Guna Nua
Gúna Nua Theatre Company is an independent theatre production company based in Dublin, Ireland. The company has a strong commitment to devising and producing new Irish writing as well as presenting radical interpretations of classic plays. Founded in 1998 by Paul Meade and John O'Brien,[1] Gúna Nua has received numerous awards and nominations and is now firmly established on the Irish theatre landscape.
Gúna Nua Theatre is grant-aided in Ireland by the Arts Council and by Dublin City Council.[2]
Production History
Gúna Nua World Premieres
- Chicane
- Meltdown by Paul Meade (co-production with axis:Ballymun) – Presented at axis:Ballymun and Project Arts Centre as part of Absolut Fringe, 2009. Also presented at Civic Theatre Tallaght.
- Little Gem by Elaine Murphy (co-production with Civic Theatre) – Winner Carol Tambor Best of Edinburgh Award, Winner BBC/Stewart Parker Award, Winner Fishamble New Writing Award and Best Female Performer Award (entire cast as ensemble), 2008.
- Unravelling the Ribbon by Mary Kelly and Maureen White (co-production with Plan B Productions). Presented in association with Action Breast Cancer, proudly sponsored by Avon Breast Cancer Crusade. Project Cube 2007.
- Trousers by Paul Meade and David Parnell (co-production with Civic Theatre Tallaght
- Thesis by Gerry Dukes, Paul Meade and David Parnell (co-production with Civic Theatre)
- Skin Deep by Paul Meade - Stewart Parker award for Best New Play and nominated for two Irish Times/ESB theatre awards. Project Arts Centre 2003.
- Taste by David Parnell Andrew’s Lane 2002.
- Scenes From a Water Cooler by Paul Meade and David Parnell – Winner, Dublin Fringe Awards, Best Production and Best Actor (David Pearse).
- Four Storeys by David Parnell. Project@themint 1998.
Gúna Nua Irish Premieres
- Dinner With Friends by Donald Margulies (co-production with Lane Productions) – Irish Times/ESB theatre awards nomination, best set design, Ferdia Murphy. Andrews Lane 2004.
- The Real Thing (in association with Andrew’s Lane Theatre) by Tom Stoppard. Andrews Lane 2004.
Gúna Nua Classic Presentations
- Hamlet by William Shakespeare. Project Arts Centre 2005.
- The Importance of Being Earnest (co-production with Civic Theatre) by Oscar Wilde Civic Theatre Tallaght and Dublin tour, 2001.
- Burn This by Lanford Wilson. Bewley’s Cafe Theatre, Dublin Fringe Festival 2000.