Jelly legs, squinting eyes and and a desire for homemade stew brings me into week 2 of this wild trip of a festival!

After getting a few days of incredible sunshine over the weekend down in Grand Canal Square for Equilibre, the man never really fell off the digger, the couple on the tightropes didnt really break up and some underwear was added to a performance. All in all a successful weekend. A few hundred people came out for each of the three performances and loved it! Cool. Could not have gone better. Phew!It’s amazing what happens when you approach someone like Wolfgang with an idea….He says “Zooper, let’s do it” then before you know it there’s a digger being ordered and you just do it!

Meanwhile over in Civic Office Helen had a War on her hands with the weather last night for War of the Roses but by all accounts it rocked! Canons in Dublin City Centre? Of course its the Fringe! 

Meanwhile back at the tent, 3epkano and Donal Dineen lulled everyone into submission with the hypnotic visuals and live orchestral performance. Sweet!

Some moments I’ve been lovin’..

Lisa Hannigan singing The Man I love: spine tingling.

Amy G going round and round

Thanks to Duncan from Ukiyo!

The artists club costume making competition and fashion show!!!!!! Messy!!!

Ophelia performed live in The Bosco Artists Club while a ramchackle marauding swagger of scantily clad artists swung stage sets overhead and dangled pieces of carpet from all sorts of places!

By the way nice job Kieron Black!!!! Teapots of Punch! Of course! What else did you expect?

Sure I could go on and on but the only thing that needs saying is get up , get out (on jelly legs if necessary) we’re not done yet, it’s only going to get more more more. Don’t get caught out when its all over and someone is telling you about the amazing show they saw and you were sitting at home watching Corrie…

  

Come on out and have a bit of craic!

Tonight on the cards is Mad Mabe in the Bosco at 6.15 and then Susan and Darren at 8 in Smock Alley.

One last thing particular thanks to each and every person who does their bit in the fringe, what a team!! To Kev, volunteer extraordinaire who has been taking care of thisisnotashop, (Wheels Beneath Toys) all week while I’ve been galavanting and carousing with diggers and watertubes. Cheers I owe you a pint! See you all on the dancefloor, a la jelly!

Aideen xx