'''Rory Mullarkey''' (born 1987) is an Irish playwright and [[librettist]].
==Early life== Mullarkey was born in [[Pembroke, Ontario]]. He was raised in a [[military]] family and spent his childhood in [[Davenport, Greater Manchester|Davenport]] and [[Bramhall]], both in [[Greater Manchester]]. He attended [[Manchester Grammar School]], then studied Russian at the [[University of Cambridge]]. He then began studying at the [[Russian State Institute of Performing Arts]], but did not finish.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Anglesey |first1=Natalie |title=Playwright wants you to eat his words |url=https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/whats-on/theatre-news/playwright-wants-you-eat-words-2073135 |accessdate=17 October 2018 |work=Manchester Evening News |date=28 March 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Love |first1=Catherine |title=Rory Mullarkey: 'subverting convention has really paid off' {{!}} Interviews {{!}} The Stage |url=https://www.thestage.co.uk/features/interviews/2015/rory-mullarkey-subverting-convention-really-paid-off/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924004513/https://www.thestage.co.uk/features/interviews/2015/rory-mullarkey-subverting-convention-really-paid-off/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=September 24, 2015 |accessdate=17 October 2018 |work=The Stage |date=5 September 2015}}</ref>
==Career== Mullarkey's first full play was ''Cannibals'', which premiered at the [[Royal Exchange, Manchester]], in 2013. It won the 2014 [[James Tait Black Memorial Prize]] for Drama.<ref>{{cite news |title=Cannibals wins Edinburgh drama prize |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-28741730 |accessdate=17 October 2018 |work=BBC News |date=11 August 2014}}</ref>
In 2014, Mullarkey was awarded the [[Pinter Commission]] by the [[Royal Court Theatre]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Merrifield |first1=Nicola |title=Rory Mullarkey wins Harold Pinter playwright prize {{!}} News {{!}} The Stage |url=https://www.thestage.co.uk/news/2014/rory-mullarkey-wins-harold-pinter-playwright-prize/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181018003001/https://www.thestage.co.uk/news/2014/rory-mullarkey-wins-harold-pinter-playwright-prize/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=October 18, 2018 |accessdate=17 October 2018 |work=The Stage |date=25 March 2014}}</ref> His ''The Wolf from the Door'' premiered at the Royal Court in the same year.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Clapp |first1=Susannah |author-link=Susannah Clapp |title=The Wolf from the Door review – an apocalyptic yet overfamiliar vision of England |url=https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2014/sep/21/the-wolf-from-the-door-royal-court-review-rory-mullarkey |accessdate=17 October 2018 |work=The Guardian |date=20 September 2014 |language=en}}</ref>
In 2017, Mullarkey's ''Saint George and the Dragon'' premiered at the [[Royal National Theatre|National Theatre]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Hitchings |first1=Henry |title=Saint George and the Dragon review: Aimless take on national tale |url=https://www.standard.co.uk/go/london/theatre/saint-george-and-the-dragon-theatre-review-mischievous-but-aimless-take-on-national-tale-a3683331.html |accessdate=17 October 2018 |work=Evening Standard |date=12 October 2017}}</ref>
In 2018, Mullarkey's ''Pity'' premiered at the Royal Court Theatre.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Hewis |first1=Ben |title=Rory Mullarkey: 'Pity is a showcase for every aspect of theatre' |url=https://www.whatsonstage.com/london-theatre/news/pity-royal-court-opening-night-rory-mullarkey_47156.html |accessdate=17 October 2018 |work=WhatsOnStage.com |date=19 July 2018}}</ref> In the same year, he wrote the [[libretto]] for [[Mark-Anthony Turnage]]'s ''[[Coraline (opera)|Coraline]]'', performed at the [[Barbican Centre]],<ref>{{cite news |last1=Ashley |first1=Tim |title=Coraline review – creepy adaptation of Neil Gaiman's tale will turn kids on to opera |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2018/mar/30/coraline-review-neil-gaiman-barbican |accessdate=17 October 2018 |work=The Guardian |date=30 March 2018 |language=en}}</ref> and for ''[[The Skating Rink (opera)|The Skating Rink]]'', performed at [[Garsington Opera]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Valencia |first1=Mark |title=Review: The Skating Rink (Garsington Opera at Wormsley) |url=https://www.whatsonstage.com/london-theatre/reviews/the-skating-rink-garsington-opera_47108.html |accessdate=17 October 2018 |work=WhatsOnStage.com |date=13 July 2018}}</ref> He also translated [[Anton Chekhov|Chekov]]'s ''[[The Cherry Orchard]]'' into English for [[Michael Boyd (theatre director)|Michael Boyd]]'s [[Bristol Old Vic]] run.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Higgins |first1=Charlotte |title=The Cherry Orchard review – Michael Boyd's exquisite Chekhov debut |url=https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2018/mar/12/the-cherry-orchard-review-michael-boyd-bristol-old-vic |accessdate=17 October 2018 |work=The Guardian |date=12 March 2018 |language=en}}</ref>
==Selected works== *''Cannibals'' ([[Royal Exchange, Manchester]], 2013) *''The Wolf from the Door'' ([[Royal Court Theatre]], 2014) *''Each Slow Dusk'' ([[Pentabus]]), 2014) *''Saint George and the Dragon'' ([[Royal National Theatre|National Theatre]], 2017) *''Pity'' (Royal Court Theatre, 2018)
==Awards== *[[James Tait Black Memorial Prize]] for Drama 2014 – ''Cannibals'' *[[Pinter Commission]] 2014 *[[George Devine Award|George Devine award]] 2014 – co-winner with [[Alice Birch]]<ref>{{Cite news|last=Hoggard|first=Liz|url=https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2017/jun/04/alice-birch-anatomy-of-a-suicide-play-interview|title=Alice Birch: 'I'm interested in whether trauma can be passed on through DNA'|date=2017-06-04|work=The Observer|access-date=2020-03-20|language=en-GB|issn=0029-7712}}</ref>
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