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Sebastian Barry

1955 -

Born in Dublin, Sebastian Barry is a playwright, poet and novelist. He won the Costa Book of the Year Award with his novel The Secret Scripture in 2008, and has twice been shortlisted for the Booker prize. Further awards include the BBC/Stewart Parker Award for his 1989 play Boss Grady's Boys and the Christopher Ewart-Biggs Memorial Prize for The Steward of Christendom in 2005. He has held a number of academic posts and was writer-in-association with the Abbey Theatre from 1989-1990. Barry's novels include A Long Long Way (2005), The Engine of Owl-Light (1987), Elsewhere (1985), and Annie Dunne (2002). He has also published several volumes of poetry. He is a member of Aosdána and lives in County Wicklow.

Playwriting Credits

Play Title Playwright
Andersen's English Sebastian Barry
Boss Grady's Boys Sebastian Barry
Dallas Sweetman Sebastian Barry
Fred and Jane Sebastian Barry
Hinterland Sebastian Barry
On Blueberry Hill Sebastian Barry
Our Lady of Sligo Sebastian Barry
Prayers of Sherkin Sebastian Barry
She Was Wearing... Stella Feehily Gavin Kostick Dermot Bolger Sebastian Barry Michael Collins (1) Maeve Binchy Rosalind Haslett Roisin Ingle Marian Keyes
Tales of Ballycumber Sebastian Barry
The Only True History of Lizzie Finn Sebastian Barry
The Pentagonal Dream Sebastian Barry
The Pride of Parnell Street Sebastian Barry
The Steward of Christendom Sebastian Barry
Whistling Psyche Sebastian Barry
White Woman Street Sebastian Barry

Adaptations

Play Title Playwright
The House of Bernarda Alba Sebastian Barry Federico García Lorca