Mark O'Rowe
Mark O'Rowe is an Irish playwright whose plays include Howie the Rookie (Bush Theatre, London, 1999), From Both Hips (Fishamble, 1997), Made in China (Abbey Theatre, Dublin, 2001), Crestfall (Gate Theatre, Dublin, 2003), Terminus (Abbey Theatre, 2007) and Our Few and Evil Days (Abbey Theatre, 2014). His version of Ibsen's Hedda Gabler was staged by the Abbey Theatre in 2015.
His screenplays include Broken (2012), based on the novel by Daniel Clay, Perrier’s Bounty (2009), Boy A (2007), based on the novel by Jonathan Trigell, and Intermission (2004).
Author photo by Ros Kavanagh.
A blackly comic vision of Dublin infested with demons.
A white-knuckle ride through a nightmare Dublin, where enemies and allies are interchangeable.
A blackly comic drama set in a crazed, completely re-imagined Dublin underworld, full of martial arts, rogue cops and...
A chilling yet deeply human story about the limits of devotion.
A fluid yet faithful adaptation of Ibsen's masterpiece.
Both psychological puzzle and quietly devastating tragedy, Mark O'Rowe's The Approach explores the inner liv...
A play about love in a dog-eat-dog world, told in Mark O’Rowe’s unique rhythmic style.
A sinister but comic drama of honour and violence, from the award-winning author of Howie the Rookie.
A gripping drama about revenge and absolution, from the award-winning author of Howie the Rookie.