BRIAN FRIEL (Playwright). Brian Friel’s
Faith Healer was presented on Broadway in
2006. His play, The Home Place (2005),
opened at the Gate Theatre in Dublin before
transferring to the Comedy Theatre in
London. Other works include The Enemy
Within; Philadelphia, Here I Come!; The
Loves of Cass McGuire; Lovers; Crystal and
Fox; The Mundy Scheme; The Gentle
Island; The Freedom of the City;
Volunteers; Living Quarters; Aristocrats;
Three Sisters; Fathers and Sons; Making
History; Dancing at Lughnasa; The London
Vertigo; Wonderful Tennessee; Molly
Sweeney; Give Me Your Answer, Do!; Uncle
Vanya; The Bear; Afterplay; Performances.
Brian Friel has won many awards for his
work, including a Tony Award for Dancing
at Lughnasa. Honorary member of the
Royal Society of Literature and the
American Academy of Arts and Letters.
Awarded a Lifetime Achievement Award by
the Irish Times.