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Richard Dormer

1969 -

Born in Armagh, Richard Dormer trained as an actor at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London. He was a founder member of the Belfast-based Ransom Productions and won the BBC Stewart Parker award for his first play, Hurricane. The play went on to win numerous awards and critical acclaim, transferring to the Arts Theatre, West End, London in 2004 and Off Broadway, New York in 2005. His other plays include The Half, This Piece of Earth and The Gentlemen’s Tea-Drinking Society. Richard’s work for Ransom has transferred to the Tron Theatre, Glasgow and has been showcased twice by the British Council in Edinburgh.

Company Jobs

Job Title Company
Writer in Residence Ransom Productions

Playwriting Credits

Play Title Playwright
A Minute of Your Time Karl Wallace Richard Dormer
Drum Belly Richard Dormer
Hurricane Richard Dormer
The Gentlemen's Tea-Drinking Society Richard Dormer
The Half Richard Dormer
This Piece of Earth Richard Dormer

Actor

Play Title Playwright
A Minute of Your Time Karl Wallace Richard Dormer
Hurricane Richard Dormer
Iph... Colin Teevan Euripides
Miss Julie Frank McGuinness August Strindberg
Silverlands Antoine Ó Flatharta
The Gentlemen's Tea-Drinking Society Richard Dormer
The Waiting Room Sonya Kelly Karl Wallace Mary Jordan Will Irvine Antoinette Morelli Olivia Pouyanne
This Piece of Earth Richard Dormer
Transparency Suzie Miller