All stories by Richard Pine on BroadwayStars

Thursday, January 4, 2024

Thomas Kilroy obituary by Richard Pine

Irish playwright who championed change in religious, social and sexual attitudes while giving voice to fears and anxietiesThe plays of Thomas Kilroy, who has died aged 89, presented Ireland …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:48AM
Wednesday, May 16, 2018

Tom Murphy obituary by Richard Pine

Irish playwright who raged against ‘Christian fascism’ and explored the themes of emigration and identity in his workWhen Tom Murphy’s first major play, A Whistle in the Dark (1961), w…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:24PM
Friday, October 2, 2015

Brian Friel obituary by Richard Pine

Playwright who was a towering figure of the stage from Dublin to BroadwayWhen asked why he had two birth certificates, one dated 9 January 1929 and the other 10 January, the Irish playwright…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:19AM