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James McKenna

1933 - 2000

Born in Dublin, McKenna studied in NCAD in the early 1950s. He was founder of the Sculptors Institute and co-founder of Independent Artists. McKenna won the Macaulay Fellowship in sculpture in 1960. He established the Rising Ground Drama Group which produced several plays including At Bantry (Peacock 1967). His plays include The Scatterin’, The Battering Ram (1976) and A Dance of Time (1979).

Playwriting Credits

Play Title Playwright
At Bantry James McKenna
The Scatterin' James McKenna

Designer

Play Title Playwright
At Bantry James McKenna

Masks

Play Title Playwright
At Bantry James McKenna