Jordi Galceran Ferrer (; born March 5, 1964 in

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, known internationally for his play '' El mètode Grönholm'' (''The Grönholm Method''. 2003). He writes in

. Galceran studied Catalan Philology at the

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and started to write theatrical plays in 1988. In 1995, with ''Paraules encadenades'' (''Words in Chains'') he won the 20th ''Born'' Theatre Award, and in 1996, the Critic's Award ''Serra d'Or'' for best work in the Catalan language. His play ''Dakota'' (1995) received the ''Ignasi Iglesias'' award. '' Killing Words'', a 2003 film directed by

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, is based on ''Paraules encadenades''. ''Fragile'', directed by

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, is also based on a script co-authored by Galceran, while ''The Method'', directed by

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, is a film adaptation of ''The Grönholm Method''.

Works

* 1994. ''Surf''. Premiere at the Sala Villarroel in Barcelona. * 1995. ''Paraules encadenades'' (''Words in Chains'') * 1996. ''Dakota''. Premiere at the Poliorama Theatre. * 1998. ''Fuita'' (''Escape''). Premiere at the Josep Maria de Sagarra theatre in

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; in Barcelona, at the Teatre Principal. * 2002. ''Gaudí'' (a

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), in collaboration with Albert Guinovart * 2003. ''El mètode Grönholm'' (''The Grönholm method''), premiere at the

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; later at the Poliorama. * 2005. ''Carnaval''. Premiere at the teatre Borràs in Barcelona. * 2007. ''Cancun''. Premiere at the teatre Borràs in Barcelona. * 2013. ''El crèdit''. Premiere at the Villarroel theatre in Barcelona.

Adaptations

* 2009. '' The Inspector-General'' by

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, premiere at the Teatre Nacional de Catalunya.

External links

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Radio interviews with Galceran
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Detailed information on Garcelan
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"...King of Black Comedy..."
article by theatre critic Marcos Ordóñez in

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, July 26, 2008 (in

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) {{DEFAULTSORT:Galceran, Jordi 1964 births Living people Catalan dramatists and playwrights University of Barcelona alumni