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 [1] Rooney Prize for Literature. He wrote and directed the film 'Borstal Boy' [2] which was released in 2002.

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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

  1. ^ Rooney Prize for Irish Literature
  2. ^ IMDB [1]

[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. Retrieved on 2007-06-05.

Irish Playography. Retrieved on 2007-06-05.

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