Biography and Notes (further contributions welcome) :
Just back from France where I was honoured to be invited to Marseille for The Worldwide Week of Living Playwrights. As the only Irish participant there I attach a photo of my Reading of SHYLLAG (one woman play, performed in Dublin & on RTE Radio). The week's programme of Readings, discussions, productions etc. is acessible on the internet: www.auteursdelombre.org. My work is published and produced in Ireland, London, Paris, Helsinki, USA & Canada. The work is included in Field Day Anthology of Irish Writing and profiled in the new book: Irish Women Writers: An A-Z Guide (Prof Gonzalez, Greenwood Press, CT. USA). Books: Fancy Footwork (Selected Plays: 2nd ED. 1997. Int Theatre Bookshop) ) and Song for Salamander (novel; Trafford 2004) )
Miriam Gallagher, Irish playwright, novelist & screenwriter (Apr 2006)
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Plays by
Miriam Gallagher
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Miriam Gallagher
Bohemians
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Synopsis:
celebrating William W. WALLACE (1812-1865) and Michael W. BALFE (1808 -1870) Both Composers are conjured up by ZIGEUNERIN, a hopeful soprano who wants to commission an opera. Highly comic & colourful joust
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National Concert Hall, RT, Garter Lane & Dundalk Arts Centres.
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1997 published in Fancy Footwork, Soc.Ir. Playwrights
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1 Act Theatrical/Musical Interlude
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2
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1
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musicians
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Miriam Gallagher
Carolan's Cap
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Synopsis:
celebrating Turlough O'Carolan (1670-1738) the great Irish Harper Composer. CAROLAN, dressed as in life, entertains with wit, laughter and delicious conviviality, through all of which flows the genius of his MUSIC, making a seamless tapestry of dramatic colour
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| First Produced |
Nat. Concert Hall, RT, Carolan Fest, Keadue,Helsinki,Turku +Estonia.
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1997 published in Fancy Footwork, Soc.Ir. Playwrights
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1 Act Theatrical/Musical Interlude
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1
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musicians
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Miriam Gallagher
Chance & The Elixir
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Synopsis:
Edward Chance, an explorer, is accused of killing a native girl from a Rain Forest tribe. He stands trial in French Ghiana
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Full length play ( mime/ dance/music/magic)
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7
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7
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doubling
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Strongly visual with folkoric/mythic elements
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Miriam Gallagher
Dreamkeeper
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Alternative Theatre |
Synopsis:
A girl's world is changed by a hermit who carries the dreams of the world in a sack
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| First Produced |
1984 ContemporEire84
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1997 published in Fancy Footwork, Soc.Ir. Playwrights
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1 Act play
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1
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Miriam Gallagher
Dusty Bluebells
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Synopsis:
uses women's prison as microcosm (+ mime/music) Prisoners perform The Mikado as foreign investors threaten action. The dusty bluebells of Lush Island are endangered by the proposed chemical factory of Herman Spiegelmeier. But the women prisoners have a surprise up their sleeves
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| First Produced |
Damer/Samuel Beckett Centre/ Community & VEC Tour
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1997 published in Fancy Footwork, Soc.Ir. Playwrights
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Full length play
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3
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8
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Miriam Gallagher
Easter Eggs
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Alternative Theatre |
Synopsis:
Lucy's magic birthday party is full of strange surprises. Will Mrs Lockett get her just desserts?
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| First Produced |
1990 Andrews Lane Theatre, Dublin >>>
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1997 published in Fancy Footwork, Soc.Ir. Playwrights
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1 Act comedy in blank verse
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2
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4
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magician
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Miriam Gallagher
Fancy Footwork
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Exit Theatre. Co. |
Synopsis:
a stylised boxing fight between Tornado Tom, King of the Ring and the newcomer Champion Joe. Will Marguerite, his girlfriend, persuade her brother boxer to fix the fight?
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| First Produced |
1983 Dublin Theatre Festival, Ireland >>>
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1997 published in Fancy Footwork, Soc.Ir. Playwrights
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1 Act comedy
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4
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Miriam Gallagher
Just Desserts
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1997 published in Fancy Footwork, Soc.Ir. Playwrights
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Three 1 Acts
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Omlettes & Lemon Souffle & Easter Eggs
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Miriam Gallagher
Kalahari Blues
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Galloglass Theatre Company |
Synopsis:
When Liam, a dishevelled would be author, writing his life's work "Kalahari Blues", meets sculptor Afric in his down at heel lodgings, he discovers the house is earmarked by rightmove@dreamsite.com to become the latest dream machine on the world wide web.
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| First Produced |
2001 Church of Ireland Oarochial Hall, Clonmel, County Tipperary
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1 Act
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2
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Miriam Gallagher
Labels
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Alternative Theatre |
Synopsis:
partly inspired by the death of Elvis) A crisis for a middleaged doctor, accused of overprescribing. When Mrs. Dunphy discovers her son Gerard is missing she consults Dr. Porter at the Wellenough Clinic. However he is busy rehearsing his black and white minstrel numbers with Dr. Trayne. When the medical board investigates the clinic some shocking news is revealed.
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| First Produced |
1985 Dublin Theatre Festival, Ireland >>>
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1997 published in Fancy Footwork, Soc.Ir. Playwrights
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surrealist tragi comedy
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4
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Miriam Gallagher
Lemon Souffle
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Parity Theatre |
Synopsis:
set in an old abbey where an engagement party causes friction as family secrets are revealed
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| First Produced |
1985 Pentameters, Hampstead, London
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1997 published in Fancy Footwork, Soc.Ir. Playwrights
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| Genre |
1 Act comedy in blank verse
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Male
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4
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3
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Miriam Gallagher
Midhir & The Firefly
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Synopsis:
When Druid Bresal Eterlaim is condemned for abusing his magical powers, he reenacts the tale of his folly, conjuring up a firefly who captivates King Midhir.
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| First Produced |
2000 Martin Murphy High School, Hollister, California
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| Genre |
1 Act play (music/dance)
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Male
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3
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2
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Chorus and Dancers
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Inspired by old Celtic tale of Midhir and Etain
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Miriam Gallagher
Mighty Oak Of Riverwood, The
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Betty Ann Norton Theatre Academy |
Synopsis:
When woodland creatures discover that the Mighty Oak is suffering from a mysterious sickness, the Wise Woman of the Wood helps them solve the mystery
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| First Produced |
2001 Gate Theatre, Dublin >>>
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1 Act Play for Children
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various characters
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Miriam Gallagher
Nasturtiums & Cherry Buns
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Synopsis:
When three women meet in a city centre café their lives interact with startling results.
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1 Act Comedy
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Miriam Gallagher
Nocturne
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Synopsis:
celebrating John Field (1782- 1837) creator of the Nocturne. The Composer's father, Robert Field, chances upon Ehkaterina Karaminskova, a capricous beauty, who is writing an account of her life with John Field. Dreamy and enigmatic.
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| First Produced |
National Concert Hall, Dublin Millenium "Field Days"
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1997 published in Fancy Footwork, Soc.Ir. Playwrights
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| Genre |
1 Act Theatrical/Musical Interlude
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pianist
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Miriam Gallagher
Omlettes
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Parity Theatre |
Synopsis:
set in a restaurant. A sardonic commentary on the illusion of choice. A strange trio of waiters serve omlettes with a difference to a married couple, a young pair on their first date and a tramp. But what happens when the young people cannot pay?
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| First Produced |
1985 Pentameters, Hampstead, London
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1997 published in Fancy Footwork, Soc.Ir. Playwrights
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| Genre |
1 Act black comedy
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Male
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3
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3 Waiters (M or F)
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Miriam Gallagher
Ring Of Mont De Balison, The
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Synopsis:
tracing the fate of lovers through the ages (1208-1988) who wear a ring found near Mont de Balison (Norman garrison in Ranelagh)
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Ranelagh Millenium Project (Ranelagh & Rathmines) + video
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1997 published in Fancy Footwork, Soc.Ir. Playwrights
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| Genre |
1 Act Drama
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myriads (doubling)
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Set impressionistic. Mime/dance/music. Battles, Duels, Romance. mime/music) Commissioned for Dublin Millennium Project
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Miriam Gallagher
Sealwoman, The & The Fisher
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Alternative Theatre |
Synopsis:
The God of Christianity and the old Seagod struggle for a fisherman's soul
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| First Produced |
1984 ContemporEire84
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1997 published in Fancy Footwork, Soc.Ir. Playwrights
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| Genre |
1 Act play (dance/music)
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Male
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Miriam Gallagher
Shyllag
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Alternative Theatre |
Synopsis:
A Travelling Player (Everywoman) waiting for her train, tells tales to the unseen stationmaster, opening a Pandora's box of love, struggle and confusion.
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| First Produced |
1993 Andrews Lane Theatre, Dublin >>>
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1997 published in Fancy Footwork, Soc.Ir. Playwrights
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Full length play
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Miriam Gallagher
Wasteland Harvest, A
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Synopsis:
Lucy, a reporter from the Wasteland Gazette investigating allegations of illegal dumping, meets mysterious Limerick Bill, 'Keeper of the Marsh'. While secrets are uncovered, and mischief is rife, Peter Morrissey, a local councillor and his wife Mairead struggle to cope with startling events
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Full length comedy/drama
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2
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