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ABSOLUT Fringe 2012

Nutshell review: A Blinding Glimpse of the Obvious

Every day, TheJournal.ie brings you reader-generated reviews of the hottest tickets at the ABSOLUT Fringe Festival 2012.

THE ABSOLUT FRINGE 2012 has over 100 shows playing out across Dublin until 23 September. Each day, TheJournal.ie will bring you our readers’ reviews of the pick of the crop and everything in between. You’ll get the chance to get in on the act yourself with our daily reader review tickets giveaway!

Today’s review:

A Blinding Glimpse of the Obvious

(Fiona Sheil)

Claire Roche’s review: Bearing one’s heart on the table for closer inspection is Fiona’s mission in ‘A Blinding Glimpse of the Obvious’ at the Project Arts Centre. Opening the doors to her last failed relationship she invites us all to examine the reality of our behavior whilst falling in and out of love.

Stupefied by its blinding force we all make the same mistakes yet somehow believe we are all unique in this experience.

Drifting back in time with beautiful sound bites from Fiona’s mother, who reflects on her courting encounters, somehow the words of a parent calm the chaos of Fiona’s actions and losses. Straight off the stage from a “TED.COM” talk an interruption from a scientist gives some hard wired human facts on love.

For those that chase love, find love and have lost love, this is for you and is about you.

The digital era allows us to contact those we simply need to let go. One wishes the control button on the laptop had the ability to control our emotions too.

4 out of 5 hearts for this Fringe performance by Fiona Sheil.

In three words? Awkward, Honest, Relatable.

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    Mute Seoirse M H
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    Oct 1st 2013, 1:12 PM

    It is a tragedy that doctors are being prevented from carrying out there duties in Syria. It is evident that the Syrian ‘rebels’ are following NATO ‘s modus operandi and the US by destroying key civilian infrastructure such as hospitals as they did in Libya.

    But the way, the’ humanitarian’ intervention by the West worked wonders in Libya with warlords and militias ruling the country now, very similar to a medieval setting.

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    Oct 1st 2013, 1:38 PM

    Seoirse, most of the infrastructure has been destroyed by the Syrian army bombarding rebel held areas.
    The rebels only have access to light military equipment. The Syrian army has the heavy military hardware.
    You truly are a ignorant person seoirse/b Lowe.

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    Oct 1st 2013, 3:00 PM

    Seoirse, for once can we please hear your opinion on the Assad regime? Do you support Bashar al-Assad in his campaign of genocide against his own people?

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    Oct 1st 2013, 3:26 PM

    @Declan and Pat. Well said .

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    Oct 1st 2013, 3:37 PM

    Pat, you won’t get a straight answer from seoirse/b Lowe regarding Assad. Though in the past he has said that the Syrian army are doing a fantastic job in defeating the rebels.
    There is no doubt in my mind that he supports Assad.
    He condemns Obama for being a dictator but supports the dictatorship in Syria?!

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    Oct 1st 2013, 7:24 PM

    Reply Pat.

    What do you mean for once and for all?

    Of course I support the Syrian government and it’s elected President, President Assad, in its efforts to repel a foreign backed proxy invasion of the country. Just as I would support say, for example, the US government and it’s President if that country suddenly found itself under attack from mainly foreign religious fanatics intent on imposing a particular version of a religion on all of society.
    Does that answer your question? Do you want me to clarify any points?

    Re Declan.

    I do indeed believe the Syrian Arab Army is doing an incredible job of defeating and repelling foreign backed Islamic terrorists from Syria. Of course there are certain elements of miscreants in the Syrian Arab Army but not on the scale of another professional and highly trained army as let’s say the US, where that countries army troops carried out on a large crimes against humanity on large of civilians in Iraq.

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    Oct 1st 2013, 8:23 PM

    Seoirse, thank you for clarifying that you support the genocide of the Syrian people.

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    Oct 1st 2013, 9:09 PM

    Re Pat.

    Where did I clarify that I support the genocide of the Syrian people?

    The genocide of the Syrian people and the Syrian ‘rebels’ go hand in hand.

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    Oct 1st 2013, 1:58 PM

    Genuine question,why did author of this piece return to Ireland.?I would have thought a country that is rebuilding like Libya would have been in dire need of highly skilled health care professionals.

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    Oct 2nd 2013, 5:04 AM

    “Dr Fatima Hamroush is an Irish-based ophthalmologist”

    There ya go buddy!

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    Oct 1st 2013, 2:19 PM

    “Medical aid access must be authorised immediately and impartially to all who need it” Has anyone told the Syrians ?

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    Oct 1st 2013, 10:06 PM

    The biggest problem in Syria today is the USA funded and backed Al quade. In Iraq and Lybia the US has helped them (Mercenaries) to get a very strong foothold, creating much havoc in both countries,Suicide bombings etc. while Us and UK oil companies pump oil every day. Devide and rule.

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    Oct 1st 2013, 4:57 PM

    How can a person be Irish and Libyan at the same time?

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