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Findings Report of PLAYOGRAPHYIreland & Catalogue of children’s drama repertoire © 2018 Irish Theatre Institute 17 Eustace Street, Temple Bar, Dublin 2 T: +353 (0)1 670 4906 E: [email protected] irishtheatreinstitute.ie
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Contents
A Definition ...... 06
Executive Summary ...... 07
Findings Report ...... 09
Research Parameters ...... 19
Catalogue ...... 23
Credits ...... 35
irishplayography.com 5 PLAYOGRAPHYIreland ...a definition
PlayographyIreland comprises two comprehensive online searchable databases: Irish Playography (all new professionally produced Irish plays written in English since the formation of the Abbey, Ireland’s National Theatre, in 1904) and Playography na Gaeilge (all new plays written and produced in the Irish language since the premiere of Douglas Hyde’s Casadh an tSúgáin in 1901).
Irish Playography Irish Playography contains a comprehensive listing for each new play written in English and produced in Ireland, North and South, by professional theatre companies, venues, festivals, commercial producers and once-off-producers from 1904 to the present. It includes adaptations, translations and new versions. The database also includes those plays produced by fringe (unsubsidised) companies and by semi-professional organisations, where the work is deemed to be of particular significance to the repertoire. The work of significant Irish playwrights whose work has been premiered abroad is also included. For various research reasons it was not deemed possible to include the work of amateur companies, community theatre, pageants, readings, semi- staged productions, pantomimes, plays commissioned but not produced, plays published but not produced, revues, cabaret, récitations, sketches, performance art, stand-up comedy, non-verbal and puppet shows.
Playography na Gaeilge Playography na Gaeilge contains a comprehensive listing for each new play written in Irish and produced in Ireland, North and South, by professional theatre companies, venues, festivals, commercial producers and once-off producers from 1901 to the present. It includes adaptations, translations and new versions. The database also includes those plays produced by amateur companies and semi-professional organisations where the work is deemed to be of particular significance to the repertoire. This database does include pantomimes as they are deemed of particular significance to the Irish language repertoire. For various research reasons it was not deemed possible to include the work of community theatre, pageants, readings, semi-staged productions, plays commissioned but not produced, plays published but not produced, revues, cabaret, récitations, sketches, performance art, stand-up comedy, non-verbal and puppet shows.
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Executive Summary
At Play focusses on the repertoire of 234 scripted plays for children aged 4-12 years that premiered in Ireland, North and South, between 1975 and 2017. The play information has been collected and collated as part of Irish Theatre Institute’s PLAYOGRAPHYIreland project, which commenced in 2001. For a full description of the research parameters, please see page 19.
Some key findings are as follows:
• 2,569 new Irish play premieres are recorded on PLAYOGRAPHYIreland for the period 1975-2017, of which 234 are new plays for children.
• The highest number of new plays for children produced was 16 in 2005 and the lowest number was 1 new play in both 1986 and 1987.
• of the 191 single authored plays, 48% are by female authors and 52% by male authors.
• of the 209 single director productions 50% are directed by female and 50% by male directors. 11 directors have worked on 90 plays or 38% of the repertoire over the 43 year period.
• louis Lovett has the most performer credits, having appeared in 13 new plays for children.
• of the 234 new plays for children, 34 (15%) are written in the Irish language.
• TEAM Educational Theatre Company (1975-2014) premiered 28 scripted plays for children in its 40 years of production followed by Graffiti Theatre Company at 26 new plays since its foundation in 1984.
• 76 (32%) new plays premiered in Dublin over the period reflecting the number of companies based there.
• 29% of new work for children premiered in school settings.
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Findings Report New Plays for Children 1975-2017
irishplayography.com 9 Chronology
Plays for 2569 Children Total Playography 9% the total Playography 73 234 for the period New Plays for Children 57 53 54 50
44 41 41 41 41 38 39 37 36 36 35 35 32 28 25
2 4 2 2 3 2 4 4 5 5 5 1 1 3 4 2 2 5 4 3 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
Barnstorm Theatre Company founded TEAM Educational Theatre Company 1975-2014 Replay Theatre Company founded
Graffiti Theatre Company founded
Deilt 1983-1990s
Pooka Theatre for Children 1982-1990
Abbey Theatre/Amharclann na Mainistreach founded 1904
An Taibhdhearc founded 1928
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104
90 87 88
83 82 83 82 83 82 79 80 77 74 71 71 68 69
63 61 58
53
45
5 5 7 7 6 5 7 12 8 5 16 12 9 7 3 7 6 7 4 6 11 12 4 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
The Ark founded
Theatre Lovett founded
Cups and Crowns Educational Theatre Company 2004-2014
Branar, Téatar do Pháistí founded
Cahoots NI founded
Monkeyshine Theatre Company founded
Total Playography New Plays for Children
irishplayography.com 11 TOTAL NEW PLAYS AND/OR ADAPTATIONS/TRANSLATIONS FOR CHILDREN 1975-2017 = 234
15% Irish
85% English 234 By Language
TOTAL NEW PLAYS AND/OR ADAPTATIONS/TRANSLATIONS FOR CHILDREN 1975-2017 = 234
52% Male
48% Female 191* By Playwright Gender
*excluding 43 plays (22 co-authored and 21 devised)
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9 playwrights with 5 or more new plays and/or adaptations/translations for children 1975-2017
PLAYWRIGHT ORIGINAL ADAPTATIONS/ TOTAL PLAYS TRANSLATIONS PLAYS* Maeve Ingoldsby 8 1 9 Kareen Pennefather 7 2 9 Mary Elizabeth Burke-Kennedy 3 5 8 Síle Ní Bhroin - 8 8 Paul Bosco Mc Eneaney 3 3 6 Mike Kenny 5 1 6 Marc Mac Lochlainn 6 - 6 Mary Murphy 3 2 5 Fergus Fay 2 3 5
*excluding co-authored plays
irishplayography.com 13 TOTAL NEW PLAYS AND/OR ADAPTATIONS/TRANSLATIONS FOR CHILDREN 1975-2017 = 234
50% Male
50% Female 209* By Director Gender
*excluding 25 plays (9 co-directed/16 director unknown)
11 Directors with 5 or more directing credits for new plays and/or adaptations/ translations for children 1975-2017
DIRECTOR NO. OF PLAYS* Emelie FitzGibbon 20 Philip Hardy 13 Paul Bosco Mc Eneaney 10 Richard Croxford 9 Marc Mac Lochlainn 7 Zoë Seaton 6 Susie Kennedy 5 Síle Ní Bhroin 5 Patrick Sutton 5 Fiona McDonagh 5 Martin Murphy 5
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10 Most frequently appearing actors in new plays and/or adaptations/translations for children 1975-2017
ACTOR NO. OF PLAYS Louis Lovett 13 Hugh Brown 7 Gillian Kelly 6 John Olohan 6 Sean Kearns 5 Niki Doherty 5 Guy Carleton 5 Gerard Walsh 5 Kareen Pennefather 5 Jack Walsh 5
7 NEW PLAYS AND/OR ADAPTATIONS/TRANSLATIONS WITH THE LARGEST CASTS FOR CHILDREN 1975-2017
PLAY TITLE CAST SIZE Banríon Sneachta 30 Magus na Lollipop 29 Barney 17 The Family Hoffman’s Christmas Mystery Palace 16 Manus and the Mighty Dragon 15 The Cats’ Opera 14 Aisling na Gaoithe Móire 14
irishplayography.com 15 Most prolific designers of new plays and/or adaptations/translations for children 1975-2017 By Discipline
Costume Designers Lighting Designers Bernie McCoy 7 Tony Wakefield 10 Michelle Butler 6 Mark Galione 9 James Jobson 5 Conleth White 6 Carol Betera 5 Jim Daly 6 Diana Ennis 5 Marcus Costello 5 Sinead McKenna 5
Set Designers Sound Designers Carol Betera 13 Cormac O’Connor (1) 13 James Jobson 7 Paul Boyd (2) 8 Stuart Marshall 6 Carl Kennedy 7 Dara McGee 6 Conor Mitchell 6 David Craig 6 Jack Cawley 6 Frank Quinn 6 Olan Wrynn 6
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Theatre companies with 5 or more new plays and/or adaptations/translations for children 1975-2017
TEAM Educational Theatre Company 28 1975-2014 Graffiti Theatre Company 26 founded 1984 Replay Theatre Company 20 founded 1988 The Ark 19 founded 1995 Cahoots NI 17 founded 2001 Barnstorm Theatre Company 15 founded 1991 Abbey Theatre/Amharclann na Mainistreach 15 founded 1904 Pooka Children’s Theatre 10 1982-1990 Monkeyshine Theatre Company 9 founded 1999 Branar, Téatar do Pháistí 7 founded 2001 Theatre Lovett 6 founded 2010 Deilt 6 1983-1990s Cups and Crowns Educational Theatre Company 6 2004-2014 An Taibhdhearc 5 founded 1928
irishplayography.com 17 Where new plays and/or adaptations/translations for children were produced 1975-2017
29% premiered in Co. Donegal Co. Tyrone Co. Derry schools 2 1 4
Co. Antrim 23
Co. Cavan Co. Down 3 1 Co. Sligo Co. Armagh 4 Co. Meath 3 Co. Roscommon 1 2 Co. Dublin 76 Co. Galway 13 Co. Kildare 1
Co. Wicklow 2
Co. Kilkenny Co. Wexford 14 1 Co. Cork 10
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Findings Report Research Parameters
irishplayography.com 19 Findings Report Research Parameters
The research in this Findings Report focusses on the 234 new Irish plays for children that premiered between 1975 and 2017. The plays included are those created for audiences of between 4 and 12 years of age. The 234 new plays for children represent 9% of the total playography for the period (2569 plays), and 75% of the total number of new plays for young audiences for the period (312 plays).
Data 94% of the 234 plays have Cast credits. There were 14 plays for which no member of the cast could be identified: Scamallán (Graffiti, 2008),Idir na Línta (Branar, 2005), Silly Millie’s Storybook (TEAM, 1996), The Monkey Puzzle Tree (TEAM, 1995), Earwigs (TEAM, 1992), Because just Because (TEAM, 1986), Two Houses (TEAM, 1984), Once Upon a Snore (Pooka, 1983), Scéal Na Gaoithe Móire (Deilt, 1982), Sunflower (TEAM, 1980), Emperor’s New Clothes (TEAM, 1978), Only a Story (TEAM, 1977), That’s Mad (TEAM, 1976) and The Saga of Snozzles (Project Arts Centre, 1976).
97% of the 234 plays have Production Team credits. There were 7 plays for which no member of the production team could be identified: The Frogs (Monkeyshine, 2005), Because just Because (TEAM, 1986), Liam na Leisce agus Teach na Gaoithe (Deilt, 1985), Two Houses (TEAM, 1984), Sunflower (TEAM, 1980), Only a Story (TEAM, 1977) and That’s Mad (TEAM, 1976).
In the event of more than one person with the same name appearing on PLAYOGRAPHYIreland, a number is added in brackets after the name to differentiate between different people (e.g. Paul Boyd (1) is an actor and Paul Boyd (2) is a producer).
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Playwrights The statistics on Playwrights include writers of original plays and new adaptations/translations for children that premiered between 1975 and 2017. For adaptations/translations, we have considered the gender of the adaptor/ translator only and not that of the original author. When considering the gender of playwrights, the 22 co-authored plays and 21 devised plays produced in this period have been excluded from the statistics.
Directors The statistics on Directors include directors of the premiere productions of original plays and new adaptations/translations for children between 1975 and 2017. When considering the gender of directors, the 9 co-directed plays produced in this period have been excluded from the statistics. 93% of the 234 plays have a director credited. There were 16 plays in the period for which a director could not be identified: The Magic Bookshop (Monkeyshine, 2015), A Christmas Carol (The Ark, 2012), Losha (Monkeyshine, 2011), The Paper Princess (Monkeyshine, 2010), The Grandmother (Monkeyshine, 2006), The Frogs (Monkeyshine, 2005), An Phortráid (An Taibhdhearc, 2003), Lost Property (Monkeyshine, 2001), Pass the Parcel (The Ark, 2001), The Monkey Puzzle Tree (TEAM, 1995), Because just Because (TEAM, 1986), Liam na Leisce agus Teach na Gaoithe (Deilt, 1985), Two Houses (TEAM, 1984), Sunflower (TEAM, 1980), Only a Story (TEAM, 1977) and That’s Mad (TEAM, 1976).
Casts The statistics for the most frequently appearing actors include actors who were in the premiere productions of original plays and new adaptations/translations for children between 1975 and 2017. The statistics for the largest casts include the original plays and new adaptations/translations for children between 1975 and 2017 with the largest number of actors in the premiere production.
irishplayography.com 21 Designers The statistics on Designers include designers of the premiere productions of original plays and new adaptations/translations for children between 1975 and 2017. For this research four major design categories are considered: Set, Costume, Lighting and Sound. In the event of a person designing under two categories for the same production (e.g. Set & Lighting or Set & Costume), they have been counted independently. The credits for sound designers include the credits for sound design, composing, and music by.
Production Companies The production companies listed are those who premiered 5 or more original plays and /or new adaptations/translations for children between 1975 and 2017. The numbers listed indicate the number of new plays for children each company premiered within the time period. Most companies have an additional body of work that might include any of the following: new plays for a general audience, new plays for teenagers, new plays for children under 4, puppet theatre, non-verbal theatre, new productions of existing plays, revivals and touring productions. See www.irishplayography.com for further information and, where possible, links to companies’ websites.
Geographic Locations The map charts the location of the premiere productions of original plays and new adaptations/translations for children that premiered between 1975 and 2017. 67 plays (29% of the total 234) premiered as part of a tour to schools. 1 play for children produced during this period premiered in the UK: Roald Dahl’s The Twits by Enda Walsh (The Royal Court Theatre, 2015). Of the 234 plays for children that premiered between 1975 and 2017, there are 5 plays for which the location of the premiere production has not been identified: The Frogs (Monkeyshine, 2005), The Travelling Teller (Cahoots NI, 2005), The Magic Hat (Cahoots NI, 2004), Lost Property (Monkeyshine, 2001) and Somewhere Between Frogs and Princes (Moving Theatre, 1981).
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Catalogue of Children’s Drama Repertoire 1975-2017
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eg’s H ead M eg’s I s omaí S lí I dir na L ínte Cross M y H eart T he W T he L ittle D ance G irl T he G randmother PLAY TIT L E PLAY 2004 2005 2005 2005 2005 2005 2005 2005 2005 2005 2005 2005 2005 2005 2005 2005 2005 2006 2006 Y E AR 2006 28 AT PLAY: New Plays for Children 1975-2017 I rish I rish I rish I rish I rish I rish E nglish E nglish E nglish E nglish E nglish E nglish E nglish E nglish E nglish E nglish E nglish E nglish E nglish E nglish E nglish E nglish E nglish E nglish aibhdhearc atergate T heatre yric T heatre our to schools our to schools our to schools our to schools our to schools our to schools our to schools W T L Cultúrlann M c A dam Ó F iaich O ld M useum A rts Centre Cultúrlann M c A dam Ó F iaich Project A rts Centre T he A rk T T he A rk T he A rk T A bbey T heatre/ mharclann na M ainistreach (Peacock S tage) A bbey T heatre/ mharclann na M ainistreach (Peacock S tage) T T he A rk A bbey T heatre/ mharclann na M ainistreach (Peacock S tage) T T A n T R amor T heatre U nknown T he A rk T aibhdhearc Barnstorm T heatre Company R eplay T heatre Company Cahoots N I A isling G héar R eplay T heatre Company A isling G héar S torytellers T heatre Company T he A rk TEAM E ducational T heatre Company T he A rk in association with D ublin heatre F estival & Barabbas...the company T he A rk G raffiti T heatre Company A bbey T heatre/ mharclann na M ainistreach A bbey T heatre/ mharclann na M ainistreach R eplay T heatre Company T he A rk A bbey T heatre/ mharclann na M ainistreach G raffiti T heatre Company G raffiti T heatre Company A n T L ivin’ D red T heatre Company Cahoots N I T he A rk G raffiti T heatre Company ranslation ranslation ranslation ranslation ranslation ranslation ranslation O riginal Play O riginal Play O riginal Play O riginal Play O riginal Play A daptation/ T A daptation/ T O riginal Play O riginal Play O riginal Play O riginal Play A daptation/ T O riginal Play O riginal Play O riginal Play A daptation/ T O riginal Play O riginal Play A daptation/ T O riginal Play A daptation/ T O riginal Play O riginal Play A daptation/ T eronica Coburn Philip H ardy & M aeve I ngoldsby G rant Corr Zoë S eaton & Paul Bosco M c E neaney D eirdre Nic Con U isce S arah F itz G ibbon M áire A ndrews M ary E lizabeth Burke-Kennedy John Banville F rances Kay V R aymond Keane & M ary cNally S íle Ní Bhroin Paula M eehan Jim Nolan Nicola M cCartney Jocelyn Clarke M arina Carr S arah F itz G ibbon S íle Ní Bhroin D ara Ó Conaola D eirdre Kinahan Zoë S eaton & Paul Bosco M c E neaney D avid Boyd (2) S íle Ní Bhroin wo ells a S tory olf of W inter ale of the Blue E yed Cat ou Choose T he Bus Y T he Blizzard W izard Pádraig i d T ír na n I ontas L ittle ou T Jack agus an G as Pónaire H ansel and G retel D ublin 1742 Bumbógs & Bees Blowfish nnabelle’s S tar A nnabelle’s A n Páiste Caillte T he W T he R oad to Carne T he M illies T he D ay I S wapped M y ad F or G oldfish M eat and S alt Jackie’s D ay – T he H ospital Jackie’s Céim ar Chéim A n Phortráid T he T he M agic H at R udolf the ed Jackie – an t O spidéal 2002 2002 2002 2002 2002 2002 2002 2002 2002 2002 2002 2002 2003 2003 2003 2003 2003 2003 2003 2003 2004 2004 2004 2004
irishplayography.com 29 I rish I rish I rish E nglish E nglish E nglish E nglish E nglish E nglish E nglish E nglish E nglish E nglish E nglish E nglish E nglish E nglish E nglish E nglish E nglish E nglish LA N G U AG E atergate T heatre atergate T heatre yric T heatre our to schools our to schools our to schools our to schools our to schools our to schools our to schools our to schools our to schools our to schools our to schools our to schools our to schools T T L T he A rk W T T T T Project A rts Centre T he A rk T T T T T T he A rk W U nknown T T VENUE yric T heatre G raffiti T heatre Company TEAM E ducational T heatre Company L T he A rk Barnstorm T heatre Company G raffiti T heatre Company R eplay T heatre Company TEAM E ducational T heatre Company R eplay T heatre Company S torytellers T heatre Company in association with O perating T heatre T he A rk G raffiti T heatre Company TEAM E ducational T heatre Company R eplay T heatre Company R eplay T heatre Company G raffiti T heatre Company T he A rk Barnstorm T heatre Company M onkeyshine T heatre Company G raffiti T heatre Company TEAM E ducational T heatre Company PRO DU C E R ranslation ranslation ranslation ranslation ranslation O riginal Play O riginal Play A daptation/ T O riginal Play O riginal Play O riginal Play A daptation/ T O riginal Play O riginal Play A daptation/ T O riginal Play A daptation/ T O riginal Play O riginal Play O riginal Play O riginal Play O riginal Play O riginal Play O riginal Play A daptation/ T O riginal Play PLAY T YP E PLAY est est S arah F itz G ibbon John M c A rdle Paul Boyd (2) John M c A rdle Brenda W inter M aeve I ngoldsby F iadhnat Ní M heara & ícheál O S úilleabháin (3) M ichael W John M cClelland M ary E lizabeth Burke-Kennedy Johnny H anrahan & John Browne M áire Nic haoláin & ícheál O S úilleabháin (3) M ichael W John M cClelland Paul Boyd (2) S arah F itz G ibbon Nico Brown & F rances Kay M aeve I ngoldsby D evised S íle Ní Bhroin M artin urphy W R I GH T PLAY onderland ee M artian on’t Behave! Jackie’s D ay Jackie’s F riends lice’s A dventures in W A lice’s Zoe’s Play Zoe’s T he L ittle W S caredy Cats S céal F aoi Bhláth Jack F ell D own Blood L ines T he S tar Child & O ther tories T he F ourth W ise M an S íscéal an Chroí F orest M an D ome S weet S melly W R udie Bits Pass the Parcel Kevin’s S tory Kevin’s L ost Property Jackie G ood as old PLAY TIT L E PLAY 1998 1998 1998 1999 1999 1999 1999 1999 1999 2000 2000 2000 2000 2000 2001 2001 2001 2001 2001 2001 Y E AR 2001 30 AT PLAY: New Plays for Children 1975-2017 I rish E nglish E nglish E nglish E nglish E nglish E nglish E nglish E nglish E nglish E nglish E nglish E nglish E nglish E nglish E nglish E nglish E nglish E nglish E nglish E nglish E nglish E nglish aibhdhearc atergate T heatre atergate T heatre atergate T heatre our to schools our to schools our to schools our to schools our to schools our to schools our to schools our to schools our to schools O ld M useum A rts Centre A bbey T heatre/ mharclann na M ainistreach (Peacock S tage) T T A bbey T heatre/ mharclann na M ainistreach (Peacock S tage) T A n T T T T W R iverside T heatre T he A rk T he A rk T he A rk R iverside T heatre T W T R iverside T heatre T he A rk W T elly T heatre Company in association with aibhdhearc R eplay T heatre Company A bbey T heatre/ mharclann na M ainistreach TEAM E ducational T heatre Company Kabosh A bbey T heatre/ mharclann na M ainistreach TEAM E ducational T heatre Company A n T G raffiti T heatre Company R eplay T heatre Company TEAM E ducational T heatre Company Barnstorm T heatre Company R iverside T heatre in association with Kabosh TEAM E ducational T heatre Company T he A rk T he A rk in association with Barabbas...the company Kabosh R eplay T heatre Company Barnstorm T heatre Company G raffiti T heatre Company Big T R iverside T heatre T he A rk Barnstorm T heatre Company G raffiti T heatre Company ranslation ranslation ranslation ranslation ranslation ranslation O riginal Play O riginal Play O riginal Play O riginal Play A daptation/ T O riginal Play A daptation/ T A daptation/ T O riginal Play O riginal Play A daptation/ T O riginal Play O riginal Play O riginal Play O riginal Play O riginal Play O riginal Play O riginal Play O riginal Play A daptation/ T A daptation/ T O riginal Play O riginal Play John P R ooney Kevin L avin M aeve I ngoldsby Paul Boyd (2), O rla M cKeagney & E mily T homas Patrick M cCabe Paula M eehan U nknown L aurie Brooks Brenda W inter John M c A rdle M aeve I ngoldsby Paul Boyd (2), O rla M cKeagney & E mily T homas Paula M eehan Nico Brown & M artin D rury D evised by Barabbas... the company Paul Boyd (2) John M cClelland M aeve I ngoldsby D evised by G raffiti T heatre Company from an original concept by E melie F itz G ibbon, die D emas & M yles Breen Zoë S eaton Johnny H anrahan & John Browne M aeve I ngoldsby D evised by E melie F itz G ibbon & raffiti T heatre Company ree ater Babies oyage S quinty & the cotch G iant R umpelstiltskin T he M onkey Puzzle T he E lves A nd S hoemaker T he A dventures of S hay M ouse Kirkle Banríon S neachta T he R iddle Keeper orrigan’s M ound T he Battle for M orrigan’s illie’s S torybook S illy M illie’s igger, D oc and ee D igger, R umpelstiltskin T he V T he Croons O ut the Back D oor H ansel & G rettel F orging A head Bananas in the Bread Bin F orget-me-not T he W T he Pied Piper S illy Bits of ky T he Changeling 1994 1994 1995 1995 1995 1995 1995 1996 1996 1996 1996 1996 1997 1997 1997 1997 1997 1997 1997 1998 1998 1998 1998
irishplayography.com 31 I rish I rish I rish I rish E nglish E nglish E nglish E nglish E nglish E nglish E nglish E nglish E nglish E nglish E nglish E nglish E nglish E nglish E nglish E nglish E nglish E nglish LA N G U AG E rust H ouse, Cork aibhdhearc aibhdhearc aibhdhearc our to schools our to schools our to schools our to schools our to schools our to schools our to schools our to schools our to schools our to schools our to schools L ombard S t. tudio R iverside T heatre A bbey T heatre/ mharclann na M ainistreach (Peacock S tage) T allery, Cork Crawford A rt G allery, A n G eantraí F olk T heatre T A n T A n T T T T T Civic T T T A n T Project A rts Centre T T T F irkin Crane VENUE aibhdhearc aibhdhearc aibhdhearc Pooka Children’s T heatre Pooka Children’s Charabanc T heatre Company A bbey T heatre/ mharclann na M ainistreach TEAM E ducational T heatre Company G raffiti T heatre Company Pooka Children’s T heatre Pooka Children’s D eilt A n T A n T TEAM E ducational T heatre Company R eplay T heatre Company TEAM E ducational T heatre Company R eplay T heatre Company G raffiti T heatre Company TEAM E ducational T heatre Company R eplay T heatre Company A n T Project A rts Centre TEAM E ducational T heatre Company TEAM E ducational T heatre Company G raffiti T heatre Company G raffiti T heatre Company PRO DU C E R ranslation ranslation ranslation ranslation ranslation ranslation ranslation ranslation A daptation/ T O riginal Play O riginal Play O riginal Play O riginal Play A daptation/ T A daptation/ T A daptation/ T A daptation/ T O riginal Play O riginal Play O riginal Play O riginal Play A daptation/ T O riginal Play O riginal Play A daptation/ T O riginal Play O riginal Play O riginal Play O riginal Play A daptation/ T PLAY T YP E PLAY alsh reasa U í T hiarnáin reasa U í T hiarnáin F ergus ay M arie Jones (1) S ean Campion, Collette F arrell & Jim O ’Keefe Jim Nolan E melie F itz G ibbon F ergus ay L iam Ó M uirthile M ícheál ac Cába T R oger G regg M arie Jones (1) M aeve I ngoldsby M arie Jones (1) D evised by the company M aeve I ngoldsby M arie Jones (1) T M aeve I ngoldsby Ken Bourke S ean M offatt E nda W D evised by the company W R I GH T PLAY werp wins’ Crazy Christmas way oad ales ell ales errible T all T yrannosaurus T A S how of H ans! T he T D ear Kenny M esser Jack M agee and the D evils T hree Bocó agus Bim A isling na G aoithe M óire M agus na L ollipop A mbrose and the G umblewhumps he Cow, the S hip and I ndian T he Cow, F irestone H iring D ays F rog and T E arwigs D on’t L ook own Barney T T he W O ne S tar A F ishy T T he H appy Prince PLAY TIT L E PLAY 1987 1988 1988 1988 1989 1989 1989 1989 1990 1990 1991 1991 1992 1992 1992 1992 1992 1993 1993 1993 1993 Y E AR 1994 32 AT PLAY: New Plays for Children 1975-2017 I rish I rish I rish I rish I rish E nglish E nglish E nglish E nglish E nglish E nglish E nglish E nglish E nglish E nglish E nglish E nglish E nglish E nglish E nglish E nglish E nglish ell our to schools our to schools A bbey T heatre/ mharclann na M ainistreach (Peacock S tage) U nknown A bbey T heatre/ mharclann na M ainistreach (Peacock S tage) A mharclann an O scar T he John Player heatre T he D amer H all/ A n T he M ansion H ouse, D ublin A bbey T heatre/ mharclann na M ainistreach (Peacock S tage) A mharclann an O scar T he D amer H all/ A n T he D amer H all/ A n T A mharclann G heantraí, n Chultúrlann i mBaile Átha Cliath T he D amer H all/ A n T he D amer H all/ A n T he D amer H all/ A n T he D amer H all/ A n G ate T heatre/ A mharclann an heata awk’s W H awk’s A mharclann an cadaimh, S ráid Phiarsaigh, BÁC T he D amer H all/ A n T
adhg O ’Kane Players in conjunction with A bbey T heatre/ mharclann na M ainistreach M oving T heatre A bbey T heatre/ mharclann na M ainistreach D eilt D ublin T heatre F estival Pooka Children’s T heatre Pooka Children’s T the D ublin T heatre F estival A bbey T heatre/ mharclann na M ainistreach D eilt Pooka Children’s T heatre Pooka Children’s Pooka Children’s T heatre Pooka Children’s TEAM E ducational T heatre Company D eilt Pooka Children’s T heatre Pooka Children’s Pooka Children’s T heatre Pooka Children’s Pooka Children’s T heatre Pooka Children’s Pooka Children’s T heatre Pooka Children’s TEAM E ducational T heatre Company & G rips T heatre Berlin D eilt D eilt Pooka Children’s T heatre Pooka Children’s TEAM E ducational T heatre Company ranslation ranslation ranslation ranslation ranslation O riginal Play O riginal Play O riginal Play O riginal Play O riginal Play A daptation/ T O riginal Play O riginal Play O riginal Play A daptation/ T O riginal Play O riginal Play O riginal Play O riginal Play O riginal Play O riginal Play A daptation/ T A daptation/ T O riginal Play A daptation/ T O riginal Play O riginal Play E ilis D illon Barbara M cNamara Pat I ngoldsby Pádraig Ó S iochrú Joe O ’ D onnell F ergus ay M ary E lizabeth Burke-Kennedy Jim D oherty Pádraig Ó S iochrú M ary urphy M ary urphy John M c A rdle Pádraig Ó S iochrú M ary urphy F ergus ay M ary urphy M ary urphy Bernard F arrell Pádraig Ó S iochrú Nuala Ní D homhnaill F ergus ay Bernard F arrell each na euk and o Bethlehem wo, T hree, O ’ L eary eukface the Y wo H ouses T he Cats’ O pera S omewhere Between F rogs and Princes the S potty G rousler Y S céal Na G aoithe M óire G illy and the Bogeys Beauty and the Beast T he Parrot T he L ugnaquilla G orilla Peats A erach agus an Bás O nce U pon a S nore A S urprise for M iriam T S ean- E oin R antobamus King G ismo and the W izard H ow F ar I s t T W urawor A - ishin’o O ne, T L iam na eisce agus T G aoithe Jimín H igh R ise S urprise Because just 1981 1981 1982 1982 1982 1982 1983 1983 1983 1983 1983 1984 1984 1984 1984 1984 1985 1985 1985 1985 1985 1986
irishplayography.com 33 I rish E nglish E nglish E nglish E nglish E nglish E nglish E nglish E nglish E nglish E nglish E nglish E nglish E nglish E nglish E nglish E nglish LA N G U AG E our to schools our to schools our to schools our to schools our to schools A bbey T heatre/ mharclann na M ainistreach (rehearsal room) A bbey T heatre/ mharclann na M ainistreach Project A rts Centre T A bbey T heatre/ mharclann na M ainistreach (Peacock S tage) T he D amer H all/ A n T F ocus T heatre A bbey T heatre/ mharclann na M ainistreach (Peacock S tage) T A bbey T heatre/ mharclann na M ainistreach (Peacock S tage) A bbey T heatre/ mharclann na M ainistreach (Peacock S tage) T T F ocus T heatre T he John Player heatre R etreat H ouse, S ligo VENUE 2 TEAM E ducational T heatre Company in association with A bbey T heatre/ mharclann na M ainistreach TEAM E ducational T heatre Company in association with A bbey T heatre/ mharclann na M ainistreach Project A rts Centre TEAM E ducational T heatre Company A bbey T heatre/ mharclann na M ainistreach A n D amer I rish T heatre Company TEAM E ducational T heatre Company F ocus T heatre A bbey T heatre/ mharclann na M ainistreach TEAM E ducational T heatre Company A bbey T heatre/ mharclann na M ainistreach A bbey T heatre/ mharclann na M ainistreach TEAM E ducational T heatre Company TEAM E ducational T heatre Company F ocus T heatre D ublin T heatre F estival PRO DU C E R ranslation ranslation ranslation ranslation O riginal Play A daptation/ T O riginal Play O riginal Play O riginal Play O riginal Play O riginal Play O riginal Play A daptation/ T O riginal Play O riginal Play O riginal Play O riginal Play A daptation/ T O riginal Play A daptation/ T O riginal Play PLAY T YP E PLAY alsh D evised by the company with contributions Barry Bryan M urray, from Pat I ngoldsby, M c G overn & Noel F arlane D evised by TEAM Bríd D ukes D evised by TEAM with pupils of Basin L ane Primary S chool S eán W S eán Ó Briain Joe O ’ D onnell D evised by TEAM M ary E lizabeth Burke-Kennedy Bill M orrison D evised by TEAM Pat I ngoldsby L in F ord D avid M cKenna M ary E lizabeth Burke-Kennedy M ary E lizabeth Burke-Kennedy Peter O ’ S haughnessy & A nthony Blinco W R I GH T PLAY ord ime onderland ellow F eet S how onder Ponder T W S ugar and pice R ats nails T he S aga of nozzles hat’s M ad T hat’s M anus and the ighty D ragon H erman D T he Big Y O nly a S tory A lice in W Conn and the Conquerors of S pace S unflower R hymin’ S imon S nake E ye and the D iamond mperor’s New Clothes E mperor’s T he W ind of the T he G olden oose T he F abulous Journey of M ac Con G lin PLAY TIT L E PLAY 1975 1975 1976 1976 1976 1976 1979 1977 1979 1977 1980 1978 1980 1978 1981 1979 Y E AR 1981 34 AT PLAY: New Plays for Children 1975-2017
Thank You In compiling this research, we have been greatly assisted by a number of agencies, libraries, archives, and individuals. Particular thanks are due to Martin Drury, Aislinn O’hEocha, Kate Ferris, Emelie FitzGibbon, Arthur Lappin, Sinead McPhillips, Joan Sheehy, Jonathan White and Ray Yeates for their invaluable feedback on draft versions of the catalogue and to each of the theatre companies listed who opened their archives to us to provide information for this report.
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