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📢 ANNOUNCING: The Irish Premiere of REFUGE by Deirdre Kinahan 📢 Fishamble: The New Play Company and Staatstheater Mainz in Germany, in association with Pavilion Theatre and Lime Tree Theatre | Belltable present the Irish Premiere of REFUGE by Deirdre Kinahan. Following on from our World Premiere run in Mainz in June, this Autumn, we will be taking REFUGE to Dublin Theatre Festival for the Irish Premiere as well as Lime Tree Theatre | Belltable for a run of very special performances in the county the play is set. “Why are you here?” A community flees persecution in Germany and is offered land in Ireland that should never have been given. 1710, Rathkeale, County Limerick. Refuge traces their journey and explores the enduring connections between displaced communities of the past and those seeking safety today. It is a thrilling new play that weaves past, present and future: music and magic. Stories of longing, love and loss tear at the human need to find a place, a home, a refuge. 🗓️ 24-26 September, @limetreetheatre 🗓️ 30 September - 11 October, @paviliontheatre as part of @dublintheatrefestival_ 🎟️ TICKETS ON SALE NOW - LINK IN BIO. 🙌 Fishamble is supported by the Arts Council, Dublin City Council and Culture Ireland. Image credit: #fishamble #irishpremiere #deirdrekinahan #coproduction #dublintheatrefestival

🚨 More big news for you all this morning! 🚨 Our play submissions portal is now open and we can’t wait to dive into what you’ve been writing. Head over to the link in our bio now to read our guidelines and send your work our way 🙌 ⚡️ Deadline: April 30th, 2026. #fishamble #writers #opportunity

⭐️ We are THRILLED to be back at @traversetheatre once again this August for the UK Premiere of FOR DOLORES by Eva O’Connor ⭐️ Mo (the Scottish one) and Realtín (the Irish one) party, play and blaze their way through the Edinburgh student dream. Set in Glasgow a couple of years later, For Dolores is about friendship, motherhood and coming to terms with your worst mistakes. Like twin stars in obsessive orbit, it’s a friendship, a rivalry and an adventure. Risk is a delicious pleasure: until it all explodes in the blink of an eye. How far will they go for love? Directed by Jim Culleton. Starring Lara McDonnell as Réaltín, and Glasgow’s very own Catriona Faint as Mo 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Set & Costume Design by Alyson Cummins. Lighting Design by Suzie Cummins. Sound Design and Composition by Denis Clohessy. Choreography by Nora Ní Anluain Fay. 📍Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh 🗓️ Thurs 6 - Sun 30 August 🇮🇪 Presented as part of the @cultureireland Showcase 🎟️ Tickets on sale now via @traversetheatre Fishamble is supported by the Arts Council, Dublin City Council and Culture Ireland. This production is also supported by the Scottish Government in Ireland. #FishambleForDolores #Travfest26

⚡️ We kick off rehearsals for REFUGE today at @staatstheatermainz in Germany ⚡️ To mark the start of this exciting German-Irish co-production, Gavin sat down with playwright Deirdre Kinahan to discuss the play, the story behind it, and the themes at its heart. Head to our website to watch the full interview, where Deirdre talks about: 👉 the historical story of the German Palatines in Ireland 👉 the connections between past and present-day migration 👉 how music, dance, costume, and design help bring this powerful world to life A story rooted in history, but deeply relevant now. 🗓️ 18-23 June & 17-21 October, @staatstheatermainz 🗓️ 24-26 September, @limetreetheatre 🗓️ 30 September - 11 October, @paviliontheatre as part of @dublintheatrefestival_ 🎟️ TICKETS ON SALE NOW - LINK IN BIO. 🙌 Fishamble is supported by the Arts Council, Dublin City Council and Culture Ireland. Video by @culleton_daniel #fishamble #irishpremiere #deirdrekinahan #coproduction #dublintheatrefestival

⚡️ Introducing the cast of Fishamble’s FOR DOLORES by Eva O’Connor ⚡️ Lara McDonnell as Réaltín (“The Irish One”) Most recent theatre credits include the role of Mary Warren in THE CRUCIBLE at The Gaiety Theatre, Dublin. She played Young Joan in the West End and Broadway production of THE HILLS OF CALIFORNIA, written by Jez Butterworth and directed by Sam Mendes. Previous stage credits include the title role in the RSC’s production of MATILDA THE MUSICAL, at The Cambridge Theatre. Catriona Faint as Mo (“The Scottish One”) Catriona is a BA(Hons) Acting graduate from Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts. Her recent theatre credits include: Hatter in Gallus in Weegieland (Tron Theatre), Jess in Lost Girls At Bus Stops (Play Pie Pint & Traverse Theatre), Katherine in James V: Katherine (Raw Material Arts & Capital Theatres), Jonathan Harker in Dracula: Mina’s Reckoning (National Theatre of Scotland), Annie in Enough of Him (National Theatre of Scotland & Pitlochry Festival Theatre) Sebastian in The Tempest (Tron Theatre), Annabella in ‘Tis Pity She’s a Whore (Sam Wanamaker Festival, The Globe) You can catch Lara & Catriona this summer in For Dolores at the Belltable, Galway International Arts Festival, Pavilion Theatre and the Traverse in Edinburgh ✨ You can read the casts extended biographies and book your tickets now over at fishamble.com - link in bio ⭐️ 📸 by Leo Byrne

⚡️ Fishamble is delighted to announce For Dolores by Eva O’Connor in association with @limetreetheatre | @belltable , @galwayintarts and @traversetheatre in Edinburgh ⚡️ Following on from the success of Maz & Bricks, MUSTARD, and TAIGH TŶ TEACH, we are thrilled to be working with Eva O’Connor once again. Mo (the Scottish one) and Réaltín (the Irish one) partied, played and blazed their way through the Edinburgh student dream. Set in Glasgow a couple of years later, For Dolores is about friendship, motherhood and coming to terms with your worst mistakes. Like twin stars in obsessive orbit, it’s a friendship, a rivalry and an adventure. Risk is a delicious pleasure: until it all explodes in the blink of an eye. How far will they go for love? Starring Lara McDonnell as Réaltín and Catriona Faint as Mo Written by Eva O’Connor Directed by Jim Culleton Set & Costume Design by Alyson Cummins Lighting Design by Suzie Cummins Composition & Sound Design by Denis Clohessy Choreography by Nóra Ní Anluain Fay Image by Leo Byrne and Publicis 🗓️ July 9-11th, Belltable, Limerick 🗓️ July 14-18th, Mick Lally Theatre, Galway 🗓️ July 22-26th, Pavilion Theatre, Dún Laoghaire 🗓️ August 6-30th, TravFest, Edinburgh presented as part of the Culture Ireland Showcase Find out more and book your tickets now over at fishamble.com - via the link in our bio . Fishamble is supported by The Arts Council, Dublin City Council & Culture Ireland. This production is supported by the Scottish Government in Ireland.

⏳ You have until 11.59pm tonight to submit your script!⏳ Head over to Fishamble.com to double check our guidelines before submitting. We can’t wait to get reading 📖

This week is your last chance to submit your script for our 2026 open submissions window!⏳ Head over to our website to our Support for Artists section, and on our Submit Your Script page you will find all of the criteria for this year’s Submissions window. 🚨 Deadline: Thursday April 30th. 📸 Image by Anthony Woods. (Emmet Kirwan and Penny Morris in The Leap by Gavin Kostick, directed by Veronica Coburn. Set & costume design by Deirdre O’Dwyer, lighting design by Suzie Cummins)

We were thrilled to welcome @lorcanstrain and @karimtamulol to Larkin Community College today for the final Fireside Chat of this years WHO AM I? / HOW AM I? Project 💫 Willow Mae and Kayla interviewed Lórcan about their life as a non-binary artist from Donegal and the importance of the communities that we belong to. Rihanna and Aiym interviewed Karim about what it means to be a multidisciplinary artist and about his life as someone who balances work as a pharmacist with being a musician and a pro wrestler. We were also thrilled to have @fionaohneill back in the room with us for a graphics harvesting session - pulling out and illustrating some of the most inspiring quotes from the session. WAI?/HAI? is proudly supported by CLINCH and the @neic_dublin . 📸 by @fizzyallie

We were all so delighted to attend the launch of Colin Murphy’s Political Plays yesterday evening at the @trinitylongroomhub 📖 With Fishamble, Colin has written a series of political documentary dramas, all five of which are published in this latest release. They are Guaranteed! (“a national event” Irish Times), Haughey|Gregory (“sharply written docudrama, which combines history and humour to superb effect” Sunday Times), Bailed Out! (“injected a new and vital ingredient into the Irish theatre landscape” Irish Independent), Inside the GPO (“deeply moving and utterly memorable… deserves to be remembered as pivotal” Sunday Independent) and The Treaty (“A remarkable piece of political drama” Michael Billington, Guardian).

Just a few of our Fishamblers showing off our brand new notebooks - and we couldn’t be happier with how they turned out! 📖 A huge thank you to @duffybookbinders for bringing these to life with such care and craftsmanship. We’re absolutely delighted with them and can’t wait to put them to good use ✍️

Jim was delighted and honoured to attend the launch of the 1926 Census, with great speeches by Orlaith McBride, Director of the National Archives, Taoiseach Micheál Martin, Minister of Culture Patrick O’Donovan, and Bryan Dobson.