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ROADMAP Michael McDermott MIDNIGHT IN THE GARDEN
Excellent lolz… Dublin comedian Shane Daniel Byrne came second to Finlay Christie at the So You Think You’re Funny? new act competition at the Edinburgh Fringe. A fellow finalist was Corkonian comic Denis Len. Previous luminaries who won the competition include Aisling Bea, Roman Ranganathan and Jack Whitehall. Another ‘ravishing’ Love Story is over and yet again it wowed in all its considered splendour. From Attention Bébé’s banging ‘90s dance medleys on their new stage to the Glasshouse ensemble entrancing underneath sun-dappled trees in the wood on Sunday afternoon, it maintained its status as the most adorable gathering of kindred souls. Special shout-out to Midnight in the Garden which proved to be the most eye-catchingly gorgeous installation of floral art in the Ballroom. A collaboration between Margie Jean Lewis of Tjikko Floral and artist Sharon Greene of Queens of Neon, the result was a mesmerising six metre tall coral reef of colour, created from foliage the girls foraged and dried in the weeks leading up to the festival. The eco-conscious art piece was then mapped and projected by LeTissier Visuals to create additional spectacular visual displays. 8