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19th October - 4th November DaviD MOrrissey Marie HanlOn www.wexfordfringe.ie Presidents Welcome Denis O’COnnOr COlleCtiOn Wexford town will once again play host to Wexford Festival Fringe, the largest annual fringe festival in the South East of Ireland, from Friday, 19th October to Sunday, 4th November. I am delighted to announce that 2012 will mark a very special 60th birthday celebration for the festival. Wexford Festival Fringe has become a vital sineaD Quirke showcase for Irish arts nationally and internationally. The festival, which runs concurrently with the Wexford Opera Festival, delivers the very best in Irish and international visual art, classical and traditional music, theatre and dance, literature, craft, children's events and much more. For the past 59 years, both festivals have transformed Wexford into a vibrant centre of cultural activity and expression, attracting an estimated 50,000 visitors from all over Ireland and abroad each year and 2012 will be no exception. • Town Map & Exhibitions Trail 2 Thank You 4 So come and join us in this celebration of arts and • entertainment! A truly wonderful experience • Ticket Information 8 awaits you! • Events Diary 9 • Family Fun 25 contents • Festival Tours 26 History of Wexford 29 • Fleur Creed • Exhibitions in Town 33 President, Wexford Chamber Exhibitions Out of Town 43 • Wexford Fringe Festival 2012 is supported by Singing & Swinging Pubs • 46 Fáilte Ireland and Waterford Airport. To: R733 Duncannon Line and Arthurstown To: Hook Lighthouse Exhibitions In Town and Tesco Rd Grogans Out of Town 1 Bride Street Church Upper King Street 4 1 2 Dun Mhuire Theatre Roches Road School Street The Faythe P 3 Tourist O!ce P 4 The Friary St. Peters Bride Street 5 Wexford Opera House Sq Street Peter 6 Rowe Street Church P 7 St. Iberius Church High St M P 8 Wexford Town Library 5 9 Wexford Arts Centre, Cornmarket P P An 10 Selskar Abbey Post South Main Street 11 Westgate Heritage Centre T 12 Municipal O!ces of Wexford Borough Council 2 Larkins Lane Lane Larkins Henrietta Street Henrietta 13 Rail and Bus Station Lane Cinema Oyster Lane Oyster Lane King Street Lower King Street Anne Street Anne Post An P Parking T Taxi Ranks P P Talbot Hotel sent Qu Cre ay T To N25 To Rosslare Paul Quay To: Irish Agricultural Museum, Johnstown Castle, Murrintown Community Centre, The Silver Fox & Country Crafts Kilmore Quay, The Lobster Pot, Carne, WEXFORD QUAYSIDE St. Helen's Bay Golf Resort, Rosslare Harbour, Rosslare Harbour Maritime Heritage Centre, P 3 Cedars Hotel & Sandymount Cottage Studio, Rosslare Strand R BALLAST BANK To: "Whythay", Newtown Road, Wexford General Hospital, Ferrycarrig Hotel, Irish National Heritage Park, Paul Maloney Pottery To N11/N25 To Upper John Street S Lower John Street 12 S 6 Street George 11 P Street Rowe 10 8 9 To N11/N25 To Dublin, Enniscorthy, Abbey St New Ross, Waterford, Cork H Mallin St P Whites Hotel A An Post North Main Street Selskar L Bull Common Quay Street Quay Common Street Ske!ngton 7 Street Charlotte Dunnes Ring Monck Street Key West Key T T Redmond Sq P P P P P Custom Hse Quay Commercial Quay T 13 AYSIDE Bridge Wexford To: Wexford Wildfowl Reserve, Ballyelland Pottery R741 P To Gorey, Dublin Riverbank B House Hotel 4 thank you una keeley Chameleon Creatives C We thank all our advertisers, event organisers and exhibitors. Christine Mooney, Greenacres, ivan sutton, David Daly, your commitment, enthusiasm and creative energy make it Paul Maloney, Wilhelm Balcerzak, Murrintown Community Centre, possible to undertake this project. Margaret kent, south Wexford Craft network, kate Whitty, and sean Dempsey - Wexford Free Press. Wexford Chamber greatly appreciates the ongoing support of all our sponsors. Design and Artwork: © 2012 Chameleon Creatives +353 (0)53 91 39054 Acknowledgements: www.chameleoncreatives.com Wexford Fringe Coordinator:tracey Morgan. Wexford Chamber: Office administrator: thérèse Byrne Published by: and CeO: Madeleine Quirke. Wexford Chamber. all rights reserved. Photographs and images supplied courtesy of: no part of this publication, including design and artwork may be lynda Harman, David Morrissey, sinead Quirke, Wexford arts Centre, reported, stored in, introduced into a retrieval system or transmitted Bridge Drama Group, Wexford Festival singers, Caca Milis Cabaret, in any form or by any means (electronic, mechanical, photocopying, Wexford Male voice Choir, south end FrC Photographic Group, recording or otherwise) without the prior written permission of both Oyster lane theatre Group, Ballycogley Players, Ballyelland Pottery, the copyright owner and the publisher. Myriad Dance, the sky & the Ground, Wexford Model railway Club, this Guide has been produced using information supplied directly by Pierce turner, Wexford light Opera society, irish agricultural Museum, artists and venues. Whilst great care has been taken to ensure the Zrazy, aileen Donohoe, Mary t Carberry, simone Walsh, Patrick Cahill, accuracy and comprehensiveness of this Guide, Wexford Chamber the Denis Collins Gallery, Mary Wallace, Gilly thomas, Pádraig David Grant, cannot guarantee that the publication is free from omission or error. Jacinta Crowley-long, Bianca Divito, kathleen Delaney, 6 Joining Wexford Chamber represents an investment that will open a pathway for your business to a rapidly expanding network of professional contacts. Business referrals, networking and professional development are core reasons why businesses join Wexford Chamber and remain on as Members. Being a Member of Wexford Chamber makes you an integral part of Wexford’s vibrant business community. 8 Ticket Information Ticket Source (a) Wexford Festival Opera Box Office 053 91 22144 (B) Greenacres, selskar, Wexford 053 9122975 [email protected] (C) Ballyelland Pottery, the Old Mill, Castlebridge 053 91 59930 (D) Wexford arts Centre, Cornmarket 053 91 23764 [email protected] (e) Whites for Music, Main street 053 91 22067 Or any member of Wexford Festival singers 087 3628319 www.wexfordfestivalsingers.com (F) Free of Charge (G) Hook lighthouse visitor Centre, Fethard-on-sea 051 397055 www.hookheritage.ie (H) tickets available at the door (J) McClean & Co. accountants, Castle Hill, enniscorthy 053 92 35353 (k) Wexford lions Club 086 0323657 [email protected] (l) Wexford racecourse, newtown road 087 3828099 [email protected] (M) Whites for Music, Main street, Wexford 053 91 22067 (n) terry Byrne, Wexford Male voice Choir 087 6483509 (O) Wexford light Opera society Office, 38 High st 053 91 74808 (P) st. Helens Bay resort - activity Centre Camps 053 9162938 www.rosslarecollege.com [email protected] (Q) aileen Donohoe 085 1561879 (r) Dun Mhuire theatre Box Office 053 91 23061 (s) Helen ashdown 087 2637178 (t) Wexford Walking tours - Joanne Crofton 086 3526133 (u) karin & Paul Dubsky 053 9425843 / 086 8111684 [email protected] (v) Brenda O'Carroll 086 362 7466 Faust - silent MOvie WitH live sOunDtraCk By 3ePkanO. WexFOrD arts Centre, aDMissiOn €20/€15 COnC. 9 little artist CluB, WexFOrD arts Centre CaCa Milis CaBaret www.wexfordfringe.ie WexFOrD Male vOiCe CHOir BriDGe DraMa Events Diary Festival WinDOWs COMPetitiOn See Page 8 for Ticket Info details 10 Events Diary CaMrOss DraMa sOCiety sQuare PianO reCital Friday 19th October Sunday 21st October 20:00 "Billie the Member" & "last tango in little Grimley" 15:00 square Piano recital - an opportunity to hear a unique presented by Camross Drama society. two comedy/drama classic recital of music on 3 rare square pianos which date one act plays by Des Waters and David tristram in the back to the 1760's with accompanying talk. Wexford arts Centre. admission €14/€12 conc. (D) Wexford arts Centre, admission €15/€12 conc. (D) 21:30 live Music with Back2Back (Maurice McCarthy) in thomas Moore tavern, Cornmarket, Wexford (F) Monday 22nd October 21:30 traditional irish Music session, the sky and the Ground, Saturday 20th October 112 south Main street, Wexford (F) 20:00 Faust - silent movie with live soundtrack by 3epkano. inspired by Goethe's adaptation of the Faust myth along with Gounod's opera. 3epkano music ensemble are critically acclaimed for original scores to silent movies in ireland and us. the show will "Mesmerize" - irish times. Wexford arts Centre, admission €20/€15 conc. (D) 21:30 live Music with Helena Bates in thomas Moore tavern, Cornmarket, Wexford (F) Wexford Chamber Night at the Opera Wexford Chamber is delighted to support Wexford Festival Opera and looks forward to attending a performance of l’arlesiana on the Opening night of the 2012 Wexford Festival Opera Wexford Chamber wishes Wexford Festival Opera and Wexford Fringe Festival a very successful and enjoyable 2012 season See Page 8 for Ticket Info details 11 Events Diary CanDleliGHt sessiOns - tHe sky anD tHe GrOunD Oyster lane tHeatre GrOuP Cast Tuesday 23rd October Wednesday 24th October 20:00 Oyster lane theatre Group presents “annie”, one of the 19:00 Opening Ceremony - Fireworks Display, worlds best-loved musicals, telling the story of annie’s Wexford Quay Front (a) (F) journey from the bleak, new york orphanage to the luxurious home of Oliver Warbucks. Dun Mhuire theatre, Wexford. 20:00 Opera: l’arlesiana by Francesco Cilèa, sung in italian. tickets priced from €8 (r) Depicts the superstitions surrounding a handicapped child, Federico’s obsessive love for a mysterious woman, 21:30 Candlelight sessions showcasing original music from some his jealousy of Metifio, his mother’s all-consuming love of the best acts from ireland and around the world in an for him, and the shy vivetta, who loves Federico and suffers intimate candlelit setting. the sky and the Ground, agonies of misery over him. First performed in 1897 112 south Main street, Wexford. at the teatro lirico di Milano in Milan. tickets €25 - €130, visit www.theskyandtheground.com for further details (F) Wexford Opera House (a) 21:30 trad session in thomas Moore tavern, Cornmarket, 20:00 Oyster lane theatre Group presents “annie”, one of the worlds Wexford (F) best-loved musicals, telling the story of annie’s journey from the bleak, new york orphanage to the luxurious home of Oliver Warbucks.