Jimmy Murphy (playwright)
- Jimmy Murphy (playwright)
Jimmy Murphy (born 1962) is an Irish playwright living in Dublin. He is a member of Aosdána, and a former member of the Abbey Theatre's advisory council. He was previously "writer in residence" at NUI Maynooth (2000-01).
Murphy's 2001 play "The Kings of the Kilburn High Road" has been adapted by Tom Collins for his feature film "Kings (film)".
Works
* Brothers of the Brush (Dublin, The Peacock, Dublin Theatre Festival 1993, published London, Oberon Books, 1994), which was awarded best new Irish play;
* A Picture of Paradise (The Peacock, 1996,included in The Dazzling Dark, London, Faber&Faber, 1996);
* Aceldama (Black Box Theatre, Dublin, 1998);
* The Muesli Belt (Dublin, The Abbey Theatre, 2000, published in New plays from the Abbey Theatre 1991-2001, Syracuse University Press, 2003);
* The Kings of the Kilburn High Road (Waterford, Red Kettle Theatre Company, 2000, published with Brothers Of The Brush, London, Oberon Books, 2001); and
* The Castlecomer Jukebox (Waterford, Red Kettle Theatre 2004).
Awards
* The Stewart Parker Award for best first play in 1994, and
* 3 Bursaries in Literature from the Arts Council of Ireland
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