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Jim Sheridan

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Jim Sheridan is a playwright, screen-writer, film director and producer. In 1989, he wrote and directed his first critically acclaimed feature film, My Left Foot. He followed this in 1990 with The Field which he also wrote and directed. In the same year, he wrote the screenplay, Into the West, which was directed in 1992 by Mike Newell. In 1993, he wrote, produced and directed 'In the Name of the Father' and in 1995 he wrote and produced 'Some Mother's Son', which was directed by Terry George. In 1997, he wrote, produced and directed 'The Boxer'.

Playwriting Credits

Play Title Playwright
Inner City/Outer Space Jim Sheridan
Journal of a Hole Neil Jordan Jim Sheridan
Mobile Homes Jim Sheridan
The Ha'penny Place Jim Sheridan
The Immigrant Jim Sheridan
Where All Your Dreams Come True Jim Sheridan
Women at Work Jim Sheridan Peter Sheridan

Adaptations

Play Title Playwright
The Happy Go Likeable Man Jim Sheridan Molière
Unless it Goes On Beyond the Grave Jim Sheridan Samuel Beckett

Actor

Play Title Playwright
Dan Pheaidí Aindí Seán McCarthy John B. Keane
Journal of a Hole Neil Jordan Jim Sheridan
The Non-Stop Connolly Show John Arden Margaretta D'Arcy

Director

Play Title Playwright
Double Cross Thomas Kilroy
Down all the Days Peter Sheridan
An adaptation of the autobiographical novel by Christy Brown.
Emigrants Peter Sheridan
No Entry Peter Sheridan
The Blue Macushla Tom Murphy (1)
The Immigrant Jim Sheridan
The Liberty Suit Peter Sheridan Gerard Mannix Flynn
Written by Peter Sheridan in collaboration with Gerard Mannix Flynn.
The Non-Stop Connolly Show John Arden Margaretta D'Arcy
The Other Side of Lilliput Lee Gallagher
Women at Work Jim Sheridan Peter Sheridan
Research by Mary Maher and TEAM