Nice Fish

Nice Fish is a 2016 play by Mark Rylance, 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.[1] The production starred Rylance, and was directed by Claire van Kampen.[1]

Nice Fish
Written byMark Rylance, Louis Jenkins
Date premiered14 February 2016
Place premieredSt. Ann's Warehouse
Original languageEnglish
GenreComedy

The production transferred to the Harold Pinter Theatre 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.[2] 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.[3] The play was nominated for the Laurence Olivier Award for Best New Comedy.[4]

An earlier version of the play opened in April 2013 at the Guthrie Theatre in Minneapolis. [5]

References
  1. Rickwald, Bethany (20 January 2016). "St. Ann's Warehouse Extends Nice Fish and A Streetcar Named Desire". Retrieved 2017-03-30.
  2. Longman, Will (16 September 2016). "Mark Rylance's Nice Fish extends by three weeks". Retrieved 2017-03-30.
  3. Wiegand, Chris (8 July 2016). "Audiences invited to dress up as fish for free tickets to Mark Rylance's new play". Retrieved 2017-03-30.
  4. "Olivier awards 2017: full list of nominations". The Guardian. 2017-03-06. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2017-03-06.
  5. Firestone, Lonnie "Mark Rylance Chisels at His Midwestern Roots in ‘Nice Fish’"American Theatre Jan 14, 2016
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