Penelope
Enda Walsh
2010 • Nick Hern Books
It’s this weird, existential comedy with guys in their swimming trunks. They hate one another and they’re competing for each other for this woman’s love. But they’re terrible men and terrible at wooing.
— Enda Walsh
Penelope
Enda Walsh
2010 • Nick Hern Books
It’s this weird, existential comedy with guys in their swimming trunks. They hate one another and they’re competing for each other for this woman’s love. But they’re terrible men and terrible at wooing.
— Enda Walsh
Description
This is Enda Walsh’s seventeenth play. He has also written a number of screenplays and radio plays, and been both nominated for and awarded many literary prizes. Penelope is a tragicomedy, inspired by The Odyssey.
Interviews
Reviews
- Steve Dow, The Sydney Morning Herald
- Ben Brantley, The New York Times
- Michael Billington, The Guardian
- Peter Marks, The Washington Post
- Chris Jones, The Chicago Tribune
- Emma Berge, British Theatre Guide
- Sarah Braybrooke, Crikey
- Matthew Harrison, Irish Theatre Magazine
- Jerry Wasserman, The Province
- Lisa Thatcher, Lisa Thatcher Blog
- Mei Tan, Obsessed Magazine
Video
- GAFTV: Enda Walsh on Penelope
- Siren Theatre: Trailer for Penelope
- Rumble Theatre trailer for Penelope
- Steppenwolf Theatre Company: Enda Walsh on Penelope
- Druid Theatre: Druid Presents an Interview with Writer Enda Walsh Talking about his new play, Penelope
- Rogue Machine Theatre: What is Violence Design? When Words no Longer Suffice in Enda Walsh's Penelope
- Corcadorca: Enda Walsh in Conversation with Corcadorca