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Brian Friel
Brian Friel was born in Co Tyrone in 1929. His short story collections are A Saucer of Larks and The Gold in the Sea. He has edited The Last of the Name (Memoirs of a Donegal Tailor).
His plays are This Doubtful Paradise (1959) The Enemy Within (Dublin, Abbey Theatre, 1962); Philadelphia Here I Come! (Dublin, Gaeity Theatre, 1964); The Loves of Cass Maguire (New York, Helen Hayes Theatre, 1966); Lovers (Dublin, Gate Theatre, 1967);
Crystal and Fox (Gaeity Theatre, 1968); The Mundy Scheme (Dublin, Olympia Theatre, 1971); The Freedom of the City (Abbey Theatre, 1973); Volunteers (Abbey Theatre, 1975); Living Quarters (Abbey Theatre, 1977); Aristocrats (Abbey Theatre, 1979); Faith Healer (New York, Longacre Theatre, 1979); Translations (Derry, The Guildhall, Field Day Theatre, 1980); Three Sisters (Derry, The Guildhall, Field Day Theatre, 1981); The Communication Cord ( Derry, The Guildhall, Field Day Theatre, 1982); Fathers and Sons (Lyttleton Theatre, London, 1987); Making History (Derry, Guildhall, Field Day Theatre, 1988); Dancing At Lughnasa (Abbey Theatre, 1990); The London Vertigo (Dublin, Andrews Lane Theatre, 1992); Wonderful Tennessee (Abbey Theatre, 1993); Molly Sweeney (Gate Theatre, 1995); Give Me Your Answer, Do! (Abbey Theatre, 1997); and The Home Place (Gate Theatre, 2005), for which he was awarded Best Play in London’s Evening Standard Theatre Awards. He is a member of
Aosdána, and lives in Co Donegal.
