Updated Friday 18 September

​Fishamble is an Olivier Award-winning, internationally-acclaimed Irish theatre company, which discovers, develops and produces new work.

​In 2018 Fishamble celebrated 30 years of new plays through its productions and extensive development programme. Fishamble typically supports over 50% of all new plays on the island of Ireland every year.  

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WHAT'S ON

EMBARGO by Deirdre Kinahan
Dublin Theatre Festival

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Embargo is a muddy, complicated, poetic, bloody, and heroic tale of a politically motivated industrial action, in which three characters deal with a pivotal moment during the Irish War of Independence. Commissioned by Iarnród Éireann and Dublin Port Company. 

On Sunday October 11th at 7pm, Fishamble will present a performance of EMBARGO on its YouTube channel and Fishamble.com, live-streamed from the Pumphouse in Dublin Port. ​

All four plays by Pat Kinevane
Back on tour

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Fishamble is proud to nationally touring Before, and are presenting all four plays at axis, Ballymun. We are especially excited to tour Silent, which just won a Helen Hayes Award!

Dublin shows until 8 Oct have been postponed, performances outside Dublin are going ahead as planned.

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VIDEOS AND CHATS

Hear our TINY PLAYS 24/7 Playwrights talk about their pieces, and watch how Fishamble creates a brand new digital production during a global pandemic. 

Fishamble's Literary Manager Gavin Kostick will talk a little bit about the global #TinyPlayChallenge, and discuss what makes a good Tiny Play

Fishamble Artistic Director Jim Culleton wins Best Director, and Denis Clohessy wins won Best Soundscape, for The Alternative by Michael Patrick and Oisín Kearney, at The Irish Times Irish Theatre Awards supported by TileStyle!

With our tour of shows by Pat Kinevane on hold, Pat has teamed up with Alex Sharpe to record a duet from Before. 

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30+ Years of Fishamble

Celebratory Wishes
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For our 30th year, many of our friends and colleagues sent us celebratory messages. It was wonderful to see so many familiar faces and hear them share their memories of working with us. 

Sebastian Barry's
​30th Year Speech

We were honoured to have award-winning writer, playwright and Ireland's current Laureate for Irish Fiction, Sebastian Barry, give a speech at our 30th year celebrations. 

Fishamble at 30: Playwriting for Ireland by Patrick Lonergan

Fishamble is honoured to share this essay by Patrick Lonergan, Professor of Drama and Theatre Studies at NUI Galway & Burns Visiting Scholar in Irish Studies, Spring 2019, Boston College.

A 30th Anniversary Message from President Michael D. Higgins

Fishamble was delighted to receive a message from President Michael D Higgins congratulating us on our 30th year. 
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