Meyer-Whitworth Award
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Edition 6 (1997) Winner
Conor McPherson
コナー・マクファーソン
Konā Makufāson
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1971-08-06 （Dublin）
- Nationality
- Ireland
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Dublin, Ireland
Career
- Occupations
- Playwright, Screenwriter, Stage Director, Film Director
- Active Years
- 1992-2024
- Affiliations
- Fly by Night Theatre Company
- Memberships
- Aosdána
- Influenced By
- James Joyce, Stanley Kubrick
- Nominations
- Tony Award nomination Best Play (Shining City), Tony Award nominations Best Play and Best Director (The Seafarer), Laurence Olivier Award nomination Best Play (The Night Alive)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chanel College | — | Coolock | — | — | Ireland |
| University College Dublin | — | — | — | — | Ireland |
Chanel College
Coolock
Country:
Ireland
Attended secondary school in Coolock
University College Dublin
Country:
Ireland
Began writing first plays as member of UCD Dramsoc and founded Fly by Night Theatre Company
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Laurence Olivier Award | The Weir | 最優秀新作戯曲 | Society of London Theatre | 受賞 |
| 1999 | Europe Prize Theatrical Realities | — | — | Royal Court Theatre | 受賞 |
| 1994 | Stewart Parker Award | The Good Thief | — | — | 受賞 |
| 1995 | Meyer-Whitworth Award | This Lime Tree Bower | — | — | 受賞 |
| 2013 | Honorary Doctorate of Literature | — | — | University College Dublin | 授与 |
Laurence Olivier Award
1999
Work:
The Weir
Category:
最優秀新作戯曲
Organization:
Society of London Theatre
Result:
受賞
Europe Prize Theatrical Realities
1999
Organization:
Royal Court Theatre
Result:
受賞
Stewart Parker Award
1994
Work:
The Good Thief
Result:
受賞
Meyer-Whitworth Award
1995
Work:
This Lime Tree Bower
Result:
受賞
Honorary Doctorate of Literature
2013
Organization:
University College Dublin
Result:
授与
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
The Weir
1997 PlayMen in a rural Irish pub share supernatural tales, centered on ghostly stories.
supernaturalghostsregretIrish culture
Shining City
2004 PlayA psychiatrist in Dublin confronts guilt and confusion through patient monologues.
guiltghostspsychological secrets
The Seafarer
2006 PlayBrothers in Dublin play poker with the devil on Christmas Eve.
devilredemptionalcoholism
The Night Alive
2013 PlayDown-and-out men in a Dublin flat face everyday struggles and violence.
lonelinessviolencehope
Girl from the North Country
2017 Musical1934 Minnesota boarding house story featuring Bob Dylan's songs.
Great Depressionfamilyloss
Bibliography
- Rum and Vodka
- The Good Thief
- This Lime Tree Bower
- St. Nicholas
- The Weir
- Dublin Carol
- Port Authority
- Come on Over
- Shining City
- The Seafarer
- The Birds (adaptation)
- The Veil
- The Dance of Death (adaptation)
- The Night Alive
- The Nest (adaptation)
- Girl from the North Country
- Uncle Vanya (adaptation)
- The Brightening Air
- The Hunger Games: On Stage
Adaptations
- I Went Down (screenplay)
- Saltwater (director, writer)
- The Eclipse (director, writer)
Translations by Author
- The Birds (Daphne du Maurier adaptation)
- The Dance of Death (Strindberg adaptation)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- monologue-driven narrativespoetic dialogueblending of reality and supernatural
- Recurring Motifs
- ghosts and spectersguilt and redemptionIrish pub culturealcoholism
Legacy
Regarded as one of the finest contemporary Irish playwrights; plays like The Weir and The Seafarer acclaimed in West End and Broadway.
Trivia
- At age nine, hearing the Beatles marked the beginning of his life as an artist.