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John McArdle

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John McArdle is a short-story writer, scriptwriter and playwright. His collection of short stories, It's Handy When People Don't Die, was published by Poolbeg in 1981 and he has published stories in anthologies for children. He has scripted three films: It's Handy When People Don't Die, The Kinkisha, and Angela Mooney Rides Again. He has written plays for TEAM Theatre Company and the National Youth Theatre, amongst others, and extensively for community drama.

Playwriting Credits

Play Title	Playwright
Dectire	John McArdle
Friends	John McArdle
Jacko	John McArdle
Performers	John McArdle
Silly Millie's Storybook	John McArdle
Two Houses	John McArdle
Zoe's Play	John McArdle

Actor

Play Title	Playwright
Loco County Lonesome	Patrick McCabe

Premiered In 2022

Ghostlight

All the Hours

Luke

This Sh*t Happens All the Time

Heaven

Latest Playography Update

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Updated 27 Oct 2022

Playwright
Carmel Winters, Enda Walsh, Iseult Golden, Sarah Hanly, John Connors, Shane O'Reilly, Nancy Harris, Owen McCafferty, Frank McGuinness, Feli Speaks, Gina Moxley, Abbie Spallen, Michael West, Shaun Dunne, Manchán Magan, Eva O'Connor, Edna O'Brien, Aoife Martyn, Arthur Riordan, Andrea Molino, John O'Donovan (2), Deirdre Kinahan, Zoe Ní Riordáin, Karen Cogan, Jimmy Murphy, Ursula Rani Sarma, Zhu Yi, Pom Boyd, Stacey Gregg, Thomas Kane Byrne, Sinéad Burke, Dermot Bolger, Carys D. Coburn, Meadhbh McHugh, Colm Keegan (2), Phillip McMahon, Darach Mac Con Iomaire, Sonya Kelly, Margaret Perry, Joseph O'Connor (1), Kit de Waal, Ciara Elizabeth Smyth, Keith James Walker, Mark O'Halloran, Una McKevitt, Blindboy Boatclub, Emmet Kirwan, Rosaleen McDonagh, David Ireland, Jody O'Neill
Company
Abbey Theatre/Amharclann na Mainistreach

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