Fishamble Firsts: An Anthology of First Plays by New Playwrights

'Without Fishamble, Irish theatre would be anaemic' Brian Friel

'Fishamble puts electricity into the national grid of dreams' Sebastian Barry

Fishamble: The New Play Company celebrates is twentieth anniversary with this anthology of first plays by new playwrights. It includes plays by Rosalind Haslett, Jim O'Hanlon, Gary Duggan, Rodney Lee and Sean McLoughlin, as well as short plays from multi-writer projects by Roisin Ingle, Stella Feehily, Tara Dairman, Simon O'Gorman, John Cronin and Belinda McKeon.

Praise for these plays:

Still by Rosalind Haslett:
'Haslett's writing is very original and daring...a remarkable play' Irish Examiner

The Buddhist of Castleknock by Jim O'Hanlon
'Terrifically entertaining...really funny' Sunday Tribune

Monged by Gary Duggan
Stewart Parker Trust Award Winner
'Duggan's writing is pacy and raw...thoroughly engaging' In Dublin

The Gist of It by Rodney Lee
'A lot of laughs...crackling dialogue...hilarious characters' Event Guide

Noah and the Tower Flower by Sean O'Loughlin
Irish Times Best New Play Award Winner; Stewart Parker Trust Award Winner
'Exhilarating, clever and disturbing' Irish Independent