Fishamble and Pat Kinevane
Fishamble produced Pat Kinevane’s first play The Nun’s Wood in 1998, followed by his second play The Plains of Enna in 1999. Fishamble is very proud to have commissioned, developed, and produced four solo plays written and performed by Pat, which continue to tour extensively.
Forgotten (since 2006), Silent (since 2011) Underneath (since 2014), and Before (Since 2018), all directed by Jim Culleton, will continue touring in 2022, in various locations in Ireland and Europe.
The plays have been performed in over 60 venues throughout Ireland. In 2019 Pat Kinevane won a Herald Archangel Award for 'sustained and excellent' contribution to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. Silent has won Olivier, Fringe First, Helen Hayes, Herald Angel and Argus Angel awards, and Underneath won Fringe First, LA Stage Raw and Adelaide Fringe Best Theatre awards, and was nominated for Offie/Off West End and Total Theatre awards.
The productions have toured throughout Europe, with partners including Dance Base (Edinburgh), Soho Theatre (London), CCI (Paris), Prague Fringe Festival, Lokal Festival (Reykjavik), International Theatre Festival (Sibiu), Tron Theatre (Glasgow), Cymru Theatr Clwyd, Irish Festival (Oulu), GLAS (Geneva), Home (Manchester), INFANT Festival (Novi Sad), Brighton Festival, Hotbed Festival (Cambridge), nu:write (Zagreb), and to Leuven, Kaiserslautern, Trabzon, and all across Bulgaria. In the US, in association with Georganne Aldrich Heller, they were presented by the Irish Arts Center, New York, and in Boston Center for the Arts, the Source Theatre in Washington D.C. and the Odyssey Theatre in Los Angeles. In Australia, Silent toured with APA to Perth and Melbourne, and Underneath toured to Adelaide. Fishamble plays by Pat Kinevane continue to tour extensively in Ireland and abroad.
Forgotten (since 2006), Silent (since 2011) Underneath (since 2014), and Before (Since 2018), all directed by Jim Culleton, will continue touring in 2022, in various locations in Ireland and Europe.
The plays have been performed in over 60 venues throughout Ireland. In 2019 Pat Kinevane won a Herald Archangel Award for 'sustained and excellent' contribution to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. Silent has won Olivier, Fringe First, Helen Hayes, Herald Angel and Argus Angel awards, and Underneath won Fringe First, LA Stage Raw and Adelaide Fringe Best Theatre awards, and was nominated for Offie/Off West End and Total Theatre awards.
The productions have toured throughout Europe, with partners including Dance Base (Edinburgh), Soho Theatre (London), CCI (Paris), Prague Fringe Festival, Lokal Festival (Reykjavik), International Theatre Festival (Sibiu), Tron Theatre (Glasgow), Cymru Theatr Clwyd, Irish Festival (Oulu), GLAS (Geneva), Home (Manchester), INFANT Festival (Novi Sad), Brighton Festival, Hotbed Festival (Cambridge), nu:write (Zagreb), and to Leuven, Kaiserslautern, Trabzon, and all across Bulgaria. In the US, in association with Georganne Aldrich Heller, they were presented by the Irish Arts Center, New York, and in Boston Center for the Arts, the Source Theatre in Washington D.C. and the Odyssey Theatre in Los Angeles. In Australia, Silent toured with APA to Perth and Melbourne, and Underneath toured to Adelaide. Fishamble plays by Pat Kinevane continue to tour extensively in Ireland and abroad.
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Pat Kinevane and Jim Culleton after winning an Olivier Award for SILENT
President Higgins congratulating Jim Culleton and Pat Kinevane on their Olivier Award win
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King: A work in progress
Image by Ste Murray |
Reuniting once again - Fishamble and Pat Kinevane will present a special work-in-progress of KING. Be the first to catch a glimpse of this new production in the making.
Directed by Jim Culleton, KING tells the story of Luther, a man born on the day Martin Luther King was assassinated, who only leaves his apartment to perform as an Elvis impersonator. In August, audiences at Edinburgh Festival Fringe were the first to catch a glimpse of this new production in the making at Dancebase. In October 2022, King: A work in progress will be presented for the first time in Dublin, at Dublin Theatre Festival. You can catch a glimpse on 8 October, 12 pm at the Cube (Project Arts Centre). The event is free but ticketed. This production is supported by Georganne Aldrich Heller and the Nasc touring network. |
2022 Dates & Booking Information
Before
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Before is a new play with much music, set in Clery’s of Dublin, on the very day this iconic department store shuts - for good. Pontius is inside, trying to choose a gift for his estranged daughter, whom he hasn’t seen for almost 20 years. He will meet her in an hour. This father’s journey is both beautiful and strange, from the isolation of his Midlands home, to the madness of O’Connell Street. Some folk are impossible to buy for…
Before was commissioned by Fishamble and has been in development with the support of the Arts Council, National Theatre Studio (London), and The Strollers Touring Network. WINNER Herald Archangel Award, Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2019 |
Silent
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WINNER Helen Hayes Award for Outstanding Performer - Visiting Production, Washington, D.C., 2020
WINNER Olivier Award, 2016 WINNER Scotsman Fringe First and The Herald Angel, Edinburgh Festival 2011 WINNER Argus Angel, Brighton Festival 2012 |
Silent is the touching and challenging story of homeless McGoldrig, who once had splendid things. But he has lost it all – including his mind. He now dives into the wonderful wounds of his past through the romantic world of Rudolph Valentino.
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Underneath
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Following the runaway international success of Forgotten and Silent, Fishamble presents Pat Kinevane’s third solo play, Underneath, directed by Jim Culleton.
This stunning new play is a blackly comic, rich and vivid tale of a life lived in secret, a testament to the people who live on the fringes, under the nose of everyday life. It explores the surface, and what lies underneath. WINNER Adelaide Fringe Best Theatre Award, Adelaide Fringe Festival 2015
WINNER Scotsman Fringe First, Edinburgh Festival 2015 WINNER Stage Raw Best Solo Performer Award, Los Angeles FORBES' BEST THEATER ON BROADWAY AND BEYOND LIST CRITICS’ CHOICE, Los Angeles Times |
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Forgotten‘Has no one a skitter o’ dignity left?’
A unique collage of Kabuki dance and Irish storytelling, Forgotten has been a huge international success for Fishamble during the past decade. It is a captivating portrayal of four elderly characters living in retirement homes around Ireland. Pat Kinevane’s haunting performance brings to life these sometimes forgotten voices of society. CRITICS’ CHOICE, Los Angeles Times |
Publications
Before by Pat Kinevane
€7.00 - €15.00
Published by Bloomsbury Methuen Drama, 2018
From the team that brought you Forgotten, Underneath and the Olivier Award-winning Silent, Before is a new play with much music, set in Clery’s of Dublin, on the very day this iconic department store shuts - for good. Pontius is inside, trying to choose a gift for his estranged daughter, whom he hasn’t seen for almost 20 years. He will meet her in an hour. This father’s journey is both beautiful and strange, from the isolation of his Midlands home, to the madness of O’Connell Street. Some folk are impossible to buy for…
'You fight back tears. Of course you do. It’s Kinevane - a rare and truly compelling talent'
★★★★★ The Herald, Scotland
'a real showstopper'
★★★★ Irish Times
Forgotten/Silent by Pat Kinevane
€10.00
Published by Bloomsbury Methuen Drama, 2011
Includes 2 plays by Pat Kinevane.
FORGOTTEN
A unique collage of Kabuki dance and Irish storytelling, Forgotten has been a huge international success for Fishamble during the past decade. It is a captivating portrayal of four elderly characters living in retirement homes around Ireland.
Pat Kinevane’s haunting performance brings to life these sometimes forgotten voices of society.
CRITICS’ CHOICE, Los Angeles Times
Drop everything. Book now…captivating, moving, and – yes – even unforgettable.’ - The Irish Times
SILENT
Silent is the touching and challenging story of homeless McGoldrig, who once had splendid things. But he has lost it all – including his mind. He now dives into the wonderful wounds of his past through the romantic world of Rudolph Valentino.
WINNER: Outstanding Achievement in an Affiliate Theatre OLIVIER AWARD 2016
WINNER: SCOTSMAN FRINGE FIRST and THE HERALD ANGEL Edinburgh Festival 2011
WINNER: ARGUS ANGEL, Brighton Festival 2012
Click here for the production pages of Silent and Forgotten.
Underneath by Pat Kinevane
€7.00 - €15.00
Published by Bloomsbury Methuen Drama, 2015
Sticks and stones didn’t break Her bones, but words and pointing crushed Her.
Is Beauty really only skin deep?
Does Ugliness hide somewhere deeper?
Following the runaway international success of Forgotten and Silent, Fishamble presents Pat Kinevane’s third solo play, Underneath, directed by Jim Culleton.
This stunning new play is a blackly comic, rich and vivid tale of a life lived in secret, a testament to the people who live on the fringes, under the nose of everyday life. It explores the surface, and what lies underneath.
WINNER: ADELAIDE FRINGE BEST THEATRE AWARD Adelaide Fringe Festival 2015
WINNER: SCOTSMAN FRINGE FIRST AWARD Edinburgh Festival 2015
WINNER: STAGE RAW BEST SOLO PERFORMER AWARD, LOS ANGELES FORBES' BEST THEATER ON BROADWAY AND BEYOND LIST
CRITICS’ CHOICE, Los Angeles Times
‘Like Olivier’s legendary Hamlet, this is one of those rare performances that will be talked about for decades to come… exciting, hilarious, harrowing and heart breaking… A devastatingly brilliant piece of theatre.’ ★★★★★ Examiner.com
