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