Who Is Fergus Kilpatrick?

I was working at the Dublin Fringe last year, which was great but unfortunately meant I didn't get to see as many shows as I'd like. One of the shows I did manage to catch was the rather excellent 'Who Is Fergus Kilpatrick?' by Dublin-based theatre group The Company.

The play deservedly scooped the 'Spirit of the Fringe' award and, for the benefit of those that missed it first time around, has returned for a two-week stint at The Project Arts Centre.

Brilliantly conceived and wonderfully realised, the show attempts to establish who enigmatic historical figure Fergus Kilpatrick really was, challenging conventional notions of history, reality, truth and lies along the way.

Can we believe our grandfather's stories about how our independence was won? Who are the heroes and who are the traitors? If our history is built on lies, where does that leave us now? And what happens when we stop pretending?

I honestly cannot recommend 'Who Is Fergus Kilpatrick?' highly enough. It's one of the most original pieces of theatre you're likely to see this year so, if you miss it, well... raging for you.

· Time: 8.15 pm

· Date: 13th-24th April

· Venue: Project Arts Centre, Temple Bar

· Tickets: €15/12

· Preview: 13th April, tickets only €10

La Cirque, You Say?

No. La Clique.

I'm hoping to get work at the Dublin Fringe Festival again this year but, even if this doesn't happen, I'll be clearing a date in my diary to go see La Clique. If you've never experienced the show I would encourage you to do likewise.

A wonderful melange of burlesque cabaret, acrobatics, contortion and risque comedic performance, La Clique is poised to make its third and final appearance at the Dublin Fringe. Last year, I spent a considerable proportion of my time in the Box Office biting my tongue when people inquired about tickets for 'La Cirque' before (semi) regretfully informing them that the show was sold out.

I don't want to give too much away about the show but I suspect these pictures should whet your appetite sufficiently.

Marawa

The English Gents

Mario: Queen of The Circus

Le Gateau Chocolat

I'm particularly excited to see new recruit Le Gateau Chocolat perform. I saw him last year in Edinburgh and he's quite the character. The Dublin Fringe runs from 5th to 20th of September.

[Images: La Clique Facebook]