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Co. Dublin, Ireland — 20 May. 2010
Miriam Gallagher’s new play, ‘Nasturtiums and Cherry Buns’ opens in Chicago on May 28th 2010. The production is by Nightblue Theater who previously performed the US Premiere of her play ‘Fancy Footwork.’ This play, first performed at Focus Theatre by Mountjoy Prisoners at Dublin Theatre Festival, followed by a London producton at The King’s Head, was recently staged at New York International Fringe Festival with a further production this week at Scotch Plains, New Jersey. Miriam Gallagher is an awardwinning playwright, novelist & screenwriter. Her work, staged and screened in Ireland, London, Paris, New York, Canada, South Africa & Australia, is profiled in Irish Women Writers: An A-Z Guide (2006, Greenwood Press, CT, USA). Books are: Fancy Footwork (13 Plays) Kalahari Blues (3 Plays) ‘The Gold of Tradaree’ (3 Plays) ‘Song for Salamander’ (a novel) ‘Pusakis at Paros’ (short stories) and ‘Let’s Help Our Children Talk ‘(non fiction). Her play, ‘The Ring of Mont de Balison’ commissioned by Dublin Millennium, celebrates Ranelagh and Dublin 6. Theatrical/Musical Interludes celebrating Irish composers (Carolan; Field; Wallace; Balfe) were performed at Dublin’s National Concert Hall, on Rté Radio and at festivals here & abroad. Commissions include ‘The Gold of Tradaree’ (first play awarded under the Per Cent for Art Scheme) and ‘Kalahari Blues’ (Galloglass Theatre) Recent prizewinning plays: ‘Doracha Mór and the Ghaoth Dobhair Sailors’ (Ireland) and ‘The Parting Glass’ (USA). Miriam received Arts Council and European Script Fund awards for ‘Girls in Silk Kimonos’ (feature length screenplay celebrating the Gore Booth sisters). Her film ‘Gypsies’ screened at New York’s Lincoln Center and San Francisco’s Plaza Cinemas & was broadcast by Rté. Website:www.miriamgallagher.ie.
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