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Biography

Frank McGuinness was born in Buncrana in the Inishowen Peninsula, County Donegal in the Republic of Ireland. He was educated locally and at University College Dublin. He first came to prominence with his play The Factory Girls, but established his reputation with his play about World War 1, Observe the Sons of Ulster Marching Towards the Somme, which was staged initially in Dublin's Abbey Theatre and then internationally. It won numerous awards including the London Evening Standard Award for Most Promising Playwright for McGuinness. McGuinness has also written new translations of classic dramas, including works by Anton Chekov, Bertolt Brecht and Henrik Ibsen. In addition, he wrote the screenplay for the film Dancing at Lughnasa, adapting the stage play by fellow Irishman Brian Friel. McGuinness's first poetry anthology, Booterstown, was published in 1994. Several of his poems have been recorded by Marianne Faithfull, including Electra, After the Ceasefire and The Wedding. McGuinness previously lectured in the University of Ulster and the National University of Ireland, Maynooth. WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: , Irish Grid Reference C346320 Statistics Province: Ulster County: Elevation: 62 m (206 ft) Population (2002)  - Town:  - Rural:   3,420  1,851 Inishowen peninsula Buncrana (Irish: ) is a town in County Donegal, in the northwest of Ireland, located on the Inishowen peninsula, along Lough Swilly. ... Statistics Province: Ulster Dáil Éireann: Donegal North East, Donegal South West County Town: Lifford Code: DL Area: 4,841 km² Population (2006) 146,956 Website: www. ... University College Dublin - National University of Ireland, Dublin - more commonly University College Dublin (UCD) - is Irelands largest university, with over 20,000 students. ... Observe the Sons of Ulster Marching Towards the Somme, is perhaps one of Frank McGuinnesss most respected plays. ... The exterior of the Abbey Theatre in 2006. ... Headlines of the Evening Standard on the day of London bombing on July 7, 2005, in Waterloo Station The Evening Standard is a British tabloid newspaper published and sold in London and surrounding areas of southeast England. ... Anton Pavlovich Chekhov (Анто́н Па́влович Че́хов) (born January 29, 1860 (Jan. ... Brecht redirects here. ... Ibsen redirects here. ... Dancing at Lughnasa (see also Lughnasa, the ancient pagan ritual) is a play by Brian Friel set in Irelands County Donegal in August 1936. ... Brian Friel (born January 9, 1929) is a playwright and director from Northern Ireland. ... The University of Ulster (UU) is a multi-centre university located in Northern Ireland and is the largest single university on the island of Ireland, discounting the federal National University of Ireland. ... The National University of Ireland, Maynooth (NUIM) was founded in 1997 by the Universities Act, 1997 as a constituent university of the National University of Ireland. ...

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Works

Plays

• The Factory Girls (Abbey Theatre, Dublin, 1982)
• Baglady (Abbey, 1985)
• Observe the Sons of Ulster Marching Towards the Somme (Abbey, 1985; Hampstead Theatre, London, 1986)
• Innocence (Gate Theatre, Dublin, 1986)
• Cathaginians (Abbey, 1988; Hampstead, 1989)
• Mary and Lizzie (RSC, 1989)
• The Bread Man (Gate, 1991)
• Someone Who'll Watch Over Me (Hampstead, West End and Broadway, 1992)
• The Bird Sanctuary (Abbey, 1984)
• Mutabilitie (RNT, 1997)
• Dolly West's Kitchen (Abbey, 1999)
• Gates of Gold (Gate Theatre, Dublin, 2002. UK premiere Finborough Theatre, 2004)
• There Came a Gypsy Riding (Almeida Theatre, London, 2007)

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Translations

• Rosmersholm by Henrik Ibsen (RNT, 1987)
• Peer Gynt by Henrik Ibsen (Gate, 1988; RSC and world tour, 1994)
• Hedda Gabler by Henrik Ibsen (Roundabout Theatre, Broadway, 1994)
• A Doll's House by Henrik Ibsen (Playhouse Theatre, Broadway, 1997)
• Three Sisters by Anton Chekhov (Gate and Royal Court, 1990)
• Uncle Vanya by Anton Chekhov (Field Day Production, 1995)
• Yerma by Federico García Lorca (Abbey, 1987)
• The Threepenny Opera by Bertolt Brecht (Gate, 1987)
• The Caucasian Chalk Circle by Bertolt Brecht (RNT, 1997)
• Electra by Sophocles (Donmar and Broadway)
• The Storm by Alexander Ostrovsky (Almeida)
• Hecuba by Euripides

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Screenplays

• Dancing at Lughnasa (adaptation of play by Brian Friel)

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References

External links

• Complete Information on all of Frank McGuinness's plays
• Frank McGuinness on the Faber and Faber website
• McGuinness's credits on Broadway
• Publications about, by or mentioning Frank McGuinness
• Frank McGuinness Resource

Additional reading

• Helen Lojek (ed.) The Theatre of Frank McGuinness (Carysfort Press) ISBN 1-904505-01-5
• Hiroko Mikami, Frank McGuinness and his Theatre of Paradox (Gerrards Cross: Colin Smythe, 2002)