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Owen McCafferty

1961 -

Owen McCafferty’s most recent play Unfaithful was produced at The Traverse Theatre in 2014. His previous play Quietly was produced at the Abbey Theatre, Dublin in 2012 as part of their Great Irish Writers Season. The play was nominated for Best New Play at the Irish Times Theatre Awards. In 2013 the Abbey Production of Quietly played at the Traverse Theatre during the Edinburgh Festival and was then transfered to the SOHO Theatre, London. Owen has written the libretto for 2 short operas. Other recent work includes new play Absence of Women, produced by the Lyric Theatre Belfast in February 2010 before transferring to the Tricycle Theatre in London. Owen directed his own version of Antigone for Prime Cut in Belfast in autumn 2008. Shoot the Crow, which was first staged at the Druid Theatre, Galway, has had a number of further productions including a London production at The Trafalgar Studio that was nominated for Best New Comedy at Olivier Awards.

Playwriting Credits

Play Title Playwright
Closing Time Owen McCafferty
Cold Comfort Owen McCafferty
Convictions Gary Mitchell Daragh Carville Marie Jones (1) Damian Gorman Martin Lynch Owen McCafferty Nicola McCartney
Days of Wine and Roses Owen McCafferty
Dear Ireland I John O'Donovan (2) Emmet Kirwan Rosaleen McDonagh Deirdre Kinahan David Ireland Zoe Ní Riordáin Karen Cogan Jody O'Neill Jimmy Murphy Ursula Rani Sarma Zhu Yi Pom Boyd Carmel Winters Stacey Gregg Thomas Kane Byrne Enda Walsh Sinéad Burke Iseult Golden Sarah Hanly Dermot Bolger John Connors Carys D. Coburn Shane O'Reilly Meadhbh McHugh Nancy Harris Colm Keegan (2) Phillip McMahon Darach Mac Con Iomaire Sonya Kelly Margaret Perry Owen McCafferty Frank McGuinness Feli Speaks Gina Moxley Abbie Spallen Michael West Joseph O'Connor (1) Shaun Dunne Kit de Waal Manchán Magan Ciara Elizabeth Smyth Eva O'Connor Keith James Walker Edna O'Brien Mark O'Halloran Aoife Martyn Una McKevitt Arthur Riordan Blindboy Boatclub Andrea Molino
Death of a Comedian Owen McCafferty
Freefalling Owen McCafferty
I Won't Dance, Don't Ask Me Owen McCafferty
Mojo-Mickybo Owen McCafferty
No Place Like Home Owen McCafferty
Quietly Owen McCafferty
Scenes from the Big Picture Owen McCafferty
Shoot The Crow Owen McCafferty
The Absence of Women Owen McCafferty
The Private Picture Show Owen McCafferty
The Waiting List Owen McCafferty
Unfaithful Owen McCafferty

Adaptations

Play Title Playwright
Antigone Owen McCafferty Sophocles
Days of Wine and Roses Owen McCafferty J.P. Miller
The Chairs Owen McCafferty Eugene Ionesco

Director

Play Title Playwright
Antigone Owen McCafferty Sophocles
Cold Comfort Owen McCafferty

Text by

Play Title Playwright
No Place Like Home Owen McCafferty
This show was devised by the company, incorporating video, installation art and text by Owen McCafferty.