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Brian Foster

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Brian has been writing for theatre for over 20 years. His first professional production was 'The Butterfly of Killybegs', produced by Belfast’s Lyric Theatre. His best known play, 'Maire-A Woman of Derry', is the most successful play in the history of local theatre, and has played in Ireland, England, Canada and America to a combined audience of 40,000. Brian has also worked for BBC Northern Ireland doing feature film script development. He also runs occasional ‘writing for theatre’ master classes.

Director

Play Title Playwright
Maire: A Woman of Derry Brian Foster