''Nice Fish'' is a 2016 play by
Mark Rylance
Sir David Mark Rylance Waters (born 18 January 1960) is a British actor, playwright and theatre director. He is known for his roles on stage and screen having received numerous awards including an Academy Award, three BAFTA Awards, two Laurence ...
, co-written with
Louis Jenkins and adapted from poems by the latter. It received its world premiere production at the American Repertory Theater in Cambridge, MA in January 2016, and then transferred to
St. Ann's Warehouse, New York, on 14 February 2016, running until 27 March.
The production starred Rylance, and was directed by
Claire van Kampen
Claire Louise van Kampen, Lady Rylance (born 3 November 1953) is an English director, composer and playwright. She composed the music for Mark Rylance's 1989 performance as Hamlet and shared the 2007 Sam Wanamaker Award with him. Her composing ...
.
The production transferred to the
in London's
West End with an official opening night on 25 November 2016, following previews from 15 November. It played a limited run until 11 February 2017. The show received media attention when it was announced that four free tickets would be available at each performance to anyone who dressed up as a fisherman or fish. The play was nominated for the
Laurence Olivier Award for Best New Comedy
The Laurence Olivier Award for Best Entertainment or Comedy Play is an annual award presented by the Society of London Theatre in recognition of achievements in commercial London theatre. The awards were established as the Society of West End The ...
.
An earlier version of the play opened in April 2013 at the
Guthrie Theatre
The Guthrie Theater, founded in 1963, is a center for theater performance, production, education, and professional training in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The concept of the theater was born in 1959 in a series of discussions between Sir Tyrone Gut ...
in
Minneapolis
Minneapolis () is the largest city in Minnesota, United States, and the county seat of Hennepin County. The city is abundant in water, with thirteen lakes, wetlands, the Mississippi River, creeks and waterfalls. Minneapolis has its origins ...
.
[Firestone, Lonnie "Mark Rylance Chisels at His Midwestern Roots in ‘Nice Fish’"''American Theatre'' Jan 14, 201]
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References
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English-language plays
2016 plays