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The '''Festival of Fools''' is an annual Street Festival held in [[Belfast]], [[Northern Ireland]], usually during the May [[Bank Holiday]] weekend. It first started in 2004 and includes performances from around the world. The festival is different from some other festivals in that performers are paid a fixed amount and money collected from audiences at the end of each show is used to fund the next years show. Celebrating its 10th year of events, the 2013 Festival of Fools ran from 2-6 May 2013 and was opened by a performance of 'The Strongman' by the [[Bash Street Theatre Company]]<ref>{{cite web | title=Belfast's Festival of Fools celebrating 10 years of funny business | work=Belfast Telegraph (4 April 2013) | url=http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/entertainment/theatre-arts/belfasts-festival-of-fools-celebrating-10-years-of-funny-business-29173464.html | accessdate=2013-05-03}}</ref>.
The '''Festival of Fools''' is an annual Street Festival held in [[Belfast]], [[Northern Ireland]], usually during the May [[Bank Holiday]] weekend. It first started in 2004<ref>{{cite web | title=Belfast's Festival of Fools celebrating 10 years of funny business | work=Belfast Telegraph (4 April 2013) | url=http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/entertainment/theatre-arts/belfasts-festival-of-fools-celebrating-10-years-of-funny-business-29173464.html | accessdate=2013-05-03}}</ref> and includes performances from around the world. Performers are paid a fixed amount and money collected from audiences at the end of each show is used to fund the next years show.


Previous to that, the annual ''International Festival of Fools'', created by the ''[[Friends Roadshow]]'' went on from 1975 to 1984 in [[Amsterdam]].<ref name='PAJ-V2-N2'>{{cite journal|title=Amsterdam's Festival of Fools|journal=Performing Arts Journal|date=Autumn, 1977|first=Ron|last=Blanchette|coauthors=|volume=2|issue=2|pages=86–90|doi= 10.2307/3245341|format=PDF|year=1977|publisher=Performing Arts Journal, Vol. 2, No. 2|jstor=3245341}}</ref> It was a "comedy convention of the Nouveau Clowns".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://jangoedwards.net/workshops/jango-bio/ |title=Clown & Fool JANGO EDWARDS BIOGRAPHY |accessdate=2007-01-14 |work=Jango Edwards & Peter Ercolano website }}</ref> In a nice twist, the circle continues to turn with co-founder of Friends Roadshow, Nola Rae, appearing at the 2009 Festival of Fools in Belfast in her new show Exit Napoleon Pursued By Rabbits.
Previous to that, the annual ''International Festival of Fools'', created by the ''[[Friends Roadshow]]'' went on from 1975 to 1984 in [[Amsterdam]].<ref name='PAJ-V2-N2'>{{cite journal|title=Amsterdam's Festival of Fools|journal=Performing Arts Journal|date=Autumn 1977|first=Ron|last=Blanchette|volume=2|issue=2|pages=86–90|doi= 10.2307/3245341|publisher=Performing Arts Journal, Vol. 2, No. 2|jstor=3245341}}</ref> It was a "comedy convention of the Nouveau Clowns".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://jangoedwards.net/workshops/jango-bio/ |title=Clown & Fool JANGO EDWARDS BIOGRAPHY |accessdate=2007-01-14 |work=Jango Edwards & Peter Ercolano website }}</ref>


[[The London Critics Group]] held an annual show called the Festival of Fools. Running over Christmas they satirised events of the previous year whilst including folklore and customs of each month. They were written by [[Ewan MacColl]], staged in the back room of a North London pub, The New Merlin's Cave, and ran for five years in the late 1960s and early 1970s.
[[The London Critics Group]] held an annual show called the Festival of Fools. Running over Christmas they satirised events of the previous year whilst including folklore and customs of each month. They were written by [[Ewan MacColl]], staged in the back room of a North London pub, The New Merlin's Cave, and ran for five years in the late 1960s and early 1970s.
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==External links==
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* [http://www.foolsfestival.com/ Festival of Fools website]
* [http://www.foolsfestival.com/ Festival of Fools website]
* [http://www.wcml.org.uk/people/em/music.htm Working Class Movement Library]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20070113142454/http://www.wcml.org.uk/people/em/music.htm Working Class Movement Library]

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[[Category:Comedy festivals in the United Kingdom]]
[[Category:Comedy festivals in Northern Ireland]]
[[Category:Festivals in Northern Ireland]]
[[Category:Festivals in Belfast]]
[[Category:Festivals in the Netherlands]]
[[Category:Festivals in Amsterdam]]

Latest revision as of 03:18, 6 May 2023

For the feast day, also known as the Festival of Fools, see Feast of Fools.

Festival of Fools
Bash Street Theatre Company performing at Festival of Fools, Belfast, May 2013
GenreStreet festival
Location(s)Belfast, Northern Ireland
Coordinates54°36′07″N 5°55′34″W / 54.6020°N 5.9262°W / 54.6020; -5.9262
Founded2004
Websitewww.foolsfestival.com

The Festival of Fools is an annual Street Festival held in Belfast, Northern Ireland, usually during the May Bank Holiday weekend. It first started in 2004[1] and includes performances from around the world. Performers are paid a fixed amount and money collected from audiences at the end of each show is used to fund the next years show.

Previous to that, the annual International Festival of Fools, created by the Friends Roadshow went on from 1975 to 1984 in Amsterdam.[2] It was a "comedy convention of the Nouveau Clowns".[3]

The London Critics Group held an annual show called the Festival of Fools. Running over Christmas they satirised events of the previous year whilst including folklore and customs of each month. They were written by Ewan MacColl, staged in the back room of a North London pub, The New Merlin's Cave, and ran for five years in the late 1960s and early 1970s.

References

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  1. ^ "Belfast's Festival of Fools celebrating 10 years of funny business". Belfast Telegraph (4 April 2013). Retrieved 3 May 2013.
  2. ^ Blanchette, Ron (Autumn 1977). "Amsterdam's Festival of Fools". Performing Arts Journal. 2 (2). Performing Arts Journal, Vol. 2, No. 2: 86–90. doi:10.2307/3245341. JSTOR 3245341.
  3. ^ "Clown & Fool JANGO EDWARDS BIOGRAPHY". Jango Edwards & Peter Ercolano website. Retrieved 14 January 2007.
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