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Dolly Mixture 09.02.10 – fluffy pancakes, infographics and Absolut Fringe

Happy Pancake Tuesday*. Here’s my favourite pancake recipe – it’s dead simple but it gives you lovely, fluffy, light little pancakes that are just nyom. (*correction – turns out that Pancake Tuesday isn’t till next week.)
State of the Internet infographic via Mashable. God I’d love to open an infographics gallery I love them [...]

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Absolut Fringe – almost curtains time

So the the fabulous Absolut Fringe festival is coming to a close this Sunday the 20th
I’ve been lucky enough to catch a variety of shows over the past 2 weeks and on a whole they’ve been fantastic, particularly La Clique, Group Therapy for One, Point Blank, Pregnant (review coming later) and Cirque de [...]

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Absolut Fringe reviews: Broken Croí – Heart Briste & Crash Test Cabaret

Last night I caught 2 Absolut Fringe shows at Filmbase, one theatre and one variety. Here’s my thoughts on both:
Broken Croí – Heart Briste
“Manchán Magan is a disillusioned Gaeilge fanatic seeking revenge for the death of the language on his star pupil, a lonely 18 year old dancer. He offers the audience an opportunity to [...]

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La Clique at Absolut Fringe – go see it!

Despite being someone who has barely dipped her toe in the Fringe waters before this year, the name “La Clique” was familiar to me from hearing people rave about it and talking about booking their tickets weeks in advance to ensure they didn’t miss a performance.
So what’s all the fuss about? I went along to [...]

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Point Blank, Red Hot & Brass – Absolut Fringe 09 is on!

I had the pleasure of seeing two fantastic shows on Saturday night as part of the opening weekend of Absolut Fringe 09 – Point Blank at the Project Arts Centre and Red Hot & Brass at the ever lovely Spiegeltent. The two shows were poles apart in pretty much every way but that’s the beauty [...]

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