Welcome
Hello and welcome to the Cork Midsummer Festival 2009. We’ve got the perfect cure for the Midsummer blues with a fantastic 16 day programme of theatre, dance, music and art. Highlights of this year’s programme includes the AIB Street Performance World Championship, brilliant new shows from Corcadorca, Asylum productions and Hammergrin, the return of the hit show Mimic, written and performed by Raymond Scannell, and Crazy Dog Audio Theatre’s The People’s Republic of Gerry Murphy
This year’s festival is as international as ever. We have some of the hottest theatre talent from Scotland performing at the Half Moon Theatre and Fitzgerald’s Park, the amazing Sol Pico returns to Cork Opera House for the first time since her sell-out performances that opened to standing ovations at the beginning of Cork European Capital of Culture.
This year’s Irish Examiner Spiegeltent programme sees a new tent and a stunning programme with something for everyone: Irish Examiner Spiegeltent Lunchtimes (lunch and a show for just €10); the fantastic Lucky 7 Cabaret Club (a Vegas style variety show with a distinctly modern twist, combining comedy, circus, acrobatics and plenty of thrills); or you can dance the night away at our fantastic club nights, including Barcelona Night, featuring 2 live bands from the Catalan capital, and an exclusive night from mega DJs David Holmes and Andrew Weatherall.
If you want to take part this year’s festival gives ample opportunity. Dance Marathon, in the Irish Examiner Spiegeltent, is a fantastic participatory dance show – here in Cork prior to performing at the Vancouver Olympics. If you are between the ages of 16 and 21 Out of Order is a great performance project which you get to devise and perform in.
And finally, last year’s Spencer Tunick installation is available for all to see with a stunning web exhibition. Go to www.tunickireland.com to see these amazing art works.
This year our tickets are cheaper than ever. Our average full ticket price is only €15 and to help you enjoy as much of the festival as possible take advantage of our 5 for €55 ticket offer – which will save you up to €25 were you to buy the tickets separately. 5 for €55 applies to around half of Midsummer Festival shows.
Have a great Midsummer – The Cork Midsummer Festival team.
