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Fringe Festival offers light for arts with actual real-life events in September

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Wednesday, August 5, 2020
Photo: Ruth Medjber.

This year’s Fringe Festival programme has been announced and offers some light for Ireland’s arts and entertainment industry, which is currently curtailed by COVID-19 restrictions.

This year’s edition entitled the Pilot Light Edition will feature 107 performances at 23 venues, outdoor spaces and online events and runs from September 5th to 20th.

Event will take place at venues like Abbey Theatre, Project Arts Centre and Smock Alley among others, the first time many will be used since March. Outdoor stages happen at Dublin Castle and in Dalymount Park.

Customers will be required to wear a face-covering at all events. See the event guidelines

The programme features:

Holding Patterns – Simon Cullen live @ Dublin Castle

Origins Eile: A series of events for Queer Black celestial kinfolk (online)

Paul Noonan presents the Electric Kazoo (kid’s show) @ Smock Alley

Dublin Digital Radio – a one-day avant-garde public service broadcast.

Comedians In Bohemians – Joanne McNally, Gearóid Farrelly & friends @ Dalymount Park

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Slay Werewolf Slay – Fried Plantains Collective @ Smock Alley

Glitter HOLE, WeAreGriot and gender.RIP @ Project Arts Centre

And a lot more

See the full programme here.

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Niall Byrne is the founder of the most-influential Irish music site Nialler9, where he has been writing about music since 2005 . He is the co-host of the Nialler9 Podcast and has written for the Irish Times, Irish Independent, Cara Magazine, Sunday Times, Totally Dublin, Red Bull and more. Niall is a DJ, founder of Lumo Club, club promoter, event curator and producer of gigs, listening parties & events in Dublin.