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Liam Mac Uistín

1933 -

Short story writer, novelist, poet, children's writer, critic and translator. A song composed by him was the only Irish language song chosen to compete in the Eurovision Song Contest. Many of his plays have been translated into German, Croat and Hebrew.

Playwriting Credits

Play Title	Playwright
Liombó	Liam Mac Uistín
Pocléim	Liam Mac Uistín
Soldiers	Liam Mac Uistín

Adaptations

Play Title	Playwright
Cóiriú na Leapan	Liam Mac Uistín Pádraig Ó Siochfhradha

Premiered In 2022

Heaven

This Sh*t Happens All the Time

Luke

Ghostlight

All the Hours

Latest Playography Update

Dear Ireland I

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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Liam Mac Uistín

Playwriting Credits

Adaptations

Premiered In 2022

Heaven

This Sh*t Happens All the Time

Luke

Ghostlight

All the Hours

Latest Playography Update

Dear Ireland I

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