Brian Friel: Collected Plays Volume 1: The Enemy Within; Philadelphia, Here I Come!; The Loves of Cass McGuire; Lovers (Winners and Losers); Crystal and Fox; The Gentle Island

About Brian Friel

Brian Friel (9 January 1929 - 2 October 2015) wrote thirty plays across six decades and is widely regarded as one of Ireland's greatest dramatists. He was a member of Aosdána the society of Irish artists the American Academy of Arts and Letters the Irish Academy of Letters and the Royal Society of Literature where he was made a Companion of Literature. He was awarded the Ulysses Medal by University College Dublin. Plays include Hedda Gabler (after Ibsen) The Home Place Performances Three Plays After (Afterplay The Bear The Yalta Game) Uncle Vanya (after Chekhov) Give Me Your Answer Do! Molly Sweeney (Winner of the New York Drama Critics Circle Award for Best Foreign Play) Wonderful Tennessee A Month in the Country (after Turgenev) The London Vertigo (after Charles Macklin) Dancing at Lughnasa (Winner of 3 Tony Awards including Best Play New York Drama Critics Circle Award for Best Play Olivier Award for Best Play) Making History The Communication Cord American Welcome Three Sisters (after Chekhov) Translations Aristocrats (Winner of the Evening Standard Award for Best Play and New York Drama Critics Circle Award for Best Foreign Play) Faith Healer Fathers and Sons Living Quarters Volunteers The Freedom of the City The Gentle Island The Mundy Scheme Crystal and Fox Lovers: Winners and Losers The Loves of Cass Maguire and Philadelphia Here I Come!