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Aidan Mathews

1956 -

Aidan Mathews was born in Dublin. He was educated at Gonzaga College and then at UCD, Trinity College Dublin and Stanford University in California. Since 1984, he has been a Radio Drama Producer at RTE. He has written two collections of poetry, two short story collections and a number of plays. He works as a Radio Drama producer in RTÉ.

Playwriting Credits

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

Adaptations

Play Title Playwright
The House of Bernarda Alba Aidan Mathews Federico García Lorca