Masterclass
A Co-Production with Dublin Fringe Festival, Project Arts Centre & Mermaid Arts Centre.
15 – 17 JUN
Merlyn Theatre
The cult of the male genius gets a thirsty-wigged skewering.
MASTERCLASS
Shotgun sights are set on the modern cult of male genius in this sharp comedy from internationally renowned Brokentalkers and acclaimed New York Artist, Adrienne Truscott. Hold on to your moustache.
Comedian-choreographer Adrienne Truscott and Dublin-based performance makers Brokentalkers have tickled Edinburgh Fringe, and the world, with Masterclass. Now it’s slinging its rifle, polishing its loafers and heading for RISING.
The show begins as a playful parody of the tweed-clad cult of male genius. Then things take a turn for the meta in the second act and that’s when the satire zooms in on 'half-baked male allyship'. All-round good guy Fieldlim Cannon plays a blazer-clad talk show host interviewing a Hemingway-esque writer (Truscott), espousing a masterclass on playwriting. It’s a savage, big-wigged comedy that scuffs the varnish of privilege and power.
Supported by Culture Ireland. A Co-Production with Dublin Fringe Festival, Project Arts Centre & Mermaid Arts Centre. Funded by the Arts Council of Ireland.
ARTISTS /
Brokentalkers and Adrienne Truscott
WRITTEN BY /
Feidlim Cannon, Gary Keegan & Adrienne Truscott.
CREATIVE PRODUCER /
Rachel Bergin
MOVEMENT DIRECTOR /
Eddie Kay
COSTUME DESIGN /
Sarah Foley
LIGHTING DESIGN /
Dara Hoban
SET DESIGN /
Ellen Kirk
SOUND DESIGN /
Jennifer O’Malley
KEY IMAGE /
Ste Murray
Event & ticketing details
Accessibility
Wheelchair access is available. Please make a wheelchair booking here. For more information, please see our Access page.
Performance Times
PREVIEW /
6.30pm, Thu 15 Jun
IN SEASON /
1.30pm, Sat 17 Jun
6.30pm, Fri 16 Jun & Sat 17 Jun
Tickets
STANDARD
$59.00
CONCESSION
$53.00
All bookings incur a $4.00 booking fee per transaction.
Content notes
This production contains use of loud/dynamic sound and herbal cigarettes, guns, sexism, and violence.
GUN USAGE
A prop gun is placed in one artist's mouth, there are no gunshots.
Event notes
DURATION /
60 minutes (no interval)
BOOKING FEES /
All bookings incur a $4.00 booking fee per transaction.