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Nancy Harris

Nancy Harris is a playwright and screenwriter from Dublin who lives in London. Her plays include: Somewhere Out There You (Abbey Theatre Dublin, 2023); Two Ladies (Bridge Theatre, London, 2019); The Beacon (Druid, 2019); The Red Shoes, after Hans Christian Andersen (Gate Theatre, Dublin, 2017); Our New Girl (Bush Theatre, London, 2012); and No Romance (Abbey Theatre, Dublin, 2011).

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No Romance

No Romance

By Nancy Harris

A tender and funny tale about our secret selves, and our search for connection in a fractured world.

Our New Girl & Little Dolls: two plays

Our New Girl & Little Dolls: two plays

By Nancy Harris

Two plays from one of Ireland's leading dramatists.

Love in a Glass Jar

Love in a Glass Jar

By Nancy Harris

A short play from an acclaimed Irish playwright, about a sterile liasion in a hotel room that threatens to spill over into real life.

Published in volume Irish Shorts
    The Beacon

    The Beacon

    By Nancy Harris

    A drama about a Dublin artist haunted by a mysterious accident in her past.

    Two Ladies

    Two Ladies

    By Nancy Harris

    A powerful drama about the first ladies of France and America, as their husbands clash over an international crisis.

    Somewhere Out There You

    Somewhere Out There You

    By Nancy Harris

    A romantic comedy with a twist, playfully unravelling the love stories we weave for ourselves. First performed at the Abbey Theatre, Dublin, as part of Dublin Theatre Festival.

    The Red Shoes

    The Red Shoes (stage version)

    By Nancy Harris Original author Hans Christian Andersen

    A contemporary retelling of Hans Christian Andersen's extraordinary fairytale of dance, desire and destruction. Performed in this version by the Royal Shakespeare Company in 2024.

    Little Dolls

    Little Dolls

    By Nancy Harris

    A short play about a woman seeking help from a therapist to overcome a traumatic episode in her past.

    Our New Girl

    Our New Girl

    By Nancy Harris

    Two plays from one of Ireland's leading dramatists.