Kieron Barry

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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]

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

  • Numbers
  • Embassyland
  • Cumquats
  • Black Soap
  • Mahler and Rachmaninov

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

  • Stockwell
  • Tomorrow in the Battle
  • The Official Adventures of Kieron and Jade [7][8]
  • The Problem of Sex, or: Why Are We in Afghanistan? [7]

References

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