Peter Sheridan (born 1952) is an Irish playwright, screenwriter and director. He lives in

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. His awards include the

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. In 1980 he was writer-in-residence in the

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, Dublin, and his short film, The Breakfast, won several European awards."Forty-Seven Roses" (notes), ''Irish Times'', 8 September 2001. He wrote the

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of ''

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''. He wrote and directed the film '' Borstal Boy'', which was released in 2002. He is the brother of the film director

Jim Sheridan Jim Sheridan (born 6 February 1949) is an Irish playwright and filmmaker. Between 1989 and 1993, Sheridan directed two critically acclaimed films set in Ireland, '' My Left Foot'' and '' In the Name of the Father'', and later directed the fi ...

. In 2017, he also appeared as a contestant on the

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''.

Plays

* '' Diary of a Hunger Strike'' * '' Emigrants'' * '' Finders Keepers '' * '' No Entry '' * '' Children of Eve '' * '' Paint It Black '' * '' Shades of the Jelly Woman (Part One) '' * '' The Liberty Suit '' * '' The Rock and Roll Show'' * '' Women at Work '' * ''Are You Havin' a Laugh?''http://nomoreworkhouse.com/2015/04/02/are-you-havin-a-laugh-bewleys-cafe-theatre-review/ * ''Borstal Boy '' Playwright: Frank McMahon "Borstal Boy" was written by Brendan Behan

Novels

*'' Every Inch of Her (Big Fat Love)'' (2003 & 2004)

Memoirs

*'' 44'' (1999) *''Forty Seven Roses'' (2002) *''Break a Leg'' (2012)

References

Sources

* * * * * 1952 births Living people Irish dramatists and playwrights Irish male dramatists and playwrights Irish novelists People from County Dublin Irish male novelists {{Ireland-bio-stub