David Ireland (playwright)

David Ireland (born 1976) is a Northern Ireland-born playwright and actor, known for his award-winning 2016 play Cyprus Avenue.

Early life and career

Ireland was born in Carrickfergus, County Antrim, in 1976. He received training at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama.[1]

In 2009, Ireland's What The Animals Say was produced by Òran Mór in Glasgow.[2] In 2010, Everything Between Us, first produced by Solas Nua and Tinderbox Theatre Company, was performed in Belfast, Scotland and Washington, D.C. It won the Stewart Parker Trust BBC Radio Drama Award,[3] and the Meyer-Whitworth Award for Best New Play.[4]

In 2016, Ireland's Cyprus Avenue premiered at the Royal Court Theatre.[5] It was awarded the 2017 Irish Times Theatre Awards for Best New Play, and the 2017 James Tait Black Memorial Prize for Drama. The play then transferred to The Public Theater, New York,[6] the Abbey Theatre, Dublin,[7] and the Metropolitan Arts Centre, Belfast. It will return to the Royal Court in 2019 for a four-week run.[8]

In 2018, Ulster American was performed by Traverse Theatre as part of their Edinburgh Festival Fringe season.[9]

Selected works

Selected awards

References

  1. ↑ McCormack, Chris (7 April 2016). "David Ireland: 'I feel compelled to write about the Troubles' | Interviews | The Stage". The Stage. Retrieved 11 October 2018.
  2. ↑ "Theatre review: What The Animals Say". The Scotsman. 20 May 2009. Retrieved 11 October 2018.
  3. ↑ "Stewart Parker Trust Awards | Arts Council of Northern Ireland". artscouncil-ni.org. 25 March 2011. Retrieved 11 October 2018.
  4. ↑ "Everything Between Us - 2017 - Finborough Theatre". www.finboroughtheatre.co.uk. Retrieved 11 October 2018.
  5. ↑ "Cyprus Avenue - Royal Court 2016". Royal Court. Retrieved 11 October 2018.
  6. ↑ Brantley, Ben (25 June 2018). "Review: Stephen Rea Is One Really Mad Man in 'Cyprus Avenue'". New York Times. Retrieved 11 October 2018.
  7. ↑ Crawley, Peter (17 February 2016). "Cyprus Avenue review: Stephen Rea delivers a masterful performance". The Irish Times. Retrieved 11 October 2018.
  8. ↑ "Cyprus Avenue - Royal Court 2019". Royal Court. Retrieved 11 October 2018.
  9. ↑ Cooper, Neil (19 July 2018). "'You never hear an Irish American saying they're Protestant,' says playwright David Ireland". HeraldScotland. Retrieved 11 October 2018.
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