Power to the people: Involving the public in the Fringe

If the public will not come to the Fringe, the Fringe must go to the public. Prepare for the invasion.

If the public will not come to the Fringe, the Fringe must go to the public. Prepare for the invasion.

The Vending Machine Project More than 800 pieces of art will fill three vending machines: in Connolly Station, the Project Arts Centre and Crawdaddy. "The idea of the vending machine was to give younger Irish and international artists an opportunity to distribute and present work in an alternative way," says Alan Butler, who co-curates the project with Lola Rayne Booth. Anyone can become an art collector for just €5 a pop.

A Flock of Flyers & Les Moutons The Canadian physical performance group Corpus bring two productions to St Stephen's Green. A flying squadron, short of a few planes, continue training on the ground, and a flock of human sheep graze on pastures new. "It's a very sweet family event," says Wolfgang Hoffmann, "Grown ups love it for its irony and kids love it . . . because they're human sheep."

Drive By Having sold out at the Cork Midsummer Festival, Dublin's Performance Corporation bring their show to the Fringe. Audiences drive to the Pigeon House, turn on their headlights to see and their radios to listen.

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It's an Audio De-Tour Inspired by Maebh Cheasty's desire to choreograph for non-dancers, this Mp3-guided tour pairs up participants and sends them on journeys through Dublin. "I tried it on my mum and dad," Cheasty says affectionately. "If they can do the choreographed pieces, anyone can."

On This One Night This guided tour makes some morally-suspect promises: "You will break the law and get away with it, visit a stranger's house and drink his wine, witness at least two miracles and laugh as a man suffocates in front of you." Legal advice not included.