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Neil Donnelly

1946 -

Neil Donnelly was born in Tullamore, Co Offaly. He is a playwright, screenwriter and writer for radio. His screenplays include No Prisoners, Brown Lord of the Mountain and The Big Buck. He was a Harvey's Award winner in 1982, writer-in-residence for Mayo County Council in 1993, and writer-in-association at the Abbey Theatre in 1994.

Company Jobs

Job Title Company
Director Bridge Theatre Company

Playwriting Credits

Play Title Playwright
Blindfold Neil Donnelly
Chalk Farm Blues Neil Donnelly
Fire Neil Donnelly
Flying Home Neil Donnelly
Goodbye Carraroe Neil Donnelly
The Boys of Summer Neil Donnelly
The Butterfly Neil Donnelly
The Duty Master Neil Donnelly
The Reel McCoy Neil Donnelly
The Silver Dollar Boys Neil Donnelly
The Station Master Neil Donnelly
Upstarts Neil Donnelly
Yanks Neil Donnelly

Adaptations

Play Title Playwright
Dust Neil Donnelly Kenneth Sawyer Goodman

Director

Play Title Playwright
Dust Neil Donnelly Kenneth Sawyer Goodman
Fire Neil Donnelly
Goodbye Carraroe Neil Donnelly
The Butterfly Neil Donnelly
Yanks Neil Donnelly