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Gary Mitchell (born 3 May 1965) is a Northern Irish playwright. By the 2000s, he had become "one of the most talked about voices in European theatre ... whose political thrillers have arguably made him Northern Ireland's greatest playwright".[1]

Gary Mitchell
Born (1965-05-03) 3 May 1965 (age 57)
OccupationWriter
GenrePolitical thriller[1]
Notable worksAs the Beast Sleeps, The Force of Change, In a Little world of Our own
SpouseAlison

From a working-class, loyalist background, Mitchell's first foray into writing was for Radio 4. His first play was produced by Tinderbox but Mitchell's first major theatre success was the production (by Connall Morrison) of his In A Little World of Our Own at the Peacock, a gripping and unflinching portrayal of loyalist culture. It won The Irish Times Theatre Award for Best New Play in 1997,[2] and it later went to Belfast as part of an Abbey Theatre tour. The following year the Peacock Theatre produced his As The Beast Sleeps.

He was writer-in-residence at the Royal National Theatre, London in 1999.

His works have also premiered at London's Royal Court Theatre. Force of Change won the Evening Standard Charles Wintour Award (£30,000) for Most Promising Playwright.

He won the prestigious Stewart Parker Award for Independent Voice; other accolades include the George Devine Award.

In November 2005, he was forced out of his home in the Belfast suburb of Rathcoole after it was attacked by loyalist paramilitaries.[1][3] He and his family had to live in hiding somewhere in Northern Ireland which forced Mitchell to put his career on hold for five years.[4]

He has gone on to win the Aisling Award for Outstanding Achievement in Arts and Culture.


Works


Plays
Radio plays
Television
Films

Awards


Theatre awards
Film awards

See also



References


  1. Loyalist paramilitaries drive playwright from his homeThe Guardian, 21 December 2005.
  2. The Theatre Awards: 1997. Retrieved 19 February 2011.
  3. Playwright hits back against intimidationThe Observer, 29 January 2006.
  4. Interview with Gary Mitchell, The Belfast Telegraph, 12 May 2014





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