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Enda Walsh is an Irish playwright living in London. He is the winner of numerous international awards, and his work has been translated and produced worldwide. Recent plays: Misterman (Landmark, Ireland), Penelope, The New Electric Ballroom, The Walworth Farce (All Druid Theatre, Ireland). Other plays: Chatroom, The Small Things, Bedbound, Disco Pigs. Shorter plays: How These Desperate Men Talk, Lynndie’s Gotta Gun, Gentrification, My Friend Duplicity, Room 303. Film: Hunger.

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Productions

Sing StreetSing Street
 
[West End, 2025]
Book
Sing StreetSing Street
 
[Off-Broadway, 2019]
Bookwriter
ArlingtonArlington
 
[Off-Broadway, 2017]
Director
LazarusLazarus
 
[West End, 2016] [Replacement]
Writer[Replacement]
OnceOnce
 
[West End, 2013]
Playwright
bedbound
 
[Off-Broadway, 2003]
Director

Writing

bedbound
Playwright
Once
Bookwriter
Arlington
Playwright
Sing Street
Bookwriter

Awards and Nominations


winner
New York Drama Critics Circle Awards - 2012 - Best Musical

Enda Walsh, Once


winner
Tony Awards - 2012 - Best Book of a Musical

Enda Walsh, Once


winner
Obie Awards - 2010 - Playwriting

Enda WalshThe New Electric Ballroom

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Lead Cast Announced For ONCE At Pitlochry Festival Theatre Photo
Lead Cast Announced For ONCE At Pitlochry Festival Theatre
by Natalie O'Donoghue - Mar 12, 2026

Directed by John Tiffany (Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Black Watch and Wild Rose), the uplifting and moving new production will run at Pitlochry Festival Theatre from 23 May- 27 June.
Cast Set for John Tiffany's ONCE at Pitlochry Festival Theatre Photo
Cast Set for John Tiffany's ONCE at Pitlochry Festival Theatre
by Stephi Wild - Mar 12, 2026

Pitlochry Festival Theatre is set to launch its 75th anniversary season and Alan Cumming's first as Artistic Director, with the Scottish première of the Tony and Olivier award-winning musical Once.
Review: THEATRE FOR ONE, Barbican Photo
Review: THEATRE FOR ONE, Barbican
by Cindy Marcolina - Mar 11, 2026

The best of Irish playwriting lands at the Barbican in an exciting project. An audience of one steps into a booth blindly for a play they don’t get to choose. Six five-minute one-act shows penned by Enda Walsh, Marina Carr, Mark O’Rowe, Joy Nesbitt, Louise O’Neill and Katie Holly are offered on rotation by one actor for one spectator in a truly unique individual experience. What happens when you remove the social element from a live performance? Does the physiology of theatre alter when you’re alone with it? How does intimacy impact the relationship with a story?
Chance Theater Extends Run of ONCE Until March 2026 Photo
Chance Theater Extends Run of ONCE Until March 2026
by Stephi Wild - Feb 18, 2026

Chance Theater, Anaheim's official resident theater company, has announced the first show of Chance's 2026 Season, Once, has been extended through March 2, 2026.
Origin Theatre Company Welcomes New Artistic and Executive Leadership Photo
Origin Theatre Company Welcomes New Artistic and Executive Leadership
by A.A. Cristi - Feb 6, 2026

Aidan Cleary and Labhaoise Magee have been announced as the new leaders of Origin Theatre Company, set to bring fresh vision to the theater's future productions.
UK Premiere of THEATRE FOR ONE Comes to the Barbican Photo
UK Premiere of THEATRE FOR ONE Comes to the Barbican
by Stephi Wild - Jan 28, 2026

The Barbican will present the UK premiere of THEATRE FOR ONE, showcasing intimate plays by Enda Walsh, Marina Carr, and Mark O'Rowe. Learn more about the event here!
Photos: ONCE at the Chance Theater Photo
Photos: ONCE at the Chance Theater
by Stephi Wild - Jan 27, 2026

Alll new production photos have been released for Once at the Chance Theater. Performances run through March 1. Check out the photos and learn more here!
Chance Theater To Open 2026 Season With Tony-Winning Musical ONCE Photo
Chance Theater To Open 2026 Season With Tony-Winning Musical ONCE
by A.A. Cristi - Jan 6, 2026

​​​​​​​Chance Theater, Anaheim’s official resident theatre company, will open its 2026 season with Once, winner of eight Tony Awards including Best Musical. The production features a book by Enda Walsh, music and lyrics by Glen Hansard and Markéta Irglová.
ONCE Begins At Berkeley Playhouse This February Photo
ONCE Begins At Berkeley Playhouse This February
by A.A. Cristi - Dec 19, 2025

Berkeley Playhouse will continue its 2025–26 season with ONCE, the Tony Award-winning musical by Enda Walsh with music and lyrics by Glen Hansard and Markéta Irglová.
SMU Meadows School of the Arts to Honor Brian Stokes Mitchell with 2026 Meadows Award Photo
SMU Meadows School of the Arts to Honor Brian Stokes Mitchell with 2026 Meadows Award
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Nov 25, 2025

SMU Meadows School of the Arts has revealed that the recipient of the 2026 Meadows Award is Brian Stokes Mitchell, known for his Tony, Drama Desk, and Outer Critics Circle Award-winning performances.
Review: ARLINGTON, Tron Theatre Photo
Review: ARLINGTON, Tron Theatre
by Gary Naylor - Oct 24, 2025

Bleak, yet hopeful, drama/dance hybrid gives food for thought
Chance Theater Announces 2026 Season Photo
Chance Theater Announces 2026 Season
by Gillian Blum - Oct 4, 2025

Anaheim, California's Chance Theater announces the productions for its 2026 season, including award-winning musicals, urgent new plays, and stories that resonate.
Rogue Machine's ANTHROPOLOGY Comes to The Matrix Theatre Photo
Rogue Machine's ANTHROPOLOGY Comes to The Matrix Theatre
by Stephi Wild - Oct 1, 2025

The North American Premiere of Lauren Gunderson’s anthropology, directed by John Perrin Flynn, will launch Rogue Machine’s new season on their mainstage. Learn more here!
ONCE to be Presented At Burning Coal Theatre Company in October Photo
ONCE to be Presented At Burning Coal Theatre Company in October
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Sep 10, 2025

Burning Coal Theatre Company will present ONCE, book by Enda Walsh, music and lyrics by Glen Hansard and Markéta Irglová, directed by Nathalie Ray. Learn more and see how to purchase tickets.
Simon Stephens Joins Sounds From A Safe Harbour Festival Photo
Simon Stephens Joins Sounds From A Safe Harbour Festival
by Stephi Wild - Sep 5, 2025

Celebrating its landmark 10th anniversary edition this year, Sounds from a Safe Harbour (SFSH) will return to Cork City next week. Learn more about the event here!
Video: Watch the Trailer For SING STREET in London Photo
Video: Watch the Trailer For SING STREET in London
by Michael Major - Jul 23, 2025

Watch the trailer for Sing Street in London, a new musical based on the 2016 movie of the same name by John Carney. Check out the video preview of the UK premiere of the new musical!
Review Roundup: SING STREET at Lyric Hammersmith Theatre Photo
Review Roundup: SING STREET at Lyric Hammersmith Theatre
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jul 21, 2025

See what the critics are saying about Sing Street at the Lyric Hammersmith Theatre! Learn more about the show and read BroadwayWorld's review roundup here.
Review: SING STREET, Lyric Hammersmith Theatre Photo
Review: SING STREET, Lyric Hammersmith Theatre
by Cindy Marcolina - Jul 19, 2025

What did our critic think of SING STREET at Lyric Hammersmith Theatre?
Photos: SING STREET is Now Playing at the Lyric Hammersmith Theatre Photo
Photos: SING STREET is Now Playing at the Lyric Hammersmith Theatre
by Stephi Wild - Jul 15, 2025

All new photos have been released for the UK premiere of Sing Street, a new musical based on the 2016 movie of the same name by John Carney. Check out the photos here!
Stephen Rea Will Bring KRAPP'S LAST TAPE to New York Photo
Stephen Rea Will Bring KRAPP'S LAST TAPE to New York
by Stephi Wild - Jun 26, 2025

Legendary Irish actor Stephen Rea takes on Samuel Beckett’s Krapp’s Last Tape in a revelatory new production directed by Vicky Featherstone. Learn more here!
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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

How many shows has Enda Walsh written?

Enda Walsh has written 4 shows including bedbound (Playwright), Once (Bookwriter), Arlington (Playwright), Sing Street (Bookwriter).

What awards has Enda Walsh been nominated for?

Best Musical (New York Drama Critics Circle Awards) for Once, Best Book of a Musical (Tony Awards) for Once and Playwriting (Obie Awards) for The New Electric Ballroom.

What awards has Enda Walsh won?

Enda Walsh has won several prestigious awards, including Best Musical at the New York Drama Critics Circle Awards for Once, Best Book of a Musical at the Tony Awards for Once, and Playwriting at the Obie Awards for The New Electric Ballroom.

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