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See also: Gary Mitchell (disambiguation)

Gary Mitchell (born May 3, 1965) is a Northern Irish playwright.

From a working-class, loyalist background, first foray into writing was for Radio 4. His first play was produced by Tinderbox but Mitchell's first major theatre success was the production (by Connall Morrison) of his In A Little World of Our Own at the Peacock. Its gripping and unflinching portrayal of loyalist culture won it an Irish Times Theatre Award for best new play, and it later went to Belfast as part of an Abbey Theatre tour. The following year the Peacock Theatre produced his As The Beast Sleeps.

His works have also premiered at London's Royal Court Theatre.

He won the prestigious Stewart Parker Award for Independent Voice; other accolades include the George Devine Award and the Evening Standard Charles Wintour Award for Most Promising Playwright.

In November 2005, he was forced out of his home in the Belfast suburb of Rathcoole after it was attacked by loyalist paramilitaries. He and his family have since been living in hiding somewhere in Northern Ireland.

External links

• Loyalist paramilitaries drive playwright from his home — The Guardian news article, 21 December 2005
• Playwright hits back against intimidation — The Observer news article, 29 January 2006

See also

• List of Northern Irish writers
• Tom Murphy (playwright)
• Brian Friel
• Sean O'Casey
• John Millington Synge
• Marina Carr