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Vincent Woods

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Vincent Woods is a poet and playwright. He was born in Co. Leitrim in 1960 and has lived in the United States, New Zealand and Australia. Woods worked as a journalist with RTÉ until 1989, when he began writing full-time. He has since returned to broadcasting and currently hosts 'The Arts Show' on RTÉ radio. He was won a number of awards, inlcuding the P.J. O'Connor award for radio drama, the Stewart Parker Award for drama and the M.J. McManus Prize for poetry. His poetry collections include 'The Colour of Language' (1994) and 'Lives and Miracles' (2002).Woods is a member of Aosdána. He lives in Galway.

Playwriting Credits

Play Title Playwright
A Cry From Heaven Vincent Woods
At the Black Pig's Dyke Vincent Woods
John Hughdy and Tom John Vincent Woods
Song of the Yellow Bittern Vincent Woods

Adaptations

Play Title Playwright
Fontamara Vincent Woods Ignazio Silone
King Ubu Vincent Woods Alfred Jarry
Winter Vincent Woods Jon Fosse

Script Advisor

Play Title Playwright
Sodome, My Love Olwen Fouéré Laurent Gaudé