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Manchán Magan

c.1958 -

Manchán Magan is a writer, journalist and documentary-maker. His debut play, 'Broken Croí- Heart Briste', first staged as part of the Dublin Fringe Festival, went on to win the Stewart Parker Trust Award for best Irish Language Play in 2009. He has made over 30 travel documentaries focusing on issues of world cultures and globalization for RTE, TG4, the Travel Channel and History Channel. His programmes are shown in 25 territories around the world. No Béarla, his documentary series about travelling around Ireland speaking only Irish sparked international debate.

Playwriting Credits

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

Actor

Play Title Playwright
Bás Tongue Manchán Magan
Broken Croí - Heart Briste Manchán Magan