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Brian Friel

Brian Friel

Brian Friel was born in Omagh, County Tyrone (Northern Ireland) in 1929. He received his college education in Derry, Maynooth and Belfast and taught at various schools in and around Derry from 1950 to 1960. He is the author of many plays that have taken their place in the canon of Irish Literature, including Philadelphia, Here I Come! (1964), Lovers (1967), Translations (1980), The Communication Cord (1982), and Dancing at Lughnasa (1990). In 1980 he founded the touring theatre company, Field Day, with Stephen Rea.
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  • Dancing at Lughnasa
    A Play

    Brian Friel
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    ISBN-13: 9780571144792

    It is 1936 and harvest time in County Donegal. In a house just outside the  .....[+]

  • Translations
    A Play

    Brian Friel
    ©0 |
    ISBN-13: 9780571117420

    The action takes place in late August 1833 at a hedge-school in the townlan .....[+]

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Brian Friel

Brian Friel

Brian Friel was born in Omagh, County Tyrone (Northern Ireland) in 1929. He received his college education in Derry, Maynooth and Belfast and taught at various schools in and around Derry from 1950 to 1960. He is the author of many plays that have taken their place in the canon of Irish Literature, including Philadelphia, Here I Come! (1964), Lovers (1967), Translations (1980), The Communication Cord (1982), and Dancing at Lughnasa (1990). In 1980 he founded the touring theatre company, Field Day, with Stephen Rea.