a mini-festival of miniature theatre
15 Minutes was Accidental's special miniature plays mini-festival. Back by demand for a second year in 2013 15 Minutes delivered a diverse mix of young and established theatre companies, from drama to dance, to the Belfast stage over two nights in June. Bite-size with big impact, it brought work from across Ireland to the Ulster Hall and was one of the theatrical highlight of our 2013.
Tuesday June 4th
The Dutiful Wife
by Offtherails Dance
Choreographed by Offtherails Dance
Performed by Paula O'Reilly, Sinead Marie Mcallister, Paula Guzzanti and Eileen McClory
An emotive and highly physical piece of dance theatre that examines the role of ‘the wife’ within the volatile world of politics. From corrupt scandals to high profile affairs, can these dutiful wives stand by their men in the face of public scrutiny? This excerpt explores the conflict between the private and public persona of the political Wife.
The Red Shoes
by Fickle Favours
Directed by Aislínn Clarke
Written by Sarah Grochala
Cast: 'Kaz' and cello: Alana Henderson; Piano and score: Nicholas Boyle; Guitar and Recorder: Malachy Costello; Mandolin: Stephen O' Hagan; Cello: Rachael McCabe
The Red Shoes is a dark modern-day fairytale told as musical monologue. The story centres on single parent Kaz during the London riots. This is a story about visceral desire and graphic consumerism. It's one mad, dizzying, night when everything is free for the taking but the price tags are higher than ever.
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Superhero
by Accidental Theatre
Written by Mark Levine
Directed by Richard Lavery
Cast: Megan Armitage and Gary Crossan
Superhero is a beautiful short which looks at the frailty of the human being, and how small we can feel in our everyday lives as we are pushed about. Don’t we often wish we could be a superhero? Whats stopping us?
We Can Talk About This Here
by THEATREclub
Created and Performed by Shane Byrne and Doireann Coady
THEATREclub create and stage accessible, high-quality theatre that illuminates and responds to the issues people face today. TheatreCLUB is a young, Dublin-based theatre collective founded in November 2008. TheatreCLUB is Shane Byrne, Doireann Coady and Grace Dyas. We Can Talk About This Here is a perfect example of their work.
Wednesday June 5th
Pierrot 2000’s
by Carpet Theatre
Director/deviser: Ciarán Taylor
Performed by Mark Fitzgerald, Tom Lane, Karl Quinn
Pierrot 2000’s is a classic physical comedy and music show. Two performers, both aided and hindered by their long-suffering musical accompanist, struggle to put on a show with unexpected and hilarious results. The show’s central double act recalls the tradition of Laurel and Hardy and The Three Stooges. It updates the 19th to early 20th century tradition of seaside variety entertainment, performed by Pierrot Troupes in distinctive costumes for holiday makers on makeshift stages. Supported by Dublin City Council and commissioned by Mermaid Arts Centre Bray in 2012.
Thunderfinger
by Those Who Can’t
Created and performed by Stephen Beggs, John Kelly and Rachael McCabe
Those Who Can’t present a selection of sketches from Thunderfinger – a comedy show that lifts the greasy lid on the peculiar world of espionage and has a good old hoke about inside. This Belfast based comedy team, was founded in 2001 and have created many hugely popular live shows over the years and have also written and performed for BBC radio.
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Well Behaved Women Rarely Make History
by Spanner in the Works Theatre Company
Written and Directed by Patricia Downey
Performed by Caroline Curran
Spanner in the Works theatre company presents an abridged version of Well Behaved Women Rarely Make History written and directed by Patricia Downey. Following a sell out success at the Lyric Theatre and tours to both the Edinburgh and Brighton Fringe festivals. The play is a one woman performance from Caroline Curran who gives an insight into the tragic lives of Mo Mowlam and Aileen Wuornos. The play shall be developed to include the lives of notorious couples and will be toured in February 2014.
Entra, Silvio (Il Burlesque di Berlusconi)
by Rachel Austin
Rachel Austin (writer, songwriter, performer)
Conor Barry (Video & Sound Editor)
Emma Copland (Director)
Alexandra Moore (Costume/Set Design)
When a woman, like a nation, has suffered false hopes for fulfillment, it is the right time for a strong man to step in.
Enter Silvio.
He gives Italia her desires on TV, makes her laugh, and stirs things up enough to keep her interested because - after all - a little bit of controversy goes a long way! In a country that is ridden with secret societies, corruption, and an intuitive distrust of the judicial system, the people are on his side as long as he keeps them smiling. But what will it take for her to lose faith in her lover? Silvio il Burlesque crosses between 1950s musical and performance art with songs that feel immediately familiar, carrying you to understand the man and the country behind the burlesque.