Christina Reid
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| Born | March 12, 1942 |
| Died | May 31, 2015 |
| Nationality | Irish |
| Occupation | Playwright |
Christina Reid (12 March 1942 – 31 May 2015) was an Irish playwright.[1][2]
Life
[edit]Reid was born in North Belfast. She left school in 1957 and married in 1963.[3]
She enrolled at Queen's University Belfast in 1981 but winning a BBC playwrighting competition and becoming a single parent following a divorce meant she did not complete the course.[3]
Reid was a writer-in-residence at the Lyric Theatre,[4] and at the Young Vic.[5] Reid was a scriptwriter on BBC Radio 4's drama series Citizens.
Reid was a Patron of YouthAction Northern Ireland, a charity working to inspire young people. One of its projects is the Rainbow Factory which has over 450 young people participating a range of classes, workshops and performances.
Private life
[edit]She was mother to three daughters,[3] Heidi, Tara and Siubhan.
Awards
[edit]- Thames Television Playwriting Award for "Tea in a China Cup"
- 1980 Ulster Television Drama Award, "Did You Hear the One About the Irishman?"[3]
- 1986 George Devine Award for "The Belle of Belfast City"
Selected works
[edit]Plays
[edit]- Tea In A China Cup, Lyric Theatre, Belfast, Northern Ireland, 1983
- Did You Hear The One About The Irishman . . .?, New York, 1985
- Joyriders, Tricycle Theatre, London, 1986
- The Belle Of Belfast City, Lyric Theatre, Belfast, Northern Ireland, 1989
- My Name, Shall I Tell You My Name? Andrews Lane Theatre, Dublin, 1989
- Les Misérables, Nottingham Playhouse, 1992
- The King of the Castle, Cottesloe Theatre, National Theatre, London, 1999
- Clowns, The Room, Orange Tree, Richmond, 1996
- A Year And A Day, National Theatre, London, 2007 [6]
Books
[edit]- Christina Reid, Plays I, Methuen, 1997. ISBN 978-0-413-71220-2
References
[edit]- ^ Sanford V. Sternlicht (1998). A reader's guide to modern Irish drama. Syracuse University Press. p. 135. ISBN 978-0-8156-2773-9.
Christina Reid.
- ^ Coveney, Michael (5 June 2015). "Christina Reid obituary". The Guardian. Retrieved 8 June 2015.
- ^ a b c d "Reid, Christina | Dictionary of Irish Biography". www.dib.ie. Retrieved 13 October 2022.
- ^ Bernice Schrank; William W. Demastes, eds. (1997). Irish playwrights, 1880-1995: a research and production sourcebook. Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 300. ISBN 978-0-313-28805-0.
Christina Reid.
- ^ "Irish Playography". Archived from the original on 18 November 2007. Retrieved 13 March 2010.
- ^ "Christina Reid- Playwright Dramatist". doollee.com. Retrieved 3 June 2015.
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