In the 1960s Mary O'Malley studied drama at the City Literary Institute, and "Improvisation and Playmaking" with Dorothea Alexander. In the mid-1970s, while working in fringe theatre, she joined The Writers' Workshop run by Howard Brenton at the Royal Court Theatre. Early experimental work for theatre in the early 1970s included A 'Nevolent Society, a lunchtime production at the Open Space Theatre, Tottenham Court Road, Superscum and Oh if Ever a Man Suffered, lunchtime productions at the Soho Theatre, the latter play transferring to Hampstead Theatre for a short run as a late night production. Plays for television in the early to mid-1970s included two short plays by writers new to television, Percy and Kenneth and Shall I See You Now for the BBC in Birmingham, produced by Tara Prem.
Later career
In 1975 The Royal Court commissioned O'Malley to write a play, which became Once a Catholic. The play, directed by Mike Ockrent, opened at the Royal Court in 1977 and later transferred to Wyndham's Theatre, where it ran for over two years. In 1977 the play won awards from The Evening Standard and Plays & Players, and in 1978 O'Malley was the first winner of the Susan Smith Blackburn Prize for women playwrights.
Once a Catholic has been performed on tours and at regional theatres in Britain, including the Lyric Theatre (Belfast). In 1979 a production directed by Mike Ockrent was taken on a short tour of theatres in the US before opening at the Helen Hayes Theatre in New York, where it closed after six performances. In 1987 the play was produced in Los Angeles at The Celtic Arts Centre (An Claidheamh Soluis), in North Hollywood, from which the author received the Hollywood Drama-Logue Critics Award for "outstanding achievement in theatre"; it was directed by Joe Praml from which the director received the Hollywood Drama-Logue Critics Award for Direction; Morgan Walsh and David Farjeon received the Award for Acting. There have been productions in Australia, New Zealand, Ireland, Germany, and Belgium, and in 1991 in Opole, Poland, at the Jan Kochanowski Theatre.
Other work includes On the Shelf for television (1984) produced by Margaret Matheson, and Talk of the Devil at the Watford Playhouse (1986) directed by Bill Alexander.
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For other people named Mary O Malley see Mary O Malley disambiguation This biography of a living person needs additional citations for verification Please help by adding reliable sources Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately especially if potentially libelous or harmful Find sources Mary O Malley playwright news newspapers books scholar JSTOR June 2013 Learn how and when to remove this template message Mary Josephine O Malley 19 March 1941 19 September 2020 1 was an English playwright of Irish Lithuanian descent Mary O MalleyBornMary Josephine O Malley 1941 03 19 19 March 1941EnglandDied19 September 2020 2020 09 19 aged 79 OccupationplaywrightNotable workOnce a Catholic Contents 1 Early career 2 Later career 3 Stage plays 4 Television plays 5 Awards 6 References 7 External linksEarly career EditIn the 1960s Mary O Malley studied drama at the City Literary Institute and Improvisation and Playmaking with Dorothea Alexander In the mid 1970s while working in fringe theatre she joined The Writers Workshop run by Howard Brenton at the Royal Court Theatre Early experimental work for theatre in the early 1970s included A Nevolent Society a lunchtime production at the Open Space Theatre Tottenham Court Road Superscum and Oh if Ever a Man Suffered lunchtime productions at the Soho Theatre the latter play transferring to Hampstead Theatre for a short run as a late night production Plays for television in the early to mid 1970s included two short plays by writers new to television Percy and Kenneth and Shall I See You Now for the BBC in Birmingham produced by Tara Prem Later career EditIn 1975 The Royal Court commissioned O Malley to write a play which became Once a Catholic The play directed by Mike Ockrent opened at the Royal Court in 1977 and later transferred to Wyndham s Theatre where it ran for over two years In 1977 the play won awards from The Evening Standard and Plays amp Players and in 1978 O Malley was the first winner of the Susan Smith Blackburn Prize for women playwrights Once a Catholic has been performed on tours and at regional theatres in Britain including the Lyric Theatre Belfast In 1979 a production directed by Mike Ockrent was taken on a short tour of theatres in the US before opening at the Helen Hayes Theatre in New York where it closed after six performances In 1987 the play was produced in Los Angeles at The Celtic Arts Centre An Claidheamh Soluis in North Hollywood from which the author received the Hollywood Drama Logue Critics Award for outstanding achievement in theatre it was directed by Joe Praml from which the director received the Hollywood Drama Logue Critics Award for Direction Morgan Walsh and David Farjeon received the Award for Acting There have been productions in Australia New Zealand Ireland Germany and Belgium and in 1991 in Opole Poland at the Jan Kochanowski Theatre In 1977 O Malley wrote Oy Vay Maria for BBC television directed by Richard Loncraine It won a Pye Television Award was televised in Israel and produced as a stage play at the Liberal Jewish Synagogue St John s Wood in 1981 and the Oldham Coliseum in 1996 In 1978 she wrote Look Out Here Comes Trouble for the Royal Shakespeare Company at the Donmar Warehouse directed by John Caird Set in a psychiatric hospital it is an ensemble piece for fourteen actors one of whom was Maxine Audley who received a London Critics Award for her performance as Olive a clairvoyant Other work includes On the Shelf for television 1984 produced by Margaret Matheson and Talk of the Devil at the Watford Playhouse 1986 directed by Bill Alexander Stage plays Edit1972 Superscum Soho Theatre London 1974 A Nevolent Society Open Space Theatre London 1975 Oh If Ever a Man Suffered Soho Theatre London 1977 Once a Catholic Royal Court Theatre London 1978 Look Out Here Comes Trouble Royal Shakespeare Company at the Donmar Warehouse London 2 1986 Talk of the Devil Watford Playhouse Hertfordshire 1996 Oy Vay Maria Oldham Coliseum 3 Television plays EditPercy and Kenneth BBC Birmingham when 15 4 1978 Shall I See You Now BBC Birmingham 1977 Oy Vay Maria 4 1984 On the ShelfAwards Edit1977 Evening Standard Award Most Promising Playwright for Once a Catholic 5 1977 Plays amp Players Award for Once a Catholic 1977 Pye Television Award for Oy Vay Maria 1978 Susan Smith Blackburn Prize winner for Once a Catholic 6 1986 Susan Smith Blackburn Prize runner up for Talk of the Devil 1987 Hollywood Dramalogue Critics Award for Once a Catholic References Edit ONCE A CATHOLIC Playwright Mary O Malley Dies At 79 Broadway World Retrieved 5 October 2020 Look Out Here Comes Trouble Amber Lane Press Ltd June 1979 ISBN 978 0 906399 04 0 Mary O Malley Doollee com Play for Today 1970 BBC Evening Standard Theatre Awards 1955 1979 Susan Smith Blackburn Prize Archived from the original on 3 June 2013 Retrieved 30 April 2010 External links Edit Once a Catholic What s on Stage 20 February 2009 Gubbins Paul The Stage Review BBC Paul Gubbins 2003 Mary O Malley at the Internet Broadway Database Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Mary O 27Malley playwright amp oldid 1106723860, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
