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About Us
Moonfish Theatre was founded in 2006 in Galway, Ireland.
Moonfish's first production, Bonny & Read, brought actors and musicians from the UK and Ireland together in a dynamic and innovative theatre piece that won an enthusiastic audience and press response when it ran at the Town Hall Theatre, Galway and at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in 2007.
In 2008 Moonfish was commissioned by the Galway Early Music Festival to produce Noah’s Ark, a re-interpretation of the 14th century medieval mystery play. The production, again blending music, movement and text, was performed in the King’s Head as part of the Galway Early Music Festival and went on to tour to festivals around Ireland including Spraoi (Waterford), and the Rathfarnham Arts Trail (Dublin). Noah’s Ark also ran at the Spirit Centre, Galway in July of 2008.
Moonfish is proud to have taken part in the first Galway Theatre Festival in October 2008, with their production of After the End by Dennis Kelly. A raw and gripping two-hander, this was a new and challenging addition to Moonfish's diverse repertoire.
Moonfish are a bi-lingual theatre company and in March 2009 they produced, Namhaid Don Phobal a co-production with An Taidhbhearc, Ireland's Irish-language National Theatre. 'Namhaid Don Phobal', the Irish translation of Ibsen's 'An Enemy of the People', premiered in Galway in March 2009 before traveling to the Axis Theatre, Dublin. This production marked one of the first times English-language surtitles were incorporated into Irish-language theatre, and the production drew audiences of over 600, Gaeilgeoirí and non-Gaeilgeoirí alike.
In 2009 Moonfish was once again delighted to be commissioned by the Galway Early Music Festival, this time to bring to the stage the wild and wonderful adventures of Aucassin and Nicolette. This energetic, musical retelling of the medieval love story between the hapless Aucassin and his feisty heroine Nicolette played at the King's Head, Galway, was invited to Ruaile Buaile, the Lucan Children's Festival in August 2009, and was performed at Athenry Castle as part of Heritage Week, 2009.
Most recently, Moonfish brought their latest production, The Secret Garden, to the second Galway Theatre Festival. 'The Secret Garden', based on the classic novel by Frances Hodgson Burnett, was developed by the company through ensemble workshops, and will be touring Ireland in 2010.
About Moonfish Theatre Company
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