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. Dare to laugh at despair and gasp at redemption in this brave, bleak, beautiful production for which Fishamble and Pat Kinevane won an Olivier Award in 2016.
“Hopeless, helpless, in-the-way person”
Winner: Helen Hayes Award Outstanding Performer – Visiting Production, 2020
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
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2024 Irish Touring
29 October: Siamsa Tíre, Tralee
16 November: Watergate Theatre, Kilkenny
2022 Irish & European Touring
24 March: Millbank Theatre, Rush
28 April: Siamsa Tíre, Tralee
23 June: Town Hall Theatre, Galway
5 September: Baker Street, Saarbuecken, Germany
9 September Stadhalle Weltzar, Germany
10 September English Theatre, Frankfurt, Germany
27 September, The Everyman, Cork
11-16 October: North East Galway Fit-up
2021 Irish and International Touring
18 – 20 June: An Grianán and Dunamaise Arts Centre, as part of Lasta Festival
22 – 29 Aug: DANCEBASE, Edinburgh, as part of Edinburgh Fringe Festival
2019 Irish and International Touring
23 – 26 Jan: Fit-Up Theatre Festival, Blackwater Valley, Cork
3 – 24 Mar: SOLUS NUA, Washington D.C., supported by Culture Ireland
5 Apr: THEATRE ROYAL, Waterford
12 June: DUNDEE REP THEATRE, Dundee, Scotland, supported by Culture Ireland
24 – 27 Jul: THE HELEN, Cleveland, supported by Culture Ireland
12 Sept: Pavilion Theatre, Dún Laoghaire
20 Sept: Samuel Beckett Theatre, Dublin
2018 Irish and International Touring
23rd – 28th January: Blackwater Fit-Up Festival
17th February: Pavilion Theatre, Dún Laoghaire
8th March – 1st April: Odyssey Theatre, Los Angeles as part of the Fishamble/Kinevane Trilogy in association with Georganne Aldrich Heller and supported by Culture Ireland
13th April: Civic Theatre, Tallaght as part of the Fishamble/Kinevane Trilogy
10th – 12th May: Belltable, Limerick as part of the Fishamble/Kinevane Trilogy
7th June: Mountshannon Arts Festival, Co. Clare
14th June: Ramor, Virginia as part of the Fishamble/Kinevane Trilogy
28th June: Draíocht, Blanchardstown
2nd July: Clonmel Junction Festival, Clonmel as part of the Fishamble/Kinevane Trilogy
6th July: Cambridge Junction Festival, U.K., supported by Culture Ireland
10th – 11th August: The Gap Arts Festival, Gorey
2nd – 3rd September: Rakastajat Teatteri, Poli, Finland, supported by Culture Ireland
14th September: Mermaid Arts Centre, Bray
21st September: Tron Theatre, Glasgow, Scotland as part of the Fishamble/Kinevane Trilogy and supported by Culture Ireland
28th September: Droichead Arts Centre, Drogheda as part of the Fishamble/Kinevane Trilogy
20th October: Watergate Theatre, Kilkenny as part of the Fishamble/Kinevane Trilogy
10th November: Sneem Storytelling Festival, Kerry
2017 Irish & International Touring
13th March: Town Hall Theatre, Galway.
30th March, 4th, 7th, 12th & 15th April: Peacock Theatre, Dublin as part of the Fishamble/Kinevane Trilogy
18th May: Hawk’s Well Theatre, Sligo
1st July: Dundee Rep Theatre, Dundee, Scotland
3rd July: Paisley Arts Centre, Paisley, Scotland
10th July: An Grianán, Letterkenny as part of Earagail Arts Festival
11th July: Holy Trinity Hall, Dunfanaghy as part of Earagail Arts Festival
23rd – 24th November: Warwick Arts Centre, England, supported by Culture Ireland
2016 Irish and International Touring
12th February: Belltable, Limerick
21st April: White Horse, Cork
23rd April: Theatre Royal, Waterford
28th April: An Grianán, Letterkenny
7th May: Draíocht, Blanchardstown
14th May: Visual, Carlow
31st May – 4th June: Pavilion Theatre
15th September: Solstice Arts Centre
21st – 22nd September: axis, Ballymun
28th – 29th September: The MAC, Belfast
21st & 28th October: The Odyssey, Los Angeles – in association with Georganne Aldrich Heller and supported by Culture Ireland
20th December: Dublin Unitarian Church, 112 St Stephens Green, Dublin, in aid of Mental Health Reform.
2015 Irish and International Touring
26th February: Pavilion Theatre, Dún Laoghaire
8th April: Cork Opera House
11th June: The Mill Theatre, Dundrum
7th – 25th July: Soho Theatre, London – in association with Georganne Aldrich Heller and supported by Culture Ireland
17th Sept: St Catherine’s Church, Dublin, in aid of Sophia Housing
7th Oct: The Dock, Carrick on Shannon
17th Nov: The Everyman, Cork
4th Dec: Unitarian Church, Stephen’s Green, Dublin
2014 Irish and International Touring
January 30: The Geneva Literary Aid Society, Geneva
February 11: Theatre Royal, Waterford
February 25: An Taibhdhearc, Galway
March 7: Ennis Book Club Festival, Glór
March 13 – 15: The Lowry, Salford
March 19 – April 6: Odyssey Theater, Los Angeles – in association with Georganne Aldrich Heller and supported by Culture Ireland
April 12: The Source Arts Centre, Thurles
April 24 – 25: Pavilion Theatre, Dún Laoghaire
April 29, May 2 – 3: Clwyd Theatr Cymru, Wales
June 1: St. John’s Theatre, Listowel Writers’ Week
June 26: International Festival of Alternative and New Theatre, Novi Sad, Serbia
July 17: Cavan Theatre Festival
July 30: The Market Place, Armagh, as part of The John Hewitt Society Summer School
September 6: Íontas Arts Centre, Castleblayney
October 3 – 4: Irish festival of Oulu (Finland)
2013: Irish and International Touring:
January 10 – 12: First Fortnight Festival, Smock Alley Theatre
January 17: The Dock, Carrick on Shannon
January 20: One Act Festival, Kaiserslautern, Germany
January 31: The White Memorial Theatre, Clonmel
February 2: Droichead Arts Centre, Drogheda
February 6 – 10: MTC Lawler Studio, Melbourne
February 12 – 23: De Parade, Perth
March 7: The Grain Store at Ballymaloe
March 22: Riverbank Arts Centre, Newbridge
April 3: Watergate Theatre, Kilkenny
April 11: Linenhall Arts centre, Castlebar
April 20: Brighton Dome Studio Theatre, Brighton
April 26: Eigse Michael Hartnett Festival
May 2: The Source, Thurles
May 8: Roscommon Arts Centre
May 10: Backstage Theatre, Longford
June 20 – 21: Town Hall Theatre, Galway
July 12: Hotbed Festival, Cambridge Junction
July 16: Hotbed Festivval, Theatre Royal, Bury St Edmunds
July 19: Hotbed Festival, Mercury Theatre, Colchester
September 5: Woodlands House Hotel, Adare
September 13: Theatre Royal, Waterford
September 20: Leuven Institute for Ireland in Europe, Belgium
September 24: Clifden Arts Festival
September 28: GB Shaw Theatre, Carlow
October 5: Ramor Theatre, Virginia
October 10: White Memorial Theatre, Clonmel
October 15: The Glens Centre, Manorhamilton
October 18: Friar’s Gate Theatre, Kilmallock
October 29 – 30: Everyman Palace, Cork
November 6 – December 7: Abbey Theatre, Peacock Stage
December 11 The Grain Store at Ballymaloe
December 17 Lime Three Theatre, Limerick
2012 Irish and International Touring
January 20, 21: Ivan Vazov National Theatre, Sofia, Bulgaria
January 28, 29: Hotbed Festival, Cambridge, UK
February 4: Birr Arts Centre, Birr
February 15: Town Hall Theatre, Galway (performance for COPE Galway)
February 16, 17: Samuel Beckett Centre, Trinity College, Dublin (performance for Dublin Simon Community)
February 18: Mermaid Arts Centre, Bray
March 24: Keadeen Hotel, Newbridge (performance at the Samaritans Regional Conference)
April 26: Hawk’s Well Theatre, Sligo
May 5 – 7: Pavilion Theatre at Brighton Dome, Brighton Festival
May 9: Ulster Hall, Belfast, as part of 15 Minutes (excerpt)
May 24: Ballina Arts Centre, Ballina
May 30 – June 16: Abbey Theatre, Peacock Stage
June 19: Garter Lane Arts Centre, Waterford
June 21 – 22: Commodore Hotel, Cobh, as part of Cork Midsummer Festival
June 24 – 30: Cork Arts Theatre, as part of Cork Midsummer Festival
July 12 – 13: Clonmel Junction Festival
July 31: Cottage Gallery, Heir Island, as part of West Cork Fit-Up Festival
August 4: Goleen Community Centre, as part of West Cork Fit-Up Festival
August 5: Community Hall, Ballydehob, as part of West Cork Fit-Up Festival
Sept 6 – 30: Irish Arts Center, New York, as part of 1st Irish Festival – in association with Georganne Aldrich Heller, supported by Culture Ireland
Oct 4 – 5: Garter Lane Arts Centre, Waterford
Oct 7: Westport Festival
Oct 10 – 13: axis, Ballymun
Oct 19 – 20: The Belltable, as part of Limerick Unfringed
Oct 22 – 24: Belfast Waterfront, as part of Ulster Bank Belfast Festival at Queen’s
Oct 30: O’Reilly Theatre, Belvedere College, Dublin (performance for Crosscare)
Nov 3: Hawk’s Well Theatre, Sligo
Nov 12 – 13: Teatar &TD, Zagreb, as part of nu:write Theatre Festival
Nov 23 – Dec 16: Odyssey Theatre, Los Angeles – in association with Georganne Aldrich Heller
2011 Irish and International Touring
9 February: The Mill, Dundrum
18 February: Glór, Ennis
24 February: Siamsa Tíre, Tralee
5 March: Mermaid Arts Centre, Bray
10 – 11 March: Draíocht, Blanchardstown
26 March: Riverbank Arts Centre, Newbridge
24 – 25 May: Centre Culturel Irlandais, Paris
12 – 16 July: Galway Arts Festival
23 July: Áras Éanna, Inis Oírr
5 – 20 August: Dance Base, Edinburgh Festival Fringe
24 – 28 August: West Cork Fit Up Festival (Kilcrohane, Lisavaird, Sherkin Island, Bere Island, Ballydehob)
9 September: Phizzfest
23 September, Culture Night: Mermaid Arts Centre, Bray (excerpt)
30 September: Moat Theatre, Naas
5 October: Balor Arts Center, Ballybofey
19 October: The Dock Arts Centre, Carrick on Shannon
22 October: Wexford Arts Centre
9 – 10 November: Pavilion Theatre, Dún Laoghaire