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Gary Mitchell

Gary Mitchell is a British playwright based in Northern Ireland. His plays, many of them political thrillers about contemporary life in Belfast, have been widely performed, and he has been called 'Northern Ireland's greatest playwright' (Guardian).

His stage plays include In a Little World of Our Own (Abbey Theatre, Dublin, 1997), As the Beast Sleeps (Abbey Theatre, 1998), Tearing the Loom (Lyric Belfast, 1998), Trust (Royal Court Upstairs, London, 1999), The Force of Change (Royal Court, 2000, winner of the George Devine Award and the Evening Standard Award for Most Promising Playwright), Loyal Women (Royal Court, 2003) and Burnt Out (Lyric, Belfast, 2023).

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Tearing the Loom & In a Little World of Our Own

Tearing the Loom & In a Little World of Our Own

By Gary Mitchell

Two plays from playwright Gary Mitchell, known for his powerful explorations of the conflicts troubling Northern Ireland.

Trust

Trust

By Gary Mitchell

A play about the bonds of trust in a tight-knit Loyalist community, and how easily they are shattered, from the multi-award winning writer of The Force of Change.

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The Force of Change

The Force of Change

By Gary Mitchell

An explosively topical play about institutional corruption in Northern Ireland.

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As the Beast Sleeps

As the Beast Sleeps

By Gary Mitchell

The explosive contradictions of life in Northern Ireland ignite this drama of suspense and violence.

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Loyal Women

Loyal Women

By Gary Mitchell

A gripping and explosive drama from the multi-award winning playwright.

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Tearing the Loom

Tearing the Loom

By Gary Mitchell

A searing portrait of a community divided against itself, set in a weaver's cottage in County Armagh at the time of the 1798 Rebellion.

Published in volume Tearing the Loom & In a Little World of Our Own
    In a Little World of Our Own

    In a Little World of Our Own

    By Gary Mitchell

    A powerful drama about how the conflict in Northern Ireland affects whole families, and of how the violence of the streets is brought into the heart of the home.

    Published in volume Tearing the Loom & In a Little World of Our Own
      Burnt Out

      Burnt Out

      By Gary Mitchell

      A blackly comic psychological thriller for the stage, revealing the darker side of suburban life in Belfast.