Geraldine Aron
Geraldine Aron | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1951 (age 72–73) |
| Nationality | Irish |
| Occupation | Playwright |
Geraldine Aron (born 1951) is an Irish playwright. She was born in Galway, Ireland, has lived in Zambia, Zimbabwe and South Africa, and now lives in London.[1]
Aron's first play Bar and Ger was performed at the Space Theatre in Cape Town in 1975 and then won awards and continues to be produced internationally.[1] Aron's one-hander starring Dawn French, My Brilliant Divorce, played at the Apollo Theatre in London's West End and was nominated for the 2004 Laurence Olivier Award for Best Entertainment.[2][3] Twelve of Aron's plays have been performed on television or radio.[1]
My Brilliant Divorce has since been produced in 28 countries and as of 2024[update] is enjoying a 20 year record breaking run in Prague.[4]
A French feature-length film, directed by Michèle Laroque, was released in France on 17 January 2018, under the title Brillantissime.[5]
Aron's produced stage plays include Same Old Moon (Geilgud Theatre, Shaftesbury Avenue,) A Galway Girl, The Shrinking of Alby Chapman, Spider, On The Blue Train, Olive and Hilary, The Stanley Parkers, et al.[1] Aron is included in the 1992 Bloomsbury Guide to Women's Literature, and many other anthologies.[citation needed] My Brilliant Divorce appears in Singular Sensations, an American collection of one-person plays.[citation needed]
Selected works
[edit]Plays with place and date of first production
[edit]- Bar and Ger, Space Theatre, Cape Town, South Africa, 1975[1]
- A Galway Girl, Space Theatre, Cape Town, South Africa, 1979[1]
- Same Old Moon, Druid Theatre, Galway, Ireland, 1984[1]
- The Stanley Parkers, Druid Theatre, Galway, Irelandm 1990[1]
- The Donahue Sisters, Druid Theatre, Galway, Ireland, 1990[1]
- My Brilliant Divorce, Town Hall Theatre, Galway, Ireland, 2001[1]
Publications
[edit]- Seven Plays and Four Monologues, 1985 ISBN 0864860285 (includes Mickey Kannis Caught My Eye, Mr McConkey's Suitcase, On The Blue Train, The Shrinking of Alby Chapman, Spare Room, Spider).[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "Geraldine Aron (1951-)". doollee.com. Archived from the original on 26 June 2017. Retrieved 15 April 2012.
- ^ "Olivier Awards 2004". Oliver Awards. Retrieved 20 November 2016.
- ^ Wright, Jane (10 April 2003). "Standing ovation for divorce diva". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 15 April 2012.
- ^ i-divadlo.cz, Můj báječný rozvod, retrieved 24 January 2024
- ^ AlloCine, Brillantissime, retrieved 16 July 2018
External links
[edit]- Whitington, Paul (7 March 2009). "Celeb news: Geraldine Aron, playwright". Independent.ie. Retrieved 15 April 2012. (Interview with Aron)
- "Our clients: Geraldine Aron". The Agency. Archived from the original on 26 April 2012. Retrieved 15 April 2012.(Listing at Aron's agent's website, which gives fuller list of plays and other works)