Eugene O’Brien

Eugene O’Brien wrote the play EDEN which debuted at the peacock theatre in 2001 and transferred to the Abbey stage later that year and then onto the Arts Theatre in London’s West end in 2002. It has been translated into Romanian, Italian, Catalan, Dutch and German. EDEN received the Irish Times Theatre Award, the Stewart Parker award and the Rooney Prize for Literature. Eugene adapted the play for the screen and the film, directed by Declan Recks, played many festivals around the world including Edinburgh and New York’s Tribeca Festival where it won best actress for Eileen Walsh.

Eugene also wrote PURE MULE, a six part series for RTÉ, winner of five IFTA awards and a two part follow up PURE MULE – THE LAST WEEKEND. Other work includes the THE NEST, SLOTH and NUMB (nominated for ZEBBIE AWARD) all for RTÉ radio drama and an adaptation of Roddy Doyle’s Barrytown trilogy for BBC radio drama.

Other Theatre work includes FALLING TO EARTH – MY SUMMER WITH BOWIE produced at the 2023 Dublin theatre Festival, SAVOY produced in the Peacock Theatre and THE GOOD HOUSE OF HAPPINESS, ELIZA’S ADVENTURES IN THE UNCANNY VALLEY, MESPIL IN THE DARK, all in collaboration with PAN PAN theatre company. Most recently HEAVEN, produced by Fishamble, debuted at The Dublin Theatre festival 2022 and completed a very successful run in the 59E59 theatre in New York. Heaven was named best new play at the Irish Times Theatre Awards and won a Fringe First at the 2023 Edinburgh Fringe festival.​

Other work includes film comedy THE FLAG, starring Pat Shortt and co writing credits on TV3 drama RED ROCK and the film’s THE FOOD GUIDE TO LOVE and famine drama BLACK 47. Eugene’s novel GOING BACK was published by GILL in 2022 and TARRAC, a cine 4 Irish language feature film opened in cinemas in 2023.