Michael Harding

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Michael Harding is an Irish short-story writer, novelist, and playwright. He was born in County Cavan in 1953. He lives in Cavan. He has published two novels Priests (1986) and The Trouble With Sarah Gullion (1988).^[1] He became a member of Aosdana, the National Academy for Creative Artists, in 2000. He was Writer in Association with The National Theatre in 1993, was short listed for the Irish Times Aer Lingus Literature Award in 1989, and was Writer in Residence at Trinity College Dublin in 1999.^{[citation needed]}

Harding has received the following awards:

The Steward Parker Award for Theatre (1990)
The Bank of Ireland RTE award for excellence in the arts (1990)
The Hennessy Literary Award for short stories (1980)^[1]
Best Actor, Dublin Theatre Fringe Festival (2004) for his performance in Gare St Lazare’s production of Swallow.
Nominated Best Actor in a Supporting Role – British Theatre Management Awards (2006)
The Tinkers Curse, nominated for Best New Play at the Irish Times Irish Theatre Awards (2007)

Harding's play list includes;

THEATRE;

Strawboys.Peacock – Abbey Theatre.1987
Una Pooka.Peacock - Abbey Theatre.1989
Misogynist.Abbey Theatre.1990
Burying Brian Boru.Theatre Omnibus.1990
Where the Heart is.Project Arts Centre.1993
Hubert Murrays Widow.Peacock Abbey Theatre.1993
The Kiss.Project Arts Centre.1994
Ceacht Houdini.Amharclann de hIde.1994
Backsides to the Wind.Red Kettle.1995
Sour Grapes.Peacock - Abbey Theatre.1997.
Amazing Grace. Peacock Abbey Theatre. 1998.
Bog Dances. Steve Wickham and Shake the Spear Theatre @ Dunamaise Arts Centre 2000
Sleeping a Lovesong@ Project Arts Centre 2002.
Talking Through His Hat, Dublin Fringe Festival @ The Focus. 2002
Swallow. Gare ST Lazare @ Dublin Fringe Festival. 2003
Birdie Birdie, for BLUE RAINCOAT THEATRE, 2004.
Tearmann for Siamsa Tire, The National Folk Theatre of Ireland. 2006
The Tinkers Curse for LIVIN DRED THEATRE CO. 2007.
Is There Balm in Gilead? @ Pavillion Theatre Dublin. 2007