident (without exaggeration or distortion). This work with space, timing and action
is a vital building block for later performance and creation.

- Neutral Mask (essential dramatic presence) – this mask allows the actor to simplify and modify their own physical habits and idiosyncrasies through a series of special improvisational exercises. The actor learns to unlearn and uncovers the body’s full dramatic potential as a blank page, which later can take on different dramatic states and characters.

- Children (play, energy, imagination, state and innocence) – the innate play instinct that we all share is the driving force of theatre. Through this liberating work the actor becomes released from inhibitions and self-consciousness. Freedom and spontaneity are accepted as our natural state. We then start to channel this ability into more sophisticated play and games (dramatic and comic creation).

- Mask Theatre (including mask making) – developing the expressive power of the performer with movement, stillness and the dramatic attitudes of the Mask. By using masks in training the ability of the
physical actor becomes greatly increased.

- Theatre Creation and Performance – Dynamics of a scene, rhythm and crescendo. Identifying the motors in the dramatic or comic situation.

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WORKSHOP 2: Acting for Camera: From stage to screen

This workshop is designed to train the actor in techniques that have been developed specifically for film or TV acting. A fine-tuning experience that enables the actor to find and give a true performance for the camera without distortion or exaggeration.

The group will be working with:

• Physical Listening & the Senses.
• Script Work, Cold Reading & Analysis of Text.
• Fundamental Techniques for acting for the camera.
• Character’s Inner Voice.
• Character through Action.
• Rehearsing and Taking Direction.
• Working on Set.
• Creating your own filmed work.

This innovative approach is performance led and allows the actor to be a fully creative artist and not just an interpreter of text.

Throughout the workshop participants follow a series of specially crafted exercises leading to working in front of the camera (on set).

During the course an ambience of teamwork is created allowing actors to work together in a creative way.

This workshop is about empowering the actor which has great value for the participants and often leads them into professional work in the film industry.

“Coming from a performing background we realized that the actor’s power was being overlooked and more often that not was only being used as a cog in a machine. Drawing on the training we received in Paris
from Lecoq (teacher to Oscar winner Geoffrey Rush, European actor of the year 2000 Sergi Lopez and Steven Berkoff) we took these principals of dramatic/comic creation and developed them specifically for the techniques of Acting for Camera.” Simon Edwards on the ‘Acting for Camera’ workshop.

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WORKSHOP 3: The Clown: The Secrets of Comedy and the art of the ridiculous.

The Clown makes us laugh but how? Some people seem to make us laugh just by walking onto the stage but why? A ‘Master class’ in the art of Comedy, led by Simon Edwards, teacher to some of today’s leading
international comic actors.

Working with each actor’s personal comic presence, we begin to understand and develop comic action and timing. We will be working with:

1- Comic presence (finding your own Clown)
2- The smallest mask in the world (the red nose)
3- Comic action and timing
4- The flop, fiasco and cascade
5- Comic relationships (solos, duos and trios)
6- Numeros (circus, cabaret)
7- Theatre Clown
8- Clown on Camera
9- Comic Creation

This workshop offers an intensive training and comic creation where the actor discovers his or her own personal ridiculousness.

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- Where are these workshops happening?: The Actors Space ( – Vic (Barcelona)-). The Actors Space is located in a place of outstanding natural beauty, right in the heart of the Catalan countryside only one
hour from Barcelona. The workshop takes place in a 16th century farmhouse, which holds accommodation for up to 20 people. The main barn has been converted into a large studio, this is where most of the
workshop sessions happen (Its a BEAUTIFUL PLACE believe you me!).

- How much do these workshop cost?: The price of any of these workshops is 650€

- What does this price include?: The price includes the fees for the 10-days of training + shared accommodation and all home-made Mediterranean meals! (Food is gorgeous!)

- FOR EACH COURSE THERE ARE 5 AWARD DISCOUNTS. These discounts will be given to people with low income (students, unemployed, etc). The award discount is of 10% of the course (65€ – Making the cost of the workshop: 585€). These discounts are given on a first-come-first-serve basis.

If you are interested in participating in any of these workshops or want more information, please contact me:

Email: marcusbale@gmail.com
Phone: 086-3173543

If you know anybody who would be interested in participating in any of these workshops, please forward this email to them. Thanks!

Best wishes,

Marcus Bale

A new year, a new bulletin ripe and ready with lots of interesting
possibilities. Hopefully something will grab your attention!

Best wishes,

Marcus

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Auditions & Services for Actors
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CASTING FOR RTE TV PILOT IN CORK

Director: Patrick O’Driscoll. Vico Films are currently casting for
“Sullybags” a pilot episode for RTE which will be shot in Cork.
Commissioned under the RTE ‘Storyland’ scheme, “Sullybags” is a
Cork-based crime comedy caper — but deep down, beneath the violence,
the treachery and the sarcasm… it’s a bit of a love story.
We are currently accepting submissions from actors who have a base in Cork.
Please Note: The deadline for submissions is: 8th February 2009.
Casting will take place in Cork. Shooting mid February for 3 days in
Cork.
Web: http://www.sullybags.com
Apply to: Vincent Lambe (producer): casting@vicofilms.com

5 breakdowns:

1 – SULLY: Male, late twenties, a tough-as-nails Cork scumbag who’s
almost unstoppable.
Male / 25-30 yrs. / Caucasian.

2 – MCKAYLA: Female, late twenties, a ballsey D4 girl who’s very
nearly lost her reason.
Female / 25-30 yrs. / Caucasian.

3 – SEANOG: Male, late fifties, a battle-hardened Dublin criminal
who’s just about back in the game.
Male / 51-60 yrs. / Caucasian.

4 JUSTIN: Male, late twenties, a Cork dealer who smokes his profits.
Male / 25-30 yrs. / Caucasian.

5 REALTOR: Female, mid thirties – mid forties, a stern, presentable
realtor who would rather have been a banker.
Female / 31-40 yrs. / Caucasian.

Professional Actors required.
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AUDITIONS IN DUBLIN

Garbo Productions are bringing their T.I.E production ‘Bruscar The
Tidy Giant’ out to schools in South Dublin for a two week run in
March/April and are re-casting two roles in the show. We require an
actor who can sing and move with rhythm age 20-35.We require an
actress who can sing age 18-28. Dates for rehearsal March 9th-13th and
16th-20th. Show dates March 23rd-27th March 30th-April 3rd.
Auditions Feb 10th and Feb 12th 09 in our offices in Wicklow St.
D2.Please forward your c.v and photo if you would like to be
considered for audition. We will forward rates of pay and other
details.
e-mail Zak Powers Production manager garbo@indigo.ie

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*HEADSHOTS IN CORK- BRENDAN HARRINGTON

Due to the huge success of Brendan’s last visit to Cork, another
session has been organised for Saturday Feb 21st. Brendan has been
working in the business since 1974 and is in high demand around
Ireland.

The Cork Package includes: SESSION FEE: €100.00, I hour session, 4/5
Hard copies, Web gallery CD

NB All finished work is scaled to size and retouched as necessary.
This includes removing “Flyaway Hair” and dealing with skin problems
–spots etc.

All actors/directors etc. photographed will be included in the Cork
gallery(currently being created) on Brendan’s website,
www.brendanharringtonphotography.com

Brendan: My involvement with Theatre/Film and all performance related
photography commenced in 1974. Over the next 2 years I photographed
many professional actors and productions. I got to know Actors who
have become the pillars of Irish Theatre TV and Film, including an
Oscar winning Director. In 1989 I became a Full Time Professional
photographer who has photographed many thousands of actors. Actors
HEADSHOT Photography requires the need to understand what CASTING
DIRECTORS expect to see. Therefore it has to present a reality Sitters
can explore their range so that the resulting photography are
versatile and allow multiple choice. I have good working relationships
with Actors agencies throughout Ireland.

To book your session or find out more, contact Kate McSwiney O’Rourke
at puoreproductions@gmail.com

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Theatre Jobs
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Myriad Dance is looking for an Education & Outreach Director

Myriad Dance seeks to appoint a prominent and experienced Education &
Outreach Director to facilitate, manage and develop its extensive
Education & Community Programmes.

Qualifications / Experience: Candidates must have obtained a
Postgraduate Degree or MA in Community Dance / Dance in Education, or
a minimum of 5 years experience working as an Artist in Residence or a
Community Dance / Arts Practitioner. Experience of facilitating,
initiating and developing long-term dance projects. Experience of
working in an administrative arts environment.

Salary Scale: €26,000 – €30,000 commensurate with experience.

For a detailed Job Description please log on to www.myriaddance.com

Myriad Dance is supported and funded by The Arts Council and Wexford
County Council.

Applications, to include an email cover letter and CV, should be
emailed to the Artistic Director at deirdre@myriaddance.com by 5pm,
Mon 16th February 2009.

Address : 59, South Main Street
www.myriaddance.com
Telephone 053 91 74665

Closing Date: 16 Feb

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Workshops & Courses
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A SLIVER OF VOICE WORKSHOP IN CORK

THERE ARE ONLY TWO PLACES LEFT FOR THIS WORKSHOP!

I am helping with the organization of a ‘A Sliver of Voice’ workshop
in Cork for the middle of February. The facilitators are Maia Monaco
and Guillermo Pessoa, from Buenos Aires, Argentina. During the month
of February they will be in Ireland facilitating workshops and
performing their show.

‘A Sliver of Voice’ is a workshop devised by prominent Buenos Aires
performer, poet and singer Maia Monaco which focuses on exploring the
colours, intensities and textures of the voice and on movement and
contemporary dance techniques for expressing music and emotion. Monaco
shares her own devised techniques for sonic meditation, which she
terms ‘the vibration of the infinite voice’, focussing on exercises in
vocal technique and basic guidelines for improvisation that feed the
imagination and amplify hearing.

Incorporating the techniques of Guillermo Pesoa to explore connections
between music and theatrical performance, workshops will enhance the
participants’ abilities to connect music, emotion and movement, and to
improvise instinctively from music.

The workshop begins with bodily warm-ups and stretches to improve
awareness of posture, relaxation and responsiveness. They then move on
to exercises in vocal technique and basic guidelines of improvisation.
Different vocal qualities are explored such as ‘the voice in repose’,
the voice in speech’, ‘the animal voice’, ‘the agitated voice’, ‘the
ritual voice’, with emphasise on breath and pulse as the basis of the
voice, employing percussion accompaniment. Pesoa will introduce basic
principles of musical analysis and composition; exploring music-based
performance through a series of physical and vocal tasks and exercises
based on rhythmic units, music dynamics, music structure and tempo.

THERE ARE ONLY TWO PLACES LEFT FOR THIS WORKSHOP!

Here is a link to a YouTube video of Maia Monaco performing, where you
can listen to some of her work:

Workshop Details

When? : Saturday 14th of February, 2009
What time?: 11.30am to 17.30pm
Where?: Blackrock Castle Observatory
How much: €60 per participant.

How to book a place for this workshop:

If you are interested in booking a place for this workshop please do
the following:

Contact me via email (marcusbale@gmail.com) asking to book a place for
the workshop. I will provissionally book a place for you.
(A booking fee of €20 will be required from all participants to be
paid before the 20th of January, but I will send details on how to pay
this fee after provisionally booking the places).

If you need any more information, please dont hesitate to contact me:
marcusbale@gmail.com

Hope you can make it , and please forward this information to anyone
whom you think might find it interesting! Thanks!!

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As part of The Jameson Dublin International Film Festival
CASTING SYMPOSIUM

Spotlight, the UK’s leading casting service (www.spotlight.com), will
sponsor an international panel of top casting directors who will speak
on topics of interest to actors.

The discussion will focus on how Irish actors can break into the
international scene and the importance of the Internet in casting and
actor marketing. This two-hour symposium will include a one hour
question and answer session, with casting directors and a Spotlight
representative taking questions from the audience.
Moderator:

Nancy Bishop, CSA (US/Prague).
Projects include “Wanted” and “Prince Caspian” (www.nancybishopcasting.com)

Panellists:
John and Ros Hubbard (UK/Ireland), “King Kong,” “The Bourne Ultimatum.”
Lucinda Syson (UK) “Batman Begins”, “Syriana”
Maureen Duff (UK: London/Glasgow) “Closing the Ring”, “Crime and Punishment”
Frank Moiselle (Ireland) “The Tudors”, “Veronica Guerin”
Pippa Harrison (UK) Spotlight (www.spotlight.com)

This event is designed for actors & acting students and other related
professionals.
Saturday 14th February at 4pm – Conrad Hotel – Tickets 10euro

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WINTER 2009 IMPROV IN DUBLIN
A NEW SIX-PART, CRAIC-FILLED, INTENSIVE WORKSHOP WITH JOHN DAWSON

Improvisation develops a performer’s confidence and spontaneity,
making them more reactive or ‘in the moment’. In addition to being a
mode of live performance, improv can be used as a tool to create
characters, develop original material and as part of a rehearsal
process to explore written text for auditions and plays.

In this workshop, performers will collaborate and work step-by-step
through a process that includes games and exercises that develop and
fine-tune intuitive skills with an emphasis on creating truthful and
emotionally-full characters. The elements of narrative such as plot,
theme, conflict and resolution are emphasized and explored so that
story-telling skills are developed.

The workshop concludes with a live performance in a Dublin city centre venue.

WHEN: Six workshop classes, starting on Monday, February 9th
(No class on March 16th due to St. Patricks Day bank holiday. Final
workshop on Monday, March 24th)
TIMES: 7:15PM to 10:15PM
WHERE: Smithfield/Stoneybatter area, Dublin 7
COST: 185.00 Euro (170.00 Euro for full-time drama students and 3 or
more members of a troupe or theatre company)

To enroll, a 95.00 Euro non-refundable deposit is required before Feb. 2nd

John Dawson has studied, written and acted with numerous theatre
companies and comedy troupes including N. America’s famous Second
City, the forerunner of Saturday Night Live. John works
internationally and has taught at The Gaiety School of Acting,
London’s Actors Centre, Trinity’s Samuel Beckett Centre and Toronto’s
Equity Theatre. As a playwright and director, he has had productions
at Andrews Lane Theatre, The Project, and the Edinburgh Fringe
Festival 2005. He is a produced screenwriter/director with numerous
projects in development with the Irish Film Board.

To enroll, email to: dawsondramaworks@gmail.com

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CETL(NI) is planning to set up a one-year intensive postgraduate
performer training to begin January 2010.

Training will include traditional performing skills but will focus on
ensemble work and will have a strong emphasis on physical work and
devised work.
The course will be run by the Centre’s Artistic Director, Anna Newell,
who has worked as a freelance director for the past 19 years with
companies including Borderline Theatre Company, TAG Theatre Company,
The Royal Court YPT, The Theatre on The Square (Memphis) and Dundee
Rep (where she was Associate Director). She recently directed BRUISED
for Tinderbox and BE MY BABY for the Lyric Theatre.

The Centre is running a pilot of this course which is scheduled to run
20th April to 3rd July 2009. Although there will be fees attached to
the one-year course, this pilot is offered free of charge.

It will involve attendance 10am-4pm Monday to Friday and will be run
by Anna in conjunction with various visiting artists. There will be
two public shows during these eleven weeks to which agents, theatre
companies and other arts organisations will be invited.
There will be workshop auditions for this course in February 2009.

If you’d like to audition for this course, please contact:
Anna Newell
a.newell@qub.ac.uk
Tel: +44 (0) 28 9097 5112

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NATIONAL FOLK THEATRE OF IRELAND

PERFORMER AND MUSICIANS INTERNSHIPS

SUMMER 2009

The National Folk Theatre of Ireland and Siamsa Tíre are offering
three internships this summer as part of its ‘Home Season’ in 2009.
The Company performs a repertoire of five productions this year (San
Am Fadó, Tearmann, Clann Lir, Oileán and Siamsa Printz) from May
through to September at Siamsa Tíre in County Kerry.
As part of a commitment to developing emerging talent and a new
generation of traditional artists, The National Folk Theatre is now
seeking to award three internships (2 Musician and 1 Performer award)
to support those who wish to develop a career in the performing arts
and develop their skills in Traditional Arts Practice.
Please see below for details of each award, criteria, and how to apply….

Musicians Internships
The music internship is offered to develop skills in traditional music
and allow access to professional practice. The successful applicant
will have the opportunity to join the professional company for five
months working closely with the Musical Director on the development of
new projects, working in collaboration with the resident company and
performing in the National Folk Theatre Repertoire as part of the home
season.

Criteria
The successful applicant(s) must be able to demonstrate performance
standard skills in one or more of the following instruments:
Accordion, Concertina, Violin/Fiddle, Pipes, Piano, Flute, and Bango.
The ability to read music is not essential but desirable. A good
knowledge of traditional music styles is preferred, along with an
ability to work well within a team. Each intern will receive a weekly
stipend of €450 per week for 21 weeks. Applicants must be available to
commit exclusively to the National Folk Theatre between 1st May -26th
September 2009.

Performer Internship
The Performer internship is offered to develop skills in traditional
forms of performance (such as: Traditional Irish Dance, Contemporary
Dance, Choral work and traditional Irish song) and allows access to
professional practice.
The successful applicant will have the opportunity to join the
professional company for five months working closely with the Artistic
Director of the National Folk Theatre on the development of new
projects, working in collaboration with the resident company, and
performing in the National Folk Theatre Repertoire as part of the home
season.

Criteria
The successful applicant must be able to demonstrate performance
standard skills/high level of proficiency in one or more of the
following: Singing, Traditional Irish Dance, Sean Nós or Contemporary
Dance. The ability to speak Irish is not essential but desirable.
Knowledge of theatre or dance practice is also preferable, along with
an ability to devise as part of a team. The successful candidate will
receive a weekly stipend of €450 per week for 21 weeks. Applicants
must be available to commit exclusively to the National Folk Theatre
between 1st May -26th September 2009.

How to Apply
Please send a copy of your CV along with a recent photograph and a
letter of application to the Artistic Director, Jonathan Kelliher at
the address below stating why you would like to be considered for an
internship. Please note that the application process is a two part
process: a written application followed by an interview/audition.
*Auditions will take place on: 14th March 2009.

Deadline(s) for applications is Saturday 21st February 2009.

All applications should be sent to:
Artistic Director, National Folk Theatre of Ireland
Siamsa Tíre, Town Park, Tralee, Co Kerry.

Please note that emailed applications are not accepted and any
application without a photograph will not be considered.
*Please note that only certain candidates will be invited to the
audition days. Not all applicants will be requested to attend.

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ACTING COURSES WITH PAT KIERNAN

Pat Kiernan artistic director of Corcadorca Theatre Company will
conduct two ten week acting courses beginning March 2009. Pat has
worked and directed some of Irelands best actors with his own company
Corcadorca. Pat has also directed productions at the Abbey, Gate
Theatre London. Red Kettle Theatre Co., Kilkenny Arts festival etc.
Pat has worked in Trinity College Dublin on the BA Theatre Performance
course and in Wimbledon School of Art Theatre Dept

Beginning to act
This course is designed for people with have never acted before or
have very little experience. Each participant will learn and put into
use performance skills with and without texts. Each participant will
learn how to build confidence and become comfortable performing in
front of an audience. This course will work towards each participant
performing scenes and monologues at the end of the course.

Developing my craft
This course is aimed at people who have acted before and have
performed in a production in front of an audience and are interested
in further developing their acting ability. We will look different
approaches to texts. The course will look at scene analysis. How to
approach a chartacter. We will work on both modern and classic texts.
Each participant will work on a new monologue specifically for
audition purposes.

Cost 280 euro per course
Courses begin March 2009 run to May 2009 (10 Weeks)
For further information contact patkiernan@corcadorca.com or 087 7533252
For more information on Pat Kiernan www.corcadorca.com

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PHILIPPE GAULIER will teach a Clown Workshop in DUBLIN

World renowned clown and acting teacher Philippe Gaulier will teach a
clown workshop at the DanceHouse (Liberty Corner, Foley Street, Dublin
1), the week just after Easter, from Tuesday 14 till Saturday 18 April
2009.

Early booking is recommended as places are limited.

You can check this page for updates:

http://sites.google.com/site/gaulierdublin2009

“Philippe Gaulier is the greatest living teacher of clown and modern
theatre. He is also the funniest man I have ever met. Students travel
from all around the world to spend as little as a month with him.”
(From the preface by Sacha Baron Cohen to Philippe Gaulier’s book “Le
Gegeneur (The Tormentor)”, edition Filmichko, www.Filmichko.com

Find out more about Philippe Gaulier’s school Ecole Philippe Gaulier
on: http://www.ecolephilippegaulier.com

Philippe Gaulier, born in Paris in 1943 studied at the Ecole Jaques
Lecoq from 1968 to 1970. Subsequently he worked there as a teacher for
9 years. In 1980 he founded his own theatre-school in Paris. He moved
the school to London in 1991 to return to Paris in 2002. Philippe
Gaulier toured the world as a clown together with Pierre Byland. He is
busy directing and writing and has taught masterclasses in nearly all
of Europe, as well as in Australia, New Zealand, Argentinia, Brazil,
Japan, Hongkong, USA and Canada. He frequently works with the Cirque
du Soleil.

DATES: starting on Tuesday 14 April 2009, ending on Saturday 18 April 2009.

VENUE: Studio 1, Dancehouse, Liberty Corner, Foley Street, Dublin 1.

WORKSHOP FEE: 390€ if you register early, by December 14th 2008. 430€
after December 14th 2008.

To book a place, please send a deposit of 200€. The registration is
binding only after the deposit has been received. The remaining
balance is to be paid before the workshop, up to the first day of the
workshop, before the first class starts. The deposit will be returned
in full upon cancellation before March 14th 2009.

For payment details or more information please visit:

http://sites.google.com/site/gaulierdublin2009

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Projects
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A Play for Gaza

Project Brand New in association with Trócaire is organising an aid
initiative for Gaza to take place over the weekend of the 7th/8th of
March.
Caryl Churchill has written a ten minute play which is opening in the
Royal Court next week.

On the 21st of February, this play will be online and free for anyone
to download and perform –with one condition, that tickets are free and
instead a collection is held afterwards with all proceeds going to
help the humanitarian crisis in Gaza.

Project Brand New and Trócaire would love to see this play performed
or read in as many towns, cities, villages, by as many theatre
companies, youth groups and amateur groups as possible over the 7th
and 8th of March. 100 per cent of all funds raised will go directly to
Trócaire’s work in Gaza.

If you or someone you know would like to take part, please email
projectbrandnew@gmail.com

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Plays & Events
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Blackthorn Theatre Company Presents

HAMLET

This production is an updated version of Shakespeare’s The Tragedy of
Hamlet. Thier take on Hamlet updates the setting to a modern one
without changing the dialogue. In this production they transform the
bard’s characters into modern-day Cork social stereotypes (Hamlet as
an emo, Rozencrantz and Guildenstern as snobby private – schoolers and
Claudius as an underhanded politician etc)

From 05/02/2009 to 07/02/2009
At Cork Arts Theatre
Tkts €12/€10 conc
call 021 – 4505624 for bookings

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For One Night Only at the Firkin Crane, Shandon

Friday, February 6th at 8pm, Tickets 18/15, 021 (4507487)

Maeve Higgins – Kitten Brides with special guests Pappy’s Fun Club

Maeve Higgins’ sweetly gentle delivery disguises a sharp wit. In this
whimsical stand-up show, she chats rapidly to the audience about her
hometown in Ireland, her cat and her travels around to Australia.

Deliberately air-headed, Higgins has a fine ability to present her
material as though straight off the cuff, appearing easily distracted,
but with a twinkle to her talk. Despite the deceptively dappy persona,
her material is wry and amusing, causing the audience to chuckle
throughout, with a few outbreaks of near hysteria.

An air of quirkiness pervades the whole show. A random doll’s house
sits on stage, but is used only to prop up various enlarged photos of
her cat and his unnervingly blank expression.

The comic highlight is her dramatic enactment of the three alternate
reunion scenarios that she envisages to cope with a traumatic
break-up. Her self-consciously awkward acting adds to the humour of
the scenes, in which the ill-fated ex-boyfriend is struck down
repeatedly by her conspicuous success.

With her playful energy, sharp claws and flights of fancy, Higgins
proves herself an accomplished and appealing comedienne.

Maeve Higgins is a firebrand. Well, more like a sparkler. She is
controversial and doesn’t care who gets hurt. Except that she does
really.
Since beginning stand up four years ago, she has performed in comedy
festivals around the world, including Edinburgh, Melbourne, Adelaide
and Kilkenny.

In her 2006 debut show, ‘Ha Ha Yum’, at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival,
Maeve did stand-up while her sister Lilly made cakes. The show went on
to a season in Dublin’s prestigious Andrews Lane Theatre, followed by
a sold-out stand-up tour around Ireland. In 2008, the show was invited
to Melbourne for their comedy festival. In between that, Maeve wrote
and performed two more solo show in 2007 and is set to bring her brand
new show ‘Kitten Brides’ to the Edinburgh festival this year.

Maeve rapidly rose to an uncomfortable level of notoriety on Irish
television in the past three years, on the most watched comedy show in
the country, RTE’s Naked Camera. She is also a regular contributor to
the Ray D’arcy show on Today FM.
“Throughout the whole hour the room is filled with laughter at
Maeve’s risqué and highly intelligent act.” The Irish Independent,
‘Charming and iconoclastic Irish stand-up’ The Age, Melbourne 2008
“Higgins is a great relief from the big loud boys and will win many
people over with her quietly charming quality of comedy.” The Skinny,
2007
“Maeve Higgins is here to demonstrate how to do Irish charm. She’s
not daft, she doesn’t lay it on with a trowel, dimpling and twinkling
away, hers is probably the most natural and uncontrived performance
you could wish for.” Chortle, 2007

Guests Artists
Pappy’s Fun Club
“EXTRAORDINARILLY FRESH AND FUNNY… GLORIOUS STUFF.” “IF YOU LIKE YOUR
COMEDY LIGHT, FROTHY AND SUPREMELY DAFT, THESE BRIGHT-EYED BOYS ARE
EXPERTS…A SHOW THAT PAIRS CLEVER, WITTY SKETCHES WITH BRILLIANT
CLOWNING.”
Box office (021) 4507487 Tickets 18/15
The Firkin Crane, Shandon

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COMEDY CRAIC-DOWN in Dublin
A Night Of Laughs and Lunacy In Aid Of The Less Fortunate

MC extraordinaire DANNY KEHOE of the Ha’Penny Laugh and Banker’s Craic
Pack presents off-the-cuff improv comedy with FLUFFERS, stars of the
Ha’Penny’s Battle of the Axe Comedy Nights

Plus more improv and original sketch comedy with GHOST TRAIN WILLY and
SPECIAL GUESTS

This is a totally non-profit event, all proceeds going to:
Oxfam Ireland and SafetyNet, a mobile surgery providing urgent medical
and social care to the homeless

The Sugar Club, 8 Lower Leeson Street, Dublin 2
www.thesugarclub.com

Sunday, February 8th Doors open 8pm/Show starts 9PM

15.00 Euro CASH Tickets at the door on the night. No Debit/Credit Cards

For more info or to arrange advance tickets, contact:
John: dawsondramaworks@gmail.com
Danny: dannykehoe@gmail.com

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To Celebrate Valentine’s Day
The Cork School of Music Adult Drama and The Cork School of Music
Vocal Ensemble with String Quartet
present

Love is…Shakespeare
Lovers from the Bard’s Greatest Works

Directed by Peadar Donohoe
Musical Director Robert Craig

What is love? Do we have any choice? Or is it illusion? Fed by Lust?
Do we Compromise ourselves because of it? Can we stand our ground?
Or do we need to make Sacrifices?
Or is it all in vain?

For Valentine’s Day these questions will be answered by some of
William Shakespeare’s greatest lovers including:

Juliet
Macbeth and Lady Macbeth
Portia and Bassanio
Titania and Bottom
Olivia and Orsino
Katharina and Petruchio

In an evening of song, music and the joyful language of the world’s
greatest playwright,
William Shakespeare.

Tuesday, February 10 and Thursday, February 12 @ 8pm
Tickets 15/10
Stack Theatre, Cork School of Music, Union Quay
Call 086-3477867 for more information

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Last Minute Productions presents:

Valentine Special:
Fantastic Night Out!

With The Roaring 40’s Big Band
and Swing DJ Gary Bas

9pm Sat. Feb.14

Come and Swing

At the West Cork Hotel
Skibereen

also: Match Making by Father Fergal
Prizes: for the Longest Kiss
Longest dancing Couple
and
The best dressed couple

Advance tickets: One €14 Two for €25
at the door €15
Limited numbers

tickets available at:
Roaring Water Wholefoods, Schull
West Cork Hotel, Skibereen
Ballydehob Post Office
Organico Wholefoods, Bantry

For info and tickets ring 028-37792

all proceeds for Youth camp facilities
at An Sanctoir in Ballydehob

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A Sliver of Voice Performance

The result of a long process of investigations by the Buenos Aires
actress and singer Maia Monaco, ‘A Sliver of Voice’ presents its
audience with a rich sonic tapestry of fleeting impressions and
textured, mesmeric sound that explores the limits of theatre, poetry
and music in perpetual feedback. Without relying on any technological
devices beyond an old tape-recorder and with minimal scenic elements,
the vocalist and lyricist Maia Monaco and the composer Guillermo Pesoa
have created a richly resonant soundscape, without conventional plot
but luring the audience into forming their own images and
associations.

‘UN HILO DE VOZ’ PREMIERED AT THE BORGES CULTURAL CENTRE IN BUENOS
AIRES WHERE IT RAN FOR ALMOST A YEAR TO GREAT PUBLIC ACCLAIM, BEFORE
BEING INVITED TO THE INTERNATIONAL VEO THEATRE FESTIVAL IN VALENCIA,
SPAIN.

FOR ONE NIGHT ONLY – FRIDAY 13TH FEBRUARY 2009 AT 7PM, MAIA MONACO AND
GUILLERMO PESOA WILL PERFORM AT BLACKROCK CASTLE OBSERVATORY.

TICKETS €10.00. LIMITED AVAILIBILITY

w www.bco.ie e info@bco.ie t 021-4357917

THE SHOW WILL BE FOLLOWED BY EVENING MUSICAL PERFORMANCES BY PESOA AND
MONACO IN THE CASTLE BAR & TRATTORIA ON 13TH & 14TH FEBRUARY.

Performance Meal Deals €60.00 includes the performance and 4 course meal.

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CnC productions offer you the two sides of Comedy, an evening of
entertainment featuring the two One Act Plays No Exit &
MacBeth…Almost!
Cork Arts Theatre | February 12th to 14th | 8pm to 10pm | Tickets 15
Euros/10 Euros for Students| Special Offer on Valentine’s Day: 2
tickets for the price of one
Box Office 021-4505624

No Exit
3 people, a living room which could have been designed by Picasso and
an intriguing valet form the frame of this One Act Play, full of witty
and sarcastic dialogues
Written by the French writer Jean Paul Sartre just after the second
world war, this adaptation of the play is amazingly modern due
especially to its razor sharp dialogues.
Meant to be a dark psychological comedy, and with quotes such as “So
all is for the best, you see, the war is over, my wife’s dead and I’ve
carved out my place in history” or “Hero or Coward it’s all the one,
provided he kisses well”, this play will leave you surprised,
astonished or pensive, but certainly won’t let you indifferent…

MacBeth…Almost!
Transforms a Shakespeare drama into One of the funniest Comedy ever!
Shakespeare’s most famous tragedy has been transformed into a One Act
Comedy… Ancient prophecies and modern conveniences lead to murder,
mayhem and madness (literally!).

Endorsing the light side of Comedy, the frenetic witty dialogues will
bring tears in your eyes…from laughing!

For Further information, please contact:

Caroline Giraud
Producer
Phone: 087-7624756
Email: caro.giraud@gmail.com

Catriona Daly
Producer
Phone: 087-2795546
Email: daly.catriona@gmail.com

Or

Cork Arts Theatre
Phone 0214505624
Email: info@corkartstheatre.ie

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LEADING FIGURES OF 20TH CENTURY PUBLISHING AND THEATRE COLLABORATE IN
SPECIAL PRODUCTION OF
SAMUEL BECKETT’S ‘ENDGAME’

John Calder brings The Godot Company on national tour in a production
featuring Henry Woolf

At the Everyman Palace Theatre from 16TH – 21ST February

Acclaimed London-based troupe The Godot Company are set to embark on
national tour in February with a very special production of Samuel
Beckett’s ENDGAME. Fronted by John Calder, Beckett’s principle
publisher, The Godot Company return to Ireland with a production
featuring actor Henry Woolf. ENDGAME will tour the country for five
weeks, with a six-night run at the Everyman Palace Theatre.

In a tiny house by the sea, the last survivors on earth toy with fears
and illusions of a possible change, all the while sensing the
inevitability of their end. Grim and bleak and yet monstrously funny,
ENDGAME is a play fraught with contradictions.

The Godot Company make a highly anticipated return to Ireland
following their critically acclaimed production in 2006 of WAITING FOR
GODOT. The national tour of ENDGAME opens fittingly in Potora Royal
School in Enniskillen, where Samuel Beckett and Oscar Wilde were
educated.
The cast features Henry Woolf, longtime friend and collaborator of
Harold Pinter. Woolf commissioned and directed Pinter’s first play THE
ROOM in 1957 and has worked with some of the greatest actors of the
20th century including Laurence Oliver and Orson Welles. In 2007 Henry
Woolf appeared in the National Theatre’s production of Pinter’s THE
HOTHOUSE alongside Peter Pacey, who also stars in the forthcoming tour
of ENDGAME.

ENDGAME by Samuel Beckett is Directed by Tony Rohr, with a cast
featuring Peter Pacey as Hamm, Henry Woolf as Clov, Collette Kelly as
Nell, and Royston Kean as Nagg.

ENDGAME is at the Everyman Palace Theatre from Monday 16th – Saturday
21st February at 8pm, Tickets €25 / €20 conc. / €15 OPENING NIGHT / €7
students Monday – Wednesday.

Booking: 021 4501673 or Online at www.everymanpalace.com

We are happy to announce after our great success of last year’s show’s
at the Halfmoon our comeback!

Snatch Comedy
Uncut & Extended at the Half Moon Theatre

Friday 30th & Saturday 31st of January
Doors open 8.30pm
Tickets: €16 / concession €11

Snatch Comedy have been stretching the limits of skill and
inventiveness for six years. Now, they will improvise an entire play!
There is no safety net, and you the audience are the catalyst. A
different show every night.

Snatch Comedy’s “short-form” improv and sketch shows have earned them
huge popularity over the years. This new style is one they developed
themselves and promises to amaze you!

The group are experienced actors and use quick wits and skill to make
up the show with no rehearsal whatsoever. There will be thrills — and
there may be spills — as they juggle ideas and make entertainment out
of chaos. Will it be sad? Terrifying? Romantic? Fantastic?
Nothing is certain until the moment it happens.

The “Uncut and Extended” show comes to you after a huge sell-out run
during the Cork Midsummer Festival. Snatch are the only group in
Ireland currently performing “long form” improvisation. They are in
fact the only Irish group ever to have attempted it. From an initial
suggestion given by the audience at the beginning of the show, the
team create a whole story.

Remember, nothing is decided beforehand — an entire one-hour play
will be invented before your eyes.

TO HAVE A LOOK AT ONE OF THESE SHOWS, PLEASE VISIT YOUTUBE AND SEARCH
FOR “Snatch Improv”

Here is the info again:

Snatch Comedy – Uncut & Extended-
Where: Half Moon Theatre
When: Friday 30th & Saturday 31st of January
What time: Doors open 8.30pm
How much: Tickets: €16 / concession €11

How to book:
ONLINE: www.corkoperahouse.ie (booking fee may apply)
BY PHONE: 021 427 0022
IN PERSON: Emmet Place, Cork City

For more information dont hesitate to contact 0863173543 or
info@snatchcomedy.com

Hope to see you there & please spread the word!!

The Snatch Team
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‘A Sliver of Voice’ is a workshop devised by prominent Buenos Aires performer, poet and singer Maia Monaco which focuses on exploring the colours, intensities and textures of the voice and on movement and contemporary dance techniques for expressing music and emotion. Monaco
shares her own devised techniques for sonic meditation, which she terms ‘the vibration of the infinite voice’, focussing on exercises in vocal technique and basic guidelines for improvisation that feed the imagination and amplify hearing.

Incorporating the techniques of Guillermo Pesoa to explore connections between music and theatrical performance, workshops will enhance the participants’ abilities to connect music, emotion and movement, and to improvise instinctively from music.

The workshop begins with bodily warm-ups and stretches to improve awareness of posture, relaxation and responsiveness. They then move on to exercises in vocal technique and basic guidelines of improvisation.

Different vocal qualities are explored such as ‘the voice in repose’, ‘the voice in speech’, ‘the animal voice’, ‘the agitated voice’, ‘the ritual voice’, with emphasise on breath and pulse as the basis of the voice, employing percussion accompaniment. Pesoa will introduce basic principles of musical analysis and composition; exploring music-based performance through a series of physical and vocal tasks and exercises based on rhythmic units, music dynamics, music structure and tempo.

Here is a link to a YouTube video of Maia Monaco performing, where you can listen to some of her work:

Workshop Details

When? : Saturday 14th of February, 2009
What time?: 10.30am to 16.30pm
Where?: Blackrock Castle Observatory, Cork
How much: €60 per participant.

How to book a place for this workshop:

If you are interested in booking a place for this workshop please do the following:

Contact me via email (marcusbale@gmail.com) asking to book a place for the workshop. I will provissionally book a place for you.(A booking fee of €20 will be required from all participants to be paid before the 20th of January, but I will send details on how to pay
this fee after provisionally booking the places).

If you need any more information, please dont hesitate to contact me: marcusbale@gmail.com

Hope you can make it , and please forward this information to anyone whom you think might find it interesting! Thanks!!

Best wishes,

Marcus

Marcus Bale
Snatch Comedy Improv Troupe

http://www.snatchcomedy.com

The Grove, Compass Hill, Kinsale,
Co. Cork, Ireland
Phone: 00353214772190
Mobile: 00353863173543
Email: marcusbale@gmail.com

An interesting array of possibilities for all Actors and Actresses,
hope you find it useful.

Best wishes,

Marcus

Auditions & Other work for Actors
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TG4 are running a TV variety talent show and are holding auditions in Cork
this coming Sunday 7th of December. They are looking for unusual acts
e.g. jugglers acrobats
etc to audition.

Contact details are: Fiona from Adare Productions fiona@adareproductions.ie
or 01 2843877

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Actors needed on Monday 8th December from 10.30-12 noon.

To publicise the upcoming Cork Syphony Orchestra Concert on Dec 11th
of Tchaikovsky’s 1812 Overture we will have a horse and jockey
(dressed as Napoleon) on the streets and I will need actors in plain
clothes to go through Patrick St. and South Mall area with placards
shouting “Hold the Canons” “Stop the War” etc. They will need to be
quite loud and try to get others on the street to join in in their
“protest”. We need people to talk so this will get the radio stations
talking and we will also have a photographer there for photos to be
distributed to the press.

At the moment we are looking at 10.30 to 12 noon but the time will not
exceed 2 hours and would suggest around €70 payment for each actor.

If interested please contact Christine Duggan at 028 23756 / 087 9641729

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ACTORS REGISTER

Corcadorca are updating our Actors Register and would like to invite all
Cork based actors out there to forward us on your details if you haven’t
already done so. Our Actors Register is a free of charge service that allows
directors, production companies, and casting agents alike to view the C.V’s
and Headshots of professional actors. They can then get in contact directly
with the actors themselves if they wish to arrange an audition. Corcadorca
does not however act in any way as an actors agency and any communications
are done directly between the actor and the company interested in hiring the
actor. All we do is provide a database!

Below is a list of the information we advice the actors to include in their
C.V:

1 Contact details, as many as possible, especially their Cork address (
you cannot be put on the actors register if you do not have a base in Cork)
2 Playing age/ height/build/hair colour/eye colour
3 Previous Acting Experience. Play Title/Character/ Director/
4 Training
5 Skills
6 Would you consider unpaid work? Yes/No
7 Include a black and white Headshot of good quality.

You can e-mail or post your C.V and Headshot to myself, Angela Murray, my
contact details are included below. We would rather, if possible, that you
post us the hardcopy of your headshot as it is much better quality.

Kind Regards

Angela Murray
–
Corcadorca Register Administrator
Civic Trust House, 50 Popes Quay, Cork. E-mail : info@corcadorca.com

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HEADSHOTS IN CORK

This January, one of the leading photographers specialising in
Headshots, Brendan Harrington,will be coming to Cork. You see his work
and learn more about him on www.brendanharringtonphotography.com I am
compiling a list of actors, dancers, directors etc. who are interested
in getting their shots done. The shoot will be at the end of January
and a venue is yet to be confirmed. There is only one place left on
Day One, but we will do another day if needed. Brendan’s Cork package
is excellent value, especially when you compare it to Dublin-
photographers’ prices. Please get in touch ASAP if you are interested.

Cork Package:
SESSION FEE: €100.00
Includes: I hour session, 4/5 Hard copies, Web gallery CD

Pick strongest shots from CD and request either B/W proof sheet or
Best 6 to view on Low Res.
Can be sent as attachments or Posted.
Make final selection and order hard copies or High Res CD.

NB All finished work is scaled to size and retouched as necessary.
This includes removing “Flyaway Hair” and dealing with skin problems
–spots etc.

If you are interested, please email me to book your place.

All the best,

Kate McSO’R
egopuella@hotmail.com

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Theatre and Arts Job Opportunities
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LOOKING FOR YOUTH DRAMA FACILITATORS

We are a Youth Centre based in Cobh Co Cork and are currently
exploring possibility of establishing a Youth Drama Project. Can you
please advise of YOUTH Drama Facilitators in the Esat Cork /Cork City
area.

Our tel no is 0214814640
Our email cysltd@eircom.net

Many Thanks!

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Looking for drama teachers for two primary schools in the Mallow area,

Dates of class: Monday and Thursday mornings

Rate of pay: E35p/h.

If interested, please contact marosull@gmail.com

Many Thanks!

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Workshops & Courses
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Commedia del’Arte (Corn Exchange Style) Workshops

Corn Exchange is delighted to announce an open workshop for new and
experienced players from Monday the 8th to Friday 12th of December at
the Leinster Cricket Club in Rathmines.
The workshop will cost €150 for the week.
If you are interested in taking part please forward a copy of your
c.v, covering note, and a recent headshot to workshops@cornexchange.ie
by Wednesday the 26th of November.

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PHILIPPE GAULIER will teach a Clown Workshop in DUBLIN:

World renowned clown and acting teacher Philippe Gaulier will teach a
clown workshop at the DanceHouse (Liberty Corner, Foley Street, Dublin
1), the week just after Easter, from Tuesday 14 till Saturday 18 April 2009.

Early booking is recommended as places are limited.

“Philippe Gaulier is the greatest living teacher of clown and modern
theatre. He is also the funniest man I have ever met. Students travel
from all around the world to spend as little as a month with him.”
(From the preface by Sacha Baron Cohen to Philippe Gaulier’s book “Le
Gegeneur (The Tormentor)”, edition Filmichko, www.Filmichko.com

Find out more about Philippe Gaulier’s school: on

http://www.ecolephilippegaulier.com

Philippe Gaulier, born in Paris in 1943 studied at the Ecole Jaques
Lecoq from 1968 to 1970. Subsequently he worked there as a teacher for
9 years. In 1980 he founded his own theatre-school in Paris. He moved
the school to London in 1991 to return to Paris in 2002. Philippe
Gaulier toured the world as a clown together with Pierre Byland. He is
busy directing and writing and has taught masterclasses in nearly all
of Europe, as well as in Australia, New Zealand, Argentinia, Brazil,
Japan, Hongkong, USA and Canada. He frequently works with the Cirque
de Soleil.

DATES: starting on Tuesday 14 April 2009, ending on Saturday 18 April 2009.

VENUE: Studio 1, Dancehouse, Liberty Corner, Foley Street, Dublin 1.

The fee for Philippe Gaulier’s workshop is 390€ (early registration)
and 450€ (after 14th December).

BOOKING: contact Carlo Jacucci or Eimear Tunney on 00353 833 480 474,
or 00353 872 645 074, Email: carlojacucci@gmail.com

More information will be sent out soon, including: the payment method,
times, and a workshop website.

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MARGIE HABER WORKSHOP

Margie is now accepting applications for the International Studies
Program for Winter of 2009! Please find more information below and
spread the word!

Margie Haber, an internationally renowned auditioning coach, has
trained A-list Hollywood talent such as Brad Pitt, Halle Berry, Vince
Vaughn, Mariska Hargitay, Kristin Davis, Kelly Preston, Heather
Lockler, Molly Sims, and the list goes on…

The International Studies Program is a month-long intensive in which
actors from all over the World come to Los Angeles to study with
Margie and our talented coaches. In addition to well over 80 hours of
on-camera training, actors also meet with industry guests, such as an
agent, manager, casting director, etc. This program is truly special
and not only changes you as an actor, but as a human being. It
teaches Margie’s method of ‘Stop Acting and Start Living the Life of
the Person.’ You can read more about it on our website,
http://margiehaber.com/html/interstudiesinla.asp You can read about
the program, testimonials, etc.

Actors interested in applying should email their head shot and resume
for Margie’s consideration to margiehaber@mac.com – Upon acceptance
into the program, the total cost for the one-month intensive is $3,000
USD. The studio will act as a liaison o help you find accommodation.
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me at the
studio at 310-854-0870. Margie and I are happy to answer any
questions.

A flier is attached with more information – and please spread the word!

Best regards,

Molly Harper

Margie Haber Studios
(310) 854-0870 phone
(310) 854-0462 fax
www.margiehaber.com
www.myspace.com/margiehaberstudios

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Projects & Funding
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Project Brand New…

What will you make?

Project Brand New is an initiative, which exists to provide a
framework for theatre, dance, music and live art practitioners to
develop new work for the stage outside the traditional production
model. Together with Project Arts Centre we are offering you the
opportunity to put new ideas into practice at a developmental stage,
in an informal environment.

Project Brand New is about innovation, experimentation, and work that
strives towards the new. In March 2008, 13 pieces across many art
forms were shown as part of Project Brand New’s sell-out debut season.
In July, we moved upstairs where 12 pieces played to full houses over
three nights. We are now delighted to present the next season of
Project Brand New in January 2009, in Project Space Upstairs and we’re
dying to know what you will make….

Here’s how it works:

Over three nights in January 2009 (15, 16, 17) Project Space Upstairs
will play host to 8-12 new works made by you. These works can be up to
twenty minutes long. You can make whatever you like. You can use a
video projector, a playback sound system and anything else you can get
in and out of the space in a ten-minute turn around.

If you are interested, all you have to do is submit your ideas to us.
We ask for a brief description of your idea and where you would like
to take it, in no more than 500 words and a biography detailing your
previous work as an artist. If you are submitting a new play or
musical text, it is helpful, though not essential, for us to read a
draft of what you intend to present (N.B. please do not send us more
than 15 pages of any text, or more than 8 if the piece is a
monologue…if what you intend to present is part of a longer script,
just send us the section you will be working on and a synopsis of the
full text.)

Submissions will be assessed under the following criteria:

*The artistic quality of your idea
*The scope of your ambition
*The practical needs of your idea

Once we have selected the successful submissions for Project Brand
New, we will work with you to assist you in bringing your ideas to
fruition…You’ll have over 4 weeks to rehearse and execute your idea.
Project Brand New is a not-for-profit venture, where all the
participants’ time and resources, including Project Arts Centre, are
being offered free of charge. We do not have any additional budget for
props or equipment.

Please submit your application by 5pm on FRIDAY 5TH OF DECEMBER to
projectbrandnew@gmail.com. Please only send .doc, .pdf or .rtf files
and not .docx. Remember to include a contact phone number!
Louise Lowe, Jody O’Neill and Deirdre Roycroft

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Blank Canvas 2009
Professional dance residency
Deadline for receipt of applications: 10th December 2008

The Firkin Crane, one of the focal points for dance in Ireland,
announces its first annual call for applications for its new residency
programme titled “BLANK CANVAS”.
BLANK CANVAS encapsulates the essence of what the Firkin Crane aims to
achieve through its residency programme.
It provides for a visiting professional artist/company, through an
application progress, to work and stay with the Firkin Crane.
It provides dance artist(s) with the opportunity to explore their
creative work processes, in ways which suit their needs and
creativity, for example a residency exploring an idea through an
initial research phase or a residency which has a specific outcome in
mind e.g. production or publication …..and all the stages in between.
Within the programme BLANK CANVAS four of the chosen applicants will
be invited to particiate in what we will designate as “Framed
Residencies”. A Framed Residency will be of fixed duration and with
pre-determined outcomes and may provide some financially based
support. Of the four Framed Residencies two will be with Irish based
dance artists and two will be international. One of the four will
culminate in a fully finished production.
The selection process for all Firkin Crane residencies will be panel based.
Further information on the Firkin Crane along with Information and
guidelines on BLANK CANVAS can be found on the Firkin Cranes new
website www.firkincrane.ie
Due to the open nature of BLANK CANVAS you may want to speak with us,
to do so please contact Jane Kellaghan (contact details below) who
will be happy to discuss the programme with you.

CONTACT DETAILS
Jane Kellaghan
The Firkin Crane,
Shandon, Co Cork
Tel.: 00 353 (0)21 45074 87
Email: firkincrane@gmail.com

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“Shakespeare. Four Sketches”

IUGTE has announced the competition for four theatre directors

“Shakespeare. Four Sketches” is the practical course – production of
the performance at the state repertory theatre in Donetsk, Ukraine.
The course is open to theatre directors from different countries
working in various creative genres, techniques and styles.

There are only four places available on a competitive basis.

Application deadline – December 10, 2008.

For details on the application process and course conditions, please visit:

http://www.iugte.com/projects/Shakespeare.php

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International Festival-Fair

THEATRE METHODS 09
Between Tradition and Contemporaneity

July 6-12, 2009
Bovec, Slovenia

“Theatre Methods” is the annual professional festival-fair dedicated
to the Bridge between Tradition and Contemporaneity in performing
arts. The festival is an opportunity to demonstrate methods of
training in traditional theatre and to present contemporary works
created as the result of traditional theatre training techniques.

At the moment THEATRE METHODS 09 has been accepting presentation proposals.

Presentation format:
・ performance (not requiring special technical conditions)
・ workshop/master class
・ work in progress
・ reading/lecture
・ any other way of demonstration to the presenter’s discretion.

The festival is aimed at new international contacts, creative exchange
and communication. “TM” does not imply opportunity of a one-day tour.
Important condition of “TM” is that performers and theatres presenting
works at the festival participate in the whole programme from the
first to the last day – attending other festival events, workshops,
performances, etc.

If you wish to present your work at TM09,
please become familiar with Submission Guidelines before submitting
your proposal:

http://www.iugte.com/projects/fest.reg.php

http://www.iugte.com/projects/TM09.php

The festival committee is considering proposals in appropriate standard only.
Links to web sites are not considered as the application.

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PLAYS & EVENTS
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CHRISTMAS CIRCUS EXPLOSION

Cork Circus presents ‘The Christmas Circus Explosion’

A family circus variety show. It will display the wealth of Cork based
amateur and professional performers, adept in all things Circus!
3pm at the Lough Community Centre, Green Street, Saturday 6th of December.

Tickets €5. All proceeds to go to charity (50/50 to the Lough centre
and the Palestinian Youth Circus).

Expect sparkle, flips, trips and crazy tricks.

Roll on up!

web: www.corkcircus.net
phone: 087 4148299 Cathal
086 8134149 Arran
086 4052615 Cormac

SNATCH COMEDY: UNCUT & EXTENDED

Our last show of 2008!!!

Where? HALF MOON THEATRE
When? FRIDAY`28th of NOV.
What time? 8:30pm
How much? Tickets 16e/11e

SNATCH COMEDY: UNCUT & EXTENDED
Snatch is Improvising a new play each night!

Snatch Comedy have been stretching the limits of skill and
inventiveness for six years. Now, for the first time ever in Cork,
they will improvise an entire play! There is no safety net, and you,
the audience, are the catalyst. A different show every night, this is
improvisation as you’ve never seen it before! Snatch Comedy’s
“short-form” improv and sketch shows have earned them huge popularity
over the years. This new style is one they have developed themselves.
The group will use quick wits and skill to make up the show with no
rehearsal whatsoever.

There will be thrills and there may be spills as they juggle ideas and
make entertainment out of chaos. Will it be sad? Terrifying? Romantic?
Fantastic? Nothing is certain until the moment it happens.

TO HAVE A LOOK AT ONE OF THESE SHOWS, PLEASE VISIT YOUTUBE AND SEARCH
FOR “Snatch Improv”.

“Snatch Comedy are surreally inclined, daftly imaginative and gifted
people. This is the most truly interactive and happening comedy in
Ireland now” Cork Now

In order to get tickets you can:

- Buy them personally from the Opera House Box Office
- Buy them on the phone: 021-4270022
- Buy them online at: www.halfmoontheatre.ie

See you there & please spread the word!!!!

Cheers,

The Snatch Team

Here is a bulletin for you with lots of interesting Auditions, Events,
Job Opportunities, Plays, and many other nuggets of excitement. Hope you find it useful!

Best wishes,

Marcus

Auditions
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Seeking performers for a seasonal production of Scrooge to take place
in Co.Clare.

1. Chior mistress: Female late 20s and above
2. The Ghost of Christmas Present: Female 20s – 30s
3. Santa Claus

Performers must be comfortable performing to children
The Chior Mistress and The Ghost of Christmas Present must be able to sing.

Dates: 24th November – 21st December/ rehearsals and performance

Reasonable rates and Accommodation provided

For more information please contact ciardatobin@yahoo.com

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AUDITIONS

SAT 8TH NOVEMBER
AT THE CORK ARTS THEATRE
FROM 12PM – 1 PM BY APPOINTMENT ONLY

TEXT ANGELA ON 0876419355 FOR A TIME SLOT.

the people I am looking for:

1 actress/model looking mid-twenties => Role: the sales assistant
1 actor looking early/mid twenties => Role: the customer

THIS IS A NON PAYING GIG. A SHOW REEL OF THE FINISHED PRODUCT WILL BE
GIVEN TO YOU BY WAY OF
PAYMENT.

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Auditions

We are looking for Cork based actors for two one act plays that are
going to be performed over three nights in January.

We are looking for:

- 2 male actors 20s to early 30s for both dramatic and comedy roles,
- 2 female actors 20s for comedy roles.

The plays are Jean Paul Sartres drama NO EXIT and a farce of Macbeth.
There will also be a intermission piece that may be improvised.

The parts are non-paid but it will be a profit share basis.

To arrange Audition please contact:

Catriona Daly
Email: dontpanic421980@hotmail.com
Phone: 087 2795546

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Theatre and Arts Job Opportunities
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BOUTIQUE BURLESQUE SEEKS PERORMANCE & VISUAL ARTISTS

After three sell-out shows this year, Boutique Burlesque
(www.myspace.com/boutiqueburlesque) is taking place again on Wed. 26th
of November in Cork’s Crane Lane Theatre. Having developed the popular
burlesque-themed club nights into a platform for new work, its
organisers are now looking for artists interested in showcasing on the
night. Previous gigs have featured as many as 25 performers/artists
(musicians, dancers, comedians, puppeteers, walkabout characters and
visual artists) on a single night, and they are currently welcoming
new applications to add to their programme.

Do you have something you are working on? Does the burlesque & cabaret
theme inspire you? And would you like to test your show / performance
/ walkabout character / installation / work with a live audience?

Please contact Joya on:
E: boutiqueburlesque@gmail.com
T: 085 7770969
W: www.myspace.com/boutiqueburlesque

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Cork Midsummer Festival is looking for an Acting General Manager

The successful candidate will have experience of working in a
managerial capacity in the Arts or Cultural sector. This position
requires an individual with excellent management, communication and
organisational skills. The ability to budget and understand accounts,
computer literacy, some Marketing and Promotional experience. The
candidate will also be required to work in Partnership with the
private sector ie media partners, sponsors and suppliers. This
individual should possess the ability to multi-task and work in a
pressured environment.

Location : Cork

Contact: CV and Letter of Application to be sent to Festival
Director,by post or email. or (In the subject line please include
“application for Acting General Manager”)
Address: Cork Midsummer Festival, Cork Civic Trust House, 50 Pope’s Quay, Cork
Telephone : 021 4215131
Email : info@corkmidsummer.com
Closing Date: 21 Nov

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Workshops & Courses
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Snatch Comedy & Triskel Arts Centre present

More Improv workshops for the month of November!

Dates: Saturday 8th of November 12.30 to 2.00pm at the Triskel Arts Centre
Saturday 15th of November 12.30 to 2.00pm at the Triskel
Arts Centre

….and more dates to be confirmed.

Place: TRISKEL ARTS CENTRE (Tobin St., Cork)
Time: from 12.30pm – 2pm
Cost: The cost of the workshops is 10 euro. (6 euro concession).

- All workshops suitable for teenagers and adults – All levels welcome -

“Come along to learn Improvisation techniques, tought to you by Snatch
Comedy! The troupe has been winning over audiences throughout Ireland
for 5 years. During this time they have created and performed in
Ireland and abroad numerous residencies with their famous improv show,
radio show, improv in schools, street improv, ImprovMatches, comedy
quiz, corporate events and even original sketch shows and theatre
plays.

Come and experience up close and personal, the hilarious rollercoaster
that is Snatch. Through exercises and games, you will learn about team
work, build your skills and self-confidence and develop your own
thrilling exploration of spontaneity and physical imagination.”

Teachers: Adrian Scanlan, Annette Roche, Sean McNally and Marcus Bale.

For further information:

Contact: info@snatchcomedy.com or marcusbale@gmail.com -

You can also check our website: www.snatchcomedy.com

WORKSHOPS AT THE TRISKEL ARTS CENTRE (Tobin St., Cork).

To secure a place at any of these workshops:

By Email: contact info@snatchcomedy.com – marcusbale@gmail.com
By Txt: just contact Marcus at 0863173543
Personally: Just show up on the day at The Triskel Arts Centre!

Come and enjoy!! And please forward this information to anyone who you
might think could be interested in these workshops!!

Thanks a lot!!

The Snatch Team

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CLOWNING WORKSHOPS

Hi everyone!

If you are interested in practicing clowning, join us every Thursday
from 6pm to 8pm in the Cork Circus Space in Blackpool (Sunday School
Lane, off Great William O’Brian Street – you’ll see a black door ajar,
it’s there!). The idea is to share skills, warm up the clowning
muscles and get inspired! We take turns in facilitating the workshops
with warm-ups, games, and improvs.
There is no charge as such for the sessions except a small donation
for the use of the space.

So come and play!

Fiona
0876562042

(For a bit of background: I’m a visual artist (painting/ film/
performance) who recently moved to Cork. In the last year I developped
Clownitis, a strong virus which made me attend clowning workshops with
Angela de Castro, John Lee, YoYo, Raymond Keane and Angela Knowles. My
great ambition is to one day make films with clowns)

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THE ALEXANDER TECHNIQUE FOR MUSICIANS
Introductory Workshop
Firkin Crane Theatre, Shandon, Cork
Sunday 16. November @ 1pm – 5:30pm
Cost 50,-Euros
To book a place please ring 087-9584232 or email kathryn.doehner@gmail.com

The Alexander Technique forms a part of the professional practice of
thousands of musicians worldwide and is an integral part of training
at all leading music & drama teaching institutions around the globe.
Practising the Alexander Technique, efficiency and freedom in movement
are achieved minimising stress and strain often associated with music
making.

Most musicians at some stage in their life experience some physical
pain, tension in performance, stage fright or other anxiety, which can
limit the playing of their instruments to the best of their ability.

In the long term professional musicians are just as likely to be
permanently sidelined by an injury as professional football players.
And amateur musicians are not immune from pain and injury either.

Most musicians hurt themselves because they misuse their bodies, not
because of disease or structural anomalies.

Too often attention is paid to “tuning” our instruments, while the
equally important job of “tuning” ourselves is neglected.

The Alexander Technique is an effective tool to increase musicians
self awareness and get rid of harmful habits that cause unnecessary
tension and restrict capabilities..

Whenever we move or think, we have a choice: we can use ourselves
either intelligently or carelessly. The Alexander Technique teaches
musicians to use themselves with intelligence, improving performance,
promoting freedom from injury, rapid recovery and a better overall
standard of health.

During the workshop participants will become more aware of the
structure and function of the body as it applies to playing music,
learning how to make changes to become free of pain and injury.

Bring your instrument and avoid early retirement.
(voice is an instrument too )

Facilitators:

Federico Betti –ISATT, STAT, ATI is a fully qualified teacher of the
Alexander Technique with a particular interest in performing artists.
After studying classical violin he became interested in Irish
traditional music. He played extensively with several music groups
around Italy and Switzerland and in 1999 he left Italy for Ireland
where he set out to learn more about Irish fiddle music. After a car
accident he began to experience debilitating pain which stopped him in
his musical journey. In 2002 he became familiar with the Alexander
Technique which allowed him to get rid of a number of problems, in
particular back and neck pain, which had limited his music in previous
years. From 2002 to 2005 he trained as an Alexander Technique teacher
in Ireland with Richard Brennan.

Originally from Milan, Italy, he now lives in Galway where he plays
and teaches traditional music from Ireland, France and Italy.
He teaches the Alexander Technique in collaboration with several music
institutions in Ireland and in Italy where he holds Alexander
Technique workshops for musicians and singers.

Kathryn Doehner, BA, ATI, ISATT is a qualified teacher of the
Alexander Technique. She was trained in classical violin in Germany
and has performed in various symphony orchestras in Germany before she
got involved in Jazz improvisation and particular Latin American
music. She has toured Europe and Brazil together with various
artists. One of the difficulties she was facing as a performing
artist was stage fright and anxiety about performing. With the help
of the Alexander Technique she was able to let go of patterns of
behaviour that kept her from being authentic as an artist and human
being. It has made her aware of unwanted habitual responses in her
thinking and in her emotional life and gave her the tools to respond
differently to life’s challenges on and off stage. It has also given
her back a sense of ease within her body while playing her instrument.

Originally from Germany she now lives in Cork where she performs as a
violinist and singer with artists such as Tonynho dos Santos and Niwel
Tsumbu. She also has her private Alexander Technique practise in
Whitescross, Cork.

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Multilevel Communication, trance and Improv Workshop

This workshop introduces ideas from the literature on hypnosis as
things you already know, but may not be conscious of, yet.

We may be familiar with the storytelling device of a story within a
story: eg. The Notebook, The Thomas Crown Affair, The Neverending
Story, but we may not be using these kind of patterns in our own
language, storytelling or scenework. This is one of the many language
patterns used to create trance. We explore this pattern of stacking
stories on top of each other, as well as others eg. pacing and
leading, careful use of sensory based language.

If you’re familiar with improv, these will probably be new and
exciting ideas. If you’re familiar with hypnosis, the connection with
improv and the improv exercises will bring energy and life.

Saturday 22nd of November from 12.30 to 2pm at Triskel Arts Centre (Tobin St.)

If you are interested in participating please contact
Finn MacLeod at: finnolaf AT gmail.com

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AUDITION WORKSHOP

SAT Nov 22TH
10AM-2PM
CRESCENT MOON CENTRE
Euro 40

* Relaxation techniques to calm nerves
* How to choose the right speech
* Sight reading
* Mock auditions
* Do’s & Don’ts of the audition process
* Agents & CVs

Cork based actor, Kate McSwiney O’Rourke has been auditioning
professionally for 8 years. A UCC Arts graduate, she has enjoyed
commercial & critical success in local & national theatre. Her credits
include; Bess- Lifeboat, Desdemona- Othello, Galactia- Scenes from an
Execution, Patricia- The Cage, Catherine- Suddenly Last Summer, Queen
Elizabeth- Richard III, Edie-May- Vanity, Vapours & Dizzy Debutantes,
and Lorna- Night Swimming.

Contact Kate at puoreproductions@gmail.com or 086-8580417

Places Limited so BOOK NOW!

PLEASE PASS THIS EMAIL ON TO ANY WHO MIGHT BE INTERESTED. THANK YOU

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Commedia del’Arte (Corn Exchange Style) Workshops

Corn Exchange is delighted to announce an open workshop for new and
experienced players from Monday the 8th to Friday 12th of December at
the Leinster Cricket Club in Rathmines.
The workshop will cost €150 for the week.
If you are interested in taking part please forward a copy of your
c.v, covering note, and a recent headshot to workshops@cornexchange.ie
by Wednesday the 26th of November.

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Projects & Funding
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Project Brand New…

What will you make?

Project Brand New is an initiative, which exists to provide a
framework for theatre, dance, music and live art practitioners to
develop new work for the stage outside the traditional production
model. Together with Project Arts Centre we are offering you the
opportunity to put new ideas into practice at a developmental stage,
in an informal environment.

Project Brand New is about innovation, experimentation, and work that
strives towards the new. In March 2008, 13 pieces across many art
forms were shown as part of Project Brand New’s sell-out debut season.
In July, we moved upstairs where 12 pieces played to full houses over
three nights. We are now delighted to present the next season of
Project Brand New in January 2009, in Project Space Upstairs and we’re
dying to know what you will make….

Here’s how it works:

Over three nights in January 2009 (15, 16, 17) Project Space Upstairs
will play host to 8-12 new works made by you. These works can be up to
twenty minutes long. You can make whatever you like. You can use a
video projector, a playback sound system and anything else you can get
in and out of the space in a ten-minute turn around.

If you are interested, all you have to do is submit your ideas to us.
We ask for a brief description of your idea and where you would like
to take it, in no more than 500 words and a biography detailing your
previous work as an artist. If you are submitting a new play or
musical text, it is helpful, though not essential, for us to read a
draft of what you intend to present (N.B. please do not send us more
than 15 pages of any text, or more than 8 if the piece is a
monologue…if what you intend to present is part of a longer script,
just send us the section you will be working on and a synopsis of the
full text.)

Submissions will be assessed under the following criteria:

*The artistic quality of your idea
*The scope of your ambition
*The practical needs of your idea

Once we have selected the successful submissions for Project Brand
New, we will work with you to assist you in bringing your ideas to
fruition…You’ll have over 4 weeks to rehearse and execute your idea.
Project Brand New is a not-for-profit venture, where all the
participants’ time and resources, including Project Arts Centre, are
being offered free of charge. We do not have any additional budget for
props or equipment.

Please submit your application by 5pm on FRIDAY 5TH OF DECEMBER to
projectbrandnew@gmail.com. Please only send .doc, .pdf or .rtf files
and not .docx. Remember to include a contact phone number!
Louise Lowe, Jody O’Neill and Deirdre Roycroft

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Blank Canvas 2009
Professional dance residency
Deadline for receipt of applications: 10th December 2008

The Firkin Crane, one of the focal points for dance in Ireland,
announces its first annual call for applications for its new residency
programme titled “BLANK CANVAS”.
BLANK CANVAS encapsulates the essence of what the Firkin Crane aims to
achieve through its residency programme.
It provides for a visiting professional artist/company, through an
application progress, to work and stay with the Firkin Crane.
It provides dance artist(s) with the opportunity to explore their
creative work processes, in ways which suit their needs and
creativity, for example a residency exploring an idea through an
initial research phase or a residency which has a specific outcome in
mind e.g. production or publication …..and all the stages in between.
Within the programme BLANK CANVAS four of the chosen applicants will
be invited to particiate in what we will designate as “Framed
Residencies”. A Framed Residency will be of fixed duration and with
pre-determined outcomes and may provide some financially based
support. Of the four Framed Residencies two will be with Irish based
dance artists and two will be international. One of the four will
culminate in a fully finished production.
The selection process for all Firkin Crane residencies will be panel based.
Further information on the Firkin Crane along with Information and
guidelines on BLANK CANVAS can be found on the Firkin Cranes new
website www.firkincrane.ie
Due to the open nature of BLANK CANVAS you may want to speak with us,
to do so please contact Jane Kellaghan (contact details below) who
will be happy to discuss the programme with you.

CONTACT DETAILS
Jane Kellaghan
The Firkin Crane,
Shandon, Co Cork
Tel.: 00 353 (0)21 45074 87
Email: firkincrane@gmail.com

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PLAYS & EVENTS
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Snatch Comedy
Uncut & Extended

At the Halfmoon theatre

Friday 7th November 8.30pm

Snatch Comedy has been stretching the limits of skill and
inventiveness for six years. Now, they attempt to go even further:
they will improvise an entire play! There is no safety net, and you,
the audience, are the catalyst. A different show every night, this is
improvisation as you’ve never seen it before!

“Snatch comedy are surreally inclined, daftly imaginative and gifted
people…this is the most truly interactive and happening comedy in
Ireland now” – Cork Now

Tickets: €16, Concession €11 booking fee may apply
ONLINE: www.corkoperahouse.ie
BY PHONE: 021 427 0022
IN PERSON: Emmet Place, Cork City

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Cyclone Repertory Presents

Romeo and Juliet

This is Romeo and Juliet as you’ve never seen it before. The year is
1886 in cowboy country and “It’s quiet in them thar hills”. So, the
Tumbleweed Falls Drama Posse is rounding up for the annual spring
play. This year they are setting their sites and aiming higher than
ever before. They’re loading drama guns with a double-buck shot of
Romeo and Juliet. Shakespeare’s coming to town and the Wild, Wild
West will never be the same again. Yee-had!

SPECIAL EVENING PERFORMANCE: Monday, November 10th at 7:30pm

Other performances:
From Mon 13 Oct to Fri 14 Nov at 10:30am & 1:30pm

Tickets €16 (*Booking fee may apply.)
Book online: www.halfmoontheatre.ie
Book by phone: 021 4270022
Check website for complete performance schedule.
*Telephone and internet bookings subject to a booking fee of €2.50 per
ticket. Ticket price includes €1 restoration levy.
For more info call Peadar Donohoe on 086-3477867

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What’s next at The Cork Arts Theatre?
HERE IS SOMETHING A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT!

CORK ONE ACT DRAMA FESTIVAL

Cork One Act Drama Festival 2008
Will run from November 6th – 8th and consists of 3 plays being
performed each evening, (Two of which were written by one of our
writer’s week winners of old, Derek O’Gorman)

Please note (Confined) and (Open) indicate the level of experience the
players have and have nothing to do with Restricted viewing.

The programme is as follows:

Thursday 6th November
Brideview Productions (confined) “The Poppy and the Shamrock” by George Peet
Blue Hat Productions (confined) “Fireworks” by Iseult Golden
Swan Theatre Company (confined) “Barred” by Derek O’ Gorman

Friday 7th November
Gunpowder Productions (confined) “Interior Designs” by Jimmie Chinn
Take 5(confined) “Night Mother” (A shortened version) by Marsha Norman
Rossmore (open) “Deeply Regretted By” by Maeve Binchy

Saturday 8th November
Camross “A Family Affair” by Derek O’ Gorman
Bray Arts “The Last Act is a Solo” by Robert Anderson
Ennis Players “PVT Wars” by James Mc Lure

www.corkartstheatre.com
Contact Information
phone: 021 4505624
info@corkartstheatre.com

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THE PRODUCERS OF ‘TWELVE ANGRY MEN’ AND ‘THE ODD COUPLE’ RETURN WITH:

‘THE DRESSER’ BY RONALD HARWOOD
STARRING ALF MCCARTHY AND CONOR DWANE

Tuesday 11 – Saturday 22 November

The Everyman Palace Theatre is delighted to announce the return of
Skylight Productions with Ronald Harwood’s classic play THE DRESSER in
mid-November. The Cork based company have become synonymous great
productions of 20th Century classics, having had hugely successful
runs at the Palace with THE ODD COUPLE in 2007 and TWELVE ANGRY MEN in
2006.

Alf McCarthy and Conor Dwane are re-united on stage in Ronald
Harwood’s funny and poignant study of the relationship between a
cantankerous Shakespearean actor and his loyal personal assistant. Set
on a production of King Lear during the Blitz in 1942, THE DRESSER
paints an evocative picture of wartime England.

Based on Ronald Harwood’s own experiences as dresser to a
distinguished English Shakespearean actor, THE DRESSER was nominated
for an Oliver Award after its world premiere in London in 1980, and
Tony Award and Drama Desk nominations after its debut on Broadway
during the same year. Adapted to a screenplay in 1983, the film
version was nominated for five Academy Awards.

THE DRESSER is produced by Skylight Productions in association with
Everyman Palace Theatre. Directed by Mairin Prendergast, the cast
features RTE’s Alf McCarthy, Conor Dwane, Martina Carroll, David Coon,
George Hanover, Kevin O’Meara and Niamh Hatchell.

THE DRESSER runs from November 11th – 22nd at the Everyman Palace
Theatre. Tickets are €25 / €20 and €7 for Students from Monday to
Wednesday, and can be booked on 021 4501673 or www.everymanpalace.com

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NIGHT SWIMMING

Too Highbrow & Clinic Media present the World Premiere of Kenneth
Hickey’s play ‘Night Swimming’. ‘Night Swimming’ is a character driven
story of death, love, madness and loss. Directed by the up’n'coming
Eoin Ó hAnnracháin and starring the exciting talent of James Browne &
Kate McSwiney O’Rourke.

In the darkness Jason is forced to deal with the shadowy regrets of
the past. We witness his tortured attempt at unravelling how fate has
led him to an ending he never wanted. With his wife Lorna he must
relieve his relationship from start to finish, scene by scene, over
the course of one night, until some understanding can be gained. But
insight can come too late for salvation. And sometimes it doesn’t come
at all…

Performances will run 8pm, 11th – 15th of November in the Cork Arts
Theatre, Carroll’s Quay, Cork.

To book call +353 21 4505624.

Tickets are E15/10 conc.

Trailer: http://clinicmedia.wordpress.com/2008/11/03/night-swimming-trailer-a/

Details can also be found on www.toohighbrow.fusiveweb.co.uk &
www.clinicmedia.net

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DiverCity Nights: 13th November

Enjoy the cultural variety of Cork’s new communities at the second
DiverCity Nights event at the Spailpín Fánach on the 13th of November.

Organised by Cork’s Intercultural Awareness Club, DiverCity Nights
will start at 7pm with a table quiz. This will then be followed at
9pm by performances from some of Cork’s most multicultural musical
performers; including Tibetan throat singer Lob Song, guitar music
from around the world, reggae music and much more.

For more information, call Sharon at 087 9151350.

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Graffiti Theatre Company presents:

“A Day In The Life Of A Pencil.”
Directed by Emelie Fitzgibbon.
Written by: Ray Scannell.

Venue:Graffiti Theatre Company, Blackpool.

Starring: Shane Falvey and Shane Casey.

Martin Farrell is at school, Martin Farrell deals drugs. He’s loyal to
his family and his trading partners …. until the code is broken.
What price is loyalty then?

A Day in the Life of a Pencil is a hard hitting and thought-provoking
play by young Cork playwright, Ray Scannell, and is the centre of a
programme which explores the personal and social entrapment of a boy
involved in drug-dealing and at the betrayals which surround him.

Date: Friday 14th of November.
Time: 8pm
Booking Number: 021 4397111.
Email: graffiti@eircom.net

Book soon as tickets will be booked up quite quickly due to demand,
there maybe a performance on saturday 15th but not definate so it
would be advisable to get the tickets for the friday show as soon as
possible so people would want to start booking now.

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Events
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Cork Grass Roots Gathering will take place on the weekend of the 14th,
15th and 16th of November.

This Gathering will have the twin themes of Inclusion and Community
Building – Surviving the ‘ Recession’.

Workshops, activities and events being planned so far include : The
present legal situation for LGBT people, Travellers and settled people
working together, Telling stories, sharing experience looking at
exclusion, Housing cooperatives, food security, tackling racism in
times of unemployment, reproductive rights, women’s right to choose,
conflict resolution, social centres: recent experience, L.E.T.S. and
reclaiming our natural resources.
This Gathering will have the twin themes of Inclusion and Community
Building – Surviving the ‘ Recession’. During the early planning
stages we spent some time thinking about who comes to these gatherings
and how we could encourage and enable more diverse participation,
especially for people who have found it difficult to attend previous
gatherings. To facilitate this we are holding the event in city center
venues with full accessibility, making it child, parent, teenager and
elder friendly and asking as many groups and communities as possible
what we need to do to make them feel welcome ( Basically trying to let
go of thinking that we have all the answers and doing a bit more
listening ! ) If you are planning on attending we hope you will try
stepping outside your comfort zone and invite or enable a friend you
may not have approached due to shyness or stereotyping to join you.

Workshops, activities and events being planned so far include : The
present legal situation for lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans gender
people, Travellers and settled people working together, Telling
stories, sharing experience looking at exclusion. Housing coops, food
security, tackling racism in times of unemployment, reproductive
rights, women’s right to choose, conflict resolution, social centers,
recent experience, L.E.T.S. , reclaiming our natural resources, energy
security,

+ Film showings, crimes of the built environment, swap shop, creative
corner, activist well being, art activism, welcoming area for people
dropping by and the shy among us, and displays by various community
groups and campaigns. Also expect some surprises we want to keep
people awake at this gathering !

On Saturday night there will be a traditional Cork cabaret. We are
inviting some classic local acts but leaving plenty of time free to
show case your talents so come prepared ! music , dance , poetry ,
interventions , comedy ,readings , circus or whatever you fancy all
welcome.

Friday 14th Night in Fionbarra’s Pub, Douglas St. at 8pm
Saturday 15th in The Other Place, North Main St. from 10am till closing time.
Sunday in 16th in The Unitarian Church, Princes St. from 12am to 6pm.

For Info and Accommodation details contact Tracy on 085-7560078

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Fermoy Musical Society present

Thoroughly Modern Millie
in Fermoy Community Centre running from Saturday the 15th to the 22nd
of November excluding Wednesday the 19th. Show starts at 8.00pm

The cast include Deirdre Bashford as Millie. Mark O’Shaugnessy, Trevor
Ryan, Valerie O’Leary, Maeve Curry, Killian Collins, Brian Fenton,
Elaine Bashford and Dolores Dermody. Direction and Choreography by
Bryan Flynn and Musical Director is Deirdre Foley.

Tickets can be bought in The Book Shop Fermoy or contact 086-8666997,
087-2244272.

A Halloween Bulletin full of interesting plays, workshops and events!
Hope you find it interesting and have a brilliant Samhain to come!!

Best wishes,

Marcus

WORKSHOPS
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Snatch Comedy & Triskel Arts Centre present

More Improv workshops for the month of November!

Dates: Saturday 1st of November 12.30 to 2.00pm at the Triskel Arts Centre
Saturday 8th of November 12.30 to 2.00pm at the Triskel Arts Centre
Saturday 15th of November 12.30 to 2.00pm at the Triskel Arts Centre
….and more dates to be confirmed.

Place: TRISKEL ARTS CENTRE (Tobin St., Cork)
Time: from 12.30pm – 2pm
Cost: The cost of the workshops is 10 euro. (6 euro concession).

- All workshops suitable for teenagers and adults – All levels welcome -

“Come along to learn Improvisation techniques, tought to you by Snatch
Comedy! The troupe has been winning over audiences throughout Ireland
for 5 years. During this time they have created and performed in
Ireland and abroad numerous residencies with their famous improv show,
radio show, improv in schools, street improv, ImprovMatches, comedy
quiz, corporate events and even original sketch shows and theatre
plays.

Come and experience up close and personal, the hilarious rollercoaster
that is Snatch. Through exercises and games, you will learn about team
work, build your skills and self-confidence and develop your own
thrilling exploration of spontaneity and physical imagination.”

Teachers: Adrian Scanlan and Marcus Bale.

For further information:

Contact: info@snatchcomedy.com or marcusbale@gmail.com -

You can also check our website: www.snatchcomedy.com

WORKSHOPS AT THE TRISKEL ARTS CENTRE (Tobin St., Cork).

To secure a place at any of these workshops:

By Email: contact info@snatchcomedy.com – marcusbale@gmail.com
By Txt: just contact Marcus at 0863173543
Personally: Just show up on the day at The Triskel Arts Centre!

Come and enjoy!! And please forward this information to anyone who you
might think could be interested in these workshops!!

Thanks a lot!!

The Snatch Team

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CLOWNING WORKSHOP
Dear Cork Clowns,

My name is Fiona, I am a Dublin clown who recently moved to Cork and I
hear there are many of you here interested in clowning. In Dublin we
have a group that meets every Monday night to practice clowning, we
take turns facilitating the sessions and we work with the format: warm
ups, games, improvs. It has been a lot of fun.

I met with Aaron a few weeks ago and we decided we would try to get
something going in Cork. So… clownladies and gentleclownmen… I am
happy to announce that the First Clown Meeting is Thursday 30th of
October from 6pm to 8pm in the Cork Circus Space in Blackpool!

So come along!

Looking forward to meeting you all,

Fiona

For more information please contact Fiona Dowling
Mobile: 0876562042
Email: fioling@iol.ie

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PLAYS & DRAMA RELATED EVENTS
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Snatch Comedy – Uncut & Extended !!!

WE ARE BACK!
At the Halfmoon Theatre, Cork

Friday 31st October 8.30pm – HALLOWEEN SPECIAL! (It’ll be a
horror one this time!!!!)
Friday 7th November 8.30pm
And more Fridays to be confirmed…

The huge success of the Midsummer Festival IS BACK! If you didnt get
to see it then, you cannot miss it now! If you were one of the lucky
few people who managed to see how new show then, remember that each
night we make up a different play!

Snatch Comedy has been stretching the limits of skill and
inventiveness for six years. Now, they attempt to go even further:
they will improvise an entire play! There is no safety net, and you,
the audience, are the catalyst. A different show every night, this is
improvisation as you’ve never seen it before!

“Snatch comedy are surreally inclined, daftly imaginative and gifted
people…this is the most truly interactive and happening comedy in
Ireland now” – Cork Now

For more info: info@snatchcomedy.com

Tickets: €16, Concession €11 booking fee may apply
ONLINE: www.corkoperahouse.ie
BY PHONE: 021 427 0022
IN PERSON: Emmet Place, Cork City

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Cyclone Repertory Presents

Romeo and Juliet

This is Romeo and Juliet as you’ve never seen it before. The year is
1886 in cowboy country and “It’s quiet in them thar hills”. So, the
Tumbleweed Falls Drama Posse is rounding up for the annual spring
play. This year they are setting their sites and aiming higher than
ever before. They’re loading drama guns with a double-buck shot of
Romeo and Juliet. Shakespeare’s coming to town and the Wild, Wild
West will never be the same again. Yee-had!

SPECIAL EVENING PERFORMANCE: Monday, November 10th at 7:30pm

Other performances:

From Mon 13 Oct to Fri 14 Nov at 10:30am & 1:30pm

Tickets €16 (*Booking fee may apply.)
Book online: www.halfmoontheatre.ie Book by phone: 021 427
0022
Check website for complete performance schedule.
*Telephone and internet bookings subject to a booking fee of €2.50 per
ticket. Ticket price includes €1 restoration levy.
For more info call Peadar Donohoe on 086-3477867

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CHATTYBOO PRODUCTIONS
Presents
THE BROTHERS GRIMM SPECTACULATHON
An Irish Premiere
by Don Zolidis

22nd Oct – 1st Nov
@ The Cork Arts Theatre,
Camden Court, Carroll’s quay, Cork.

2 for 1 tickets ON BANK HOLIDAY MONDAY!!!

This show has been written for an adult audience, why should the kids
have all the fun? Children under 12 years will not be admitted

The fairy tales of the Brothers Grimm are turned on their heads in
this fast-paced, rollicking ride as two narrators and several actors
attempt to combine all 209 stories ranging from classics like Snow
White, Cinderella, and Hansel and Gretel to more bizarre, obscure
stories like The Devil’s Grandmother and The Girl without Hands. A
wild, free-form comedy with lots of witches, goblins and more princes
than you can shake a stick at; it is simply bursting at the seams with
audience participation and madcap fun. If you like The Reduced
Shakespeare Co. you will love this!

This fantastic show is brought to you by Chattyboo Productions, The
people who brought you “The Importance of Being Earnest”, “Moll”, and
“The Children of Lir”. With a wonderful cast which includes Adrian
Scanlan, Angela Newman, Annette Roche, Marie O’Donovan and Ali Keane
under the direction of George Hanover, with brilliant costumes and
creative set, this show promises to be the ultimate Halloween treat.

BOOK EARLY TO AVOID DISAPOINTMENT
Tkts €15/€12conc
WEDNESDAYS 2 FOR 1
for bookings call 021-4505624
FREE TRICK OR TREAT GOODIE BAG WITH EVERY TICKET (with no boring stuff
like fruit)
PRIZE FOR BEST COSTUME ON HALLOWEEN NIGHT (don’t panic, fancy dress is
not compulsory)

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Theatre Maker’s Working Actors’ Workshop presents
Aesop’s Fabulous Foibles and Fables
At the Half Moon Theatre
Mon 27 Oct, 3pm
Tues 28 – Sat 31 Oct, 11am & 3pm

A midterm treat for children and families based on Aesop’s famous
fables. This show, which premiered at Cork Midsummer Festival, had
everyone laughing non-stop, including (maybe most of all!) the adults
in the audience.

From The Boy Who Cried Wolf to The Tortoise and the Hare to The Wolf
in Sheep’s Clothing, Aesop parades before us a circus of foolish and
funny human traits as colourful and varied as the menagerie of animals
(including the human) that he uses to communicate them.
See these characters brought to hilarious life, with all their too
familiar faults and failings. Suitable for anyone 4 years and older.

Tickets: €11 (*Booking fee may apply)
BY PHONE: 021 427 0022
IN PERSON: Emmet Place, Cork City
ONLINE: http://www.corkoperahouse.ie/

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Granary Theatre Presents: New Director’s Festival:
DUCK
by Stella Feehily / directed by Laura Daly
Granary Theatre | 24 October – 01 November 2008 | 8pm | €12/€8

Director’s Note
I first discovered Duck in a Drama and Theatre Studies lecture hall.
Its potential immediately struck me. I was thrilled to get the
opportunity to direct it for The New Director’s Festival. It is a
hard-hitting, unapologetic piece that is crammed to the brim with
every social and cultural problem imaginable that is coming to the
fore in a post Celtic Tiger Ireland. My approach to the work has been
to focus on the characters. At times their circumstances may seem
unreal or inaccessible to a theatre going audience but my aim has been
to offer an image of fully developed, deep characters that the
audience is forced to identify with as their realities are portrayed
with truth and honesty. Cat and Sophie strive for something more in
their lives but they are caught in a cycle that is endlessly turning
and though they attempt to start a new and to take their first flight
it seems that the cycle will simply start to turn again and Cat and
Sophie will remain forever two ducks out of the water. This play will
slap you in the face, unsettle and unnerve….but sure why else would
you go to the theatre?!

Bookings: 021-4904275
www.granary.ie

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THE PRODUCERS OF ‘TWELVE ANGRY MEN’ AND ‘THE ODD COUPLE’ RETURN WITH:

‘THE DRESSER’ BY RONALD HARWOOD
STARRING ALF MCCARTHY AND CONOR DWANE

Tuesday 11 – Saturday 22 November

The Everyman Palace Theatre is delighted to announce the return of
Skylight Productions with Ronald Harwood’s classic play THE DRESSER in
mid-November. The Cork based company have become synonymous great
productions of 20th Century classics, having had hugely successful
runs at the Palace with THE ODD COUPLE in 2007 and TWELVE ANGRY MEN in
2006.

Alf McCarthy and Conor Dwane are re-united on stage in Ronald
Harwood’s funny and poignant study of the relationship between a
cantankerous Shakespearean actor and his loyal personal assistant. Set
on a production of King Lear during the Blitz in 1942, THE DRESSER
paints an evocative picture of wartime England.

Based on Ronald Harwood’s own experiences as dresser to a
distinguished English Shakespearean actor, THE DRESSER was nominated
for an Oliver Award after its world premiere in London in 1980, and
Tony Award and Drama Desk nominations after its debut on Broadway
during the same year. Adapted to a screenplay in 1983, the film
version was nominated for five Academy Awards.

THE DRESSER is produced by Skylight Productions in association with
Everyman Palace Theatre. Directed by Mairin Prendergast, the cast
features RTE’s Alf McCarthy, Conor Dwane, Martina Carroll, David Coon,
George Hanover, Kevin O’Meara and Niamh Hatchell.

THE DRESSER runs from November 11th – 22nd at the Everyman Palace
Theatre. Tickets are €25 / €20 and €7 for Students from Monday to
Wednesday, and can be booked on 021 4501673 or www.everymanpalace.com

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Too Highbrow & Clinic Media present the World Premiere
of Kenneth Hickey’s play

‘Night Swimming’.

‘Night Swimming’ is a character driven story of death, love, madness
and loss. Directed by the up’n'coming Eoin Ó hAnnracháin and starring
the exciting talent of James Browne & Kate McSwiney O’Rourke.

In the darkness Jason is forced to deal with the shadowy regrets of
the past. We witness his tortured attempt at unravelling how fate has
led him to an ending he never wanted. With his wife Lorna he must
relieve his relationship from start to finish, scene by scene, over
the course of one night, until some understanding can be gained. But
insight can come too late for salvation. And sometimes it doesn’t come
at all…

Writer Kenneth Hickey is among the most exciting literary talent to
emerge from Cork in recent years. Hickey has had his work published
not only in Ireland, but England and the USA. He was the winner of
the Eamon Keane Full Length Play Award in 2005 and was short listed
for the award again in 2007. His one act play ‘Song of the Shore’ was
produced as part of the Windsor Fringe Festival in 2006, as well as by
the Theatre Studio Inc. New York in 2007. His plays are regularly
given rehearsed readings by Moving Parts Theatre Paris. Artistic
director of Too Highbrow, this will be Hickey’s fourth production of
his writing.

Director Eoin Ó hAnnracháin earned rave reviews for his ‘Howie the
Rookie’, part of the New Directors Festival in The Granary theatre
2007. He is one of the founding members of Clinic Media with David
O’Byrne, whose first project was ‘Howie The Rookie’ and next is their
self-penned, ‘Falling Slowly’. Ó hAnnracháin’s work has been described
as, ‘Fantastic and entirely credible….a fine achievement’.

‘Night Swimming’ stars two of Cork’s finest young actors; Kate
McSwiney O’Rourke and James Browne. Best known for his role in
‘Strength and Honour’, James Browne has treaded the boards with
companies such as Meridian in the past and is returning to the stage
for ‘Night Swimming’ . Kate McSwiney O’Rourke has earned critical
acclaim for her ‘dedicated & stunning’ performances in productions
such as, ‘4.48 Psychosis’, ‘Lifeboat’, ‘Othello’ and, ‘Vanity, Vapours
& Dizzy Debutantes’. Both actors recently appeared in the popular Cork
short, ‘Closure’, in this year’s Cork Film Festival.

Performances will run 8pm, 11th – 15th of November in the Cork Arts
Theatre, Carroll’s Quay, Cork.
To book call +353 21 4505624.
Tickets are E15/10 conc.

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Graffiti Theatre Company presents:

“A Day In The Life Of A Pencil.”
Directed by Emelie Fitzgibbon.
Written by: Ray Scannell.

Venue:Graffiti Theatre Company, Blackpool.

Starring: Shane Falvey and Shane Casey.

Martin Farrell is at school, Martin Farrell deals drugs. He’s loyal to
his family and his trading partners …. until the code is broken.
What price is loyalty then?

A Day in the Life of a Pencil is a hard hitting and thought-provoking
play by young Cork playwright, Ray Scannell, and is the centre of a
programme which explores the personal and social entrapment of a boy
involved in drug-dealing and at the betrayals which surround him.

Date: Friday 14th of November.
Time: 8pm
Booking Number: 021 4397111.
Email: graffiti@eircom.net

Book soon as tickets will be booked up quite quickly due to demand,
there maybe a performance on saturday 15th but not definate so it
would be advisable to get the tickets for the friday show as soon as
possible so people would want to start booking now.

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MUSIC EVENTS
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Join Orpheus and sing your heart out!

The Orpheus Choir is looking for new members, especially ladies!
‘ Orpheus’ is a mixed-voice Munster choir, whose members come from
all over the province. It was founded in 2005 by a small group of
enthusiastic singers, but quickly gained enough members to be able to
have its inaugural concert in Castletownroche in 2007.
This year the choir, now with over thirty members, had a couple of
very successful concerts in Conna, Co. Cork and Cappoquin, Co.
Waterford and this coming season they have been invited back to Conna
as well as to Castlelyons, Fermoy and Mitchelstown.
Their repertoire ranges from secular choral music to opera choruses
and Irish ballads, but it is not necessary to be able to read music or
to have prior choral experience, as each member is supplied with a
learning CD of the music.
Choir practices take place from September to April on Monday nights
from 8pm to 10pm in the function-room of the Forge Bar, Fermoy, Co.
Cork and interested parties are always welcome to come along and
listen or partake, to see if they might like to join.
The choir, ‘a sociable bunch’, always in for a bit of ‘ craic agus
ceoil’, also regularly organise social evenings with, of course, the
obligatory ’sing-song’ going on into the wee small hours of the
morning!
For any enquiries, please do not hesitate to contact:
Hilary, mob.: 087-7924105, email: hhreynolds@eircom.net

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EVENTS, PROJECTS & WORK OPPORTUNITIES
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Halloween Table Quiz
Wed 29 Oct
An Spailpin Fanac, South Main St, Cork
8pm
5 euro per person

Includes: The Ripper Raffle, The Trick or Treat round & much more!

Fancy Dress optional but a prize given for Best Costume!

* Toffee Apples & Barn brack for sale *

In Aid of play ‘NIGHT SWIMMING’ – NOV 11-15TH, CORK ARTS THEATRE.
PLEASE COME ALONG, TELL YOUR FRIENDS & PASS IT ON!

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BOUTIQUE BULRESQUE SEEKS PERORMANCE & VISUAL ARTISTS After three
sell-out shows this year, Boutique Burlesque
(www.myspace.com/boutiqueburlesque) is taking place again on Wed. 26th
of November in Cork’s Crane Lane Theatre. Having developed the popular
burlesque-themed club nights into a platform for new work, its
organisers are now looking for artists interested in showcasing on the
night. Previous gigs have featured as many as 25 performers/artists
(musicians, dancers, comedians, puppeteers, walkabout characters and
visual artists) on a single night, and they are currently welcoming
new applications to add to their programme.
Do you have something you are working on? Does the burlesque & cabaret
theme inspire you? And would you like to test your show / performance
/ walkabout character / installation / work with a live audience?

Please contact Joya on:
E: boutiqueburlesque@gmail.com
T: 085 7770969
W: www.myspace.com/boutiqueburlesque

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Project Brand New…

What will you make?

Project Brand New is an initiative, which exists to provide a
framework for theatre, dance, music and live art practitioners to
develop new work for the stage outside the traditional production
model. Together with Project Arts Centre we are offering you the
opportunity to put new ideas into practice at a developmental stage,
in an informal environment.

Project Brand New is about innovation, experimentation, and work that
strives towards the new. In March 2008, 13 pieces across many art
forms were shown as part of Project Brand New’s sell-out debut season.
In July, we moved upstairs where 12 pieces played to full houses over
three nights. We are now delighted to present the next season of
Project Brand New in January 2009, in Project Space Upstairs and we’re
dying to know what you will make….

Here’s how it works:

Over three nights in January 2009 (15, 16, 17) Project Space Upstairs
will play host to 8-12 new works made by you. These works can be up to
twenty minutes long. You can make whatever you like. You can use a
video projector, a playback sound system and anything else you can get
in and out of the space in a ten-minute turn around.

If you are interested, all you have to do is submit your ideas to us.
We ask for a brief description of your idea and where you would like
to take it, in no more than 500 words and a biography detailing your
previous work as an artist. If you are submitting a new play or
musical text, it is helpful, though not essential, for us to read a
draft of what you intend to present (N.B. please do not send us more
than 15 pages of any text, or more than 8 if the piece is a
monologue…if what you intend to present is part of a longer script,
just send us the section you will be working on and a synopsis of the
full text.)

Submissions will be assessed under the following criteria:

*The artistic quality of your idea
*The scope of your ambition
*The practical needs of your idea

Once we have selected the successful submissions for Project Brand
New, we will work with you to assist you in bringing your ideas to
fruition…You’ll have over 4 weeks to rehearse and execute your idea.
Project Brand New is a not-for-profit venture, where all the
participants’ time and resources, including Project Arts Centre, are
being offered free of charge. We do not have any additional budget for
props or equipment.

Please submit your application by 5pm on FRIDAY 5TH OF DECEMBER to
projectbrandnew@gmail.com. Please only send .doc, .pdf or .rtf files
and not .docx. Remember to include a contact phone number!

Louise Lowe, Jody O’Neill and Deirdre Roycroft

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NEW WEBSITES LOOKING FOR WEB DESIGNERS, JOURNALISTS, WRITERS,
CARTOONISTS, PHOTOGRAPHERS

Hi all,

I’m in the process of launching a series of websites at:
www.ilovecorkcity.com, www.ilovedublincity.com,
www.ilovegalwaycity.com and www.ilovebelfastcity.com.

I’m now looking for imaginative innovative freelance WEB DESIGNERS,
JOURNALISTS, WRITERS, POETS, CARTOONISTS,
ARTISTS and PHOTOGRAPHERS to bring these sites to life. This is unpaid
voluntary work at the start, but once the sites take off, you will be
rewarded handsomely. This is also a good opportunity to get your work
noticed and to make your mark. If you are interested, please send an
email to: purebeour@live.ie and I’ll be in touch.

I also have a certain amount of advertising space that i’m willing to
give for free to charities and arts groups who can’t afford to pay for
advertising. If you’re interested in this, please send an email to the
same address.

Thank you!

A very chunky bulletin this week, with loooooads of interesting stuff.
Have a look.

Best wishes,

Marcus

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Auditions
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Upcoming audition for Blackthorn Theatre Company’s latest production,
a modernized version of William Shakespeare’s “The Tragedy of Hamlet”.

Location: Ballinlough Youth Hall (Ballinlough Community Centre).
Directions available on request.
Date: Saturday, 30th August.
Time: 3pm to 6pm.
Other information: This production is an updated version of
Shakespeare’s The Tragedy of Hamlet. Our take on Hamlet updates the
setting to a modern one without changing the dialogue. In our
production, we transform the bard’s characters into modern-day Cork
social stereotypes (Hamlet as an “emo”, Rozencrantz and Guildenstern
as snobby private-schoolers, Claudius as an underhanded politician,
etc). The play is scheduled to be performed in the Cork Arts Theatre
during the last week of January ‘09. Actors of all ages and genders
are required.

Contact details: Email blackthorntheatrecompany@gmail.com.
Alternatively, the play’s director Seán Creagh is available at 086
0819387. In all cases please contact us in advance so that we can
provide you with the audition piece.

Caitriona O’ Mahony
Head of Stage Productions
Blackthorn Theatre Company

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Looking for Models

Looking for Unsigned models for upcomming work including TV and Cat
Walk modelling. Models must min of 5/8. This is a fantastic
opportunity with the prospect of a contract if the work goes well.

If you or anyone you know is interested, please let me know. Agency is
looking for a variety of CORK BASED, MALE and FEMALE looks.

Contact: rogjenny@gmail.com for more details

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Casting and Extras Co-ordination
The Eclipse
Rainwater Films, Rushbrooke Commercial Centre, Cobh. 2008

Last Chance To Be An Extra!

“The Eclipse” is shooting in Cobh between September 1st and October 3rd 2008.
See bottom for information on the film.

I am hosting a final call for Extras this Thursday August 28th, 4 -
7pm, in The Jack Doyle Room, at The Commodore Hotel, Cobh.

In particular I am looking for men and women in their 40’s, 50’s,
60’s, 70’s… and/or close to retirement age. The film is set at a
Writers Festival. One of the featured novelists writes ghost stories
and I am looking for interesting faces to add character and atmosphere
to the stunning gothic setting of Cobh Cathedral.

We particularly welcome faces with unusual features that hint at other
worlds; noses headed west, missing or black teeth, wild hair or big
eyes… faces full of character that tell us a story or hint at an
interesting life just by looking at them! This might be the
poet-muse-intellectual look or the country-just-down-from-the-hills
look. We welcome you to join us on Thursday night at The Commodore in
Cobh!

Extras are often needed for one day or occasionally two or three days.

Extras are paid €80 a day or €40 for a half day.

The film is directed by Conor McPherson and produced by Robert Walpole
of Treasure Films.

Below is a short introduction to the film:
Michael Farr has started to wonder if his life adds up. He has a
beautiful wife, Eleanor, and two great kids Sarah and Tom. He is a
respected schoolteacher in his local school and an active member of
his local community but somehow he’s beginning to ask himself
questions about the meaning of it all. Growing up in small town
Ireland he and his close friends had dreams of greatness and breaking
free of their hokey small-town roots. Under the spell of local artist
Malachy, they held boozy artists gatherings where they read aloud
great literature and sometimes shared their own fumbling imitations of
their heroes. In those days they were all going to go on to great
things and build adoring audiences for their work. In the way of these
things their youthful dreams have passed and now in middle age their
writers group has evolved into the town’s annual literary festival.
Michael and his friends from the early days are members of its
unwieldy committee, all their dreams of being writers subsumed into
the harsh reality of keeping their lives on track and paying the
bills. At least the annual festival gives them the chance to rub
shoulders with what they might have been in another life, the life of
their youthful dreams…
The Eclipse marks the first cinematic collaboration between two of
Ireland’s leading writers Billy Roche (The Wexford Trilogy,
Cavalcaders, Trojan Eddie) and Conor McPherson (The Weir, Dublin
Carol, The Seafarers, I Went Down, Saltwater, The Actors) who co-wrote
the screenplay which is based on a short story from Billy Roche’s
recently published collection Tales From Rainwater Pond. The film will
be Conor McPherson’s fourth as a director after Saltwater, Endgame and
The Actors.

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Theatre Jobs
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Acting For Camera Tutor for Cork Gaiety School of Acting

Job description
The Gaiety School of Acting seeks an experienced, reliable,
enthusiastic and self-motivated Acting For Camera Tutor to work as
part of the Gaiety School Of Acting team in Cork. The role is varied
and includes running the Adult Film Company in Cork, teaching adult
Acting for Camera courses and also delivering workshops on our Educate
Outreach Programme (incorporating the YouthReach Film Festival)
throughout Co. Cork.

Skills/Competencies

Essential
• At least three years directing and script writing experience for
film or television
• At least two years experience as a teacher, delivering quality workshops
• Technical Experience of working with Film Camera’s
• Excellent people and communication skills
• Organisational skills
• Fluent English
• Own transport (Educate work requires travel to locations around Cork
and surrounding areas)

Desirable
• 2-3 years drama facilitation experience
• Good self-presentation

Contact: All applications should be sent to:

John Delaney
Coordinator of Part-Time Courses
Gaiety School Of Acting
Meeting House Square
Temple Bar
Dublin 2

Working hours: The Adult Film Company runs on Thursday evenings from
7-10pm. Acting for Camera classes run on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday
evenings, also from 7-10pm. Term 1 begins on Monday October 6th, and
each term lasts 10 weeks. Candidates will also be expected to be
available/flexible for daytime work on the Educate Programme.

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Projects
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Magic Moments

“Let us light a fire in your heart. Let us come up behind you, tap you
on the shoulder and whisper a secret. The world can change in a
moment. A magic moment. One minute of delight and danger a day, every
day of the Fringe. Keep watching. We’ll find you.”

Project Brand New’s next outing is something slightly different.
We are inviting proposals for a 60 second piece whose sole function is
to stimulate and inspire its audience. And this time round, we are not
offering any technical support. No theatre, no lights. Just you, an
audience, and your imagination.
We challenge you to make something heartfelt and simple.
16 pieces. Each one 60 seconds long.
One a day for each day of the Fringe Festival, Sept 6th-21st.

They will be performed anywhere in the city associated with the
Fringe. Box-office, venues, offices, foyers, clubs. Morning, evening,
for one person, for a hundred people or for a shadow on a wall. They
will appear, happen, and disappear. All in the space of one minute.
A Magic Moment.

So, in 500 words, tell us what you would like to make. You can submit
as many ideas as you like.

Tell us exactly what will happen.
Tell us exactly how you will make it happen.
Tell us for whom it will happen.
Tell us which week of the Fringe would suit you better.
And include a short biog so we know a little about you.

Pieces, as always, will be assessed under the following criteria:

•the artistic quality of your idea
•the scope of your ambition
•the practical needs of your idea

Closing date for submissions is Aug. 29th.

Email your proposal to projectbrandnew@gmail.com by 5pm on Aug 29th.

And don’t forget to include your contact details
Remember!
60 seconds. It must happen within 60 seconds.
Perhaps you could start like this?

Dear Project Brand New,

I have an idea…

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Workshops & Courses
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Snatch Comedy & Triskel Arts Centre

Bring you back last year successful drop-in Improv workshops!

Dates: Saturday 6th of September
Saturday 13th of September ….and more dates to be confirmed.

Place: TRISKEL ARTS CENTRE (Tobin St., Cork)
Time: from 12.30pm – 2pm
Cost: The cost of the workshops is 10 euro. (6 euro concession).

- All workshops suitable for teenagers and adults – All levels welcome -

“Come along to learn Improvisation techniques, tought to you by Snatch
Comedy! The troupe has been winning over audiences throughout Ireland
for 5 years. During this time they have created and performed in
Ireland and abroad numerous residencies with their famous improv show,
radio show, improv in schools, street improv, ImprovMatches, comedy
quiz, corporate events and even original sketch shows and theatre plays.

Come and experience up close and personal, the hilarious rollercoaster
that is Snatch. Through exercises and games, you will learn about team
work, build your skills and self-confidence and develop your own
thrilling exploration of spontaneity and physical imagination.”

Teachers: Adrian Scanlan, Damian Punch, Cathal Carroll and Marcus Bale
(All above teachers are members of Snatch Comedy Improv)

For further information:

Contact: info@snatchcomedy.com or marcusbale@gmail.com – You can also
check our website: www.snatchcomedy.com

WORKSHOP AT THE TRISKEL ARTS CENTRE (Tobin St., Cork).

To secure a place at any of these workshops:

By Email: contact info@snatchcomedy.com – marcusbale@gmail.com
Personally: Just show up on the day at The Triskel Arts Centre!

Come and enjoy!!

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Multilevel Communication, trance and Improv

This is an opportunity for those already familiar with improv to
extend their knowledge with more advanced ideas about language use.

This short workshop introduces ideas of multilevel communication and
trance within Improv. We explore ideas of pacing and leading, careful
use of sensory based language, and effects of stacking story levels
(stories within stories within stories).

September 13th, Triskel Arts Centre, Cork. 2pm – 4pm. Cost: Free,
Places limited to 12, so please book in advance.

If you are interested in participating of this workshop please contact
Finn MacLeod at: finnolaf@gmail.com

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A Career in Theatre
Train With The Best
Full-Time Training

Acting for Stage and Screen or Production Design or Production Management

Limited Places Available

FETAC Accredited Course – Level 5 + 6 – Links to Higher Education or
Direct employment
Professional Training at its Best!

Colaiste Stiofain Naofa, Tramore Road, CORK.
Enquiries: 021 4961020 /9
info@csn.ie
www.csn.ie

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From the School of Playback Theatre (UK)

Upcoming trainings Sept 08 – April 09

For Newcomers:
Core Training in Playback Theatre – Fri 12 – Mon 15 Sept
4-day Residential at Braziers Park Oxfordshire
for a good foundation in Playback Theatre
(£475)

Selected Topics:
Developing Skills in Playback Theatre – Autumn Term
7 fortnightly Fridays evenings from 5 Sept at Camden Chinese Community
Centre in London
to keep the Playback engine oiled and running for those who are not
practising in a group as yet.
(£105)

Music & Song: Magic & Ritual – Fri 24 – Sun 26 Oct
Weekend at Camden Chinese Community Centre in London
(£175)

The Articulate Body – Wed 7 – Sun 11 Jan 2009
4 days Residential at The Wild Pear Centre in Coombe Martin, Devon
(£475)

Advanced Skills:
Playback Theatre Practice – Sat 4 – Mon 13 2009
10 days Residential at Newbold House in Forres, NE Scotland
(£1145)

SPT (UK) www.playbackschooluk.org
is afiliated to the Centre for Playback Theatre in the States.
Our courses qualify you for further training with CPT and other
afiliated schools around the world.
www.playbackcentre.org

You are welcome to call Veronica +44 (0) 207 221 2694 & +44 (0) 7779 945 991
to talk about these courses and about Playback Theatre in general

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International Studies Program with Margie Haber

Margie, an internationally renowned auditioning coach, has trained
A-list Hollywood talent such as Brad Pitt, Halle Berry, Vince Vaughn,
Mariska Hargitay, Kelly Preston, Heather Lockler, Molly Sims, and the
list goes on…

Margie Haber Studios is currently accepting applications for the
International Studies Program in Los Angeles for Fall, 2008!

The International Studies Program is a month-long intensive in which
actors from all over the World come to Los Angeles to study with
Margie and our talented coaches. In addition to well over 80 hours of
on-camera training, actors also meet with industry guests, such as an
agent, manager, casting director, etc. This program is truly special
and not only changes you as an actor, but as a human being. It
teaches Margie’s method of ‘Stop Acting and Start Living the Life of
the Character.’ You can read more about it on our website,
http://margiehaber.com/html/interstudiesinla.asp You can read about
the program, testimonials, etc.

Actors interested in applying should email their head shot and resume
for Margie’s consideration to margiehaber@mac.com – Upon acceptance
into the program, the total cost for the one-month intensive is $3,000
USD. When actors mention that they heard about us from Marcus Bale,
they can get a $200.00 discount! If you have any questions, please
feel free to contact the studio at 310-854-0870. We are happy to
answer any questions.

Best regards,

Margie Haber Studios
(310) 854-0870 phone
(310) 854-0462 fax
www.margiehaber.com
www.myspace.com/margiehaberstudios

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PLAYS & EVENTS
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Theatre Makers as part of Dublin Fringe Festival ‘08 Presents

They Never Froze Walt Disney
By Jody O’Neill

A chilling tale of romance, remorse and refrigeration in rural Ireland

Monday 8 to Saturday 13 September at Players Theatre, Trinity College
at 6.15pm. Directed by Jack Healy, this darkly comic piece traces
the lives of Marie (Jody O’Neill) and Paudie (Gavin Logue) from 1960’s
to present day, flashing between their first encounters and the highly
suspicious circumstances that reunite them many years later.

Jody O’ Neill and Gavin Logue are graduates of the now defunct
Bachelor in Acting Studies, Trinity College. Jody is co-curator of
Project Brand New, has written for Fishamble, Tall Tales and Magnet
Productions and recently finished filming for Season Six of The
Clinic.

Theatre Makers, based in Cork, is a company committed to developing
new ways of facilitating the actor’s art. They Never Froze Walt
Disney, the company’s first production, premiered in June 2007 as part
of the Cork Midsummer Festival where it was warmly received by
audiences and critics alike.

“…the comedy is assured, beautifully pointed…” (Irish Times)
“…sparkling black comic dialogue…” (Irish Examiner)

Theatre Makers recently had success in Cork Midsummer Festival 2008
with Aesop’s Fabulous Foibles and Fables.

Preview 8 September at 6.15pm, matinee 12 September at 2.30pm. Tickets
are priced at €15, €12.50 and €10 (preview and matinee) and are
available at www.fringefest.com or 1850 FRINGE (1850 374 643).

They Never Froze Walt Disney is part of Dublin Fringe Festival ‘08,
www.fringefest.com, 6th-21st September 2008

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MERIDIAN THEATRE COMPANY presents

“Beaten” by Ailis Ni Riain

Ailis Ni Riain’s post-postmodern play “Beaten” is a re-working of her
debut success, Tilt. Think Sarah Kane, early Edward Bond, with Pat
McCabe thrown in, and you’re close to feeling the imaginative punch of
this inventive play. Savage humour, searing performances, a moody
sound score and lighting and direction by Tony McCleane-Fay combine to
make this a riveting theatrical experience. “Beaten” runs at the
Granary Theatre from September 10th to 20th.

Set “in the bowels of County Cork,” Beaten is a fast and furious play
about revenge, retribution and reconciliation and dramatises the
relationship between a grieving young girl, her two lost brothers and
their long-gone, but ever-present, Dada.

Ailis is also a composer, and working closely with Granary director
Tony McCleane-Fay, she has re-worked an intensely musical piece in
which the brute realities of emotional violence are treated with such
grace and lyrical intensity that the dark materials of family trauma
became an elegant vocal symphony.

“Ni Riain has constructed a thing of haunted beauty and inherent
musicality. Each rapid-fire phrase pummels the air in a series of
blistering crescendos, passed around the family like a choral
litany.….It’s an elegy of their own lost lives, ….fuelled by love and
anger.” – Glasgow Herald.

Beaten is performed as part of Blood + Bandage, a new festival
designed to support and foster new plays and new forms of theatre
emerging in Cork. Based in the Granary Theatre, this first annual
festival features work by Meridian, Granary Theatre and Be Your Own
Banana and showcases three Cork pieces developed in the city in the
past two years.

“Beaten” runs at the Granary Theatre from September 10 to 20 (Previews
8 & 9 Sept, 8pm Nightly. Ticket Prices: €15 & €10 conc. (All Previews
€10) and booking is on 021 490 4275 or in person at Granary Box Office

The Blood + Bandage Festival also features “Thailand: What’s Love Got
To Do With It?” by Máirtín de Cógáin & Brian Desmond which opens at
the Granary Studio on September 10th and the World Premiere of “There
are Little Kingdoms” by Kevin Barry, which opens on September 24th.

www.meridiantheatre.com – www.granary.ie

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From the makers of BOUTIQUE BURLESQUE:

COMING SOON:

BALKAN BOHEMIA – 17th SEPTEMBER – 8.30PM till 2AM – ADM 10 EURO -
CRANE LANE THEATRE – CORK

A boisterous carnival of Klezmer & Gypsy music, circus, dance, theatre
and art…

Discover a world where life is rough but full of laughter , where the
vodka is strong and freaks of nature are showbiz and where the music
keeps you going longer than the fortune teller can predict. Plugd
Records is the kind sponsor of your party trip to Eastern Europe on
the 17th of September and it’ll be one hell of a ride!

The Fireflies from Kerry will entertain you with a lively, infectious
mix of Klezmer, Gypsy and assorted folk styles to make you dance, clap
your hands and stamp your feet! DJ Dr Fiasco will keep the dancefloor
hoppin’ with gypsy tunes till the early hours!

Get ready for a blend of spectacular art, circus, theatre, and dance
acts featuring: PassePartout Circus Compagnie introducing Salome the
Gypsy Dancer, Three Ladies and a Cow from Nixpuppets, Fortune Teller
Madame Blagatsky, The ClayHead Show, The Marvellous Maliboroso,
artwork by Lucia Cullinane and many many more!

Ladies, bring your big layered skirts, head scarves and golden
earrings. Gents wear a shirt with a leather waist coat or braces and a
wacky hat and let those moustaches grow!
Presale at PLUGD RECORDS – More info @ www.myspace.com/balkanbohemia

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Music & Dance News
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BALKAN FEST with ORKESTINA & LASIK
Fri 29th August
Crane Lane Theatre
Orkestina
violin Colum Pettit
acordeon Juan Carlos García
doublebass Leandro Hipaucha
Founded in 1999 by Cork violinist Colum Pettit, ORKESTINA has become
one of Spains foremost exponents of klezmer and balkan music. Their
uniquely energetic interpretations and exquisite arrangements of
Rumanian and Bulgarian material has earned them a special reputation
in folk circles. Their live show falls somewhere between a recital of
chamber music and a gypsy wedding. ORKESTINA is based in Barcelona but
tours regularly in Spain and France.
www.orkestina.com

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New weekly Swing club ‘Deca-Dance’ has started in the Liquid Lounge
Clancy’s bar on August 12th. There is now drop- in classes on Tuesday
nights for €8. Improvers 8pm-8.40pm and Beg 8.45 to 9.30pm. There will
be Dj swing music from 9.30pm to 10.30pm for free! And last weeks was
Fabulous…hope to see you there. Doubletime is back on at the end of
the month Aug 29th with a beginners Charleston class at 8.30-9.30pm
and then in September it’s back to 10 week courses and a new Suzie Q
Revue Swing and Salsa Dance club (no classes), Sept 21st 6-8.30pm in
the Crane Lane. And the Fringe festival in Dublin has a big swing
extravaganza on Thursday the 18th Sept in the Spiegeltent…don’t miss
it if you are around the city then.

Want to learn to Swing Dance?
Swing is a fun, easy to learn partner dance. It’s danced to big band,
jazz and Rat Pack music– guaranteed to put a swing in your step and a
smile on your face! The Beginners course will introduce you to the
basics and give you the confidence to take to the floor. Prior
experience of Swing dance required only for Improvers. No partner
needed. €100 for ten weeks and booking highly recommended.

Wednesdays 24th Sept – Dec 3rd @ Firkin Crane, Shandon, Cork.
Swing Beginners 7.30pm – 8.30pm.
Swing Improvers 8.45pm – 9.45pm.

Thursdays 25th Sept – Dec 4th @ Garryduff Sports Centre, Douglas.
Swing Beginners 7.30pm – 8.30pm.
Jazz Fitness 8.45-9.45pm

Contact Elaine on 087 413 4077 or swingdancecork@gmail.com