Happenin’things to do this month
1 RIOT Revival
RIOT was the talk of the GCN offices last September, when it literally took the Dublin Fringe by storm. Selling out an eleven-night long run at the Spiegeltent, it wowed audiences with a quirky and quintessentially queer cornucopia of circus, all overseen by mistress of ceremonies, Miss Panti Bliss (who was in a leg cast at the time, but carried it off with style, grace and very good face).
The craic is kind of a mix between Fosset’s Circus and the Kit Kat Klub in Cabaret, Weimer Republic meets the Irish Republic. Our favourite was the hot GAA player turned acrobat in skintight pants, but there were plenty of other acts to feast our senses upon, including unhinged contortionists, Lords of Strut, state of the nation spoken word maestro, Emmet Kirwan, and wisecrackin’ Dub duo dancers Up & Over It. We’re looking forward to seeing what’s up producers THISISPOPBABY’s sleeve for the new run, and crossing our fingers Panti won’t break a leg at this year’s rehearsals.