Eoin McAndrew

Photos: In Rehearsal Images for WELCOME TO PEMFORT at Soho Theatre
by A.A. Cristi - Feb 26, 2026

First rehearsal photos have been released for WELCOME TO PEMFORT, written by Sarah Power (Grud) and directed by Ed Madden (The Habits). The production will be staged in the Main House at Soho Theatre from Friday 13 March through Saturday 18 April.

Soho Theatre's Verity Bargate Award Returns in January
by Stephi Wild - Dec 11, 2025

Soho Theatre has announced the 2026 submissions launch for the Verity Bargate Award, the UK’s longest established playwriting prize sponsored by Character 7.

Soho Theatre Reveals Cast and Creatives For Miriam Battye's THE VIRGINS
by Stephi Wild - Nov 6, 2025

Soho Theatre has announced the cast for THE VIRGINS by Miriam Battye (Strategic Love Play, Succession), and directed by Jaz Woodcock-Stewart (Paradise Now!, Grud), a new play following a group of teenage friends as they prepare for a big night out.

LITTLE BROTHER Comes to Soho Theatre This Autumn
by Stephi Wild - Mar 25, 2025

Soho Theatre has announced its 2025 theatre season, with the world premiere of LITTLE BROTHER by Eoin McAndrew, winner of the 2024 Verity Bargate Award, this October. Tickets are now on sale.  

37 Plays Selected as Part Of The Royal Shakespeare Company's Nationwide Playwriting Project
by Stephi Wild - Sep 21, 2023

The Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC) has announced that the chosen 37 Plays selected as part of its nationwide playwriting project, will receive script-in-hand readings across the UK throughout the Autumn of 2023. Learn more about the lineup of plays here!

The Royal Shakespeare Company Reveals Winners of 37 Plays Competition
by Stephi Wild - May 23, 2023

The Royal Shakespeare Company has announced details of the final 37 Plays selected for its nationwide playwriting search: an ambitious new initiative open to anybody from anywhere in the UK.

Pinch Punch Presents LOCOMOTIVE FOR MURDER: THE IMPROVISED WHODUNNIT 
by A.A. Cristi - Apr 5, 2023

Pinch Punch welcome you aboard Locomotive for Murder: The Improvised Whodunnit, a totally improvised, totally outrageous murder mystery, where killing the cast and cracking the case is in your hands. Expect dubious accents and shaky alibis, along with thrills, spills, and good old-fashioned kills. 

Review: LOCOMOTIVE FOR MURDER: THE IMPROVISED WHODUNNIT, VAULT Festival
by Kat Mokrynski - Mar 6, 2023

Locomotive for Murder: The Improvised Whodunnit is a quick and funny show that will have you laughing at jokes made up on the spot. While the beginning of the show takes time to be established, especially when speaking with audience members in order to build the characters, the rest of the show flies by in an hour of delightful comedy.

Pinch Punch Presents THE IMPROVISED PANTO! 
by A.A. Cristi - Nov 2, 2022

This festive season, join Pinch Punch as they perform The Improvised Panto. Using audience suggestions, 5 improvisers will create a one-of-a-kind, musical pantomime just for you!

Edinburgh 2022: Review: THE GIRL WHO WAS VERY GOOD AT LYING, Summerhall
by Natalie O'Donoghue - Aug 22, 2022

Catriona has a history of making stuff up. But she’s getting better. When an attractive American tourist arrives, she decides to show him around her Northern Irish town. And she might blur the line between fact and fiction, just a little... Soon she's telling him about cannibal peasants, human roosters, and the largest orgy ever held on consecrated ground.

Omnibus Theatre Announces Edinburgh Festival Fringe Runs of THE GIRL WHO WAS VERY GOOD AT LYING and FIJI
by Stephi Wild - Jun 30, 2022

Omnibus Theatre today announces that The Girl Who Was Very Good at Lying, by Eoin McAndrew and Fiji by Evan Lordan, Pedro Leandro and Eddie Loodmer-Elliott, two critically acclaimed plays previously co-produced by Omnibus Theatre, will run at this year's Edinburgh Festival Fringe.

BWW Review: DEV'S ARMY, Bread and Roses Theatre
by Gary Naylor - Mar 19, 2022

Laughs and learnings from an accomplished, if somewhat lopsided, dramedy

Strange Fish Theatre Company to Present DEV'S ARMY
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Feb 9, 2022

Strange Fish Theatre Company will present Dev's Army by Stuart D. Lee, directed by Helen Niland, designed by Phil Newman, with lighting by Amy Daniels and sound design by Paul Freeman. The show will be presented Tuesday 8th to Saturday 19th March 2022 at The Bread and Roses Theatre, Clapham & Thursday 24th March at The London Irish Centre, Camden.

Riverside Studios Announces Full Line Up Of Brand New Bitesize Festival
by Stephi Wild - Jan 13, 2022

Riverside Studios announces the full line up of specially curated brand-new theatre initiative Bitesize Festival. To kick off the year, Riverside's Bitesize Festival showcases work from fresh new talent and award-winning performers.

BWW Review: THE GIRL WHO WAS VERY GOOD AT LYING, Omnibus Theatre
by Aliya Al-Hassan - Nov 5, 2021

After a short run as part of Jermyn Street Theatre's Footprints Festival Eoin McAndrew's inventive and intriguing play, The Girl Who Was Very Good At Lying, now arrives at Clapham's Omnibus Theatre. Catriona is a young woman, still living at home in a small town in Northern Island. She works in a local pub and life is rather dull. When an American tourist walks into the pub, Catriona is captivated and offers to show him around. Aware that her surroundings are unremarkable, she decides to embellish the truth and create a much more exciting history. The fiction starts to unravel as her stories become increasingly incredible and the situation spirals out of hand.

THE GIRL WHO WAS VERY GOOD AT LYING Will Be Performed at Omnibus Theatre Next Month
by Stephi Wild - Oct 12, 2021

Omnibus Theatre and Jump Spark Theatre today announce the first full-scale staging of The Girl Who Was Very Good at Lying, following an award-nominated short run as part of Jermyn Street Theatre's Footprints Festival.

Jermyn Street Theatre Announces FOOTPRINTS FESTIVAL Lineup
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Apr 28, 2021

Two weeks after announcing Footprints Festival, today Jermyn Street Theatre has unveiled its full programme of 43 shows brought together to celebrate the theatre’s reopening this Summer. Running for three months from May to August this jamboree of live work comprises an exciting combination of familiar faces and new talent.

ImagiNation Festival Launches Online
by Stephi Wild - Aug 11, 2020

Theatre Centre, in collaboration with Theatre503, will present ImagiNation Festival, an exciting new online event, culminating their national storytelling project. Showcasing 19 short plays across three days, as well as live Q&As with the acclaimed writers, the Festival aims to broadcast a digital patchwork of the nation, using the recorded submissions from across the country to share a multitude of voices.

Last Chance to Submit For ImagiNation Storytelling Project
by Stephi Wild - Jul 15, 2020

Since its launch, over 250 people from different areas of the country have come together as part of the national storytelling project, ImagiNation, led by Theatre Centre and Theatre503.

Theatre Centre and Theatre503 Collaborate On National Project - ImagiNation
by Stephi Wild - May 14, 2020

Theatre Centre, in collaboration with Theatre503, has commissioned 19 playwrights to write a series of short pieces for the nation, for anyone to read and record a performance.