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Enda Walsh

Enda Walsh

Enda Walsh is a multi-award-winning Irish playwright. He lives in London. His work has been translated into over twenty languages and has been performed internationally since 1998.

His recent plays include: Medicine at the 2021 Edinburgh International Festival and Galway International Arts Festival; Arlington at the 2016 Galway International Festival; an adaptation of Roald Dahl's The Twits for the Royal Court (2015); Ballyturk and Room 303 at the 2014 Galway International Arts Festival; Misterman, presented by Landmark Productions and Galway International Arts Festival in Ireland, London and New York (2011–2012); and several plays for Druid Theatre Company, including Penelope, which has been presented in Ireland, America and London, from 2010–2011, The New Electric Ballroom, which played Ireland, Australia, Edinburgh, London, New York and LA from 2008–2009, and The Walworth Farce, which played Ireland, Edinburgh, London and New York, as well as an American and Australian tour, from 2007–2010.

He collaborated with David Bowie on the musical Lazarus (New York Theatre Workshop, 2015, and West End, 2016), and won a Tony Award in 2012 for writing the book for the musical Once, seen on Broadway, in the West End and on a US tour.

His other plays include Delirium (Theatre O/Barbican), which played Dublin and a British tour in 2008; Chatroom (National Theatre), which played at the National Theatre and on tour in Britain and Asia (2006–2007); and The Small Things (Paines Plough), which played London and Ireland (2005).

His early plays include Bedbound (Dublin Theatre Festival) and Disco Pigs (Corcadorca).

His film work includes Disco Pigs (Temple Films/Renaissance) and Hunger (Blast/FILM4), winner of the Camera d'Or at the 2008 Cannes Film Festival.

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Once: The Musical

Once: The Musical

By Enda Walsh By (composer) Glen Hansard and Markéta Irglová

An extraordinary, Tony Award-winning musical about love, friendship and music. Based on the Academy Award-winning film.

Ballyturk

Ballyturk

By Enda Walsh

A gut-wrenchingly funny, achingly sad play featuring jaw-dropping moments of physical comedy.

Enda Walsh Plays: Two

Enda Walsh Plays: Two

By Enda Walsh

The second collection of plays from the multi-award-winning Irish playwright, including The Walworth Farce, The New Electric Ballroom, Penelope, Ballyturk and two short plays, with a Foreword by the author.

My Friend Duplicity

My Friend Duplicity

By Enda Walsh

A one-act duologue by Enda Walsh which went on to inspire his play Ballyturk.

Published in volume Enda Walsh Plays: Two
    Room 303

    Room 303

    By Enda Walsh

    A short monologue inspired by the Third Epistle of John and first produced by the Bush Theatre, London, as part of the Sixty-Six Books season in 2011.

    Published in volume Enda Walsh Plays: Two
      Roald Dahl's The Twits

      Roald Dahl's The Twits (stage version)

      Adapted by Enda Walsh

      Mischievously adapted from Roald Dahl's story, acclaimed playwright Enda Walsh turns The Twits upside down and brings this revolting revolution to the stage.

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      Arlington

      Arlington

      By Enda Walsh

      A strange, tender love story from the author of Disco Pigs and The Walworth Farce.

      Kitchen

      Kitchen

      By Enda Walsh

      A short play from the author of Disco Pigs and The Walworth Farce.

      Published in volume Arlington
        A Girl's Bedroom

        A Girl's Bedroom

        By Enda Walsh

        A short play from the author of Disco Pigs and The Walworth Farce.

        Published in volume Arlington
          Lazarus: The Complete Book and Lyrics

          Lazarus: The Complete Book and Lyrics

          By David Bowie and Enda Walsh

          The extraordinary musical inspired by the book The Man Who Fell to Earth by Walter Tevis and its cult film adaptation starring David Bowie, and incorporating some of Bowie's most iconic songs.

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          Medicine & The Same: two plays

          Medicine & The Same: two plays

          By Enda Walsh

          Two plays by Enda Walsh: Medicine, a dark and frequently absurdist play about how we have treated those we call 'mentally ill'; and The Same, about two women who meet in a psychiatric institution.

          Medicine

          Medicine

          By Enda Walsh

          A dark and frequently absurdist play about how we have treated those we call 'mentally ill'.

          Published in volume Medicine & The Same: two plays