A SAMUEL FRENCH, INC. TITLE
Nice Fish
Full-Length Play, Drama / 1w, 4m
Mark Rylance, Louis Jenkins
On a frozen Minnesota lake, the ice is beginning to creak and groan. It’s the end of the fishing season, and two old friends are out on the ice, angling for something big; something down there that is pure need.
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Cast Size
1w, 4m -
Duration
90 minutes -
Subgenre
Experimental -
Target Audience
Adult
Accolades
- Nominee: 2017 Olivier Award for Best New Comedy
Details
Summary
History
Nice Fish premiered at the Guthrie Theatre in Minneapolis, MN in April 2013 under the direction of Mark Rylance and Claire von Kampen.
Cast Attributes
Keywords
Performing Groups
- Time Period Contemporary
- Setting A frozen lake somewhere in northern Minnesota. Late Winter. Early Spring.
- Features Contemporary Costumes/Street Clothes
- Additional Features No Intermission
- Duration 90 minutes
- Cautions
- Alcohol
- Gun Shots
- Mild Adult Themes
Media
REVIEWS
"Mr. Jenkins’s seemingly modest writing, attuned to close observation of everyday experience, contains, beneath its homely surfaces, larger meanings that glide softly into your mind and heart, like those elusive fish swimming beneath the ice." - The New York Times, Read More
"Nice Fish is a great catch [...] its whimsical observational humor is consistently amusing." - The Hollywood Reporter, Read More
"It's a compact, unpretentious play [...] But it’s Jenkins’ poetry - that laconic voice, extending provocative thoughts and unexpected insights - that hangs in the air at the end of the show." - Variety, Read More
"Nice Fish is a whimsical, ultimately resonant portrait of lost souls waiting to hook or be hooked." - Time Out New York, Read More
“Brilliant […] The writing is stunning […] The language is just gorgeous.” - The Observer
Videos
Interview with the creative team of Nice Fish
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Nice Fish audience testemonials
Licensing & Materials
- Minimum Fee: £70 per performance plus VAT when applicable.
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Authors
Mark Rylance