Peter Sheridan (born 1952) is an Irish playwright, screenwriter and director. He lives in Dublin. His awards include the Rooney Prize for Irish Literature in 1978."Judges shortlist 16 authors", The Irish Times, 4 September 1999 (NB article dates the prize as 1977 but other sources confirm Hogan as 1977 winner) In 1980 he was writer-in-residence in the Abbey Theatre, Dublin, and his short film, The Breakfast, won several European awards."Forty-Seven Roses" (notes), Irish Times, 8 September 2001. He wrote the pilot episode of Fair City. He wrote and directed the film Borstal Boy,IMDB which was released in 2002. He is the brother of the film director Jim Sheridan.
In 2017, he also appeared as a contestant on the British game show Countdown.
Plays Diary of a Hunger Strike Emigrants Finders Keepers No Entry Children of Eve Paint It Black Shades of the Jelly Woman (Part One) The Liberty Suit The Rock and Roll Show Women at Work Are You Havin' a Laugh?http://nomoreworkhouse.com/2015/04/02/are-you-havin-a-laugh-bewleys-cafe-theatre-review/ Borstal Boy Playwright: Frank McMahon "Borstal Boy" was written by Brendan Behan
Novels Every Inch of Her (Big Fat Love) (2003 & 2004)
Memoirs 44 (1999) Forty Seven Roses (2002) Break a Leg (2012)
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