Past Productions

Namhaid Don Phobal
le Henrik Ibsen

I Márta 2009 chur Moonfish Theatre agus an Taibhdhearc leagan Gaeilge den dráma cáiliúil le Henrik Ibsen, 'Namhaid Don Phobal', ar stáitse. Bhi an dráma léirithe as Gaeilge, le fo-thidil Béarla, ceann dosna cead uaire gur cuireadh fothidil le drama as Ghaeilge. Ar an gcaoi seo, oscaliodh an drama don phobal iomlan, idir Gaeilgeoiri agus iad siud nach bhfuil an teanga acu. Bhi 'Namhaid Don Phobal' ar siúl sa Dubhlann, Gaillimh agus in Amharlcann Axis, Baile Átha Cliath.

Fuair an tionscnamh tacaíocht ó Ealaín na Gaeltachta, Foras na Gaeilge, Business 2 Arts agus Ambasáid Ríoga na hIorua in Éirinn.

In March 2009 Moonfish Theatre and An Taibhdhearc brought an Irish language version of Ibsen's classic 'An Enemy of the People' to the stage. The production was performed in Irish, with English surtitles, one of the first times English subtitles were used in an Irish language production. This made it possible for those with only a few words of Irish and for non-Irish audience members to experience and enjoy a production in Irish. 'Namhaid Don Phobal' ran at the Black Box Theatre, Galway at the Axis Theatre, Dublin.

The production was supported by Ealaín na Gaeltachta, Foras na Gaeilge, Business 2 Arts and The Royal Norwegian Embassy in Ireland.

Aucassin et Nicolette

Princes, damsels, battles, food-fights, kidnaps and escapes! In 2009 Moonfish, in association with The Western Writers' Centre, brought audiences on a wild ride through the adventures of Aucassin et Nicolette, with the aid of music, songs and puppetry!

Based on the original French Medieval story, using songs and words from the translated manuscript, this is a show for anyone with a taste for adventure.

Aucassin et Nicolette is available for touring. Please contact Máiréad at moonfishtheatre@gmail.com.

AFTER THE END by Dennis Kelly

‘Tens of thousands of corpses up there. People vapourised into shadows. No one knows you’re here. I could really hurt you. If I was a bad person...’

Two work colleagues, Mark and Louise, seek shelter from disaster in a nuclear bunker. As they try to survive at close quarters, personal relationships, desires, and truths all slowly disintegrate in this tightly-written psychological drama.

After the End, by Moonfish Theatre, was the first opportunity for Galway audiences to see the work of Dennis Kelly, one of Britain’s foremost new playwrights, hailed by The Guardian as ‘a talent to disturb’. Moonfish was proud to perform 'After the End' as part of the first Galway Theatre Festival, which ran from the 22nd to the 26th of October, 2008 at the Nun's Island Theatre, Galway.

'...The way in which the plot develops, combined with the set, the lighting and the sound effects, created an experience that was both visually and aurally harsh, yet utterly gripping.' ITM, Nov 2008

After the End was first produced at the Bush Theatre in 2005, as a Paines Plough/Bush Theatre co-production.

NOAH'S ARK

Commissioned as part of the Galway Early Music Festival in 2008, Moonfish's imaginative production brought to life the 14th century Medieval mystery play, Noah's Ark. It played at the King's Head, Galway in May 2008, and toured to the Rathfarnam Arts Trail, the Athenry Walled Town's Festival and Spraoi Festival, Waterford in the summer of 2008. It also played at the Spirit centre, Galway in July 2008.

A troupe of actors is coming to town - with a play for the King and Queen! But will it be ready in time? With live music to accompany the exploits of Noah, his large family and a chorus of loud and lively animals, Noah's Ark is an event for all the family to watch and take part in.

BONNY & READ

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. '...an imaginative, energetic and well-realised production, neatly directed by Máiréad Ní Chróinín...we would gladly have spent longer in the company of these singular women, Anne Bonny and Mary Read.' Galway Advertiser, 2007

Bonny & Read is a fast-moving hour of action, adventure, music and song that charts the wild lives of Mary Read and Anne Bonny, two real-life female pirates that sailed the Caribbean Seas in the 1700s.

Libby Christensen and Ionia Ni Chroinin play Mary Read and Anne Bonny, who left their native homes in Ireland and England, crossing the sea to the West Coast of America, where they took up with the notorious Captain Jack Rackham.

Bonny & Read charts their remarkable lives from birth to the gallows, and beyond...

Una Ni Fhlannagain, Grace Kiely and Damien McDonnell accompany the action with live music played on drums, harp and guitar, and bring to life the harsh and beautiful world of the past with sound-effects, ballads, and sea-shanties.