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Dermot Bolger

Dermot Bolger was born in Finglas in Dublin in 1959. He is the author of numerous novels including 'Night Shift','The Journey Home', 'Father's Music' and 'The Valparaiso Voyage'. His awards as a dramatist include the Samuel Beckett Award (for 'The Lament for Arthur Cleary', 1989), an Irish Times/ESB Irish Theatre Award for Best New Irish Play ( for 'From These Green Heights', 2004) and two Edinburgh Fringe Firsts (for 'The Lament for Arthur Cleary' and 'The Holy Ground', 1989 and 1990 respectively). His plays have been published in collected volumes by Penguin ('A Dublin Quartet') and Methuen ('Bolger: Plays 1'). Appointed Writer-in-Association at the Abbey in 1997, Bolger is also a poet. He founded and edited Raven Arts Press from 1977-1992 and co-founded New Island Books of which he is Executive Editor. Dermot Bolger is a member of Aosdána. He lives in Dublin.

Playwriting Credits

Play Title	Playwright
April Bright	Dermot Bolger
Bang Bang	Dermot Bolger
Blinded by the Light	Dermot Bolger
Consenting Adults	Dermot Bolger
Dear Ireland I	Shane O'Reilly Ursula Rani Sarma Zhu Yi Nancy Harris Pom Boyd Owen McCafferty Frank McGuinness Stacey Gregg Feli Speaks Thomas Kane Byrne Gina Moxley Abbie Spallen Sinéad Burke Michael West Dermot Bolger Shaun Dunne Carys D. Coburn Emmet Kirwan Rosaleen McDonagh Meadhbh McHugh David Ireland Colm Keegan (2) Jody O'Neill Phillip McMahon Darach Mac Con Iomaire Sonya Kelly Margaret Perry Joseph O'Connor (1) Kit de Waal Ciara Elizabeth Smyth Keith James Walker Mark O'Halloran Manchán Magan Una McKevitt Eva O'Connor Blindboy Boatclub Edna O'Brien Aoife Martyn Arthur Riordan Andrea Molino Carmel Winters John O'Donovan (2) Enda Walsh Deirdre Kinahan Iseult Golden Zoe Ní Riordáin Sarah Hanly Karen Cogan John Connors Jimmy Murphy
From These Green Heights	Dermot Bolger
In High Germany	Dermot Bolger
One Last White Horse	Dermot Bolger
She Was Wearing...	Roisin Ingle Stella Feehily Marian Keyes Gavin Kostick Dermot Bolger Sebastian Barry Michael Collins (1) Maeve Binchy Rosalind Haslett
Tea Chests and Dreams	Dermot Bolger
The Consequences of Lightning	Dermot Bolger
The Holy Ground	Dermot Bolger
The Lament for Arthur Cleary	Dermot Bolger
The Parting Glass	Dermot Bolger
The Passion of Jerome	Dermot Bolger
The Townlands of Brazil	Dermot Bolger
Tiny Plays for Ireland	Deirdre Kinahan Karl O'Neill Rory Nolan Ardal O'Hanlon Gerald Murphy Jody O'Neill Colin Murphy Sean McLoughlin Rosaleen McDonagh Niamh Creely Evan Lee D'Alton Rachel Feehily Mark Hennessy Adrienne Michel-Long Gregory Rosenstock Michael Cussen Ronan Geoghegan Ciara Ní Chuirc Jesse Weaver Antonia Hart Darren Donohue Joseph O'Connor (1) Michael West Dermot Bolger Michelle Read
Walking the Road	Dermot Bolger