VENUES

Olympia Theatre

OVERVIEW

NEW IRISH PLAYS PRODUCED AT OLYMPIA THEATRE

Play Title Playwright
A View From the Obelisk Hugh Leonard
Ah Well, It Won't Be Long Now! Mary Manning (1)
Carrie Wesley Burrowes Michael Coffey James Douglas
Dandelions Fiona Looney
Diamonds in the Soil

Devised by Patrick O'Reilly. Initial treatment by Mary Drechsler. Developed by the company in rehearsal.
Does Your Mother? Lee Dunne
Francey James Cheasty
Glory Be! Fergus Linehan (1)
I, Keano Arthur Matthews Michael Nugent Paul Woodfull
Kill Hugh Leonard
Laurette Stanley Young
Based on the biography "Laurette" by Marguerite Courtney.
Man Alive James D. B. O'Toole
McRoarty T.D. Fergus Linehan (1)
Mick and Mick Hugh Leonard
No More Culture Brendan Smith
Nude With Violin Noel Coward
October Fiona Looney
Pizzazz Hugh Leonard
Red Roses for Me Sean O'Casey
Ross O'Carroll-Kelly, Between Foxrock and a Hard Place Paul Howard
Ross O'Carroll-Kelly's The Last Days of the Celtic Tiger Paul Howard
Sir Buccaneer G.P. Gallivan
Speak of the Devil Fergus Linehan (1)
Stag Party Leonard Webb
Teresa of Avila Hugh Ross Williamson
The Boys in the Band Mart Crowley
The Death and Resurrection of Mr. Roche Thomas Kilroy
The Field John B. Keane
The Gentle Island Brian Friel
The Green Valley Frank Byrne Michael Coffey
The House of Cards Frank Carney
The Land is Bright M.A. Fraser
The Late Arrival of the Incoming Aircraft Hugh Leonard
The Liberty Suit Gerard Mannix Flynn Peter Sheridan
Written by Peter Sheridan in collaboration with Gerard Mannix Flynn.
The Man in the Green Coat Arthur Frewen
The Mundy Scheme Brian Friel
The Patrick Pearse Motel Hugh Leonard
The Real McCoy MJJ MacKeown
The Rough and Ready Lot Alun Owen
The Seventh Step Padraic Fallon
The Stepping Stone G.P. Gallivan
The Strings are False Paul Vincent Carroll
What the Doctor Ordered MJJ MacKeown
You Can't Be Too Careful Louis d'Alton
Zoz Joe O'Donnell

ADAPTATIONS/TRANSLATIONS

Play Title Playwright
Inquiry at Lisieux Chloe Gibson Adrian Vale Marcelle Maurette
Tranlsated and adapted from The original by Marcelle Maurette.
Knocknagow Seamus De Burca Charles J. Kickham
Mother Courage And Her Children Joe O'Byrne Bertolt Brecht
A translation of the original play by Bertolt Brecht.
Roman Fever Hugh Leonard
Adapted from the original short story by Edith Wharton.
The Apricot Season Terence Butler
A translation of the Italian play 'La Stagione Delle Albicocche' by Aldo Nicolaj.
The Barracks Hugh Leonard John McGahern
The Crock of Gold Fiona Buffini James Stephens
Adapted by Fiona Buffini from the novel 'The Crock of Gold' by James Stephens
The Dead Hugh Leonard James Joyce
Based on the short story of the same name, first published in 1914.
The Informer Micheál Mac Liammóir Liam O'Flaherty
Adapted from the original novel by Liam O'Flaherty.
The Informer Tom Murphy (1) Liam O'Flaherty
Adapted from the original novel by Liam O'Flaherty.
The Mullingar Recruits Dominic Roche George Farquhar
The Temptation of Mr. O Cyril Cusack Franz Kafka

An adaptation of 'The Trial' by Franz Kafka.
Wuthering Heights Mary Elizabeth Burke-Kennedy Emily Brontë
Adapted from the original novel by Emily Brontë.