Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1953-07-29
- Works
- 71
Top works
- Phaedra
- John Gabriel Borkman
- Ghosts
- Lady from the Sea
- Team Theatre presents three Team plays
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 5
- Total plays
- 20
McGuinness was born in Buncrana, a town located on the Inishowen Peninsula of County Donegal, Ireland. He was educated locally and at University College Dublin, where he studied Pure English and medieval studies to postgraduate level.[citation needed] He first came to prominence with his play The Factory Girls, but established his reputation with his play about World War I, Observe the Sons of Ulster Marching Towards the Somme, which was staged in Dublin's Abbey Theatre and internationally. <a h
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- Born
- 29 July 1953
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1953 births20th-century Irish dramatists and playwrights20th-century Irish male writers20th-century Irish poets21st-century Irish dramatists and playwrights21st-century Irish male writers21st-century Irish poetsAbbey TheatreAcademics of St Patrick's College, MaynoothAcademics of Ulster UniversityAcademics of University College DublinAlumni of University College Dublin