MISSING – at Dance Base is presented by Coisceim, a well established Irish dance company headed by choreographer David Bolger. Performed by the outstanding dancers Emma O’Kane and Scotland’s Tom Pritchard, Missing sold out completely when it premiered at the Dublin Dance Festival last year and was voted one of the Top 10 shows of 2013. Culture Ireland's support of Dance Base presenters to travel to Dublin led to the selection of this show for presentation in Edinburgh.
SWING at Dance Base Created by Fishamble Theatre Company who has previously won Fringe Firsts for their plays Fogotten and Silent. .Swing is a play about dancing. It was recently presented in New York by the Irish Arts Centre to critical acclaim. Its international success arose from being presented as part of "Show in a Bag" to international delegates to Dublin in 2013 and at Dublin Dance Festival earlier this year.
RIVERRUN presented by TheEmergency Room and Galway International Arts Festival in association with Cusack Projects Limited at the Traverse. Riverrun has been noted in The Scotsman Critics choice 30 great shows to see. This show was presented at Galway International Arts Festival last year and was initially seen by international presenters as work in development when they were supported by Culture Ireland to attend the Dublin Theatre Festival in 2012.
The Edinburgh International Book Festival takes place in the Charlotte Square Gardens and is curated by the festival. It traditionally has a strong Irishoffer and this year includes 10 writers and includes special events to mark the friendship between one of Scotland's most respected novelists of the twentieth century, Neil M. Gunn, and Kerry-born novelist Maurice Walsh, whose story was turned into the Oscar-winning movie The Quiet Man.