Making history brian friel biography

Premiere of The Communication Cord in Derry before touring. Friel is elected a member of Aosdána, an Irish association of established artists.

Friel is appointed to the Irish Senate, Seanad Éireann, where he serves until 1989.

His adaptation of Turgenev’s Fathers and Sons premieres in London at the National Theatre.

Making History premieres at the Guildhall in Derry as Friel’s final play for the company.

Dancing at Lughnasa premieres at the Abbey Theatre then transfers to the National Theatre in London, winning the Olivier Award for Play of the Year.

Irish Repertory Theatre produces a revival of Philadelphia, Here I Come!.

Dancing at Lughnasa runs for more than a year at the Plymouth Theatre on Broadway, and wins three Tony Awards, including the award for Best Play.

The American premiere of Making History takes place at the Irish Repertory Theatre.

Friel’s version of Charles Macklin’s The L