Tiny Plays for Ireland 

Fishamble, in partnership with the Irish Times, asked the Irish public what can be achieved with three minutes of stage time, what are the issues that need to be addressed, and who are the people that should be brought to life in the theatre?

Fishamble received over 1,700 plays from every county in Ireland and many countries beyond.
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Tiny Plays for Ireland combines selected works by members of the public and dramas by some of Ireland’s best loved writers to provide one dramatic picture of Ireland at the crossroads.

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Created by

Directed 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 Diarmuid O’Quigley
Stage Manager Clare Howe
Directing Intern Aisling Smith
Costume Assistant Tullia Giacomelli
PR Sinead O’Doherty for Gerry Lundberg

Cast

Steve Blount
Peter Daly
Robert Donnelly
Mary Murray
Kate Stanley Brennan
​Don Wycherley

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The Tiny Plays

Safety Announcement by Joseph O’Connor
Poster Boy by Antonia Hart
White Food by Ardal O’Hanlon
Beat Him Like a Badger by Rosaleen McDonagh
The King’s Shilling by Mark Hennessy
Don’t Take It Personally by Rachel Fehily
Sure This Is It by Ciara Ní Chuirc
Between Us We Have Everything by Karl O’Neill
Pastoral Care by Gerald Murphy
Broken by Deirdre Kinahan
Commiserations by Niamh Creely
Calling Time by Michael West
Rainout by Jesse Weaver

A Body by Adrienne Michel-Long
A Deal Made in Drimnagh by Sean McLoughlin
A Life by Ronan Geoghegan
Debris by Evan Lee D’Alton
Dialogue by Gregory Rosenstock
The Nation’s Assets by Michelle Read
Tuesday Evening (Following the News) by Darren Donohue
The Audition by Rory Nolan
It’s a Lovely Day, Bill Withers by Jody O’Neill
Guaranteed Irish by Colin Murphy
Unrequited by Michael Cussen
Where Will We Go by Dermot Bolger

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Critical Praise for ​Tiny Plays for Ireland

I challenge you not to be inspired by the production as a whole which gives, through these tiny plays, a massive insight into a very talented Ireland’ 
entertainment.ie

‘director Jim Culleton shifts gears and changes tack admirably…(the actors are) all superb’ 
Irish Times

‘entertainingly performed’ 
Irish Independent

‘A theatrical mosaic … offering fascinating perspectives on politics and the pressures of a prolonged recession.’
The Guardian

‘each piece is expertly realised’ 
Metro Herald

‘Extraordinary achievement…very funny…it’s what theatre should be about…the cast are superb under Culleton’s direction’ 
Sunday Independent

‘Brilliantly crafted…perfectly judged performances…small really can be beautiful’ 
​Sunday Business Post