Stella Anne Feehily (born 1969, London) is an Irish

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and actor. Her plays include ''Game'' (2003), which was produced by Fishamble Theatre company, Dublin, and was published in an anthology of first plays by New Island. She is the author of ''Duck'' (2003) and ''O Go My Man'' (2006), both of which were first performed in co-productions by

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and the

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. ''O Go My Man'' was a co-winner of the Susan Smith Blackburn award in 2006. With four other female writers she co-wrote ''Catch'' (2006) (

), and for the Royal Court's Rough Cuts season wrote ''Think Global, Fuck Local'', about the social and sexual lives of

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and aid workers. In 2009, Feehily's play ''Dreams of Violence'', which is published by Nick Hern Books, received its premiere in a co-production between Soho Theatre and

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. Her radio plays include ''Julia Roberts Teeth'' (2003), which was broadcast on BBC Radio 3, and ''Sweet Bitter'' (2003), broadcast on Lyric Radio in association with Fishamble Theatre company, Feehily was previously an actress, and played regular character Sorcha Byrne in Irish soap opera ''

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''.
She is married to the British theatre director

Max Stafford-Clark Maxwell Robert Guthrie Stewart "Max" Stafford-Clark (born 17 March 1941) is a British theatre director. Life and career Stafford-Clark was born in Cambridge, England. the son of David Stafford-Clark, a physician, and Dorothy Crossley (née Old ...

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Feehily, Stella 1969 births Living people Irish dramatists and playwrights