Christina Reid

Christina Reid (12 March 1942 – 31 May 2015) was an Irish playwright.[1][2]

Life

She graduated from Queen’s University, Belfast.[3] She was a writer-in-residence at the Lyric Theatre,[4] and at the Young Vic.[5] She was mother to 3 daughters Heidi, Tara and Suibhan.

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.

Awards

Works

Radio

Reid was a scriptwriter on BBC Radio 4's drama series Citizens.

Bibliography

References

  1. Sanford V. Sternlicht (1998). A reader's guide to modern Irish drama. Syracuse University Press. ISBN 978-0-8156-2773-9.
  2. Coveney, Michael (2015-06-05). "Christina Reid obituary". The Guardian. Retrieved 2015-06-08.
  3. http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=754
  4. Bernice Schrank, William W. Demastes, eds. (1997). Irish playwrights, 1880-1995: a research and production sourcebook. Greenwood Publishing Group. ISBN 978-0-313-28805-0.
  5. http://www.irishplayography.com/search/person.asp?PersonID=3174
  6. "Christina Reid- Playwright Dramatist". doollee.com. Retrieved 3 June 2015.

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