Edinburgh Fringe 2006
Donnacha:
August 13th, 2006
It’s been an absolutely hectic two days. In a complete change from lounging in sleepy Belfast i’ve parachuted into the middle of the largest theatre festival in the world, armed only with a Press Pass, a badly photocopied script and a strange desire to be a light/sound operator.
24 hours to read the script, find all the props, set up the theatre and get through the first performance- a doddle, surely?
Well, the first performance finished less than an hour ago and it certainly wasn’t a doddle but it did go well. The company performed “Paper Flowers” by Egon Wolff, a Chilean playwright, flawlessly. The acting was intense, the props existed, we had a real living, breathing audience. Add to that the fact that i didn’t cast the stage into darkness once and i think we can be pretty proud of ourselves. Maybe it’s the sleep deprivation talking but, right now, i think i could do this another fifteen times before the end of the month.
It’s the Edinburgh way.
May 10th, 2009 at 9:41 pm
Hi Donnacha,
I’m Cork based and work with ArtImmediate theatre company (producing, devising and performing) as well as being a visual artist (painting and performance based). I was working with ‘The Gazpacho Brothers – Clown Show’ last summer and went to Edinburgh with them (among other places). This year I wil be involved in a fringe cabaret performance, ‘l’Accordeon-eon-eon’.
I would like to get a press pass and write reviews/articles for some publications in Cork, Waterford and Wexford. Can you advise me on how best to do this as I haven’t done it before but do have writing experience and a wealth of practical experience in theatre and the visual arts.
Many Thanks for your time,
Sincerely,
Eimear Tunney