Kieron Barry is a British playwright.
Early life Barry was born in Stratford-upon-Avon and attended Glebelands School in Cranleigh. 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.
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. The success of this play saw Barry nominated for the Charles Wintour Award for Most Promising Playwright at the 2009 Evening Standard Theatre Awards.
Published works Numbers Embassyland Cumquats Black Soap Mahler and Rachmaninov
The works above have been published together under the title Five Plays.
Stockwell Tomorrow in the Battle The Official Adventures of Kieron and Jade The Problem of Sex, or: Why Are We in Afghanistan?
References
External links Roland Egan Productions website