Kieron Barry
Kieron Barry is a British playwright.[1]
Early life
Barry was born in Stratford-upon-Avon and attended Glebelands School in Cranleigh.[1] He later received degrees from Durham University and Goldsmiths College. At Durham he played trumpet and piano in a band called The Soul Patrol and was a member of the Durham Revue sketch group.[1][2][3]
Work
Barry's plays include Stockwell: The Inquest into the Death of Jean Charles de Menezes about the 2005 shooting of Brazilian Jean Charles de Menezes, which had two sell-out runs in London.[4][5] The success of this play saw Barry nominated for the Charles Wintour Award for Most Promising Playwright at the 2009 Evening Standard Theatre Awards.[5]
Published works
- Numbers
- Embassyland
- Cumquats
- Black Soap
- Mahler and Rachmaninov
The works above have been published together under the title Five Plays.[6]
- Stockwell
- Tomorrow in the Battle
- The Official Adventures of Kieron and Jade [7][8]
- The Problem of Sex, or: Why Are We in Afghanistan? [7]
References
- ^ a b c "About Kieron Barry". Kieron Barry. Archived from the original on 30 March 2025. Retrieved 31 March 2025.
- ^ Sweetman, Bill (11 February 1994). "The Soul Patrol". Palatinate. No. 524. pp. 8–9. Retrieved 31 March 2025.
- ^ Darren Crispin; Kieron Barry (18 February 1994). "Letters". Palatinate. No. 525. p. 4. Retrieved 31 March 2025.
- ^ "Menezes inquest adapted for stage". BBC News Online. 19 June 2009. Retrieved 31 March 2025.
- ^ a b "Kieron Barry". Samuel French, Inc. Archived from the original on 25 September 2019. Retrieved 31 March 2025.
- ^ "Amazon". Retrieved 30 June 2008.
- ^ a b Sirois, Tana (5 February 2018). "TOMORROW IN THE BATTLE: Kieron Barry Reflects on His Honest Writing Process". Breaking Character. Retrieved 25 September 2019.
- ^ "A Few Words from Kieron Barry About His Play". BERKSHIRE ON STAGE. 16 April 2017. Retrieved 25 September 2019.