Deirdre Kinahan

Deirdre Kinahan
BornDeirdre Kinahan
1968

Deirdre Kinahan is an Irish playwright and theatre producer.

Life

Deirdre Kinahan was born in Dublin in 1968.[citation needed] She has lived in County Meath with her husband and two daughters since 1998.

She founded and ran Tall Tales Theatre Company for fifteen years writing and producing many award-winning theatre productions.[citation needed] She has served as a board member of Theatre Forum Ireland and The Abbey Theatre.[1] She is a member of Aosdána, a body of elected Irish artists considered to have made an outstanding contribution to cultural life.[citation needed] Deirdre has collaborated with many major theatres in Ireland and on the International circuit including The Old Vic, Royal Court, Bush Theatre London, MTC, Irish Arts Centre and Studio Theatre US. She writes for the Abbey Theatre, Landmark Productions and Fishamble Theatre Company regularly in Ireland.

Works

Plays

Include

  • Bé Carna. Women of the Flesh (1999) — Andrews Lane Theatre, Tall Tales Theatre co.[2]
  • .Passage (2001) — Civic Theatre, Tall Tales Theatre co.
  • Attaboy, Mr. Synge! (2002) — Civic Theatre, Tall Tales Theatre co.
  • Knocknashee (2002) — Civic theatre, Tall Tales Theatre co.
  • Melody (2005) — Tall Tales Theatre co.
  • Hue and Cry (2007) — Tall Tales Theatre co and Bewleys Cafe Theatre
  • Bogboy (2010) — Tall Tales Theatre co
  • Moment (2011) — Tall Tales Theatre co and Bush Theatre
  • These Halcyon Days (2013) — Tall Tales Theatre co and Landmark Productions
  • Spinning (2014) — Fishamble Theatre co
  • Rise (2016) — Old Vic
  • Rathmines Road (2018) — Fishamble Theatre co and Abbey Theatre
  • The Unmanageable Sisters (2018) — Abbey Theatre
  • Crossings (2018) — Pentabus Theatre co
  • Embargo (2020) — Fishamble Theatre co[3][4]
  • An Old Song, Half Forgotten (2023) — Abbey Theatre
  • The Saviour Landmark Productions
  • OUTRAGE Fishamble Theatre Co
  • The Visit Draiocht

Producer

  • Passage (Tall Tales Theatre Company, 2001)
  • Melody (Tall Tales Theatre Company, 2005)

Awards

See also

References

  1. ^ "Deirdre Kinahan". Irish Playography. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
  2. ^ "Deirdre Kinahan's multi-faceted 'Spinning' tackles dark subject". 26 May 2016.
  3. ^ Freyne, Patrick. "'This image of a man tarred and feathered, driving a train out of rage, just haunted me'". The Irish Times. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
  4. ^ "Embargo". Fishamble.com. Retrieved 26 September 2020.