Deirdre Kinahan is an Irish playwright and theatre producer. She lives in County Meath with her family.
Life Deirdre Kinahan was born in Dublin. She joined several drama clubs during her childhood.
She graduated from University College Dublin in 1988, with a Bachelor Degree in English and History.
She and Maureen Collender set up the Tall Tales Theatre Company in Dublin in 1997 and staged several plays before she turned her hand to writing.
She has served as a board member of Theatre Forum Ireland and The Abbey Theatre. She is also literary associate with Meath County Council Arts Office. She is a member of Aosdána, a body of elected Irish artists considered to have made an outstanding contribution to cultural life. Kinahan has collaborated with many major theatres in Ireland and on the International circuit including The Old Vic, Royal Court, Bush Theatre London, MTC, Irish Arts Centre and Studio Theatre US. She writes for the Abbey Theatre, Landmark Productions and Fishamble Theatre Company regularly in Ireland.
Works Plays Include Bé Carna. Women of the Flesh (1999) — Andrews Lane Theatre, Tall Tales Theatre co. Passage (2001) — Civic Theatre, Tall Tales Theatre co. Attaboy, Mr. Synge! (2002) — Civic Theatre, Tall Tales Theatre co. Knocknashee (2002) — Civic theatre, Tall Tales Theatre co. Melody (2005) — Tall Tales Theatre co. Hue and Cry (2007) — Tall Tales Theatre co and Bewleys Cafe Theatre Bogboy (2010) — Tall Tales Theatre co Moment (2011) — Tall Tales Theatre co and Bush Theatre These Halcyon Days (2013) — Tall Tales Theatre co and Landmark Productions Spinning (2014) — Fishamble Theatre co Rise (2016) — Old Vic Rathmines Road (2018) — Fishamble Theatre co and Abbey Theatre The Unmanageable Sisters (2018) — Abbey Theatre Crossings (2018) — Pentabus Theatre co Embargo (2020) — Fishamble Theatre co The Visit Draiocht 2021/2 An Old Song, Half Forgotten (2023) — Abbey Theatre The Saviour (2023) - Landmark Productions OUTRAGE Fishamble Theatre Co
Producer Passage (Tall Tales Theatre Company, 2001) Melody (Tall Tales Theatre Company, 2005)
Awards Member, Aosdána BBC Northern Ireland 2009 First Irish NYC, Bogboy Edinburgh Fringe First, Halcyon Days 2013 Tilestyle Bursary 2014 Peggy Ramsey, 2014 Helen Hayes DC, Moment Dora Awards Canada, Moment Jeff Chicago, Spinning Helen Hayes DC, Wild Notes (nomination) 2019 Meath County Council Bursary in 2023 Nomad Commission Award 2024
See also List of Irish writers
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