Tom Murphy (playwright)
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This article is about the Irish playwright. For the Australian playwright, see Tommy Murphy (Australian playwright).
Tom Murphy (23 February 1935 – 15 May 2018) was an Irish dramatist who worked closely with the Abbey Theatre in Dublin and with Druid Theatre, Galway. He was born in County Galway, Ireland and later lived in Dublin.
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Born | (1935-02-23)23 February 1935 Tuam, County Galway, Ireland |
Died | 15 May 2018(2018-05-15) (aged 83) |
Notable works | A Whistle in the Dark, The Sanctuary Lamp, Famine, The Gigli Concert, Conversations on a Homecoming |
Notable awards | Saoi of the Aosdána |
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Murphy's first successful play, A Whistle in the Dark, was performed at the Theatre Royal Stratford East in London in 1961 and caused considerable controversy both there and in Dublin when it was later given its Irish premiere at the Abbey having initially been rejected by its artistic director.