Playography is currently undergoing an essential rebuild, technical update and maintenance. All updates are on hold until the rebuild is complete. We are continuing to work hard in the background and are still accepting submissions which will be complete in Autumn 2023. For more information visit ITI's website.

PEOPLE

SEAMUS HEANEY

1939 - 2013

Born in Co Derry in 1939, Seamus Heaney was Professor of Poetry at Oxford University from 1989 to 1994 and held a professorship at Harvard. In 1995, he won the Nobel Prize for literature. His collections of poetry include Death of a Naturalist, Wintering Out, North, Station Island and Human Chain. He wrote two plays, The Cure at Troy and The Burial at Thebes.

ADAPTATIONS

Play Title Playwright
The Burial at Thebes Seamus Heaney Sophocles
The Cure At Troy Seamus Heaney Sophocles