Graham Reid (writer)
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Joseph Graham Reid (born 1945) is a British playwright from Belfast, Northern Ireland.
Background
Born into a working-class family in
troubles in Belfast.[3]
Characters in his work The Hidden Curriculum were based on pupils and teachers from the school he taught at. Premiered at the
You, Me & Marley (1992), which won the Michael Powell Award for the best British film at the Edinburgh International Film Festival
.
Plays
| Name | Year first produced | Theater first produced |
|---|---|---|
| The Death of Humpty Dumpty | 1979 | Abbey Theatre, Dublin |
| The Closed Door | 1980 | Abbey Theatre |
| Dorothy | 1980 | Oscar Theatre, Dublin |
| The Hidden Curriculum | 1982 | Abbey Theatre |
| Callers | 1985 | Abbey Theatre |
| Too Late to Talk to Billy | 1982 | Television |
| A Matter of Choice for Billy | 1983 | Television |
| A Coming to Terms for Billy | 1984 | Television |
| Lengthening Shadows | 1995 | Lyric Theatre, Belfast |
| Love, Billy | 2013 | The Lyric Theatre, Belfast, UK |
| Love | 1995 | West Yorkshire Playhouse, Leeds, UK |
| Remembrance | 1984 | Lyric Theatre, Belfast |
| Ties Of Blood | 1985 | Television |
Remembrance, perhaps his most popular play, is a story about a Protestant widower and a Catholic widow who meet at their murdered sons' graves and fall in love over the objections of their surviving children. The play has been performed all over the world: 18 months in
Old Globe, San Diego.[3] The play was performed by the Tara Players of Winnipeg at the first Acting Irish International Theatre Festival
in 1994.
References
- ^ Answer.com Archived March 3, 2016, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ [1][permanent dead link]
- ^ a b Los Angeles Times May 4, 1991
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