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Ian McElhinney

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Ian McElhinney is an actor and director. He was born in Belfast in 1948 and educated at Belfast Royal Academy and Friends' School, Lisburn. He began his acting career in 1978 and is well-known for his work on television, film and in the theatre.

Playwriting Credits

Play Title Playwright
The Green Shoot Ian McElhinney

Actor

Play Title Playwright
Amphibians Billy Roche
Antigone Owen McCafferty Sophocles
Callers Graham Reid
Dockers Martin Lynch
Hang All The Harpers Marie Jones (1) Shane Connaughton
Heritage Tommy McArdle Eugene McCabe
Indian Summer Jennifer Johnston
Let's All Go Down The Strand Thomas McLaughlin
Merry Christmas Betty Ford Conor Mitchell
My Austrian Granny Neill Speers
Observe the Sons of Ulster marching towards the Somme Frank McGuinness
The Absence of Women Owen McCafferty
The Communication Cord Brian Friel
The Government Inspector Marie Jones (1) Nikolai Gogol
The Green Shoot Ian McElhinney
The Interrogation of Ambrose Fogarty Martin Lynch
There Came A Gypsy Riding Frank McGuinness
Titans Jimmy McAleavey
Victims Eugene McCabe

Voice Over

Play Title Playwright
1974 Damian Gorman

Director

Play Title Playwright
A Very Weird Manor Marie Jones (1)
All Being Well Damian Gorman
Gold In The Streets Marie Jones (1)
Devised by the company.
Rock Doves Marie Jones (1)
Ruby Marie Jones (1)
Under Napoleon's Nose Marie Jones (1)
A programme note for the original production states that this play is based on documentary material which accumulated in stages. Jim McConville wrote his memories of the 1941 Belfast Blitz; these were written up by historian and teacher Jonathan Bardon and Henry Bell into a documentary entertainment for students. In turn, playwright Marie Jones completed 'what began as an ad hoc documentary into a polished and tautly written dramatic piece' for performance by actors.

Producer

Play Title Playwright
Lay Up Your Ends Martin Lynch
Written in collaboration with the company.
Oul Delf and False Teeth Marie Jones (1)
Written with the company, in association with Pam Brighton and Martin Lynch.