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Adrift & The Homecoming of Joseph Grace

Two Plays

by Deirdre Kinahan ...

Series series NHB Modern Plays
Two compelling plays about displacement, belonging and Ireland's complex relationship with migration, by award-winning playwright Deirdre Kinahan.In Adrift, a birthday celebration turns volatile when the siblings of a rural Irish family confront their sister over her relationship with a refugee. A funny and humane exploration of the rise of anti-immigrant sentiment, the play was first performed on ... Read more

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Two compelling plays about displacement, belonging and Ireland's complex relationship with migration, by award-winning playwright Deirdre Kinahan.In Adrift, a birthday celebration turns volatile when the siblings of a rural Irish family confront their sister over her relationship with a refugee. A funny and humane exploration of the rise of anti-immigrant sentiment, the play was first performed on
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Adrift

by Deirdre Kinahan ...

Series series NHB Modern Plays
A birthday celebration turns volatile when the siblings of a rural Irish family confront their sister over her relationship with a refugee.A funny and humane exploration of the rise of anti-immigrant sentiment, Deirdre Kinahan's play was first performed on a tour of Ireland in 2026, directed by Marc Atkinson Borrull and produced by NOMAD Network and Once Off Productions. ... Read more

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A birthday celebration turns volatile when the siblings of a rural Irish family confront their sister over her relationship with a refugee.A funny and humane exploration of the rise of anti-immigrant sentiment, Deirdre Kinahan's play was first performed on a tour of Ireland in 2026, directed by Marc Atkinson Borrull and produced by NOMAD Network and Once Off Productions.
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The Homecoming of Joseph Grace

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Series series NHB Modern Plays
A man wrestles with his past as he prepares to set foot on Irish soil after fifty years away.A devastating story of a life unmoored by war and exile, and an ode to every citizen of the world forced to flee their home, Deirdre Kinahan's play The Homecoming of Joseph Grace premiered at the Cork Midsummer Festival in 2026, before transferring to the Pavillion Theatre, Dún Laoghaire. ... Read more

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A man wrestles with his past as he prepares to set foot on Irish soil after fifty years away.A devastating story of a life unmoored by war and exile, and an ode to every citizen of the world forced to flee their home, Deirdre Kinahan's play The Homecoming of Joseph Grace premiered at the Cork Midsummer Festival in 2026, before transferring to the Pavillion Theatre, Dún Laoghaire.
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Rathmines Road

by Deirdre Kinahan ...

Series series NHB Modern Plays
Will truth out?Set over one evening, Rathmines Road by Deirdre Kinahan is a play that rages in a tiny room. Fraught, funny and ferocious, it testifies to the pain of carrying the memory of sexual assault throughout a lifetime.A play about secret trauma and public revelation, Rathmines Road bristles with tension and interrogates catharsis to ask: when and how do we take responsibility?The play ... Read more

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Will truth out?Set over one evening, Rathmines Road by Deirdre Kinahan is a play that rages in a tiny room. Fraught, funny and ferocious, it testifies to the pain of carrying the memory of sexual assault throughout a lifetime.A play about secret trauma and public revelation, Rathmines Road bristles with tension and interrogates catharsis to ask: when and how do we take responsibility?The play
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Refuge

by Deirdre Kinahan ...

Series series NHB Modern Plays
'To take a man's home is a terrible thing.'A young man trembles in his sleep amidst the ruins of a dilapidated barn on the outskirts of a small town in Limerick. When he awakes, he sees the ghost of a woman, comforting him with an old German melody…Compassionate and lyrical, Refuge explores the complex hidden history of the German-speaking settlers who were invited to make a home in rural Ireland ... Read more

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'To take a man's home is a terrible thing.'A young man trembles in his sleep amidst the ruins of a dilapidated barn on the outskirts of a small town in Limerick. When he awakes, he sees the ghost of a woman, comforting him with an old German melody…Compassionate and lyrical, Refuge explores the complex hidden history of the German-speaking settlers who were invited to make a home in rural Ireland
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Raging: Three Plays/Seven Years of Warfare in Ireland

Wild Sky, Embargo & Outrage

by Deirdre Kinahan ...

Series series NHB Modern Plays
A trilogy of landmark plays commemorating seven years of warfare in Ireland, from the 1916 Easter Rising to the Civil War which began in 1922.Wild Sky is a story of interlocking lives: of the politicised Josie Dunne, and of Tom Farrell, who is driven only by his love for her. As the Rising plays out, there are unforeseen consequences for everyone involved...Embargo focuses on a pivotal moment ... Read more

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A trilogy of landmark plays commemorating seven years of warfare in Ireland, from the 1916 Easter Rising to the Civil War which began in 1922.Wild Sky is a story of interlocking lives: of the politicised Josie Dunne, and of Tom Farrell, who is driven only by his love for her. As the Rising plays out, there are unforeseen consequences for everyone involved...Embargo focuses on a pivotal moment
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Bogboy

by Deirdre Kinahan ...

Series series NHB Modern Plays
Two lost souls – a young heroin addict and a reclusive middle-aged farmer – discover a budding friendship in the bogs of Meath, until a terrible secret comes to light.Deirdre Kinahan's short play Bogboy was originally written as a radio play for RTÉ. It was first staged by Tall Tales theatre company at Solstice Arts Centre in 2010. ... Read more

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Two lost souls – a young heroin addict and a reclusive middle-aged farmer – discover a budding friendship in the bogs of Meath, until a terrible secret comes to light.Deirdre Kinahan's short play Bogboy was originally written as a radio play for RTÉ. It was first staged by Tall Tales theatre company at Solstice Arts Centre in 2010.
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Raging: Embargo

The War of Independence

by Deirdre Kinahan ...

Series series NHB Modern Plays
Part of Deirdre Kinahan's trilogy of landmark plays commemorating seven years of warfare in Ireland, Embargo focuses on a pivotal moment during the Irish War of Independence.It is September 1920. Dockers and railmen are refusing to transport armed troops or handle any weapons arriving from Britain. Three characters are caught up in the whirl of historical events in a poetic, bloody and heroic tale ... Read more

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Part of Deirdre Kinahan's trilogy of landmark plays commemorating seven years of warfare in Ireland, Embargo focuses on a pivotal moment during the Irish War of Independence.It is September 1920. Dockers and railmen are refusing to transport armed troops or handle any weapons arriving from Britain. Three characters are caught up in the whirl of historical events in a poetic, bloody and heroic tale
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Deirdre Kinahan: Shorts

Five Plays

by Deirdre Kinahan ...

Series series NHB Collected Works
'The short play – very traditional to Irish theatre – is a little jewel of a structure, a lightning flash on a different world, the illumination made all the more acute by brevity' Deirdre KinahanDeirdre Kinahan is an award-winning playwright and member of Aosdána, Ireland's elected organisation of outstanding artists. This volume brings together five of her short plays, taken from the full span ... Read more

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'The short play – very traditional to Irish theatre – is a little jewel of a structure, a lightning flash on a different world, the illumination made all the more acute by brevity' Deirdre KinahanDeirdre Kinahan is an award-winning playwright and member of Aosdána, Ireland's elected organisation of outstanding artists. This volume brings together five of her short plays, taken from the full span
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Hue & Cry

by Deirdre Kinahan ...

Series series NHB Modern Plays
Two Dublin cousins, Damian and Kevin, are reunited for a family funeral in a highly charged encounter full of disillusion, denial and dark laughter.Deirdre Kinahan's short play Hue & Cry was first staged by Tall Tales theatre company at Bewley's Café Theatre, Dublin, in 2007. ... Read more

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Two Dublin cousins, Damian and Kevin, are reunited for a family funeral in a highly charged encounter full of disillusion, denial and dark laughter.Deirdre Kinahan's short play Hue & Cry was first staged by Tall Tales theatre company at Bewley's Café Theatre, Dublin, in 2007.
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Bé Carna

by Deirdre Kinahan ...

Series series NHB Modern Plays
Five women reflect on their lives as prostitutes on the streets of Dublin.Deirdre Kinahan's short play Bé Carna: Women of the Flesh is a dark tale inspired by true-life stories, reverberating with humanity, warmth and comic humour.It was first staged by Tall Tales theatre company at Andrews Lane Theatre, Dublin, in 1999. ... Read more

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Five women reflect on their lives as prostitutes on the streets of Dublin.Deirdre Kinahan's short play Bé Carna: Women of the Flesh is a dark tale inspired by true-life stories, reverberating with humanity, warmth and comic humour.It was first staged by Tall Tales theatre company at Andrews Lane Theatre, Dublin, in 1999.
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Wild Notes

by Deirdre Kinahan ...

Series series NHB Modern Plays
A play exploring the impact of colonialism through a meeting between Frederick Douglass, the escaped slave and abolitionist who visited Ireland in the 1840s, and a young Irishwoman hoping to emigrate to the country he's running from.Deirdre Kinahan's short play Wild Notes was first staged by Solas Nua in Washington D.C. in 2018. ... Read more

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A play exploring the impact of colonialism through a meeting between Frederick Douglass, the escaped slave and abolitionist who visited Ireland in the 1840s, and a young Irishwoman hoping to emigrate to the country he's running from.Deirdre Kinahan's short play Wild Notes was first staged by Solas Nua in Washington D.C. in 2018.
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