The Collaborations festival returns to Smock Alley from February 22nd to March 9th, and will present over 30 Shows, Readings and Special Events.

There will be an Art Exhibition in the Banquet Hall; The Boys School will host a number of new shows and works in progress ranging from 10 – 60 minutes; and in the Main Space, Jack Burdell presents their core festival event, the World Premiere of The Sylvia by Philip St John.

“An unsettling comedy about sex, drugs, money and transgressive art, The Sylvia developed from a rehearsed reading in Collaborations 2012.”

Other highlights include ‘In Rainbows‘ featuring members of Paperdolls (Winners of the ‘Spirit of the Fringe’ Award 2012), Rob McDermott (Politik, As You Are Now So Once Were We)  alongside many brand new writers and creators.

Collaborations ‘13 will also host a number of Special Events including play readings, panel discussions, a poetry evening, and an invite-only workshop led by Paul Meade, David Horan, Iseult Golden, and John Delaney.

Here is some of Paperdolls previous work. Their mix of acrobatics and visual imagery can be stunning.