Gary Duggan (born 14 March 1979) is an
Irish 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 ...
.
Born in
Dublin
Dublin (; , or ) is the capital and largest city of Republic of Ireland, Ireland. On a bay at the mouth of the River Liffey, it is in the Provinces of Ireland, province of Leinster, bordered on the south by the Dublin Mountains, a part of th ...
in 1979, Duggan was raised in the North Dublin suburb of
Donaghmede. He studied Media Production at Dublin Institute of Technology. Duggan began writing scripts at the age of 15 while attending Grange Community College in Donaghmede. His first staged work was a collection of
monologue
In theatre, a monologue (from el, μονόλογος, from μόνος ''mónos'', "alone, solitary" and λόγος ''lógos'', "speech") is a speech presented by a single character, most often to express their thoughts aloud, though sometimes a ...
s called ''Manhattan Whispers'', staged as part of the
Dublin Fringe Festival in 2001.
His first full-length play
Monged was produced by
Fishamble Theatre Company in 2005 and won the
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 ...
Trust Award for best debut play in 2006.
Duggan's second play, ''Dedalus Lounge'', premiered as part of the 2006 Dublin Fringe Festival and was produced by Pageant Wagon Theatre Company.
Duggan's third play, ''Trans-Euro Express'', also produced by Pageant Wagon Theatre Company, premiered at the
Mill Theatre, Dundrum in November 2008.
External links
Irish Playography entryFishamble web page about ''Monged''
Irish dramatists and playwrights
Irish male dramatists and playwrights
Living people
1979 births
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