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Tiny Plays for Ireland 2In March 2012, Fishamble’s Tiny Plays for Ireland 1 sold out Project Arts Centre’s Space Upstairs with the first 25 of 50 plays selected from over 1,700 submitted to Fishamble. In 2013 Fishamble returned with the culminating 25 plays. This highly theatrical production, staged in-the-round, offers vivid glimpses of contemporary Ireland as seen through a range of perspectives. A cast of five actors play over 50 roles in this production which is accompanied by a programme of debates and discussions, based on the themes and issues explored. |
Created byDirected by Jim Culleton
Produced by Marketa Dowling Set Designer: Sabine Dargent Lighting Designer: Paul Keogan Costume Designer: Niamh Lunny Sound Designers: Ivan Birthistle and Vincent Doherty Dramaturg: Gavin Kostick Hair & Make-Up: Val Sherlock Production Manager: Des Kenny Stage Director: Paula Tierney Stage Manager: Clare Howe Assitant Director: Sarah Finlay Costume Assistant: Tullia Giacomelli PR: Sinead O’Doherty for Gerry Lundberg |
CastSteve Blount
Peter Daly Sorcha Fox Mary Murray Don Wycherley |
The Tiny Plays
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Somewhereby Mark Cantan
Grand Canal Dock by Tanya Wilson Ode to Life by Richie O’Sullivan Sanctuary by Liz Quinn The Ramblers by Graham Stull Soul Mates by Maeve Binchy Hearts by Lucy Montague Moffatt The Straight Talk by Keith Farnan Knowing by Geraldine McAlinden Blisters by Patrick O’Sullivan Weekend Abroad by Federico Storni Thorny Island by Sarah Binchy Voices in the Tunnel by Garrett Keogh |
Isolation by Joan Ryan
The Phone Records by Kevin Gildea Ground Meat by Conor Hanratty The Night Feed by Justine Mitchell I Stand Here Before You by Tom Swift Positive Protest by Christine McKeon The Caring, Ireland 2013 by Pauline McLynn Light at the End of the Tunnel by Eleanor White Naked Photographs of My Mother by Brendan Griffin The Cost of Your Forgetting by Henry Martin Life in 2 Syllables by Mike Finn Slanesman by Colum McCann |
Critical Praise for Tiny Plays for Ireland 2
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‘brilliant project… really wonderful’
Michael D. Higgins, President of Ireland ‘excellent cast… director Jim Culleton imaginatively uses Sabine Dargent’s gangway set… sublime versatility… marvellous… impressive… such economy lets us see the world in a grain of sand’ Irish Times ‘It is thrilling to behold these five excellent actors… splendid… vivid theatricality… played with effortless brilliance… nuanced, witty and clever… great fun’ Irish Examiner ‘deeply enjoyable… blisteringly good and hilarious… director Jim Culleton brings great skill… the fine cast makes light work of some 60 or 70 different roles‘ Metro Herald ‘sharp reminders that there’s plenty in Ireland to be angry about… brilliant’ Irish Independent ‘beautiful and honest… the pacing and timing of each show works perfectly… superb ensemble…gliding in and out of characters with ease… wonderful…fantastic’ entertainment.ie |
‘Fishamble’s innovative production…beautiful… Culleton has done an excellent job, and is complemented by a superb cast… an intelligent and entertaining snapshot of the contemporary’
Sunday Times ‘excellent… exciting new voices’ Sunday Business Post ‘astutely juxtaposed by director Jim Culleton… ingeniously written…a showcase of brilliantly versatile acting talent’ The Guardian ‘extraordinary versatility, skill and stamina of the five performers… much to enjoy in this broad spectrum of talent, wit, pathos and fun… really wonderful 100 minutes in the theatre…packed with delights and surprises… brilliant’ Irish Mail on Sunday ‘a juggernaut of thought, reflection and humour’ LeCool Dublin |
