Meyer-Whitworth Award
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Edition 13 (2004) Winner
Owen McCafferty
オーウェン・マッキャフリーティ
Owen McCafferty
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1961-01-01 （Belfast, Northern Ireland）
- Nationality
- Northern Irish
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Belfast (birth) → London (ages 1 to 10) → Belfast (from age 10)
Career
- Occupations
- playwright, screenwriter
- Active Years
- 1990-2024
- Memberships
- Aosdána
- Influenced By
- John Millington Synge
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Augustine's Secondary School | — | Secondary education | — | — | Northern Ireland |
| College of Business Studies | — | — | — | — | Northern Ireland |
| University of Ulster | — | Philosophy and History | — | — | Northern Ireland |
St Augustine's Secondary School
Secondary education
Country:
Northern Ireland
College of Business Studies
Country:
Northern Ireland
University of Ulster
Philosophy and History
Country:
Northern Ireland
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | John Whiting Award | Scenes from the Big Picture | — | — | win |
| 2003 | Evening Standard's Charles Wintour Award for New Playwriting | Scenes from the Big Picture | — | Evening Standard | win |
| 2003 | Meyer-Whitworth Award | Scenes from the Big Picture | — | — | win |
John Whiting Award
2004
Work:
Scenes from the Big Picture
Result:
win
Evening Standard's Charles Wintour Award for New Playwriting
2003
Work:
Scenes from the Big Picture
Organization:
Evening Standard
Result:
win
Meyer-Whitworth Award
2003
Work:
Scenes from the Big Picture
Result:
win
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Scenes from the Big Picture
2003 playA series of scenes depicting the complexities of Belfast life.
Belfast lifeComic and tragic complexities
Bibliography
- I Won't Dance Don't Ask Me
- Mojo Mickybo
- Cold Comfort
- Freefalling
- Shoot the Crow
- Closing Time
- Scenes from the Big Picture
- The Absence of Women
- Titanic (Scenes from The British Wreck Commissioner's Inquiry 1912)
- Quietly
- Unfaithful
- Fire Below
- Death of a Comedian
- Agreement
- Ordinary Love (screenplay)
Adaptations
- Mickybo and Me (film based on Mojo Mickybo)
Translations by Author
- Adaptation of Days of Wine and Roses
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Stylized dialogue akin to John Millington SyngeCaptures comic and tragic complexities of Belfast life
- Recurring Motifs
- Complexities of Belfast life
Legacy
Northern Irish playwright who became the first to win the John Whiting Award, Evening Standard Charles Wintour Award, and Meyer-Whitworth Award in the same year for Scenes from the Big Picture.
Trivia
- First playwright to win the John Whiting Award, Evening Standard's Charles Wintour Award, and Meyer-Whitworth Award in the same year.