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Kieron Barry
OccupationPlaywright
Years active2005 – present
Websitewww.kieronbarry.net

Kieron Barry is a British playwright.[1]

Early life

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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

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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

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  • 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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  1. 1 2 3 "About Kieron Barry". Kieron Barry. Archived from the original on 30 March 2025. Retrieved 31 March 2025.
  2. Sweetman, Bill (11 February 1994). "The Soul Patrol". Palatinate. No. 524. pp. 8–9. Retrieved 31 March 2025.
  3. Darren Crispin; Kieron Barry (18 February 1994). "Letters". Palatinate. No. 525. p. 4. Retrieved 31 March 2025.
  4. "Menezes inquest adapted for stage". BBC News. 19 June 2009. Retrieved 31 March 2025.
  5. 1 2 "Kieron Barry". Samuel French, Inc. Archived from the original on 25 September 2019. Retrieved 31 March 2025.
  6. "Amazon". Retrieved 30 June 2008.
  7. 1 2 Sirois, Tana (5 February 2018). "TOMORROW IN THE BATTLE: Kieron Barry Reflects on His Honest Writing Process". Breaking Character. Retrieved 25 September 2019.[dead link]
  8. "A Few Words from Kieron Barry About His Play". BERKSHIRE ON STAGE. 16 April 2017. Archived from the original on 25 September 2019. Retrieved 25 September 2019.
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