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May 9 2008
Gay Theatre Festival
A play by Matt Ian Kelly had its world premiere on the prestigious main stage of the Project Arts Centre on opening night of the fifth International Dublin Gay Theatre Festival. A romantic tale that spans two time zones the more confident and out times of our modern world and the fear and pressure of pre- decriminalisation London 1963.
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May 09 2008
Gay Theatre Festival
I went to the Project to meet and hear the story of an American soldier who had served in Iraq. I met an actor, a storyteller, a humanitarian, and an American whose perspective of his world was radically shaken by his time in iraq.
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May 09 2008
Gay Theatre Festival
War and its brutality has been a theme of this Festival with Eyes of Babylon. We are a neutral country and were isolated from many of the horrors of World War Two.
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May 09 2008
Gay Theatre Festival
A gay Opera?That in itself has many moulds to break. Isn’t opera inaccessible, usually in a foreign language and full of angst ridded fat singers who neither move nor act? Isn’t it always a highly predictable plot where boy meets girl, loses her and gets her again – so obvious but it takes 3 hours to sing their way to the inevitable end? I was dragged along to this and am thrilled I was. Dispense with the above, open your minds and ears and you are in for a rare treat about tying the knot.
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May 07 2008
Gay Theatre Festival
Reality TV makes its inevitable stage debut in a clever concept that goes beyond the one dimensional requirements of the genre. Set in the 1990s – the early days of Reality TV, Big Sister from Cambridge is an inspiring collaboration from young adults formerly involved in youth theatre and now reaching out into the professional world.
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May 07 2008
Gay Theatre Festival
The continuing association between Kildare Youth Theatre and the International Dublin Gay Theatre Festival has produced yet another theatrical gem. Burying Your Brother In the Pavement by Jack Thome showcases the considerable talents of the youngest cast ever to perform at this International event.
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May 06 2008
Gay Theatre Festival
We have a new theatre in Dublin at Outhouse! This is a welcome first for the gay community in Dublin – congratulations to all involved in creating this superb studio, beautifully fitted out with lots of potential. Its a wonderful example of positive collaboration between the dynamic community resource centre and the Theatre Festival. Theatre @105 Capel Street was commissioned in style on Monday night by ‘lesbian dominatrix Josie Pickering’.
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May 06 2008
Gay Theatre Festival
From the outset, with its multimedia introduction, you wonder if the title refers to the actor or the audience, as no self respecting person could restrain themselves from being intoxicated by this high camp, oozing with fun self analysis from the author of last year’s Festival hit The Gaydar Diaries.
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May 06 2008
Gay Theatre Festival
This is a dark sexy piece about the power of homophobic fear, and its subsequent power over the fledgling machismo of young straight men. Recently, Irish courts threw out the defence of homosexual panic – which straight guys pleaded as justification for murder. Women spurn unwelcome advances from men all the time but for men it was an apparent justification for assault and murder. The mind behind Shackled uses this to maximum advantage in this chilling play.
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May 06 2008
Gay Theatre Festival
Truman Capote died in August 1984 – long before we were decriminalised. Gore Vidal described it a ‘a good career move’ and if you are looking for ‘bitchiness’ then nothing will top this acid ridden tale of gay life in the twentieth century. Recently Capote’s Oscar Winning biopic has brought him to an entirely new audience and the authenticity of this performance does much to add to our knowledge and understanding of a very complex artist.