Philadelphia, Here I Come! is the play with which Brian Friel made his reputation - and, now, an acknowledged classic of modern drama.
Brian Friel (9 January 1929 - 2 October 2015) wrote thirty plays
across six decades and is widely regarded as one
of Ireland's greatest dramatists. He was a member of Aosdána, the
society of Irish artists, the American Academy
of Arts and Letters, the Irish Academy of Letters, and the Royal
Society of Literature where he was made
a Companion of Literature. He was awarded the Ulysses Medal by
University College, Dublin.
Plays include Hedda Gabler (after Ibsen), The Home Place,
Performances, Three Plays After (Afterplay, The Bear,
The Yalta Game), Uncle Vanya (after Chekhov), Give Me Your Answer
Do!, Molly Sweeney (Winner of the New
York Drama Critics Circle Award for Best Foreign Play), Wonderful
Tennessee, A Month in the Country (after
Turgenev), The London Vertigo (after Charles Macklin), Dancing at
Lughnasa (Winner of 3 Tony Awards including
Best Play, New York Drama Critics Circle Award for Best Play,
Olivier Award for Best Play), Making History, The
Communication Cord, American Welcome, Three Sisters (after
Chekhov), Translations, Aristocrats (Winner of the
Evening Standard Award for Best Play and New York Drama Critics
Circle Award for Best Foreign Play), Faith
Healer, Fathers and Sons, Living Quarters, Volunteers, The Freedom
of the City, The Gentle Island, The Mundy
Scheme, Crystal and Fox, Lovers: Winners and Losers, The Loves of
Cass Maguire, and Philadelphia Here I Come!
"Brian Friel is undoubtedly one of the finest playwrights working in the English language today." --Daily Telegraph "Of all contemporary authors, there is no one I admire more highly than Brian Friel." --Peter Brooke
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