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It’s spring-time in Venice, so why not go to see a show in English? A visit to the theatre is the perfect way to spend an evening in Venice. The only English-language theatre event in the city - audio translated into seven languages including Italian - is Carnival The Show which blends theatre, music and multimedia to tell the thrilling story of Venice using a sense-stimulating approach.

Six “live” actors perform in English, interacting with 11 concealed projectors in a maelstrom of images, sounds and colours that will plunge the audience deep into the dazzling history of the Most Serene Republic:

The year is 1913, war is looming on the horizon and we are on the eve of the last Carnival, which will be suspended for the next 75 years, partly because of the intervening world wars. We are in a celebrated costume-maker’s workshop, run for centuries by a Venetian family who are caught up in the whirlwind of preparations for the last great masked ball of the Carnival. Every costume, fabric and colour evokes a moment in the history of the Most Serene Republic: the first settlements in the lagoon, the theft of the body of St Mark, the glory of the Merchant Empire, Marco Polo’s journey to the East, the plaghe, the Battle of Lepanto, the birth of the Carnival, the Commedia dell’Arte, Casanova’s daring prison break…

The show is preceded by a delicious buffet where the audience can mingle with the actors.

Carnival The Show plays from April 21 to May 31:

4.30 pm - Show only; 45 euros per person

7.30 pm - Dinner & Show;  65 euros per person (instead of 79 euros!)

Children from 0 to 6 free, Student discount 59 euros

8 pm- Show only; 49 euros per person

For more information, contact Teatro San Gallo or head over to http://www.venice-carnival-show.com/ where you can read more about the show.  

Paul Kilduff is excited to bring his first nonfiction work, entitled Ruinair, on a virtual book tour. Paul’s book is a witty travelogue which sees him get his own back on the airline that overcharged him and significantly delayed him on a flight from Malaga to Dublin:

‘Stung by a ten hour delay and a E300 fare to Spain on his native “low-fares” airline, Dubliner Paul Kilduff plots revenge - to fly to every country in Europe for the same total outlay, suffering every low-fares airline indignity. Armed with no more than 10kg of carry-on baggage, he endures 6.00am departures, Six Nations-style boarding scrums, lengthy bus excursions, terminal anxiety and cabin crew who deliver famed customer service.’

This book will have you laughing out loud at Kilduff’s sharp wit and the hilarious accounts of his misadventures. Anyone who has ever flown with a low-budget airline and has lived to tell the tale will identify with Paul’s experiences.

Ruinair has enjoyed the position of bestselling nonfiction title in Ireland during its first seven weeks of publication and has received wide critical acclaim. Paul is also the author of four fiction novels, the most recent of which is The Headhunter. Paul’s interview on Blissful Travel will be on May 24th. Not to be missed.