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Nicola McCartney

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Originally from Belfast, playwright and director Nicola McCartney now lives and works in Scotland where she is Artistic Director of Scotland's lookOUT Theatre Company, a new writing and touring company. She has written and directed most of lookOUT's work to date. McCartney was appointed Playwright-in-Residence at the University of Ulster, Coleraine.

Playwriting Credits

Play Title Playwright
1 in 5 Marina Carr Nicola McCartney Morna Regan Rosemary Jenkinson
Convictions Gary Mitchell Daragh Carville Marie Jones (1) Damian Gorman Martin Lynch Owen McCafferty Nicola McCartney
The Millies Nicola McCartney

Adaptations

Play Title Playwright
Bog People Nicola McCartney Lucy Caldwell Francis Turnly Seamus Heaney
Melmoth the Wanderer Nicola McCartney Charles Maturin

Assistant Director

Play Title Playwright
A Wife, A Dog And A Maple Tree Sue Ashby