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Nancy Harris

Nancy Harris is a playwright and screenwriter from Dublin who lives in London. Her plays include: 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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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.

Published in volume Our New Girl
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 Red Shoes

    The Red Shoes (stage version)

    By Hans Christian Andersen Adapted by Nancy Harris

    A contemporary retelling of Hans Christian Andersen's extraordinary fairytale of dance, desire and destruction.

    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.

    Our New Girl

    Our New Girl

    By Nancy Harris

    A startling psychological drama about the darker side of modern parenthood.

    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.

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