Deirdre Kinahan

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Deirdre Kinahan is an Irish playwright and theatre producer.

Life

Deirdre Kinahan was born in Dublin in 1968.{{citation needed|date=October 2020}} She has lived in County Meath with her husband and two daughters since 1998.

She founded and ran Tall Tales Theatre Company for fifteen years writing and producing many award-winning theatre productions.{{citation needed|date=October 2020}} She has served as a board member of Theatre Forum Ireland and The Abbey Theatre.{{Cite web |title=Deirdre Kinahan |url=http://www.irishplayography.com/person.aspx?personid=31105 |access-date=26 September 2020 |website=Irish Playography}} She is a member of Aosdána, a body of elected Irish artists considered to have made an outstanding contribution to cultural life.{{citation needed|date=October 2020}} Deirdre has collaborated with many major theatres in Ireland and on the International circuit including The Old Vic, Royal Court, Bush Theatre London, MTC, Irish Arts Centre and Studio Theatre US. She writes for the Abbey Theatre, Landmark Productions and Fishamble Theatre Company regularly in Ireland.

Works

=Plays=

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Bé Carna. Women of the Flesh (1999) — Andrews Lane Theatre, Tall Tales Theatre co.{{Cite web |date=26 May 2016 |title=Deirdre Kinahan's multi-faceted 'Spinning' tackles dark subject |url=https://chicago.suntimes.com/2016/5/26/18353425/deirdre-kinahan-s-multi-faceted-spinning-tackles-dark-subject}}
.Passage (2001) — Civic Theatre, Tall Tales Theatre co.
Attaboy, Mr. Synge! (2002) — Civic Theatre, Tall Tales Theatre co.
Knocknashee (2002) — Civic theatre, Tall Tales Theatre co.
Melody (2005) — Tall Tales Theatre co.
Hue and Cry (2007) — Tall Tales Theatre co and Bewleys Cafe Theatre
Bogboy (2010) — Tall Tales Theatre co
Moment (2011) — Tall Tales Theatre co and Bush Theatre
These Halcyon Days (2013) — Tall Tales Theatre co and Landmark Productions
Spinning (2014) — Fishamble Theatre co
Rise (2016) — Old Vic
Rathmines Road (2018) — Fishamble Theatre co and Abbey Theatre
The Unmanageable Sisters (2018) — Abbey Theatre
Crossings (2018) — Pentabus Theatre co
Embargo (2020) — Fishamble Theatre co{{Cite news |last=Freyne |first=Patrick |title='This image of a man tarred and feathered, driving a train out of rage, just haunted me' |url=https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/stage/this-image-of-a-man-tarred-and-feathered-driving-a-train-out-of-rage-just-haunted-me-1.4358534 |access-date=26 September 2020 |work=The Irish Times}}{{Cite web |title=Embargo |url=https://www.fishamble.com/embargo.html |access-date=26 September 2020 |website=Fishamble.com}}
An Old Song, Half Forgotten (2023) — Abbey Theatre
The Saviour Landmark Productions
OUTRAGE Fishamble Theatre Co
The Visit Draiocht