Janet Behan
Janet Behan | |
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| Born | 22 July 1954 London, England |
| Relatives | Brian Behan(father) |
Janet Behan(22 July 1954) is an English-Irish writer and actress.[1]
Biography[edit]
Behan was born in London, the daughter of an Irish fatherBrian Behanand an English mother Celia Behan. Her father was a playwright, the great-nephew of the songwriterPeadar Kearney(author ofAmhrán na bhFiann,the Irish national anthem), and brother of the writersBrendan BehanandDominic Behan.[2]Her husband is the television directorDermot Boyd.Her siblings include journalistRosemary Behan,[3]writer and musicianRuth Behan,[4]and poet Daniel Tobias Behan.[5]
Behan trained first as an actress at the Central School of Speech and Drama, and appeared in numerous plays and on television, including a role in Eastenders and productions at the National Theatre.[6][7]
In 2011, her playBrendan At The Chelseawas produced at the Lyric Theatre, Belfast, withAdrian Dunbarstarring. The production went on to tour New York and Dublin, to critical acclaim.[8][9][10]
The play was published by Edinburgh University Press in 2014, and Behan appeared in an RTE television documentary 'Brendan Behan - The Roaring Boy', alongside Adrian Dunbar.[11][12][13]
In 2016, Behan premiered her new one-woman play 'Realtine / Noreen' at the Camden Fringe, Tristan Bates theatre.[14]
References[edit]
- ^"I'm now old enough to play my grandmother, Kathleen Behan".The Irish Times.
- ^"'The pain never left him' - Writer reveals father's experience at brutal Irish industrial school inspired play ".
- ^"Rosemary Behan".
- ^"Archived copy".Archived fromthe originalon 23 February 2019.Retrieved23 February2019.
{{cite web}}:CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^"London Calling Ep 5 - Daniel Tobias Behan".
- ^"Janet Behan".IMDb.
- ^"Berlin Associates".
- ^"Theatre review: Brendan at the Chelsea at Naughton Studio, Lyric Theatre, Belfast".Britishtheatreguide.info.Retrieved17 January2017.
- ^Hetrick, Adam (8 September 2013)."Adrian Dunbar Is Brendan Behan in Brendan at the Chelsea, Opening Sept. 8 Off-Broadway".Playbill.Retrieved17 January2017.
- ^By ANDY WEBSTERSEPT. 23, 2013 (6 October 2013)."'Brendan at the Chelsea,' an Import From Belfast - The New York Times ".The New York Times.Retrieved17 January2017.
{{cite web}}:CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^"http:// euppublishing /doi/abs/10.3366/iur.2014.0102
- ^"http:// rte.ie/player/gb/show/brendan-behan-the-roaring-boy-30003106/10528073/
- ^"https:// youtube /watch?v=FbKUS99zm58
- ^Realtine | Noreen – Tristan Bates Theatre, London (24 August 2016)."Realtine | Noreen – Tristan Bates Theatre, London".Thereviewshub. Archived fromthe originalon 9 August 2018.Retrieved17 January2017.
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