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Roddy Doyle

1958 -

Roddy Doyle is the author of ten novels, two collections of stories, Two Pints, a book of dialogues and Rory & Ita, a memoir of his parents. He has written seven books for children and has contributed to a variety of publications including The New Yorker, McSweeney’s, Metro Eireann and several anthologies. He won the Booker Prize in 1993, for Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha. Roddy has written for the stage and his plays include Brownbread and Guess Who’s Coming For The Dinner. He co-adapted with Joe O’Byrne his novel The Woman who Walked into Doors and and he has written the stage adaptation for The Commitments. He also wrote the screenplays for The Snapper, The Van, Family, When Brendan Met Trudy and he co-wrote the screenplay for The Commitments. He lives and works in Dublin.

Playwriting Credits

Play Title Playwright
Brownbread Roddy Doyle
Guess Who's Coming for the Dinner Roddy Doyle
No Messin' With The Monkeys! Roddy Doyle
The Commitments Roddy Doyle
Two Pints Roddy Doyle
War Roddy Doyle

Adaptations

Play Title Playwright
The Government Inspector Roddy Doyle Nikolai Gogol
The Playboy of the Western World Bisi Adigun Roddy Doyle John Millington (J.M.) Synge
The Snapper Roddy Doyle Roddy Doyle
The Woman Who Walked Into Doors Roddy Doyle Joe O'Byrne Roddy Doyle

Executive Producer

Play Title Playwright
The Commitments Roddy Doyle