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Colm Byrne

COLM BYRNE  (1971 - )

 Nationality:    Irish
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Colm Byrne (b.1971) was born in Limerick, Ireland. He moved to the US in 1990 and studied under Jean Shelton (Stella adler, Harold Clurman) in San Francisco and appeared in several productions including Beckett's 'all That Fall' winning a Bay area Theatre Circle award. He began writing plays and screenplays and moved to New York in 2001 where his play Himself was produced Off-Broadway at the Daryl Roth theatre in New York. Other work includes, Nostalgeria, Bed Time for Bali and Choke Point which premieres at the Edinburgh Fringe. His movie credits include Orange and Losing Ground as actor. He currently lives in Venice, California and is Playwright in Residence at Syzrgy Theatre Company.

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

 Bed Time For Bali         Choke Point         Freefall: Hero         Himself         Nostalgeria

Bed Time For Bali

Synopsis:
Two Australian holiday makers on holiday in Bali during a terrorist strike.

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1st Produced:
Prague Y    2002

Organisations:
Orange Tent

1st Published:
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Music:
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Genre:
Play/Drama

Parts:
Male:  3            Female:  1            Other:  -

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Choke Point

Synopsis:
Drama inspired by the events surrounding the downfall of New York Times Journalist Jayson Blair.

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1st Produced:
Los Angeles, Ca    2007

Organisations:
St. augustines

1st Published:
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Music:
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Freefall: Hero

Synopsis:
Is it possible to change the past? Sophie stands on the 87th floor of the World Trade Centre with just moments to go, and tries.

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1st Produced:
Druid Lane Theatre, Galway Theatre Festival, Ireland    28 Oct 2010

Organisations:
Tyger Theatre

1st Published:
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Music:
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Himself

Synopsis:
about the haunted past of an elderly opera singer who causes division amongst his friends and family with his fleeting and disappearing glances at the truth of his past.

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1st Produced:
Daryl Roth Theatre, New York    2003

Organisations:
Daryl Roth

1st Published:
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Music:
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Genre:
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Male:  3            Female:  2            Other:  -

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Nostalgeria

Synopsis:
Two couples meet after years apart and discover very different memories of their past threatening the relationship of each.

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1st Produced:
reading at:Vienna, austria    2001

Organisations:
Vienna English Theatre

1st Published:
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Music:
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