Eugene O'Brien is an Irish playwright, screenwriter, and actor. He is best known for his very successful play '' Eden'', which after playing at the

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in Dublin was put on in the West End of London and

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. In 2001 the play won the ''

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'' Best New Play of the Year Award and

Stewart Parker James Stewart Parker (20 October 1941 – 2 November 1988) was a Northern Irish poet and playwright. Biography He was born in Sydenham, Belfast, of a Protestant working-class family. His birthplace is marked by an Ulster History Circle blue ...

Prize. O'Brien's second play, ''Savoy'', premiered on the Peacock stage in 2004.

Works

The author of several radio plays for

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, '' The Nest'' and ''

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'', in 2005 he wrote the screenplay to '' Pure Mule'', a six-part television drama for RTÉ, which garnered five Irish Film and Television awards. As an actor, he has worked for

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, Calypso, Storytellers, Barnstorm, Loose Cannon, and Glasshouse Theatre companies, and has appeared in several television series including ''

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''. He was awarded the

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in 2003.

References

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