Kieron Barry

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

Kieron Barry is a British playwright. [1] He was born in Stratford-upon-Avon. [2]

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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 ran at London's Tricycle Theatre in 2009. [3]

Published works

The works above have been published together under the title Five Plays. [4]

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References

  1. "Rogues and Vagabonds" . Retrieved 30 June 2008.
  2. 1 2 3 "Kieron Barry | Samuel French". www.samuelfrench.com. Retrieved 25 September 2019.
  3. BBC News website, . Retrieved on 2009-08-12.
  4. "Amazon" . Retrieved 30 June 2008.
  5. 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.
  6. "A Few Words from Kieron Barry About His Play". BERKSHIRE ON STAGE. 16 April 2017. Retrieved 25 September 2019.