Tom Murphy

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Tom Murphy was a prominent Irish playwright known for his powerful, often darkly realistic dramas that became central to the modern Irish theatrical canon.

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instanceOf Irish playwright ⓘ
person ⓘ
playwright ⓘ
activeYearsEnd 2010s ⓘ
activeYearsStart 1950s ⓘ
awardReceived Irish Times/ESB Theatre Award ⓘ
collaboratedWith Abbey Theatre ⓘ
Druid Theatre Company ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship Ireland ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1935-02-23 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 2018-05-15 ⓘ
describedAs central figure in modern Irish theatre ⓘ
familyName Murphy ⓘ
genre drama ⓘ
realist drama ⓘ
givenName Tom ⓘ
hasSubject Irish identity ⓘ
emigration ⓘ
psychological conflict ⓘ
social change in Ireland ⓘ
influenced contemporary Irish drama ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName English ⓘ
movement modern Irish theatre ⓘ
name Tom Murphy ⓘ
nationality Irish ⓘ
notableFor contributions to the modern Irish theatrical canon ⓘ
powerful and darkly realistic plays ⓘ
notableWork A Crucial Week in the Life of a Grocer’s Assistant ⓘ
A Whistle in the Dark ⓘ
Bailegangaire ⓘ
Conversations on a Homecoming ⓘ
Famine ⓘ
The Gigli Concert ⓘ
The Sanctuary Lamp ⓘ
occupation dramatist ⓘ
playwright ⓘ
placeOfBirth Tuam, County Galway, Ireland ⓘ
placeOfDeath Dublin, Ireland ⓘ
linked to: Dublin
style dark realism ⓘ
intense psychological drama ⓘ
workLocation Dublin ⓘ

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Abbey Theatre → premieredWorkBy → Tom Murphy ⓘ