# Rory Mullarkey

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**Rory Mullarkey** (born 1987) is an Irish playwright and [librettist](/source/Librettist).

## Early life

Mullarkey was born in [Pembroke, Ontario](/source/Pembroke%2C_Ontario). He was raised in a [military](/source/Military) family and spent his childhood in [Davenport](/source/Davenport%2C_Greater_Manchester) and [Bramhall](/source/Bramhall), both in [Greater Manchester](/source/Greater_Manchester). He attended [Manchester Grammar School](/source/Manchester_Grammar_School), then studied Russian at the [University of Cambridge](/source/University_of_Cambridge). He then began studying at the [Russian State Institute of Performing Arts](/source/Russian_State_Institute_of_Performing_Arts), but did not finish.[1][2]

## Career

Mullarkey's first full play was *Cannibals*, which premiered at the [Royal Exchange, Manchester](/source/Royal_Exchange%2C_Manchester), in 2013. It won the 2014 [James Tait Black Memorial Prize](/source/James_Tait_Black_Memorial_Prize) for Drama.[3]

In 2014, Mullarkey was awarded the [Pinter Commission](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Pinter_Commission&action=edit&redlink=1) by the [Royal Court Theatre](/source/Royal_Court_Theatre).[4] His *The Wolf from the Door* premiered at the Royal Court in the same year.[5]

In 2017, Mullarkey's *Saint George and the Dragon* premiered at the [National Theatre](/source/Royal_National_Theatre).[6]

In 2018, Mullarkey's *Pity* premiered at the Royal Court Theatre.[7] In the same year, he wrote the [libretto](/source/Libretto) for [Mark-Anthony Turnage](/source/Mark-Anthony_Turnage)'s *[Coraline](/source/Coraline_(opera))*, performed at the [Barbican Centre](/source/Barbican_Centre),[8] and for *[The Skating Rink](/source/The_Skating_Rink_(opera))*, performed at [Garsington Opera](/source/Garsington_Opera).[9] He also translated [Chekov](/source/Anton_Chekhov)'s *[The Cherry Orchard](/source/The_Cherry_Orchard)* into English for [Michael Boyd](/source/Michael_Boyd_(theatre_director))'s [Bristol Old Vic](/source/Bristol_Old_Vic) run.[10]

## Selected works

- *Cannibals* ([Royal Exchange, Manchester](/source/Royal_Exchange%2C_Manchester), 2013)

- *The Wolf from the Door* ([Royal Court Theatre](/source/Royal_Court_Theatre), 2014)

- *Each Slow Dusk* ([Pentabus](/source/Pentabus)), 2014)

- *Saint George and the Dragon* ([National Theatre](/source/Royal_National_Theatre), 2017)

- *Pity* (Royal Court Theatre, 2018)

## Awards

- [James Tait Black Memorial Prize](/source/James_Tait_Black_Memorial_Prize) for Drama 2014 – *Cannibals*

- [Pinter Commission](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Pinter_Commission&action=edit&redlink=1) 2014

- [George Devine award](/source/George_Devine_Award) 2014 – co-winner with [Alice Birch](/source/Alice_Birch)[11]

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** Anglesey, Natalie (28 March 2013). ["Playwright wants you to eat his words"](https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/whats-on/theatre-news/playwright-wants-you-eat-words-2073135). *Manchester Evening News*. Retrieved 17 October 2018.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** Love, Catherine (5 September 2015). ["Rory Mullarkey: 'subverting convention has really paid off' | Interviews | The Stage"](https://web.archive.org/web/20150924004513/https://www.thestage.co.uk/features/interviews/2015/rory-mullarkey-subverting-convention-really-paid-off/). *The Stage*. Archived from [the original](https://www.thestage.co.uk/features/interviews/2015/rory-mullarkey-subverting-convention-really-paid-off/) on September 24, 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2018.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["Cannibals wins Edinburgh drama prize"](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-28741730). *BBC News*. 11 August 2014. Retrieved 17 October 2018.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** Merrifield, Nicola (25 March 2014). ["Rory Mullarkey wins Harold Pinter playwright prize | News | The Stage"](https://web.archive.org/web/20181018003001/https://www.thestage.co.uk/news/2014/rory-mullarkey-wins-harold-pinter-playwright-prize/). *The Stage*. Archived from [the original](https://www.thestage.co.uk/news/2014/rory-mullarkey-wins-harold-pinter-playwright-prize/) on October 18, 2018. Retrieved 17 October 2018.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** [Clapp, Susannah](/source/Susannah_Clapp) (20 September 2014). ["The Wolf from the Door review – an apocalyptic yet overfamiliar vision of England"](https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2014/sep/21/the-wolf-from-the-door-royal-court-review-rory-mullarkey). *The Guardian*. Retrieved 17 October 2018.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** Hitchings, Henry (12 October 2017). ["Saint George and the Dragon review: Aimless take on national tale"](https://www.standard.co.uk/go/london/theatre/saint-george-and-the-dragon-theatre-review-mischievous-but-aimless-take-on-national-tale-a3683331.html). *Evening Standard*. Retrieved 17 October 2018.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** Hewis, Ben (19 July 2018). ["Rory Mullarkey: 'Pity is a showcase for every aspect of theatre'"](https://www.whatsonstage.com/london-theatre/news/pity-royal-court-opening-night-rory-mullarkey_47156.html). *WhatsOnStage.com*. Retrieved 17 October 2018.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** Ashley, Tim (30 March 2018). ["Coraline review – creepy adaptation of Neil Gaiman's tale will turn kids on to opera"](https://www.theguardian.com/music/2018/mar/30/coraline-review-neil-gaiman-barbican). *The Guardian*. Retrieved 17 October 2018.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-9)** Valencia, Mark (13 July 2018). ["Review: The Skating Rink (Garsington Opera at Wormsley)"](https://www.whatsonstage.com/london-theatre/reviews/the-skating-rink-garsington-opera_47108.html). *WhatsOnStage.com*. Retrieved 17 October 2018.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-10)** Higgins, Charlotte (12 March 2018). ["The Cherry Orchard review – Michael Boyd's exquisite Chekhov debut"](https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2018/mar/12/the-cherry-orchard-review-michael-boyd-bristol-old-vic). *The Guardian*. Retrieved 17 October 2018.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-11)** Hoggard, Liz (2017-06-04). ["Alice Birch: 'I'm interested in whether trauma can be passed on through DNA'"](https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2017/jun/04/alice-birch-anatomy-of-a-suicide-play-interview). *The Observer*. [ISSN](/source/ISSN_(identifier)) [0029-7712](https://search.worldcat.org/issn/0029-7712). Retrieved 2020-03-20.

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