Tommy Kearney

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Thomas James Kearney (born 17 October 1968 in (Whiston, Merseyside) is a British playwright.

Kearney comes from a working class background. He worked as a designer in a T Shirt factory in Liverpool and then left for London, where he worked in IT. Only as an adult did his interest in Drama grow, and he attended night classes at Finsbury Park. in London. This is when he began writing plays. He wrote a play in a day and the result was ‘Last Christmas’ about a family Christmas from hell that was quite comical. The play was given a rehearsed reading by the Big Wheel Theatre Company at the Clerkenwell Theatre, Islington, London.

His second play 'Windermere' was staged at the Clerkenwell Theatre in April 2006 as part of a new writing festival and played to full houses. This play set in Whiston a suburb of Liverpool, charts the lives of a young talented footballer and his neighbour, a talented artist.

Maggie, his third play was inspired by a true story. This was staged at the Hen & Chickens Theatre in November 2006 and was well received. The play tackled the issue of mental health within the family.

Madonna and Me, his fourth play is also set in Whiston and is due to be staged on 24th April - 12th May 2007 at the Union Theatre, London. For more information check out. http://www.madonna-and-me.co.uk

He has just finished a radio play ‘Talking to Strangers’, set in St Lukes Church, Prescot plus 'Three in a Bed' and 'Sebastian', set in London. He is currently working on a new play ‘Little Boy' and again this is set in Whiston.