Camden Palace Hotel

UNCORKED – THE MIDSUMMER IMPROVATHON

A 26-hour, non-stop, improvised soap opera made up of 13 two-hour episodes. Starting at 8pm on Saturday night and finishing at 10pm the following day, you can drop in at any time to catch the unfolding story or come and relish the whole 26 hours. The action is entirely improvised and takes its performers through sleep deprivation resulting in a wild, joyous and anarchic form of live performance featuring live music.

From the team behind Showstopper! The Improvised Musical, this celebration of spontaneity will involve acclaimed performers from Ireland, the UK and further afield.

“This isn’t really theatre. It’s blood sports. It’s absolutely incredible.” WHATSONSTAGE.COM

“A feast of human endurance.” LONDON IS FUNNY

From 8pm Saturday 26 June to 10pm Sunday 27 June
Tickets 26 Hour pass: €25
2 Hour Slots:
Saturday 8pm, 10pm & Sunday 2pm, 4pm, 6pm, 8pm €10
Sunday 10am & Noon €5
Sunday Midnight, 2am, 4am, 6am, 8am €1

Showstopper! The Improvised Musical:
A brand new musical is created from scratch at each performance of this award-winning production, which has played sell-out seasons in London’s West End and at the Edinburgh festival. Audience suggestions help to create a show on the spot, as the all-singing, all-dancing cast improvise with unpredictable and frequently hilarious results. Packed with drama, dazzling dance routines and catchy melodies, Showstopper! leaves delighted audiences singing all the way home.

“Having now seen Showstopper! twice, I can testify that not only is each performance achingly funny, it’s a genuinely new full-length musical every time. Top-class in creativity in action. Worth seeing again and again.“ Time Out

Friday 25 June 6:30 & 9pm
Saturday 26 June, 4pm
Tickets €15/€10 concession

Cork takes on Dublin in an improvisation match to the death! You the audience will be the judges as Snatch Comedy try to outdo Dublin’s Craic Pack in improvised scenes and games.

It’s only friendly, but honour is at stake. Each team will be working their socks off and the audience gets to score the results and decide the winner.

Fast-paced and gruelling, the Improv Match is fun and competitive in equal measure.

7:30pm – 10pm at Camden Palace Hotel. Tickets €10/€8 concession.

The Craic Pack Comedy Improv is a high-energy interactive improvised comedy show based on the suggestions of the audience. Featuring games like Story, Accents, Scene Reduction, No Laughs and many more, this show is a rollercoaster of improvised comedy that will help chase those recession blues away.

If you like Whose Line Is It Anyway? you’ll love The Craic Pack.

Craic Pack are veterans of the Dublin comedy scene. For this show they will welcome guests from Cork’s own Snatch Comedy Improv!

7:30pm - 10pm at Camden Palace Hotel. Tickets €10/€8 concession.

As part of Globalfest @ Camden, there is an exhibition of art created by youth groups from Mayfield Community Arts Centre, Aishling House, Newbury House, NASC & YMCA Ninos in Cork, and also contributions from across the EU and the colombian exchange programme.

736 Ideas for a Dream :

This project is about a dream: the dream to achieve a
Europe that is free of social exclusion. To date 736
postcards have been created, one for each member of the
European Parliament. Each reflects on current problems in
Europe that contribute to social exclusion as well as
specific ways to solve them.

YMCA Ninos group
:

A flock of sculptural birds represent young individuals from
other countries living here in Ireland
The wings represent the things the individuals gather and
can share on their journey.

NASC Safe Habour
:

This art work has been created by immigrants living in
Cork and explores the theme of inclusion. Boats
symbolise the idea of finding a ‘safe-harbour’ and each
piece presents a creative insight into the life and situation
of the participant.
Youth art
A range of innovative arts pieces created by young people
engaged in a range of innovative projects highlighting
issues of local and global concern and interest.

Interactive activities:

• Make a postcard to add to the 736 Ideas for a Dream.

• The dog project. Join Tom Campbell and friends to make
 100 recycled paper dogs.

The first of our regular Céilí nights will be happening at Camden Palace Hotel on Friday the 2nd of July, running from 8pm until 11pm in the ballroom.

Music, instruction and encouragement will be provided by Fionán Cogan & The Palace Trio Céilí Band.

This is a non-alcohol event, but tea and coffee (and possibly cake) can be purchased at the Café.

Admission: €5

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