Kieron Barry

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Kieron Barry
Occupation Playwright
Years active2005 – present
Website www.kieronbarry.net

Kieron Barry is a British playwright. [1]

Early life

Barry was born in Stratford-upon-Avon and attended Glebelands School in Cranleigh. [1] 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. [1] [2] [3]

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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. [4] [5] The success of this play saw Barry nominated for the Charles Wintour Award for Most Promising Playwright at the 2009 Evening Standard Theatre Awards. [5]

Published works

The works above have been published together under the title Five Plays. [6]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "About Kieron Barry". Kieron Barry. Archived from the original on 30 March 2025. Retrieved 31 March 2025.
  2. ↑ Sweetman, Bill (11 February 1994). "The Soul Patrol". Palatinate . No. 524. pp. 8–9. Retrieved 31 March 2025.
  3. ↑ Darren Crispin; Kieron Barry (18 February 1994). "Letters". Palatinate. No. 525. p. 4. Retrieved 31 March 2025.
  4. ↑ "Menezes inquest adapted for stage". BBC News Online . 19 June 2009. Retrieved 31 March 2025.
  5. 1 2 "Kieron Barry". Samuel French, Inc. Archived from the original on 25 September 2019. Retrieved 31 March 2025.
  6. ↑ "Amazon" . Retrieved 30 June 2008.
  7. 1 2 Sirois, Tana (5 February 2018). "TOMORROW IN THE BATTLE: Kieron Barry Reflects on His Honest Writing Process". Breaking Character. Retrieved 25 September 2019.
  8. ↑ "A Few Words from Kieron Barry About His Play". BERKSHIRE ON STAGE. 16 April 2017. Retrieved 25 September 2019.
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