Stella Feehily
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Stella Feehily is a London-born Irish
playwright
and actor. Her plays include "Game" 2003 produced by Fishamble Theatre company-Dublin -published in an anthology of first plays by New Island. ISBN 978-1-84840-020-7. Duck (2003) and O go my Man (2006), both of which were first performed in co-productions by Out of Joint theatre company
and the Royal Court Theatre
.
O Go My Man was a co-winner of the Susan Smith Blackburn award in 2006.
With four other female writers she co-wrote "Catch" (2006) (Royal Court Theatre
), and for the Royal Court's Rough Cuts season wrote "Think Global, Fuck local" about the social and sexual lives of NGO and aid workers.
In 2009, Feehily's play "Dreams of Violence" published by Nick Hern Books ISBN 978 1 84842 042 7 received its premiere in a co-production between Soho Theatre and Out of Joint theatre company
.
Radio Plays include: "Julia Roberts Teeth" 2003 BBC Radio 3. "Sweet Bitter" 2003 Lyric Radio- in association with Fishamble Theatre company,
She was previously an actress, and played regular character Sorcha Byrne in Irish soap opera Fair City.
She is married to the British theatre director Max Stafford-Clark.
Irish people
The Irish people are an ethnic group who originate in Ireland, an island in northwestern Europe. Ireland has been populated for around 9,000 years , with the Irish people's earliest ancestors recorded having legends of being descended from groups such as the Nemedians, Fomorians, Fir Bolg, Tuatha...
playwright
Playwright
A playwright, also called a dramatist, is a person who writes plays.The term is not a variant spelling of "playwrite", but something quite distinct: the word wright is an archaic English term for a craftsman or builder...
and actor. Her plays include "Game" 2003 produced by Fishamble Theatre company-Dublin -published in an anthology of first plays by New Island. ISBN 978-1-84840-020-7. Duck (2003) and O go my Man (2006), both of which were first performed in co-productions by Out of Joint theatre company
Out of Joint theatre company
Out of Joint is a British and international touring theatre company based in London. It specialises in the commissioning and production of new writing, interspersed with occasional revivals and classic productions....
and the Royal Court Theatre
Royal Court Theatre
The Royal Court Theatre is a non-commercial theatre on Sloane Square, in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea. It is noted for its contributions to modern theatre...
.
O Go My Man was a co-winner of the Susan Smith Blackburn award in 2006.
With four other female writers she co-wrote "Catch" (2006) (Royal Court Theatre
Royal Court Theatre
The Royal Court Theatre is a non-commercial theatre on Sloane Square, in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea. It is noted for its contributions to modern theatre...
), and for the Royal Court's Rough Cuts season wrote "Think Global, Fuck local" about the social and sexual lives of NGO and aid workers.
In 2009, Feehily's play "Dreams of Violence" published by Nick Hern Books ISBN 978 1 84842 042 7 received its premiere in a co-production between Soho Theatre and Out of Joint theatre company
Out of Joint theatre company
Out of Joint is a British and international touring theatre company based in London. It specialises in the commissioning and production of new writing, interspersed with occasional revivals and classic productions....
.
Radio Plays include: "Julia Roberts Teeth" 2003 BBC Radio 3. "Sweet Bitter" 2003 Lyric Radio- in association with Fishamble Theatre company,
She was previously an actress, and played regular character Sorcha Byrne in Irish soap opera Fair City.
She is married to the British theatre director Max Stafford-Clark.