Tom O’Brien is a native of Kilmacthomas, Co Waterford, Ireland, and is a full time writer and playwright. Performed plays include: Money from America, Cricklewood Cowboys, On Raglan Road. Johnjo, Gorgeous Gaels, Brendan Behan’s Women, Down Bottle Alley etc.
Blogging at
http://www.gorgeousgael.com
Twittering at
https://twitter.com/gorgeousgael
Books include: Confessions of an Altar Boy and Confessions of a Corner Boy, Cassidy’s Cross. Formerly a construction worker, Tom has lived in Hastings UK since 2000.
Published books include:
CHASING THE RAINBOW........ISBN 0953187500
CONFESSION OF AN ALTAR BOY....ISBN 1-59129-164-X
CONFESSIONS OF A CORNER BOY....ISBN 1-4137-1179-0
DOWN BOTTLE ALLEY......ISBN 978-1-906451-21-9
Plays performed at venues include:
MONEY FROM AMERICA - The Tabard, Pentameters, Old Red Lion
JOHNJO - Kings Head, The Old Red Lion, Buxton, Touring.
CRICKLEWOOD COWBOYS - The Tabard.
JACK DOYLE- GORGEOUS GAEL - Kings Head
BEHAN'S WOMEN - Canal Café Theatre, London
ON RAGLAN ROAD - Old Red Lion - New York - Irish Tour.
QUEENIE
PUT YOUR SWEET LIPS...
THE MISSING POSTMAN
OF MICE AND MEN (adaption)
FRIGHTENING THE CROWS
DOWN BOTTLE ALLEY-White Rock, Hastings, Irish Centre, Camden (published by Circaidy Gregory Press 2010)
KAVANAGH - Irish Tour, Winnipeg
I'LL TELL ME MA... Irish Club, London
OLIVER CROMWELL'S TOUR OF IRELAND Courtyard, N1 LONDON
FALLING FROM GRACE (a musical based on the life/times of Shane MacGowan of The Pogues)
KATHY KIRBY - ICON (Etcetera Theatre, Camden 16-20th AUG 2012)
RACE RELATIONS (latest)
Copies of plays can be emailed to interested parties.