Geraldine Aron | |
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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]
Geraldine Aron | |
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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]