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Brian Friel

1929 - 2015

Brian Friel was born in Omagh, Co. Tyrone, and in 1939 moved with his family to Derry. He published two collections of short stories, 'A Saucer of Larks' and 'The Gold in the Sea.' In 1980, Brian Friel co-founded the Field Day Theatre Company in Derry. His numerous awards include the London Evening Standard Award for 'Aristocrats' (1988) and again for 'The Home Place' (2005), a Tony Award (1992) and Laurence Olivier Award (1991) for the massively succesful 'Dancing at Lughnasa' and a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Irish Times (1999). Brian Friel served in the Senate from 1987 to 1989. He received honorary doctorates from NUI, TCD, DCU, Magee University and Queen's University and was an Honorary Fellow of UCD, a member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters, and a fellow of the Royal Society of Literature. He was a member of Aosdána, where held the position of Saoi, and a patron of Irish Theatre Institute.

Playwriting Credits

Play Title Playwright
Afterplay Brian Friel
Aristocrats Brian Friel
Crystal and Fox Brian Friel
Dancing at Lughnasa Brian Friel
Faith Healer Brian Friel
Give Me Your Answer, Do! Brian Friel
Living Quarters Brian Friel
Lovers : Losers Brian Friel
Lovers : Winners Brian Friel
Making History Brian Friel
Molly Sweeney Brian Friel
Performances Brian Friel
Philadelphia, Here I Come! Brian Friel
The Blind Mice Brian Friel
The Communication Cord Brian Friel
The Doubtful Paradise Brian Friel
The Enemy Within Brian Friel
The Freedom of the City Brian Friel
The Gentle Island Brian Friel
The Home Place Brian Friel
The London Vertigo Brian Friel
The Loves of Cass Maguire Brian Friel
The Mundy Scheme Brian Friel
Translations Brian Friel
Volunteers Brian Friel
Wonderful Tennessee Brian Friel

Adaptations

Play Title Playwright
A Month in the Country Brian Friel Ivan Turgenev
Fathers and Sons Brian Friel Ivan Turgenev
Hedda Gabler Brian Friel Henrik Ibsen
The Bear Brian Friel Anton Chekhov
The Yalta Game Brian Friel Anton Chekhov
Three Sisters Brian Friel Anton Chekhov
Uncle Vanya Brian Friel Anton Chekhov

Director

Play Title Playwright
Give Me Your Answer, Do! Brian Friel
Molly Sweeney Brian Friel