30 Oct Camille O’Sullivan returns to the Union Chapel this November with her critically acclaimed show
Camille O’Sullivan returns to the Union Chapel this November with her critically acclaimed (★★★★ Daily Mail, ★★★★Scotsman), Dreaming, encompassing her experiences over the pandemic following her triumphant return to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. This show marks a new adventure and a first for Camille, returning to the stage just with long-time collaborator and dear friend Feargal Murray creating a very intimate, pared back, heartfelt show. The show captures an honest response to her experiences over the isolation of last few years yet captures the joyous and little moments of happiness that make life worth living. Alongside Feargal, Camille’s enigmatic presence will envelope the audience and treat them to a rare, intimate evening of storytelling in song, interpreting artists such as Bowie, Cohen, Radiohead, and Rufus Wainwright. This is a different type of show to her previous incarnations, with a more spiritual energy, transforming each song into an intense, vulnerable experience with joy & pure passion.
Talking about her show, Camille said: “I spent the first lockdown roller skating, hula-hooping, blah blah and the second one, drinking. To be honest, I started to forget I was a singer. I was losing myself… So Feargal travelled south, and I travelled North, journeying to a small farmhouse where I madly recorded over 200 new tracks (with a sheepdog barking in the background) and through this isolation reconnected in a joyful, freer way, finding the key to a new rawer and more honest, intimate show.”
Dubbed ‘Queen of the Edinburgh Festival’ (BBC), Camille first stormed the Edinburgh Fringe eighteen years ago with her own two shows, and as one of the original stars of the Olivier Award Winning La Clique. These debut performances launched her onto the world-wide stage, consistently receiving sparkling accolades for her dynamic stage demeanour and hypnotising vocals. Camille’s headline shows include Sydney Opera House, The Roundhouse, Royal Festival Hall, Dublin Fringe, andthe Melbourne Festival, as well as having many astonishing awards to her name: Australia’s prestigious Helpmann Award (Sydney Festival), ‘Best Music’ Award at Brighton Festival, and Spirit of the Fringe at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. Impressively, Camille is the only person to perform at both the International Festival and Edinburgh Festival Fringe in the same year (2012). She was also awarded a Herald Angel for her role in the RSC’s production of Shakespeare’s Rape of Lucrece, in which she and Feargal performed and wrote the music. She was also recently named one of the all-time top 25 performances on Later with Jools Holland by the Daily Telegraph. She recently returned to performing to sold-out runs in Dublin, Wilton’s Music Hall in London and a five-week residency opening the spectacular new Irish Arts Center in New York.
Her cat is delighted she has finally left the house…
