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Paul Mercier

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Paul Mercier was a founding member and artistic director of the Passion Machine theatre company. His plays have received numerous awards such as the Harvey's Irish Theatre Award for Best New Irish Work, The Sunday Independent Arts Award, The Sunday Tribune Arts Award, The Rooney Prize for Irish Literature, and an Edinburgh Fringe First Award. His 1998 Dublin Trilogy received the Evening Herald/ Dublin Theatre Festival Award for Best Irish Production and The Irish Times/ ESB Irish Theatre Award for Best Production. He has written and directed two award-winning short films for Brother Films, 'Before I Sleep' and 'Lipservice'. A former Irish teacher at Greendale Community School in Kilbarrack, he directed the hit Irish-language teenage series 'Aifric' for TG4. 'Sétanta', a co-production by the Abbey Theatre and Fibín Theatre Company and directed by the author, won the BBC Irish language award at the 2012 Stewart Parker Trust Awards.

Company Jobs

Job Title Company
Artistic Director Passion Machine

Playwriting Credits

Play Title Playwright
Buddleia Paul Mercier
Diarmuid and Gráinne Paul Mercier
Down the Line Paul Mercier
Drowning Paul Mercier
Home Paul Mercier
Home Theatre (Ireland) Sonya Kelly Duke Special Robbie Blake Tom Swift Louise Lewis Nancy Harris Elaine Murphy Little John Nee Natalya O'Flaherty Finbarr Doyle Paul Mercier John Morton Shaun Dunne Feli Speaks Marc Mac Lochlainn Eva O'Connor Sorcha Fox Gavin Kostick Sharon Mannion Fionn Foley Deirdre Kinahan Clare Barrett (1) Jody O'Neill Colin Murphy Jeda de Brí Carys D. Coburn Neil Watkins Fiona McGeown Roisin Ingle Bryan Burroughs
Homeland Paul Mercier
Kitchensink Paul Mercier
Native City Paul Mercier
Pilgrims Paul Mercier
Réiltín Paul Mercier
Sétanta Paul Mercier
Spacers Paul Mercier
Studs Paul Mercier
The East Pier Paul Mercier
The Passing Paul Mercier
Wasters Paul Mercier
We Ourselves Paul Mercier

Director

Play Title Playwright
A Little Bit of Blue Alan Archbold
Brownbread Roddy Doyle
Buddleia Paul Mercier
Diarmuid and Gráinne Paul Mercier
Drowning Paul Mercier
Home Paul Mercier
Homeland Paul Mercier
It Come Up Sun Joe O'Byrne
Kitchensink Paul Mercier
Native City Paul Mercier
Pilgrims Paul Mercier
Réiltín Paul Mercier
Sétanta Paul Mercier

Bunaithe ar an seanscéal Rúraíochta 'An Táin Bó Cuailgne'
Spacers Paul Mercier
Studs Paul Mercier
The East Pier Paul Mercier
The Murphy Initiative Niall Williams
The Passing Paul Mercier
War Roddy Doyle
Wasters Paul Mercier
We Ourselves Paul Mercier

Company Artistic Director

Play Title Playwright
Babies and Bathwater Brendan Gleeson
Between Venus and Mars Antoine Ó Flatharta
Dectire John McArdle
Ghost Acreage at Vixen Time Deirdre Hines
Love Machines Johnny Hanrahan
Massive Damages Declan Lynch
Melting Penguins Gerard Stembridge
Sheep, Shite and Desolation Nell McCafferty
The Last Potato Joe O'Byrne
The Man Who Cared Too Much Frank Shouldice
Too Much Too Young Anto Nolan
Where the Heart Is Michael Harding

Set Designer

Play Title Playwright
Brownbread Roddy Doyle
Diarmuid and Gráinne Paul Mercier
It Come Up Sun Joe O'Byrne
We Ourselves Paul Mercier

Lighting

Play Title Playwright
Dorothy Graham Reid

Music Composed by

Play Title Playwright
Drowning Paul Mercier

Assistant Production Manager

Play Title Playwright
Nora Barnacle Maureen Charlton

Lighting Designer

Play Title Playwright
The Birdtable Brendan Gleeson