Peter Sheridan Explained

Peter Sheridan
Occupation:Writer, director
Years Active:1970–present

Peter Sheridan (born 1952) is an Irish playwright, screenwriter and director. He lives in Dublin. His awards include the Rooney Prize for Irish Literature in 1978.[1] In 1980 he was writer-in-residence in the Abbey Theatre, Dublin, and his short film, The Breakfast, won several European awards.[2] He wrote the pilot episode of Fair City.[3] He wrote and directed the film Borstal Boy,[4] which was released in 2002. He is the brother of the film director Jim Sheridan.[2]

In 2017, he also appeared as a contestant on the British game show Countdown.

Plays

Novels

Memoirs

References

  1. "Judges shortlist 16 authors", The Irish Times, 4 September 1999 (NB article dates the prize as 1977 but other sources confirm Hogan as 1977 winner)
  2. "Forty-Seven Roses" (notes), Irish Times, 8 September 2001.
  3. Book: Gallagher, Brian. 3 October 2005. Inside Fair City. Rooney Media Graphics. 978-0955090202.
  4. IMDB https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0221838/
  5. http://nomoreworkhouse.com/2015/04/02/are-you-havin-a-laugh-bewleys-cafe-theatre-review/{{dead link|date=March 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

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