Peter Sheridan
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Peter Sheridan (born 1952) is an Irish playwright, screenwriter and director. He lives in the north side of Dublin.
His plays have a lyrical, vivid style amid tough dialog highlighting the difficulty and the promise of life in Ireland's capital. Awards include the Rooney Prize for Irish Literature. In 1980 he was writer-in-residence in the Abbey Theatre, Dublin, and his short film, The Breakfast, won several European awards.[1] He wrote and directed the film Borstal Boy [2] which was released in 2002.
He is the brother of the film director Jim Sheridan.[1]
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[edit] Plays
- Diary of a Hunger Strike
- Emigrants
- Finders Keepers
- No Entry
- Paint It Black
- Shades of the Jelly Woman (Part One)
- The Liberty Suit
- The Rock and Roll Show
- Women at Work
[edit] Novels
- Every Inch of Her (Big Fat Love) (2003 & 2004)
[edit] Memoirs
- 44 (1999)
- Forty Seven Roses (2002)
[edit] References
[edit] Sources
Sheridan, Peter (1999). 44, Dublin Made Me. New York: Viking. ISBN 0670885142.
Sheridan, Peter (2004). Every Inch of Her. New York: Penguin Books. ISBN 0142004340.
Sheridan, Peter (2003). 47 Roses. New York: Penguin Books. ISBN 0142002860.
"IMDB". http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0792241/. Retrieved 2007-06-05.
"Irish Playography". http://www.irishplayography.com/search/person.asp?PersonID=3788. Retrieved 2007-06-05.
