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SEÁN MCCARTHY

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Seán McCarthy was born in Cork. He joined the Abbey Theatre as an actor in 1964. In the 1970s, he was Literary Manager to the Royal Lyceum Theatre in Edinburgh and Artistic Director to The Young Lyceum. In 1979 he returned to Ireland and became script editor at The Abbey Theatre. He is the author of a number of stage, radio and television plays.

PLAYWRITING CREDITS

Play Title Playwright
Beneath One Banner Seán McCarthy
Childish Things Seán McCarthy
Dixie Seán McCarthy
Fr Mathew Seán McCarthy
God is Good Seán McCarthy
Rise and Shine Seán McCarthy
The Fantastical Feats of FINN MacCOOL Seán McCarthy
The Marble Madonna Seán McCarthy
Three Bunches of Blood and a Lump of Fog Seán McCarthy
When Jolie Met Christie Seán McCarthy

ADAPTATIONS

Play Title Playwright
A Doll's House Seán McCarthy Henrik Ibsen
Bullaí Mhártain Seán McCarthy Síle Ní Chéileachair Donncha Ó Céilleachar
Dan Pheaidí Aindí Seán McCarthy John B. Keane
Mallachtaí Muintire Seán McCarthy Pádraic Ó Conaire

ACTOR

Play Title Playwright
Aisling as Tír na nÓg Micheál Mac Conmara Eoghan Ó Tuairisc
An Choinneal Pádhraig Ó Giollagáin
Cúis Gháire Chugainn Tomás Tóibín Armand Salacrou
Díorma Don Bhás Tomás Tóibín Alfonso Sastre
Emer agus an Laoch Edward Golden Seosamh Mac Giolla Eoin Dónal Ó Cuill Niall Tóibín
Is É A Dúirt Polonius Críostóir Ó Floinn
Pocléim Liam Mac Uistín

DIRECTOR

Play Title Playwright
Dan Pheaidí Aindí Seán McCarthy John B. Keane
Gaeilgeoirí Antoine Ó Flatharta
Our Jane Michael Skelly
Shady Ladies Mary Halpin
Stone Mad Fergus Linehan (1)
Adapted from Seamus Murphy's original book of the same name.
The Hidden Curriculum Graham Reid

DRAMATURG

Play Title Playwright
Our National Games Gerard Humphreys
The Boys Gerard Humphreys

SCRIPT EDITOR

Play Title Playwright
The Deadman's Beard Micheál Lovett

STAGE DIRECTOR

Play Title Playwright
Cemented With Love Tomás Mac Anna Sam Thompson
Adapted from Thompson's teleplay of the same name which was first broadcast on the BBC in 1965.

ASSISTANT PRODUCER

Play Title Playwright
At Bantry James McKenna