Nick Hern Books, 2023

NHB Modern Plays

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Roles: Total (2), Female (0), Male (2), Unassigned (0)

...Deirdre Kinahan's short play An Old Song, Half Forgotten is about the life and soul of an older actor living in care with Alzheimer’s disease. It was first performed on the Peacock stage at the Abbey Theatre, Dublin, on 14 April 2023...

Nick Hern Books, 2023

NHB Modern Plays

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Scenes: 12, Roles: Total (4), Female (2), Male (2), Unassigned (0)

...Deirdre Kinahan's short play Bogboy was originally written as a radio play for RTÉ. It was first staged by Tall Tales theatre company at Solstice Arts Centre, Meath, on 19 June 2010.   Two lost souls – a young heroin...

Nick Hern Books, 2023

NHB Modern Plays

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Roles: Total (5), Female (5), Male (0), Unassigned (0)

...Deirdre Kinahan's short play Bé Carna: Women of the Flesh is a dark tale inspired by true-life stories, as five women reflect on their lives as prostitutes on the streets of Dublin.   It was first staged by Tall...

Nick Hern Books, 2018

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Acts: 2, Roles: Total (4), Female (3), Male (1), Unassigned (0)

...Deirdre Kinahan's play Crossings is a drama that explores a rural English community over the course of a century, as its inhabitants have to learn how to adapt to change. It was commissioned by Pentabus and New Perspectives and first...

Nick Hern Books, 2022

NHB Modern Plays

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Roles: Total (3), Female (1), Male (2), Unassigned (0)

...A trilogy of landmark plays commemorating seven years of warfare in Ireland, from the 1916 Easter Rising to the Civil War which began in 1922. Embargo focuses on a pivotal moment during the Irish War...

Nick Hern Books, 2012

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Scenes: 6, Roles: Total (2), Female (1), Male (1), Unassigned (0)

...Deirdre Kinahan's play Halcyon Days is a bittersweet drama set in a nursing home, celebrating friendship and the human spirit. It was first performed in preview at the Solstice Arts Centre, Co. Meath, Ireland, on 4 October 2012...

Nick Hern Books, 2023

NHB Modern Plays

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Roles: Total (2), Female (0), Male (2), Unassigned (0)

...Deirdre Kinahan's short play Hue & Cry is about two Dublin cousins, Damian and Kevin, reunited for a family funeral. It was first staged by Tall Tales theatre company at Bewley's Café Theatre, Dublin, on 20 June 2007.  ...

Nick Hern Books, 2011

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Acts: 2, Roles: Total (8), Female (5), Male (3), Unassigned (0)

...Deirdre Kinahan's play Moment is about a family's difficulty in confronting a past crime committed by one of its members. It was first performed at the Solstice Arts Centre, Co. Meath, Ireland, on 12 November 2009. The production...

Nick Hern Books, 2022

NHB Modern Plays

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Roles: Total (3), Female (2), Male (1), Unassigned (0)

...A trilogy of landmark plays commemorating seven years of warfare in Ireland, from the 1916 Easter Rising to the Civil War which began in 1922. Outrage follows two sisters, Alice and Nell, who play key roles...

Nick Hern Books, 2018

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Scenes: 4, Roles: Total (5), Female (3), Male (2), Unassigned (0)

...Deirdre Kinahan's play Rathmines Road is a drama about a woman's private torment in the long aftermath of sexual assault. It was previewed at the Civic Theatre, Tallaght, as part of Dublin Theatre Festival on 4 October 2018, before opening...

Nick Hern Books, 2013

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Roles: Total (2), Female (1), Male (1), Unassigned (0)

...An elderly couple trapped in a nursing home plot a daring escape into the sunshine...

Nick Hern Books, 2014

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Roles: Total (4), Female (3), Male (1), Unassigned (0)

...Deirdre Kinahan's play Spinning is a contemporary tragedy set in small-town Ireland. It was first produced by Fishamble: The New Play Company in Smock Alley Theatre, as part of Dublin Theatre Festival, on 3 October 2014...

Nick Hern Books, 2021

NHB Modern Plays

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Roles: Total (2), Female (1), Male (1), Unassigned (0)

...Deirdre Kinahan's play The Saviour is a two-hander exploring the shift in social, political and religious life in Ireland over three decades, asking questions about responsibility, trauma and forgiveness. It was first produced by Landmark...

Nick Hern Books, 2023

NHB Modern Plays

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Roles: Total (5), Female (3), Male (2), Unassigned (0)

...Deirdre Kinahan’s short play Wild Notes explores the impact of colonialism through a meeting between Frederick Douglass, the escaped slave and abolitionist who visited Ireland in the 1840s, and a young Irishwoman hoping to emigrate...

Nick Hern Books, 2022

NHB Modern Plays

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Roles: Total (2), Female (1), Male (1), Unassigned (0)

...A trilogy of landmark plays commemorating seven years of warfare in Ireland, from the 1916 Easter Rising to the Civil War which began in 1922. Wild Sky is a story of interlocking lives: of the politicised Josie...