Colm Byrne (born 1966) is an
Irish playwright
A playwright or dramatist is a person who writes play (theatre), plays, which are a form of drama that primarily consists of dialogue between Character (arts), characters and is intended for Theatre, theatrical performance rather than just
Readin ...
. He was born in
Limerick
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and lives in
Galway
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. His plays have been noted as political, lively
and poetic.
He is a recipient of a Bay Area Critics Circle award
and is a writer in residence with the LA Writer's Center.
Works
Theatre
* ''Himself'' (2003) -
Off-Broadway
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* ''Bed Time for Bali'' (2005)
* ''Choke Point- The Downfall of
Jayson Blair
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In 2004, h ...
'' (2007) - Edinburgh Festival
* ''FreeFall:Heroes'' (2011)- Druid Theatre, Galway
* ''State of Limn'' (2010) - Flatlake Festival
* ''The Sum of All Things'' (2012) - Electric Picnic
Novels
* ''Jesus Wife'' (2014)
Film
*''
Losing Ground''
References
Sources
External links
General
Choke Point, images*
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21st-century Irish dramatists and playwrights
Irish male dramatists and playwrights
1971 births
Living people
Writers from County Galway
Writers from County Limerick
21st-century Irish male writers