Fishamble works with many schools and colleges to provide resources to second and third level students and teachers. These include two major initiatives:

ENCORE

The ENCORE programme makes filmed Fishamble productions available to schools. Each production is accompanied by an education pack which includes class plans written by an educator. Through the ENCORE programme, many Fishamble productions are viewed and studied by TY, CSPE, and Senior Cycle students. Filmed productions of plays staged during the government’s Decade of Centenaries are watched and studied by many Senior Cycle History students. Details of the ENCORE programme are here: www.fishamble.com/encore

TINY PLAYS

Over a decade, Fishamble commissioned, developed, and produced four productions of Tiny Plays - TINY PLAYS FOR IRELAND 1 and 2 in 2011 and 2012, TINY PLAYS 24/7 during the pandemic, and TINY PLAYS FOR A BRIGHTER FUTURE, in partnership with ESB. More information is here: www.fishamble.com/tinyplays

For teachers and students who are creating their own Tiny Plays in school, as part of the Drama, Film and Theatre Curriculum introduced in 2024, the following Fishamble resources are available:

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All 70 tiny plays have been published by New Island books and are available for purchase here:

Tiny Plays - Purchase Link

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This video in which artistic director Jim Culleton and literary manager Gavin Kostick give some advice about writing a tiny play for Fishamble’s TINY PLAYS FOR IRELAND:

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Gavin Kostick’s advice on writing a tiny play:

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A longer video of an interview with Jim Culleton about the tiny plays, Fishamble, and new writing for theatre in general:

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A video with the writers of TINY PLAYS FOR IRELAND:

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Here is a link to TINY PLAYS FOR A BRIGHTER FUTURE – three short plays about climate change, that were staged sustainably in different parts of the theatre (rather than building sets), with LED lights, and second hand costumes:

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Here are links to short promotional videos, to give an idea how the Fishamble TINY PLAYS productions worked:

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Filmed productions of a selection of TINY PLAYS are available to schools to watch. Please contact [email protected] for further details.

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