Colm Byrne (born 1966) is an
Irish
Irish may refer to:
Common meanings
* Someone or something of, from, or related to:
** Ireland, an island situated off the north-western coast of continental Europe
***Éire, Irish language name for the isle
** Northern Ireland, a constituent unit ...
playwright
A playwright or dramatist is a person who writes plays.
Etymology
The word "play" is from Middle English pleye, from Old English plæġ, pleġa, plæġa ("play, exercise; sport, game; drama, applause"). The word "wright" is an archaic English ...
. He was born in
Limerick
Limerick ( ; ga, Luimneach ) is a western city in Ireland situated within County Limerick. It is in the province of Munster and is located in the Mid-West which comprises part of the Southern Region. With a population of 94,192 at the 2016 ...
and lives in
Galway
Galway ( ; ga, Gaillimh, ) is a city in the West of Ireland, in the province of Connacht, which is the county town of County Galway. It lies on the River Corrib between Lough Corrib and Galway Bay, and is the sixth most populous city ...
. His plays have been noted as political, lively
and poetic.
He is a recipient of a Bay Area Critics Circle award
and is a writer in residence with the LA Writer's Center.
Works
Theatre
* ''Himself'' (2003) -
Off-Broadway
An off-Broadway theatre is any professional theatre venue in New York City with a seating capacity between 100 and 499, inclusive. These theatres are smaller than Broadway theatres, but larger than off-off-Broadway theatres, which seat fewer th ...
* ''Bed Time for Bali'' (2005)
* ''Choke Point- The Downfall of
Jayson Blair
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Blair publis ...
'' (2007) - Edinburgh Festival
* ''FreeFall:Heroes'' (2011)- Druid Theatre, Galway
* ''State of Limn'' (2010) - Flatlake Festival
* ''The Sum of All Things'' (2012) - Electric Picnic
Novels
* ''Jesus Wife'' (2014)
Film
*''
Losing Ground''
References
Sources
External links
General
Choke Point, images*
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Irish dramatists and playwrights
Irish male dramatists and playwrights
1971 births
Living people