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Deirdre Purcell

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Deirdre Purcell was born in Dublin in 1946. Previously an actress, her novels include 'Falling for a Dancer' (also a successful TV series), 'Place of Stones' and 'That Childhood Country'.

Playwriting Credits

Play Title	Playwright
Mysteries 2000	Johnny Hanrahan Joseph O'Connor (1) Pat Kinevane Gavin Kostick Michael Scott (2) Mary Elizabeth Burke-Kennedy Declan Gorman Joe O'Byrne Derek Chapman Aidan Mathews Fergus Linehan (1) Brendan Kennelly Michael McCaffery Deirdre Purcell Nuala Ní Dhomhnaill

Actor

Play Title	Playwright
Breithiúnas	Máiréad Ní Ghráda
Death Is For Heroes	Michael Judge
Emer agus an Laoch	Niall Tóibín Edward Golden Dónal Ó Cuill Seosamh Mac Giolla Eoin
Fernando agus an Ríon Óg
One For The Grave	Louis MacNeice
Tarry Flynn	P. J. O'Connor Patrick Kavanagh
The Irishwoman of the Year	John Power
The Noon-Day Devil	Maurice Davin-Power

Premiered In 2021

Medicine

Distortion

What Did I Miss?

Once Upon A Bridge

Duck Duck Goose

Premiered on this day

The Whip Hand

Premiered 06 Jul 1942

Playwright
B G MacCarthy
Company
Abbey Theatre/Amharclann na Mainistreach

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