The New Play Clinic is Fishamble's ongoing initiative to support the dramaturgical development of new plays for production in Ireland.
Do you have a new dramatic work lined up for production? Would you like help and support in developing your script in advance of rehearsal? The New Play Clinic has supported dozens of new productions for Irish audiences and offers a flexible package for each project.
Application for development work in 2023 is now closed.
Works for which there is a production planned for 2024 may still apply.
The New Play Clinic is supported by the Arts Council / An Chomhairle Ealaíon. The NPC supports plays which have definite production plans, at a stage where dramaturgical help can most benefit the process. Every participating theatre artist, who benefits from the initiative, is paid for his/her/their participation, and receives support from Gavin Kostick and/or another dramaturg as appropriate.
Application for development work in 2023 is now closed.
Works for which there is a production planned for 2024 may still apply.
The New Play Clinic is supported by the Arts Council / An Chomhairle Ealaíon. The NPC supports plays which have definite production plans, at a stage where dramaturgical help can most benefit the process. Every participating theatre artist, who benefits from the initiative, is paid for his/her/their participation, and receives support from Gavin Kostick and/or another dramaturg as appropriate.
Please watch the video and read the guidelines below
We passionately feel that the success [was] in no small way due to our involvement once again in the New Play Clinic…We totally reimagined how we approached this piece as part of the New Play Clinic and this proved vital in how we made the completed piece.
Louise Lowe, ANU
What Is On Offer?
The objective of the New Play Clinic is to help maximise the potential of new plays which are scheduled for production in Ireland through practical dramaturgical support. Fishamble seeks to work flexibly with artists in the way most suited to the development of their new work for production. Workshops can be delivered live or online.
Support through the scheme is likely to include:
The artists selected may request the input of an independent dramaturg, through discussion with Fishamble, or choose to work with Gavin Kostick (Literary Manager, Fishamble).
Similarly, the artists may provide performers connected with the project, or may seek Fishamble’s guidance in casting actors for the workshop.
Important:
Who Is It For?
The New Play Clinic Is Not Intended For:
How To Apply for 2024
The statement of interest should briefly include:
Please keep the statement of interest clear, concise and free from jargon. Fishamble really wants to know the story of the project so far, who you are, what you’re up to and how the scheme can be of most use.
Other Things To Note
Applications are accepted on a rolling basis and are now being accepted for projects with production dates in 2024 only.
If you encounter problems with the online submission system, please email Ronan at ronan@fishamble.com for assistance.
The objective of the New Play Clinic is to help maximise the potential of new plays which are scheduled for production in Ireland through practical dramaturgical support. Fishamble seeks to work flexibly with artists in the way most suited to the development of their new work for production. Workshops can be delivered live or online.
Support through the scheme is likely to include:
- Fishamble hosting a 1-3 day workshop to aid script development
- Professional rates of pay for key artistic contributors (eg: writer, director, actors) for that workshop period
- Provision of dramaturgical support
- If participants need to travel to Dublin or the New Play Clinic is being delivered outside Dublin, the scheme may support travel and accommodation
- further support for artists with disability, to facilitate engagement with the process.
The artists selected may request the input of an independent dramaturg, through discussion with Fishamble, or choose to work with Gavin Kostick (Literary Manager, Fishamble).
Similarly, the artists may provide performers connected with the project, or may seek Fishamble’s guidance in casting actors for the workshop.
Important:
- New Play Clinic workshops/developmental work will take place in 2023, for works to be given a professional production in 2023-24. Dates of presentation must be scheduled at the time of application. In this instance, a ‘production’ is considered to be any professional presentation open to the general public
- The definition of ‘new play’ is quite broad: it can be anything from an authored script to physical dance theatre to varieties of post-dramatic work
Who Is It For?
- Theatre makers working as individuals on a specific project
- Two or more writers working together or devising in some other manner
- Professional performance companies that are developing new work to production
- Presenting organisations that are programming new works and are actively engaged with their development for production
The New Play Clinic Is Not Intended For:
- New plays in development for presentation outside Ireland
- Projects for which there is no production yet planned, or production dates confirmed
- Companies/organisations that already have dramaturgical/similar resources
- To replace rehearsal, provide non-dramaturgical support for production, or in any way to off-set costs or replace other necessary elements of the production
How To Apply for 2024
The statement of interest should briefly include:
- The nature of the project, including its current status (200 words max)
- The timeline of development and intention for presentation, including confirmed commitments to produce (100 words max)
- A statement on the current status of the play, with a sample of up to 8 pages of script/treatment/source material or similar attached
- The expectation of what would be gained from engaging with Fishamble in this process, and how the New Play Clinic would best serve the artists involved (100 words max)
- A brief biography (which may include clickable links) of the key people/organisations involved
- A brief budget outline for the production, including a note of how much of the projected income is confirmed (small excel sheet or similar, one page max)
- Statement of receipt of Arts Council or other funding, e.g. local authority and, if so, under which scheme
Please keep the statement of interest clear, concise and free from jargon. Fishamble really wants to know the story of the project so far, who you are, what you’re up to and how the scheme can be of most use.
Other Things To Note
- Previous participants of the New Play Clinic may apply again
- Public acknowledgement of the process is required at the production stage with the following statement: "Play development has been supported by Fishamble: The New Play Company’s New Play Clinic".
- All participants will be required to fill out feedback forms evaluating the scheme
Applications are accepted on a rolling basis and are now being accepted for projects with production dates in 2024 only.
If you encounter problems with the online submission system, please email Ronan at ronan@fishamble.com for assistance.
New Play Clinic Previous Participants
2022
- Old Boy by Liam Halligan
- The Táin by Michael Patrick & Oisin Kearney
- Pucked by Cathal Ryan
- Purgatory after Yeats by Dara Ó Cairbre
- No.53 The Musical by Fionn Foley, Arthur Riordan, & Jeda De Bri
- Lost Lear by Dan Colley
- LieLow by Ciara Elizabeth Smyth
- The Perfect Immigrant by Samuel Yakura
2021
- Allie down the Boghole by Megan McDonell
- What time it suits by Harry Butler
- Cash Point Meet by Niamh Murphy
- Narcissus by Wiliam Dunleavy
- Octopus by Noelle Brown
- Bang! by Michelle Read
- The Life of a Secret Nun by Sarah Kinlen
- Fluff by Shir Madness & Lianne O'Hara
- When I Was Young I Never Talked to Clouds by Emma Finegan & Annachiara Vispi
- Clearance by Brid Ni Chomain
- Clearance by Siofra O'Meara
2020
- Waterford Crystal by Lisa Nally
- Potter's Field by Ross Gaynor
- Landlines by Ciara Stagg
- The Lodge House by Katie McCan
- FM by Finbarr Doyle & Jeda De Bri
- You stopped their Hearts by Amy Kidd
- Clonbanin Ambush by John Grogan
- Anseo Anois by Amy Kidd
- LoveSong by Sean Millar
2019
- The Spider's House by Roderick Ford
- New Fish: A Musical by Grace O'Malley
- Girl Play by The Morrigu Productions
- Compostela by Miriam Needham
- Everything I (Don't) Know About Autism by Jody O'Neill
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2010
- The Goddess of Liberty by Karen Ardiff, directed by Paul Meade
- Neuropolis by Gary Duggan and Gavin Logue
- Silent by Ray Scannell
- Starman Fisher by Deirdre Roycroft
- Untitled Work In Progress by David Farrell
