People

Siobhán McKenna

1923 - 1986

Siobhán McKenna was born in Belfast but raised in Monaghan and Galway. She made her stage debut in Taibhdhearc na Gaillimhe in 1940. She is well known as an actress in the Abbey Theatre though she has worked in TV and film. She also adapted Cúirt an Mheán Oíche (The Midnight Court) by Brian Merriman for the stage in 1984, and it was the first time an Irish language version of the poem was staged.

Adaptations

Play Title	Playwright
Cúirt an Mheán Oíche	Siobhán McKenna Brian Merriman (1)
Máire Rós	Siobhán McKenna J.M. Barrie
San Siobhán	Siobhán McKenna George Bernard (GB) Shaw

Actor

Play Title	Playwright
An Sgiúrsa Bhán	Buadhach Tóibín Karel Capek
An tImpire Mac Seoin	Buadhach Tóibín Eugene O'Neill
An tUbhall Óir	Liam Ó Briain Lady Gregory
An tUghdar i nGleic	Labhrás Mac Brádaigh
Bailegangaire	Tom Murphy (1)
Dalladh Airgid	Buadhach Tóibín
Fernando agus an Dragan	Lady Gregory
Giolla an tSoluis	Máiréad Ní Ghráda
I'm Getting Out of This Kip	Heno Magee
Laurette	Stanley Young
Macbeit	S L Ó Súilleabháin William Shakespeare
Marks and Mabel	Brinsley MacNamara
Muireann agus an Prionnsa	Mícheál Ó hAodha Liam Ó Briain
Mungo's Mansion	Walter Macken
Railway House	Ralph Kennedy
Rossa	Roger McHugh
San Siobhán	Siobhán McKenna George Bernard (GB) Shaw
Stiana	Peadar Ó hAnnracháin