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EUGENE O'BRIEN

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Eugene O'Brien is a Dublin-based writer and actor. His 2001 play Eden won an Irish Times award for best new play, and the Stewart Parker Prize. It was staged at the Arts Theatre, in London's West End, and on Broadway, subsequent to runs on the Abbey Theatre's Peacock and main stages. It has since been translated into a number of languages and turned into a successful 2008 film. O'Brien has also written for television, including the IFTA-winning RTÉ series Pure Mule in 2005.

PLAYWRITING CREDITS

Play Title Playwright
America '87 Eugene O'Brien
Checking for Squirrels Eugene O'Brien
Eden Eugene O'Brien
ELIZA’S Adventures in the Uncanny Valley Eugene O'Brien Gavin Quinn
God's Grace Eugene O'Brien Paul Walker
Just Here Eugene O'Brien
Savoy Eugene O'Brien
Scorpion Eugene O'Brien Sian Quill

ADAPTATIONS

Play Title Playwright
The Good House of Happiness Eugene O'Brien Gavin Quinn Bertolt Brecht

ACTOR

Play Title Playwright
America '87 Eugene O'Brien
Burns Both Ends Clare Dowling
Checking for Squirrels Eugene O'Brien
Didi's Big Day Paul Walker
Everyone is King Lear in His Own Home William Shakespeare
Leapfrogging Clare Dowling
Out of my Head Trudy Hayes
Tarry Flynn Conall Morrison Patrick Kavanagh
The Business of Blood Kenneth Glenaan Donal O'Kelly
The Seagull Michael West Anton Chekhov
Vampirella and the Company of Wolves Katy Hayes
Wuthering Heights Mary Elizabeth Burke-Kennedy Emily Brontë