Peter Sheridan | |
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 Sheridan at the 2016 Dublin International Film Festival | |
| Born | 1952 (age 71–72) |
| Occupation(s) | Writer, director |
| Years active | 1970–present |
Peter Sheridan (born 1952) is an Irish playwright, screenwriter and director. He lives in Dublin. His awards include the Rooney Prize for Irish Literature. In 1980 he was writer-in-residence in the Abbey Theatre, Dublin, and his short film, The Breakfast, won several European awards.[1] He wrote the pilot episode of Fair City.[2]: 13 He wrote and directed the film Borstal Boy,[3] which was released in 2002. He is the brother of the film director Jim Sheridan.[1]
In 2017, he also appeared as a contestant on the British game show Countdown.
Plays
- Diary of a Hunger Strike
- Emigrants
- Finders Keepers
- No Entry
- Children of Eve
- Paint It Black
- Shades of the Jelly Woman (Part One)
- The Liberty Suit
- The Rock and Roll Show
- Women at Work
- Are You Havin' a Laugh?[4]
- Borstal Boy Playwright: Frank McMahon "Borstal Boy" was written by Brendan Behan
Novels
- Every Inch of Her (Big Fat Love) (2003 & 2004)
Memoirs
- 44 (1999)
- Forty Seven Roses (2002)
- Break a Leg (2012)
References
Sources
- Sheridan, Peter (1999). 44, Dublin Made Me. New York: Viking. ISBN 0-670-88514-2.
- Sheridan, Peter (2004). Every Inch of Her. New York: Penguin Books. ISBN 0-14-200434-0.
- Sheridan, Peter (2003). 47 Roses. New York: Penguin Books. ISBN 0-14-200286-0.
- "IMDb profile". IMDb. Retrieved 5 June 2007.
- "Irish Playography". Archived from the original on 1 May 2007. Retrieved 5 June 2007.
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