Peter Sheridan

For other people named Peter Sheridan, seePeter Sheridan (disambiguation).

Peter Sheridan
Sheridan at the 2016Dublin International Film Festival
Born	1952 (age 71–72)
Occupation(s)	Writer, director
Years active	1970–present

Peter Sheridan(born 1952) is an Irish playwright, screenwriter and director. He lives inDublin.His awards include theRooney Prize for Irish Literaturein 1978.In 1980 he was writer-in-residence in theAbbey Theatre,Dublin, and his short film, The Breakfast, won several European awards.He wrote thepilot episodeofFair City.He wrote and directed the filmBorstal Boy,which was released in 2002. He is the brother of the film directorJim Sheridan.

In 2017, he also appeared as a contestant on theBritishgame showCountdown.

Plays

• Diary of a Hunger Strike
• Emigrants
• Finders Keepers
• No Entry
• Children of Eve
• Paint It Black
• Shades of the Jelly Woman (Part One)
• The Liberty Suit
• The Rock and Roll Show
• Women at Work
• Are You Havin' a Laugh?
• Borstal BoyPlaywright: Frank McMahon "Borstal Boy" was written by Brendan Behan

Novels

• Every Inch of Her (Big Fat Love)(2003 & 2004)

Memoirs

• 44(1999)
• Forty Seven Roses(2002)
• Break a Leg(2012)

Sources

• Sheridan, Peter (1999).44, Dublin Made Me.New York: Viking.ISBN0-670-88514-2.
• Sheridan, Peter (2004).Every Inch of Her.New York: Penguin Books.ISBN0-14-200434-0.
• Sheridan, Peter (2003).47 Roses.New York: Penguin Books.ISBN0-14-200286-0.
• "IMDb profile".IMDb.Retrieved5 June2007.
• "Irish Playography".Archived fromthe originalon 1 May 2007.Retrieved5 June2007.