Peter Sheridan

Peter is the recipient of the Rooney Prize for Literature (1977), two Arts Councils Bursaries (1982 and 1986) and was writer in residence at the Abbey Theatre in 1980.

With his brother Jim he founded the Project Theatre Company and his writing credits there include The Liberty Suit (in collaboration with Gerard Mannix Flynn), which later transferred to the Royal Court Theatre, London; Emigrants and No Entry opened at the Project and also transferred to the Royal Court and the Institute of Contemporary Arts (ICA), respectively.

Among his directorial credits are A Child’s Christmas in Wales at the Abbey Theatre;

 

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