Education & Schools
We work with schools and colleges to provide resources to second and third-level students and teachers.
Our education and schools programmes are generously supported by The Ireland Funds’ Heart of the Community Fund.
Encore
The Encore programme makes filmed Fishamble productions available to schools. Each production is accompanied by an education pack which includes class plans written by an educator. Through the programme, many productions are viewed and studied by TY, CSPE, and Senior Cycle students. Filmed productions of plays staged during the government’s Decade of Centenaries are watched and studied by many Senior Cycle History students.
Find out more→Tiny Plays
Over a decade, Fishamble commissioned, developed, and produced four productions of Tiny Plays – Tiny Plays for Ireland 1 and 2 in 2011 and 2012, Tiny Plays 24/7 during the pandemic, and Tiny Plays for a Brighter Future, in partnership with ESB. All 70 tiny plays are available for purchase in our shop. Filmed productions of a selection of Tiny Plays are available to schools to watch. Please contact us for further details.
Tiny Plays for Teachers
We are delighted to share a small selection of Fishamble Tiny Plays as a resource for teachers in the classroom.
All 70 Tiny Plays can be found in FISHAMBLE TINY PLAYS edited by Jim Culleton, published by New Island Books.
Find out more→Artistic director Jim Culleton & Gavin Kostick give some advice about writing a tiny play
Gavin Kostick’s advice on writing a tiny play
Artistic Director Jim Culleton discusses the tiny plays, Fishamble, and new writing for theatre in general.
Meet the writers of Tiny Plays for Ireland
Watch Tiny Plays for a Brighter Future – three short plays about climate change, that were staged sustainably in different parts of the theatre (rather than building sets), with LED lights, and second hand costumes