BRENDAN GALILEO FOR EUROPE
WRITTEN & PERFORMED BY Fionn Foley
Directed by Jeda de Brí
WINNER of ‘Best Performer’ and ‘Bewley’s Little Gem’ Awards at Dublin Fringe Festival 2018. NOMINATED for the BroadwayWorld Ireland ‘Best New Play’, ‘Best Performer’ and ‘Best Director’ Awards.
To challenge the bureaucracy of Irish political life and to save the local school of music from being converted into apartments for racehorses, Brendan Galileo is determined to join the ranks of the European Parliament. Alas, in the City of Tribes he is a man without a spear, his previous electoral efforts little more than a novelty act. In a last-ditch attempt to dramatically improve his public profile, he must represent his country in the most vicious diplomatic catfight in the continent, the Eurovision Song Contest.
“Marvelous...a stand-out performance that audiences will long remember. ★★★★★”
“A Wonderful, joyous celebration of a show ★ ★ ★ ★”
“Superb comedy ★★★★”
“Sixty Minutes of Mental Gymnastics and Belly Laughter”
CREDITS
WRITTEN & PERFORMED BY Fionn Foley
DIRECTED BY Jeda de Brí
PRODUCER & LIGHTING DESIGNER David Doyle
STAGE MANAGER & OPERATOR Sinead Purcell
COSTUME DESIGNER Nicola Burke
DRAMATURGY BY Gavin Kostick
Developed as part of Show In A Bag, an artist development initiative of Dublin Fringe Festival, Fishamble: The New Play Company and Irish Theatre Institute to resource theatre makers and actors.
