Arthur Riordan
Arthur Riordan is a founder-member of Rough Magic Theatre Company and has appeared as an actor in many of the company's productions. Riordan has also performed with most of Ireland's leading theatre companies including the Passion Machine, Druid and The Abbey. Riordan appeared as MC Dev in his self-penned one-man show, 'The Emergency Session', at the 1992 Dublin Theatre Festival, which subsequently toured Ireland and to Glasgow. Apart from the plays listed below, Riordan has also written 'The Last Temptation of Michael Flatley', a one-act play that has proven popular on the amateur circuit.
PLAYWRITING CREDITS
Boomtown
Hidden Charges
Improbable Frequency
Rap Éire
Shooting Gallery
The Emergency Session
CREDITS AS ACTOR
PLAY TITLE
AUTHOR
A Mug's GameAdapted by Rough Magic Theatre Company
Bleeding Poets  Downloadable script available for purchaseDaniel Reardon
Breaking OutDeclan Lynch
Digging For FireDeclan Hughes
En SuiteJoe O'Byrne
ExcitementJim Culleton
Adapted by Jim Culleton from a short story by Maeve Binchy.
Halloween NightDeclan Hughes
Happy Birthday Dear AliceBernard Farrell
I Can't Get StartedDeclan Hughes
Massive DamagesDeclan Lynch
Operation Easter  Downloadable script available for purchaseDonal O'Kelly
Rap ÉireDes BishopArthur Riordan
Scenes from an AlbumWilliam Trevor
Shooting GalleryDes BishopArthur Riordan
Solemn Mass for a Full Moon in SummerBryan Delaney
Translated from the original play by Michel Tremblay.
The DogsDonal O'Kelly
The Emergency SessionArthur Riordan
The Gay DetectiveGerard Stembridge
The Last Apache ReunionBernard Farrell
The Star Child and Other Stories  Downloadable script available for purchaseMary Elizabeth Burke-Kennedy
Adapted from Oscar Wilde's original short stories.
The WhisperersElizabeth Kuti
Frances Sheridan's 'A Trip to Bath' as completed by Elizabeth Kuti.
The Woman in WhiteDeclan Hughes
Adapted from the novel by Wilkie Collins
Tottenham Court RoadJim Culleton
Adapted by Jim Culleton from a short story by Maeve Binchy.
Wired to the MoonJim Culleton
An adaptation of six short stories by Maeve Binchy.
CREDITS AS BOOK AND LYRICS
PLAY TITLE
AUTHOR
Improbable FrequencyBell Helicopter, Arthur Riordan