Fight Night

Show Info

Written by Gavin Kostick
Directed by Bryan Burroughs

With Aonghus Óg McAnally

Fight Night is a gripping journey charting the comeback of Dan Coyle Jr., a failed amateur boxer from a long line of accomplished fighters.

Existing in the shadows of an overbearing father and a brother's Olympic success, Dan's training slips in favor of girls and booze. Minutes before a crucial match, an accident exiles Dan from the ring, splintering the family apart.

Years later, after the birth of his own son, his competitive spirit is ignited, and he tentatively takes the first steps on the road to his redemption.
 
One Chance. One Shot. Fight Night. No Excuses.

Part of Origin’s 1st Irish

Please note the start time of your performance as there is no late seeing and no reentry.

Fight Nightwas written and developed as part of Show in a Bag, an artist development initiative of Dublin Fringe Festival, Fishamble: The New Play Company and Irish Theatre Institute to resource theatre makers and actors.

Producing Company

Fishamble: The New Play Company

Fishamble discovers, develops and produces new plays of national importance with a global reach. ​It has toured its productions to audiences throughout Ireland, and to 20 other countries. It champions the role of the playwright, typically supporting over 50% of the writers of all new plays produced on the island of Ireland each year. Fishamble has received many awards in Ireland and internationally, including an Olivier Award.

Read more at: www.fishamble.com

Reviews

Winner of Best Actor and Bewley’s Little Gem awards at Dublin Fringe, and nominated Best New Play at the Irish Times Theatre Awards

★★★★★ "A sickeningly fit, tour-de-force performance"
"A beautiful piece of writing, Kostick's simple yet moving tale digs deep while making it all look effortless. Serving up Masculinity 101 with such accessible ease it should be mandatory everywhere gender is taught." – The Arts Review

"McAnally and Kostick deliver a knockout blow…Extraordinary… Stark, exhilarating, and cathartic."– The**Irish Times

"Beautifully played, a hugely athletic and emotionally flawless performance"– The Scotsman

"Absorbing"
"Aonghus Óg McAnally performs the solo show without missing a beat."
"Mesmerizing... a story of love and resilience, a perfect message for our times."– BroadwayWorld

★★★★ "Gripping"
"Fight Night is a powerful, heartwarming, energetic, moving, one-man, full-house menu of emotions and thoughts, and considerations on what it means to be a member of a family and all the complexities that go with that."– The Front Row Center