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Thomas McLaughlin

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Thomas McLaughlin was born in Belfast. In the mid-eighties, he was lead singer with the rock group Light A Big Fire. His plays include ‘Chucky, The Lucky Leprechaun’, the Prix Futura-winning radio play ‘Fingertips’ and ‘Crackin' America’, RTÉ’s entry to the 2001 World Radio Drama Festival. He has also written for Charabanc, TEAM Educational Theatre and ‘Fair City’. Stage plays not listed here include 'Cross-Country' (co-author, 1981), 'Evening' (1983), 'The New Museum of Panic' (co-author, 1983), the Bass Ireland Bursary-winning 'Peasants' (1987), and 'The Frontline Café' (1991). Thomas McLaughlin is a member of the Irish Playwrights and Screenwriters Guild. He lives in Dublin.

Playwriting Credits

Play Title Playwright
Black Ice Thomas McLaughlin
Fingertips Thomas McLaughlin
Greatest Hits Thomas McLaughlin
Iron May Sparkle Thomas McLaughlin
Let's All Go Down The Strand Thomas McLaughlin
Shoot the Butterfly Thomas McLaughlin
The Way the Buffalo Went Thomas McLaughlin

Actor

Play Title Playwright
Andante Un Poco Mosso Jennifer Johnston
One-Off Henry Monroe
Rosebud Daniel Magee
Voids Liam Lynch

Music by

Play Title Playwright
Black Ice Thomas McLaughlin
Boss Grady's Boys Sebastian Barry
Fixing Bill Haley Ken Bourke

Musician

Play Title Playwright
Black Ice Thomas McLaughlin
Iron May Sparkle Thomas McLaughlin