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Bulletin for Actors & Actresses 07/11/08!!!

Marcus — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 01:37:25 +0000

Dear fellow Actors & Actresses,

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.

Bulletin of Plays, Music and Drama Events 25/10/08 !!!!

Marcus — Sun, 26 Oct 2008 00:08:34 +0000

Dear Friends,

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 -

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 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

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

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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.

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?

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

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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?

Here’s how it works:

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

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!

Bulletin for Actors & Actresses 28/08/08 !!!

Marcus — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 01:06:08 +0000

Dear fellow actors & actresses,

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 -

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

Feature Film looking for EXTRAS

Marcus — Sun, 17 Aug 2008 22:01:06 +0000

Hello there,

I just got this email and I thought some people might be interested. So here it is:

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Call for Extras for
Feature Film
The Eclipse

Being shot in Cobh in Sept. 2008
Directed by Conor McPherson

Men and Women

Aged 18 – 90

Please come to:

The Firkin Crane,
Shandon Street
Thursday August 21st
Between 4 – 7pm

Thank You!

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Bulletin of Drama, Art & Music Events 08/08/08 !!!

Marcus — Sat, 09 Aug 2008 12:46:27 +0000

Dear Friends,

Another Bulletin heavy with interesting notices. Something for
everyone. Hope you enjoy it!

Best wishes,

Marcus

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PLAYS
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Damien Tracey in Association with the Firkin Crane Presents the Cork Premiere of

RODDY DOYLE’S HILARIOUS COMEDY
BROWNBREAD

SAT SOLD OUT LIMITED AVAILIBILITY FOR SUN MON & TUES @ 8PM BOOK NOW ON
021 4507487
The Firkin Crane÷ August 9th-12th÷ 8pm÷ Ticket’s €12 /€10 Concession÷
Box Office 021-4507487

1 Gun, 1 kidnapped Bishop, 3 Lads From Barrytown, The American Marines
& 2 Day’s The Resident’s Of Barrytown Will Never Forget.

Roddy Doyle one of Ireland ’s best loved storytellers, brings the
razor sharp dialogue, wit and comical gold found in The Van, The
Snapper and The Commitments to his superb play Brownbread. Ao Farrell,
John Murray and Donkey have been best friends for years. During
another day wondering the streets of Dublin the lads make a find any
young fella would dream of, a browning 9mm handgun. What better way to
put it to use then to kidnap the Bishop during the Confirmations.
Hulled up in Donkey’s Mammy’s bedroom the lads and the Bishop settle
in for a long stand off as in Donkey’s own words “Can yis Imagine
it!?-Walkin’ ou’. – With our hands up, yeh Know. – The fuckin slaggin
we’d get!!! Unfortunately for the lad’s And the Bishop his Grace was
born in New York , que the American Marines and President into what
has now become an international situation. On top of all that Mr
Farrell hasn’t even had his dinner.

Starring: Shane Falvey, Eoin O Hannrachain, Damien Tracey, Declan
Nash, Ronan Barry, Kieran Mc Carthy, Edel Burke And Charlie Ruxton.
Directed By: Adrian Scanlan & George Hanover
Set Design By: Jim Newman
Sound And Light Design By: James Newman
For Further Information:

Ann Rae Damien Tracey
The Firkin Crane or Producer
Phone: 021-4507487 Phone: 085-1210274
Email: info@firkincrane.ie
Email:Damien.tracey@yahoo.co.uk

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Blackthorn Theatre Company Presents

“PRISONERS”
By Luke Field

Cork Arts Theatre
15th-16th August
@ 8pm
Tkts €10

Bookings call 021-4505624

“Prisoners” is the story of a bank heist in small-town Ireland. The
robbers are there on behalf of a shady socialist organisation, and
battle lines seem clearly drawn at first. But when things go wrong and
a hostage situation develops due to the Gardaí laying siege to the
bank, everyone starts questioning which side they’re on. Loyalty,
cynicism, and opportunism constantly struggle for supremacy in an
explosive play littered with tension, action and some dark comedy.

Blackthorn Theatre Company was formed initially by members of PBC
Cork’s 2008 production of Brian Friel’s “Philadelphia, Here I Come!”.
We are a group of writers, actors and directors based in Cork City and
county. Prisoners is Blackthorn’s maiden project, an in-house script
written by Luke Field.

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GALLOGLASS THEATRE COMPANY PRESENTS

TOP GIRLS
by Caryl Churchill

GALLOGLASS THEATRE COMPANY has great pleasure in announcing that its
next production will be TOP GIRLS, by the celebrated British
playwright Caryl Churchill.
DO you remember the 1980’s? DO you remember Margaret Thatcher?

Caryl Churchill’s iconic play, TOP GIRLS, mixes fantasy and reality,
history and heresy to bring you the story of Marlene. A bit too old to
be a “girl”, with a healthy taste for whisky, Marlene has just been
promoted at work. In a world where men are the employers, where do
children and warmth and vulnerability have a place? And if you must
give them up, what are the consequences? TOP GIRLS is a deeply human
and moving examination of feminist values in the home, in the
workplace, and in our past and the contrast between a celebration of
capitalism and the individual and socialism and the collective. TOP
GIRLS is sometimes political, sometimes hilarious, but always
painfully true.

Michael Billington, Theatre Critic for The Guardian said “The work
builds to a superb emotion-draining climax that sent me out of the
theatre convinced that this is the best British play ever from a woman
dramatist”.

Jason Byrne, one of Ireland’s most talented and accomplished young
directors, will direct TOP GIRLS. He has most recently directed Loose
Canon’s production of PHAEDRA’S LOVE and also ROMEO AND JULIET at the
Abbey Theatre, the latest in an impressive line of his successes at
that Theatre. Jim Myers of Galloglass said “We are delighted to be
working with Jason Byrne on this production. Caryl Churchill is
recognised internationally as a distinguished and brilliant
playwright, possessing incisive intelligence, wit and emotion, and I
am confident that Jason is the person to explore the resonances of
this inspired and exceptional play for a contemporary audience”.

The cast of seven features KATE NIC CHONAONAIGH, JANICE BYRNE, LESLEY
CONROY, LIZ FITZGIBBON, ELAINE FOX, LOUISE LEWIS, and NYREE
YERGAINHARSIAN. The set and costume designer is ALYSON CUMMINS and
lighting designer is SARAH JANE SHIELS.

TOP GIRLS opens at The Granary Theatre, on August 25th and runs until
August 30th.

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Meridian & Granary Theatre present

Blood and Bandage: A Festival of New Theatre created in Cork

Blood and Bandage is 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.

Meridian’s There Are Little Kingdoms by Kevin Barry is a comic cruise
through a day in the life of an unnamed Irish town. We have pool hall
legends, wife-swapping Casanovas, prescription drugs, fast girls looking for
faster cars, a broken windscreen, a dislocated shoulder, not to mention the
taxi-driver who can tell you how you’ll die or the quare fella running the
chipper who does a savage turn at Roy Orbison. Barry’s sparkling adaptation
of his award-winning book of short stories is the darkest funniest portrait
of small-town Irish life to have emerged in years.

Beaten by Ailis Ni Riain is a serious re-working of Ni Riain’s debut success
Tilt. 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. Working closely with Granary Director Tony
McCleane-Fay, Ni Riain, who is also a composer, has re-created 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 become an elegant vocal symphony.

Thailand: What’s Love Got To Do With It? by Brian Desmond and Mairtin de
Cogain was a sell-out success in the Cork MidSummer Festival 2007. A
hilarious romp through the brothels of Pattaya, this savage satire on Irish
sex tourism is being showcased here and will tour nationally with the
support of Meridian Theatre Company. Featuring the legendary Mairtin de
Cogain, Thailand is a no holds barred account of cheap thrills in exotic
places. Buzzing with wit and sly intelligence, it also cheerfully slams a
culture closer to home where everything has a price and hardly anything has
value.

In addition to the productions, the festival will also include workshops and
readings of works in progress. These will continue after the festival with
the intention of developing projects for future festivals.

Granary Theatre & Studio
8 September – 4 October 2008
Booking: 021 490 4275
Or in person at Granary Box Office
Ticket Prices: €15 & €10 conc.

Festival Special Offer: €20 for two shows, €30 for three shows - special
offer tickets must be purchased in a single transaction.

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ART EXHIBITIONS
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Piedescalso Art Cafe invites you to

Tom Campbell
an exhibition of paintings & drawings

“I have been passionate about art since childhood. I think an artist
should be humble and always strive to make ‘better work’. Picasso said
that, ‘a painting is an act of war’. I like the passion in that
statement but I think art is an act of love and peace, an act that can
unite and inspire, unlike the destructive results of war. I am not so
interested in talking about the work I have made, I would prefer to
concentrate on the work I will make. I will be an artist until I die.”
http://www.tomcampbellart.com

Exhibition runs till end of August

Piedescalso Art Cafe
78 Thomas street
Dublin 8
Mon-Sat 10am-10pm

Many of you might already know that we are leaving Ireland at the end
of the month and will be passing on the cafe. This is our last opening
so do come and enjoy a glass of wine with us for this beautifully
inspiring occasion. We will be telling you more about the move in the
next week!

Come and enjoy!

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MUSIC GIGS
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Tango Sundays
From Sun 10 August at 8.30pm
At the Halfmoon Theatre

Sundays aren’t a day of rest for the hot blooded in our cool climate.
These evenings of “tango Nuevo” will feature professional dancers,
performances by a live three-piece band, and an open dance floor.

Admission: €18 Booking fee may apply
To get tickets:
ONLINE: 7 days a week, 24 hours a day! www.corkoperahouse.ie
BY PHONE: 021 427 0022 (SEE OPENING HOURS BELOW)
IN PERSON: Emmet Place, Cork City (SEE OPENING HOURS BELOW)

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Great new vocal harmony group..

THE LADYBUGS……

Tue 12th Aug,Crane lane Theatre..
8.30/€8

The LADYBUGS are a vocal group steeped in roots music. Blending
gospel, ol-time and blues they deliver a powerful mix of stunning
vocal harmonies and arrangements.

This concert will be a journey through roots music with some hair
curling acapella by Eileen Healy,Rachael Healy and Aideen Curtin.The
girls are joined by Yvonne Leahy on fiddle and Deirdra Frost on bass.

Eileen’s recently launched cd ‘Secret Smile’ is a collection of songs
arranged by her on guitar and fiddle featuring Aideen,Rachael and many
many more.

Get a taster at.. www.eileenhealy.net
(CRANE LANE..Phoenix St..off Pembroke St)

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WORK FOR ACTORS
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LOOKING FOR ACTORS

We are interested in recruiting actors/actresses and a Compere for a
street theatre style promotion in Cork. They will be required on
Saturday 23rd August 2008. (Further work is available).

Zara Neill
Carrot Promotions
zara@carrotpromotions.com

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SHORT FILM LOOKING FOR HELPERS & EXTRAS

We are planning to start shooting a short film beginning this Friday
the 8th and finishing by Tuesday the 12th.

If any of you are interested in helping out or being extras in the
scenes, please let us know. Also, you might have friends who are in
Dublin on these dates, who are interested — please have them contact
me on 0879415774. We need help with preparing food for everyone,
setting up locations, and help with whatever needs to be done.

Our locations are:
1. an apartment in Dublin City Centre
2. the Irish Bible Institute on Foley Street
3. henry street and moore street
4. phoenix park

If you would like to help please let me know your availability during
our shooting dates.

Thanks,

Claire O’Sullivan

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BALKAN BOHEMIA SEEKS PERORMANCE & VISUAL ARTISTS (CORK CITY)

From the makers of the über-successful concept night ‘Boutique
Burlesque’ (www.myspace.com/boutiqueburlesque), ‘Balkan Bohemia’ is a
brand new night in Cork City bringing you a boisterous carnival of
Klezmer & Gypsy music, dance, circus and theatre!

Taking place on September 17th in the Crane Lane Theatre, the
organizers are now looking for artists interested to showcase new work
on the night. Building on a reputation to feature as many as 25
performers (musicians, dancers, walkabout characters, comedians,
visual artists, circus freaks and other odd, peculiar, interesting or
spectacular shows & installations) on a single night, we are currently
on the hunt for fresh and suitable work to add to our crazy programme.

Do you have something you are working on? Does the gypsy/klezmer theme
inspire you? And would you like to test your
work/show/character/installation with a live audience? Please contact
Joya on balkanbohemia@gmail.com / 085 7770969 for information and
proposals.

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WORKSHOPS
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10-Day Intensive Clowning based technique Workshop in Vic, Spain
-ONE SPACE AVAILABLE DUE TO CANCELLATION !!!-

When: 2nd –14th September 2008 (10 days of training)
Where: The Actors Space ( - Vic (Barcelona)-).
How much: 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 gooooood!)

A bit about the course:

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

‘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.

Where?: 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!).

If you are interested in participating in this workshop or want more
information, please contact Marcus Bale ASAP at:

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

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PROJECTS
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Meridian & Granary Theatre Presents:

Blood And Bandage: A Festival Of New Theatre Made In Cork

The Granary Theatre and Meridian Theatre Company are launching the
first annual festival of new theatre created in Cork this September.
Based in the Granary it will feature three productions, Thailand by
Brian Desmond and Mairtin de Cogain, Beaten by Ailis Ni Riain and
There Are Little Kingdoms, Kevin Barry’s adaptation of his
award-winning book.

Alongside the productions, the festival will feature four three-day
workshops in which new scripts, new kinds of performance, new ideas of
all kinds will be tried out. The festival directors, Tony McCleane-Fay
and Johnny Hanrahan are keen to hear from anyone who has a piece of
work they would like to develop. Whether it’s a script, a situation, a
story, a dance sequence or an idea that’s been floating around your
brain for a while they would like to hear about it and help you to do
something positive about it.

The workshops are the first step towards an ongoing new works
programme, which will support new ideas and ideally generate work for
future festivals. Please forward this information to anyone you think
may be interested. Deadline for receipt of proposals (by email only,
please) is Monday 18th August. We will contact successful applicants
by Friday 22nd August.

CONTACT

Carmel O’Leary
Company Development Manager
Meridian Theatre Company
021 4276837
info@meridiantheatre.com
oleary.carmel@gmail.com

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