Jim Nolan (born 1958) is an Irish playwright and theatre director.
Born in Waterford, Nolan co-founded there the Red Kettle Theatre Company, launching the company with his play The Gods Are Angry Miss Kerr.
[2] Other plays include Blackwater Angel, Dear Kenny, Moonshine, Round and Round the Garden, The Black Pool, The Boathouse, The Guernica Hotel, The Road to Carne, Sky Road and Brighton.
[3] In 2011 & 2012, he is theatre artist in residence at Garter Lane Arts Centre, with the support of the Arts Council and Waterford City Council,[citation needed] and he is a current board member of the centre.
[5] Currently directing a version of Under Milk Wood by Dylan Thomas with Waterford Youth Arts in (2024)