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.
Lazarus: The Complete Book and Lyrics
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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£10.99£8.79Add to basketEbook£10.99£8.79Lynndie's Gotta Gun
By Enda WalshA short play published for the first time, written during the author's time working with European theatremakers.
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Medicine
By Enda WalshA dark and frequently absurdist play about how we have treated those we call 'mentally ill'.
Published in volume Medicine & The Same: two playsMedicine & The Same: two plays
By Enda WalshTwo 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.
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By Enda WalshA virtuosic study of one man's descent into religious mania in small-town Ireland. This edition was published alongside the 2012 production at the National Theatre starring Cillian Murphy.
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£10.99£8.79Add to basketEbook£10.99£8.79misterman (2001 edition)
By Enda WalshA strange and haunting monologue from the acclaimed Irish playwright.
Published in volume bedbound & misterman: two playsMy Friend Duplicity
By Enda WalshA one-act duologue by Enda Walsh which went on to inspire his play Ballyturk.
Published in volume Enda Walsh Plays: TwoThe New Electric Ballroom
By Enda WalshA dark fable of the emotionally stultifying effects of small-town life, from the author of Disco Pigs and The Walworth Farce.
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£10.99£8.79Add to basketEbook£10.99£8.79Once: The Musical
An extraordinary, Tony Award-winning musical about love, friendship and music. Based on the Academy Award-winning film.
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£10.99£8.79Add to basketEbook£10.99£8.79Penelope
By Enda WalshA savage, tragicomic take on the classic Greek myth of Penelope, wife of Odysseus.
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£8.99£7.19Add to basketEbook£8.99£7.19Roald Dahl's The Twits (stage version)
Adapted by Enda WalshMischievously 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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By Enda WalshA 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
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