Christina Reid Explained
| Christina Reid |
| Birth Date: | March 12, 1942 |
| Birth Place: | Ardoyne |
| Death Date: | May 31, 2015 |
| Occupation: | Playwright |
| Nationality: | Irish |
Christina Reid (12 March 1942 – 31 May 2015) was an Irish playwright.[1] [2]
Life
Reid was born in North Belfast. She left school in 1957 and married in 1963.[3]
She enrolled at Queen's University Belfast in 1981 but winning a BBC playwrighting competition and becoming a single parent following a divorce meant she did not complete the course.[3]
Reid was a writer-in-residence at the Lyric Theatre,[4] and at the Young Vic.[5] Reid was a scriptwriter on BBC Radio 4's drama series Citizens.
Reid was a Patron of YouthAction Northern Ireland, a charity working to inspire young people. One of its projects is the Rainbow Factory which has over 450 young people participating a range of classes, workshops and performances.
Private life
She was mother to three daughters,[3] Heidi, Tara and Siubhan.
Awards
- Thames Television Playwriting Award for "Tea in a China Cup"
- 1980 Ulster Television Drama Award, "Did You Hear the One About the Irishman?"[3]
- 1986 George Devine Award for "The Belle of Belfast City"
Selected works
Plays
- Tea In A China Cup, Lyric Theatre, Belfast, Northern Ireland, 1983
- Did You Hear The One About The Irishman . . .?, New York, 1985
- Joyriders, Tricycle Theatre, London, 1986
- The Belle Of Belfast City, Lyric Theatre, Belfast, Northern Ireland, 1989
- My Name, Shall I Tell You My Name? Andrews Lane Theatre, Dublin, 1989
- Les Misérables, Nottingham Playhouse, 1992
- The King of the Castle, Cottesloe Theatre, National Theatre, London, 1999
- Clowns, The Room, Orange Tree, Richmond, 1996
- A Year And A Day, National Theatre, London, 2007 [6]
Books
- Christina Reid, Plays I, Methuen, 1997.
Notes and References
- Book: A reader's guide to modern Irish drama. registration. 135. Christina Reid.. Sanford V. Sternlicht. Syracuse University Press. 1998. 978-0-8156-2773-9 .
- News: Coveney . Michael . Christina Reid obituary . . 2015-06-05 . 2015-06-08.
- Web site: Reid, Christina Dictionary of Irish Biography . 2022-10-13 . www.dib.ie.
- Book: Irish playwrights, 1880-1995: a research and production sourcebook. registration. 300. Christina Reid.. Bernice Schrank . William W. Demastes. Greenwood Publishing Group. 1997. 978-0-313-28805-0 .
- Web site: Irish Playography . 2010-03-13 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20071118072838/http://www.irishplayography.com/search/person.asp?PersonID=3174 . 2007-11-18 .
- Web site: Christina Reid- Playwright Dramatist. doollee.com. 3 June 2015.
