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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'.

ADAPTATIONS

Play Title	Playwright
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)

ACTOR

Play Title	Playwright
Breithiúnas	Máiréad Ní Ghráda
Death Is For Heroes	Michael Judge
Emer agus an Laoch	Edward Golden Seosamh Mac Giolla Eoin Dónal Ó Cuill Niall Tóibín
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 2017

A Holy Show

Split Ends

The Snapper

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Lex Talionis

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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