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Jim Nolan

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Jim Nolan was the founding Artistic Director of Red Kettle Theatre Company. He is a former Writer in Association at the Abbey Theatre and Theatre Artist in Residence at Garter Lane Arts Centre. His plays, including Moonshine, The Salvage Shop, Blackwater Angel, Sky Road, Brighton, Dreamland and Johnny I Hardly Knew Ye, have been presented throughout Ireland, in the UK, the US and Canada. Jim has worked as a writer and director with some of Ireland's leading theatre companies, including Barnstorm, Field Day, Rough Magic and the Abbey Theatre. Jim has won several awards for his work, including Sunday Independent Play of the Year for The Salvage Shop and Irish Times Theatre Awards Best New Play nominations for The Salvage Shop and Dreamland. Jim’s most recent play, The Red Iron, opened at Garter Lane Theatre in November 2019. He is a member of Aosdána and his plays are published by Gallery Press.

Playwriting Credits

Play Title Playwright
Blackwater Angel Jim Nolan
Brighton Jim Nolan
Dear Kenny Jim Nolan
Dreamland Jim Nolan
Heartstone Jim Nolan
Johnny I Hardly Knew Ye Jim Nolan
Moonshine Jim Nolan
Round and Round the Garden Jim Nolan
Sky Road Jim Nolan
The Black Pool Jim Nolan
The Boathouse Jim Nolan
The Gods are Angry, Miss Kerr Jim Nolan
The Guernica Hotel Jim Nolan
The Red Iron Jim Nolan
The Road to Carne Jim Nolan
The Salvage Shop Jim Nolan

Director

Play Title Playwright
Choke My Heart Celia McBride
Dreamland Jim Nolan
Johnny I Hardly Knew Ye Jim Nolan
Navy Knickers and Other Hang-Ups Kate Sweeny
Stuck in the Mud James Butler
The Castlecomer Jukebox Jimmy Murphy
The Kings of the Kilburn High Road Jimmy Murphy
The Madame MacAdam Travelling Theatre Thomas Kilroy
The Pilferers Pat Daly (1)
The Queen and Peacock Loughlin Deegan
The Red Iron Jim Nolan