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FERGUS LINEHAN (1)

1934 - 2016

Fergus Linehan was born in Malaya in 1934 but returned to Ireland with his parents as a young child. He is the author of numerous musicals and revues, such as 'Fair Game', 'Funnybones' and Black Rosie'. Among his two-hander revues, written for Des Keogh and Rosaleen Linehan, are 'Two For Joy' and 'Just Good Friends'. He wrote for television and radio, and was Film Critic and Arts Editor with the Irish Times newspaper. He also wrote two novels, 'Under the Durian Tree'(1995) and 'The Safest Place' (1998).

PLAYWRITING CREDITS

Play Title Playwright
Frauds Fergus Linehan (1)
Glory Be! Fergus Linehan (1)
Mary Makebelieve Rosaleen Linehan Fergus Linehan (1) James Stephens
McRoarty T.D. Fergus Linehan (1)
Speak of the Devil Fergus Linehan (1)

ADAPTATIONS

Play Title Playwright
A Flea in Her Ear Fergus Linehan (1) Georges Feydeau
Hotel Casanova Fergus Linehan (1) Georges Feydeau
Innish Jim Doherty Fergus Linehan (1) Lennox Robinson
Mysteries 2000 Mary Elizabeth Burke-Kennedy Derek Chapman Declan Gorman Johnny Hanrahan Brendan Kennelly Pat Kinevane Gavin Kostick Fergus Linehan (1) Aidan Mathews Michael McCaffery Nuala Ní Dhomhnaill Joe O'Byrne Joseph O'Connor (1) Deirdre Purcell Michael Scott (2)
One of Our Own Fergus Linehan (1) Lennox Robinson
Stone Mad Fergus Linehan (1)
The Streets of Dublin Fergus Linehan (1) Dion Boucicault