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GAVIN KOSTICK |
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Nationality: Irish Email: Click here to contact Website: Click here to visit |
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Gavin Kostick has written over twenty plays which have been produced in Dublin, on tour around Ireland, Northern Ireland, the UK, New York, Philadelphia and Romania. Favourite works include The Ash Fire, The Flesh Addict, The Asylum Ball, Forked, The Medusa, An Image for the Rose Parts 1, 2 and 3 and This is What We Sang. He has written a number of works for The Gaiety School of Acting, the most recent being Olive Skin, Blood Mouth. His works have been staged by leading Irish companies at a wide range of festivals and venues. His plays and theatre projects have been nominated for and have won various awards across a range of categories including: The Stewart Parker Trust, Irish Times Theatre Awards, Absolut Fringe Awards, First Irish, New York. Current work includes creating an ongoing series of short plays such as Fight Night, Connected and The Sit, to provide Irish actors with quality tourable works. He recently worked with Louise Lowe and St Francis Hospice, Raheny, to create The End of the Road, an off-site production for Made in Temple Bar, a 20th anniversary festival. With composer Raymond Deane he has written an opera, Kokoshka and the Doll a section of which was broadcast on Lyric FM. Gavin is the Literary Manager for Fishamble. He works with new writers for theatre through innovative projects such as Whereabouts, a series of site-specific short plays, script development, readings and a variety of courses. Over 130 plays have been produced, nationally and internationally, by writers completing courses with Fishamble. He has provided dramaturgical support for dozens of theatrical productions. Over 50 per cent of the writers of all new plays staged on the island of Ireland in 2010 received developmental support from Gavin. For Dublin Fringe Festival 2007, his 5½ hour performance as Charlie Marlow in Joseph Conrads Heart of Darkness Complete received the Spirit of the Fringe award, went on to a sell-out run as part of Reviewed at the Ulster Bank Dublin Theatre Festival 2008, and was performed at the South Bank as part of the London Festival of Literature, 2009. He has been active in setting up Dublin Central Arts Workers, the first constituency group of artists and arts workers to campaign to promote and sustain the value and worth of the arts in Ireland.
Plays by Gavin Kostick
Ash Fire, The | ||
| 1st Produced: | 1992 | |||||
Company: | Pigsback Theatre Company | |||||
| 1st Published: | in Fishamble/Pigsback First Plays, New Island Books, Dublin, 2002 | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #19634 | |||
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Genre: | Play/Drama | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 3 | Female | 3 | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | - | |||||
Synopsis: | n/a | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Asylum Ball, The | ||
| 1st Produced: | 2000 | |||||
Company: | Calypso Productions | |||||
| 1st Published: | I don't think it has been published. Try emailing Playwright or Agent where listed at top of page. | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #19635 | |||
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Genre: | Play/Drama | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 9 | Female | 7 | ||
Parts other: | doubling possible | |||||
Notes: | - | |||||
Synopsis: | n/a | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Contact | ||
| 1st Produced: | - - - | 2002 | ||||
Company: | Fishamble Theatre Company | |||||
| 1st Published: | I don't think it has been published. Try emailing Playwright or Agent where listed at top of page. | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #122504 | |||
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Genre: | n/a | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | written by Jeff Pitcher and Gavin Kostick | |||||
Synopsis: | n/a | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Doom Raider | ||
| 1st Produced: | 2000 | |||||
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| 1st Published: | I don't think it has been published. Try emailing Playwright or Agent where listed at top of page. | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #19636 | |||
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Genre: | Play One Act | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 1 | Female | 1 | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | Y2K Festival | |||||
Synopsis: | n/a | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Drowning Room, The | ||
| 1st Produced: | Gaiety School of Acting | - - - | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | I don't think it has been published. Try emailing Playwright or Agent where listed at top of page. | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #49798 | |||
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Genre: | n/a | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | - | |||||
Synopsis: | n/a | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Fight Night | ||
| 1st Produced: | Bewley's Cafe Theatre, Dublin | 14 Sep 2010 | ||||
Company: | Fishamble: The New Play Company In association with Dublin Fringe Festival | |||||
| 1st Published: | I don't think it has been published. Try emailing Playwright or Agent where listed at top of page. | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #128297 | |||
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Genre: | Drama one act | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 1 | Female | - | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | Produced during ABSOLUT Fringe as part of the 'Show in a Bag' season in association with ABSOLUT Fringe, Irish Theatre Institute and Fishamble: The New Play Company | |||||
Synopsis: | Fight Night is a gripping journey charting the comeback of Dan Coyle Jr, a failed amateur boxer from a long line of accomplished fighters. Living in the shadows of his overbearing father and his brothers Olympic success, Dan lets his training slip in favour of girls and booze. Its not until the birth of his own son years later that his competitive fire is reignited, and he takes the first tentative steps on his road to redemption. | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Flesh Addict, The | ||
| 1st Produced: | Temple Bar Music Centre, Dublin | 1996 | ||||
Company: | Pigsback Theatre Company | |||||
| 1st Published: | I don't think it has been published. Try emailing Playwright or Agent where listed at top of page. | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #19637 | |||
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Genre: | Play/Drama | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 3 | Female | 3 | ||
Parts other: | doubling | |||||
Notes: | - | |||||
Synopsis: | The convoluted love lives of the Pre-Raphaelites - Dante Gabriel Rossetti, William and Jane Morris | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Forked | ||
| 1st Produced: | 1997 | |||||
Company: | Bedrock | |||||
| 1st Published: | I don't think it has been published. Try emailing Playwright or Agent where listed at top of page. | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #19638 | |||
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Genre: | Play One Act | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 1 | Female | 3 | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | - | |||||
Synopsis: | n/a | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Fox And Crow | ||
| 1st Produced: | Gaiety School of Acting | - - - | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | I don't think it has been published. Try emailing Playwright or Agent where listed at top of page. | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #49799 | |||
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Genre: | n/a | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
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Notes: | - | |||||
Synopsis: | n/a | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Jack Ketch's Gallows Jig | ||
| 1st Produced: | 1994 | |||||
Company: | Pigsback Theatre Company | |||||
| 1st Published: | I don't think it has been published. Try emailing Playwright or Agent where listed at top of page. | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #19639 | |||
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Genre: | Play/Drama | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 4 | Female | 2 | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | - | |||||
Synopsis: | n/a | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Man Who Couldn't Cross Roads, The | ||
| 1st Produced: | Gaiety School of Acting | - - - | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | I don't think it has been published. Try emailing Playwright or Agent where listed at top of page. | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #49800 | |||
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Genre: | n/a | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | - | |||||
Synopsis: | n/a | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Medusa, The | ||
| 1st Produced: | - - - | 2003 | ||||
Company: | Fishamble Theatre Company | |||||
| 1st Published: | I don't think it has been published. Try emailing Playwright or Agent where listed at top of page. | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #117055 | |||
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Genre: | n/a | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | - | |||||
Synopsis: | n/a | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Mysteries 2000 | ||
| 1st Produced: | 1999 | |||||
Company: | The Machine | |||||
| 1st Published: | I don't think it has been published. Try emailing Playwright or Agent where listed at top of page. | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #19640 | |||
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Genre: | Adaptation | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 10 | Female | 10 | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | - | |||||
Synopsis: | n/a | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Olive Skin, Blood Mouth | ||
| 1st Produced: | Project Arts Centre, Dublin | 19 Jun 2011 | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | I don't think it has been published. Try emailing Playwright or Agent where listed at top of page. | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #133329 | |||
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Genre: | Drama | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | - | |||||
Synopsis: | n/a | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Picture of Dorian Gray, The | ||
| 1st Produced: | 1995 | |||||
Company: | The Gate theatre | |||||
| 1st Published: | I don't think it has been published. Try emailing Playwright or Agent where listed at top of page. | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #19641 | |||
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Genre: | Adaptation | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 8 | Female | 3 | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | - | |||||
Synopsis: | n/a | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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She Was Wearing. . . | ||
| 1st Produced: | Smock Alley Theatre & Studio (formerly known as SS Michael & John's Church and Buildings) | 2005 | ||||
Company: | Fishamble Theatre Company | |||||
| 1st Published: | I don't think it has been published. Try emailing Playwright or Agent where listed at top of page. | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #72563 | |||
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Genre: | Play One Act | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
Parts other: | 1 performer | |||||
Notes: | A series of short, interconnecting monologues specially commissioned in response to Amnesty International's Stop Violence Against Women Campaign written by Sebastian Barry, Maeve Binchy, Dermot Bolger, Michael Collins, Stella Feehily, Rosalind Haslett, Roisin Ingle, Marian Keyes and Gavin Kostick. | |||||
Synopsis: | different items of clothing inspire different interconnecting monologues | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Spartacus: Highway To Hell | ||
| 1st Produced: | - - - | - - - | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | I don't think it has been published. Try emailing Playwright or Agent where listed at top of page. | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #117056 | |||
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Genre: | n/a | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | - | |||||
Synopsis: | n/a | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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This Is What They Sang | ||
| 1st Produced: | Belfast Synagogue | Sep 2009 | ||||
Company: | Kabosh Theatre Company | |||||
| 1st Published: | I don't think it has been published. Try emailing Playwright or Agent where listed at top of page. | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #119193 | |||
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Genre: | Play/Drama | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 3 | Female | 2 | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | - | |||||
Synopsis: | This Is What They Sang tells a story linking five generations of a Jewish family from Belfast. Set on Yom Kippur, around the time of the Yom Kippur holiday. In This Is What They Sang, a story of love and atonement, five family members from across the globe, and across the centuries, seek absolution for their past. As they relate the tale of their lives, their secrets and sins, they tell the story of Belfast, the city they made home. | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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War Of The Roses III: Back In Black | ||
| 1st Produced: | - - - | - - - | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | I don't think it has been published. Try emailing Playwright or Agent where listed at top of page. | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #117057 | |||
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Genre: | n/a | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | Based on the War of the Roses history plays by William Shakespeare | |||||
Synopsis: | n/a | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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War Of The Roses: An Image For The Rose | ||
| 1st Produced: | - - - | - - - | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | I don't think it has been published. Try emailing Playwright or Agent where listed at top of page. | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #117058 | |||
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Genre: | n/a | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | Based on the War of the Roses history plays by William Shakespeare | |||||
Synopsis: | n/a | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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War Of The Roses: The Risen | ||
| 1st Produced: | - - - | - - - | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | I don't think it has been published. Try emailing Playwright or Agent where listed at top of page. | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #117059 | |||
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Genre: | n/a | |||||
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Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | Based on the War of the Roses history plays by William Shakespeare | |||||
Synopsis: | n/a | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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