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Dec 6, 2011 · The playwright Paul Mercier, best-known for English-language work set in Dublin, is a Connemara resident who has always wanted… Lorna Siggins Tue Dec 06 2011 - 00:00
Paul Mercier - Paul Mercier was a founding member and artistic director of the Passion Machine theatre company. His plays have received numerous awards such as the Harvey's Irish Theatre Award for Best New Irish Work, The Sunday Independent Arts Award, The Sunday Tribune Arts Award, The Rooney Prize for Irish Literature, and an Edinburgh Fringe First Award.
Paul Mercier (born 1958 in Dublin) is an Irish playwright [1] screenwriter, film and theatre director. [2] Born in Dublin and living in An Cheathrú Rua [3] he was the founder member and Artistic Director of the Passion Machine Theatre Company, and is a Director with Anne Gately of the film production company An Pointe Productions. [4]
Paul Mercier came from a family of 10. His father’s first wife died. Paul is the eldest of the second family. They lived in Blackrock. Paul’s mother, Nuala McGann, was from Clare and his father, Peadar, was from Cork. / “My mother loved the theatre. When I was old enough she used to bring me with her to plays.
Playwright. Paul Mercier . Synopsis. Michael Sheehy leaves home in Westmeath and moves lock, stock and barrel into his first bedsit in Dublin city. Equipped with a diploma in hotel management, a degree in naivety, a plethora of self-help manuals and twenty-eight years of existence, Michael makes a fresh start in life.
- Anne Gately
- Pat Byrne
- Paul Mercier
- John Sutton
Playwright. Paul Mercier . Notes. Native City was presented alongside Buddleia and Kitchensink (both listed separately) as the third part of The Dublin Trilogy. Synopsis. Set in a disused church, the play opens with a group of Dublin football fans who encounter two Bosnian refugees and behave in a racist manner towards them.
Paul Mercier was a founding member and artistic director of the Passion Machine theatre company. His plays have received numerous awards such as the Harvey’s Irish Theatre Award for Best New Irish Work, the Sunday Independent Arts Award, the Sunday Tribune Arts Award, the Rooney Prize for Irish Literature, and an Edinburgh Fringe First Award.
