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Barry McKinley

BARRY MCKINLEY

  (1959 - )
Nationality:    Irish
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McKinley was born in Carlow town. His debut play, Small Box Psychosis, was first performed in 1992 and was subsequently presented at the University of California and at the European Festival of Comedy in Austria. His second play, The Lithium Waltz, was first performed in 1995, and later at the Circle Rep Theatre in New York. Plays not listed here include Bad Blood Elixir, which was performed at London's Bridewell Theatre during the RSC Fringe Festival in 1995. McKinley was nominated in 2009 for Best New Play in the Irish Theatre Awards for Elysium Nevada. He was shortlisted for the Hennessy Literary Award in 2008 and again in 2010.

Research:    http://www.irishplayography.com/person.aspx?personid=3314

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

         Bad Blood Elixir         Cockroach Poetry         Elysium Nevada         Last Crusader, The         Lithium Waltz, The         Small Box Psychosis         Wounded Heart Mission, The

Bad Blood Elixir

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1st Produced:
Bridewell Theatre, London    1995

Organisations:
R.S.C. Fringe Festival

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Cockroach Poetry

Synopsis:
An out of work actor enters his New York apartment dressed as a clown. He rolls up his sleeve and loops a rubber tourniquet around his arm. He pulls it tight and picks up a spoon. What follows is a roller-coaster ride into the twilight zone.

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Organisations:
Black Box Theatre Company, Avoca, Ireland

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Genre:
One Act

Parts:
Male:  2            Female:  1            Other:  -

Further Reference:
http://www.irishplayography.com/play.aspx?playid=450

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Elysium Nevada

Synopsis:
Two grumpy old men sit and gaze at the desert as they reflect on their lives and times. their dialogue is salty and richly comic. they wonder about the mysterious woman asleep nearby. But when she wakes surprising new truths are revealed giving a poignant insight into their lives and a fascinating conclusion.

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Organisations:
Black Box Theatre Company, Avoca, Ireland

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Genre:
short play

Parts:
Male:  2            Female:  1            Other:  -

Further Reference:
http://www.irishplayography.com/play.aspx?playid=3234

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Last Crusader, The

Synopsis:
Two priests are imprisoned for undermining the Soviet regime.

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1st Produced:
Theatre Upstairs, Lanigan's Bar, Eden Quay, Dublin 1    02 Apr 2013

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Genre:
Play/Drama

Parts:
Male:  3            Female:  1            Other:  -

Further Reference:
http://www.irishplayography.com/play.aspx?playid=3905

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Lithium Waltz, The

Synopsis:
It is Billy's first day at the nut house. He has to fill out a questionnaire. the inmates decide to help him. there is Tommy Tango a hypo-active ballroom dancer. Nymphomaniac Lydia. the Professor who is making moonshine but believes it is rocket fuel. Joey a compulsive liar. Nurse Priscilla comes to check his answers. Billy freaks out more and more with each person who comes to help him and gets driven right over the edge

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Organisations:
Black Box Theatre Company

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Genre:
One Act

Parts:
Male:  4            Female:  1            Other:  -

Further Reference:
http://www.irishplayography.com/play.aspx?playid=412

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Small Box Psychosis

Synopsis:
Mr Schacht a lawyer gets into the elevator to be taken up to his 14th floor apartment. Charlie the elevator operator stops between floors and pulls out a gun. He forces Mr Schacht to exchange clothes. then Eddie who is also an elevator operator gets in. He is dressed in drag - he has been stealing clothes from tenants. Charlie and Eddie are going to kill Mr Schacht but they all get stoned instead. they decide to kill Mrs Schacht instead and Eddie will take her place. the elevator arrives - it has all been Mr Schacht's fantasy

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1st Produced:
Focus Theatre. Dublin    31 Aug 1992

Organisations:
Focus Theatre

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Genre:
One Act

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Further Reference:
http://www.irishplayography.com/play.aspx?playid=1055

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Wounded Heart Mission, The

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1st Produced:
TSI Space, NY    -

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Genre:
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