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Pat Kinevane

Fishamble and Pat Kinevane

Fishamble’s KING by Pat Kinevane opened in Ireland in 2023 and transferred to Dance Base as part of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe where it was nominated for the Mental Health Foundation award and named a Pick of the Fringe. 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), Before (since 2018), and King (since 2022) all directed by Jim Culleton, have had successful tours throughout 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. Fishamble’s KING by Pat Kinevane opened in Ireland in 2023 and transferred to Dance Base as part of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe where it was nominated for the Mental Health Foundation award and named a Pick of the Fringe. 

​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. KING premiered in Ireland and internationally in 2023 and details about its upcoming productions can be found here. 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
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President Higgins congratulating Jim Culleton and Pat Kinevane on their Olivier Award win

Fishamble productions by Pat Kinevane

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…
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​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
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Silent

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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 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


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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

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‘Has no one a skitter o’ dignity left?’
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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.​​
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​CRITICS’ CHOICE, Los Angeles Times 

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KING

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KING tells the story of Luther, a man from Cork named in honour of his Granny Bee Baw’s hero, Dr Martin Luther King Jr.  Luther only leaves his apartment for essential journeys, and to perform as an Elvis impersonator.  The play explores prejudice, privilege, and resilience, as Luther struggles to live life to the full.
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Publications

Underneath ​by Pat Kinevane

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King by Pat Kinevane

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Before by Pat Kinevane

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Forgotten/Silent ​by Pat Kinevane

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      • KING
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    • Become a Friend
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    • Tiny Plays 24/7
    • #TinyPlayChallenge
    • Tiny Plays for Ireland and America
    • Tiny Plays for Ireland 2
    • Tiny Plays for Ireland
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