Camille O’Sullivan brings her magnificent new show to Esker Arts

Music fans are in for a real treat this week when Irish singer Camille O’Sullivan brings her brand new, heartfelt show 'Dreaming' to Esker Arts on Friday, June 16 at 8pm.

Encompassing her experiences over the pandemic, this show marks a new adventure for Camille. Returning with long-time collaborator and dear friend Feargal Murray, she has created an intimate, pared back, and heartfelt experience.

'Dreaming' captures an honest response to her experiences over the isolation of the 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 David Bowie, Leonard 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 and passion.

Talking about her new 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."

Winner of a prestigious Helpmann award (at the Sydney Festival), Camille has also been dubbed "Queen of the Edinburgh Festival" (BBC), and is one of the original stars of the Olivier Award-winning 'La Clique'. Camille’s headline shows include Sydney Opera House, The Roundhouse, Royal Festival Hall, Dublin Fringe, and the Melbourne Festival, as well as having many astonishing awards to her name: ‘Best Music’ Award at Brighton Festival, and Spirit of the Fringe at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.

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 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.