Colm Byrne

Colm Byrne
Colm Byrne, Playwright, Ireland
Born	1966 Limerick, Ireland
Occupation	playwright
Nationality	Irish

Colm Byrne (born 1966) is an Irish playwright. He was born in Limerick and lives in Galway. His plays have been noted as political, lively ^[1] and poetic.^[2] He is a recipient of a Bay Area Critics Circle award^[3] and is a writer in residence with the LA Writer's Center.

Works

Theatre

• Himself (2003) - Off-Broadway
• Bed Time for Bali (2005)
• Choke Point- The Downfall of Jayson Blair (2007) - Edinburgh Festival
• FreeFall:Heroes (2011)- Druid Theatre, Galway ^[4]
• State of Limn (2010) - Flatlake Festival ^[5]
• The Sum of All Things (2012) - Electric Picnic

Novels

• Jesus Wife (2014)

Film

• Losing Ground

References

1. Anita Gates (30 January 2003). "3 Little Words, 8 Little Letters And Family Talk in Ireland". New York Times. Retrieved 12 November 2007.
2. Jenny Sandman (22 January 2003). "Ah, The Irish". Curtain Up. Retrieved 12 November 2007.
3. Terri Williams (22 August 2007). "Jayson Blair - Outstanding Talent?". Three Weeks Magazine. Retrieved 12 November 2007.
4. Curtis, Jessica. "Freefall Heroes Staged Rehearsal".
5. Byrne, Colm. "State of Limn".

Sources

"Playwrights Database". Archived from the original on 7 June 2011. Retrieved 22 January 2008.

"LA Writer's Center". Archived from the original on 1 July 2007. Retrieved 22 January 2008.

"Edinburgh Fringe". Archived from the original on 13 July 2007. Retrieved 22 January 2008.

"Internet Movie Database". Retrieved 25 January 2008.

External links

General

• Choke Point, images
• Colm Byrne at IMDb