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Maeve Binchy

MAEVE BINCHY

  (1940 - 2012)
Nationality:    Irish
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Literary Agent:    Christine Green Authors' Agent  

Maeve Binchy was born in Co Dublin 28 May 1940 (died 30 July 2012 in Dublin) and went to school at the Holy Child Convent in Killiney. She took a history degree at UCD and taught in various girls' schools, writing travel articles in the long summer holidays. In 1969 she joined the Irish Times. For some ten years she was based in London writing humorous columns from all over the world, before returning to Ireland where she lived with her husband, writer Gordon Snell. She was the author of several volumes of short stories: among them London Transports and Dublin 4; the Lilac Bus (which has been filmed for television), and Silver Wedding. Her novels include Light a Penny Candle, echoes (the TV adaptation of which has been shown throughout the world), Firefly Summer, Circle of Friends, (which became a motion picture starring Chris O'Donnell and Minnie Driver), the Copper Beech, the Glass Lake, evening Class and Tara Road, aches and Pains illustrated by Wendy Shea; then came Scarlet Feather and Quentins, Nights of Rain and Stars and Whitethorn Woods all of which spent many weeks on the bestseller lists on both sides of the Atlantic. Her latest bestseller is Heart and Soul, which is available now in hardcover in the US and the UK as well as in translation. She was awarded the Lifetime achievement award at the British Book awards in 1999.

Research:    http://www.irishplayography.com/person.aspx?personid=4174

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below is a list of Maeve Binchy's plays - click on a Play Title for more information

         . . .a modesty vest         Deeply Regretted By         End Of Term         Half-Promised Land, The         She Was Wearing. . .         Soul Mates         Wired To The Moon
. . .a modesty vest

Synopsis:
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Notes:
Part of "She Was Wearing" short monologues for Amensty's Stop Violence Against Women

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Organisations:
Fishamble

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Genre:
Short monologue

Parts:
Male:  1            Female:  -            Other:  -

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Deeply Regretted By

Deeply Regretted By
Originally written for television, Deeply Regretted By is an account of a tragedy affecting a woman in London who discovers, on the death of her "husband", that their married life was a lie. the play reflects the sociopolitical realities of Irish men marrying and starting families both at home and abroad, principally after they were forced to emigrate for work. Presenting a brave and revealing account of a hidden layer of Irish society, this story first appeared as Death in Kilburn in the Irish Times

Notes:
Deeply Regretted By' was first broadcast on 28 December 1978, As part of RTe Television's 'thursday Play Date' series, with Louis Lentin producing. It won A prize At the Prague Television Festival And two Jacob's Awards for Maeve Binchy And Donall Farmer

1st Produced:
Rte Tv, Ireland     28 Dec 1978

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1st Published:
Turoe Press Ltd (Sep 1979)   

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TV Play

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End Of Term

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Genre:
Play One act

Parts:
Male:  1            Female:  6            Other:  -

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Half-Promised Land, The

Synopsis:
Two Irish schoolteachers, Sheila and Una, working on a Kibutz as their holiday

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Genre:
Play/Drama

Parts:
Male:  4            Female:  6            Other:  doubling possible

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She Was Wearing. . .

Synopsis:
different items of clothing inspire different interconnecting monologues

Notes:
a series of short, interconnecting monologues specially commissioned in response to Amnesty International's Stop Violence Against Women Campaign written by Sebastian Barry, Maeve Binchy, Dermot Bolger, Michael Collins, StElla Feehily, Rosalind Haslett, Roisin Ingle, Marian Keyes And Gavin Kostick.

1st Produced:
Smock Alley Theatre & Studio (Formerly Known As Ss Michael & John's Church And Buildings)     05 Mar 2005

Organisations:
fishamble

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Music:
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Genre:
Play One act

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Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  1 performer

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Soul Mates

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part of Tiny Plays for Ireland 2: This highly theatrical production, staged in-the-round, offers vivid glimpses of contemporary Ireland as seen through a range of perspectives. A cast of five actors play over 50 roles in this production which is accompanied by a programme of debates and discussions, based on the themes and issues explored.

1st Produced:
Project Arts Centre's Space Upstairs, Dublin     15 Mar 2013

Organisations:
fishamble

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Music:
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Genre:
short play

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Wired To The Moon

Synopsis:
Six Dubliners including the boy who is confused by his parents divorce, a woman driven mad by perfect neighbours and a bride who thinks she will be laughed at for getting married so late in life

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Organisations:
Fishamble

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Genre:
Drama

Parts:
Male:  1            Female:  5            Other:  -

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