Shane Connaughton
Writer
Agent
Assistant
Valli Dakshinamurthi
vmurthi@unitedagents.co.ukCredits
Film
| Production | Company | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| A GREAT HUNGER | Universal | |
| TRINITY | HBO | |
| THE LORD OF THE DANCE | Dancelord Films Ltd | |
| HALF A HUNDRED | Interscope | |
| THE MAGGIES | Dreamworks | |
| PLEADING GUILTY | Brooklyn Films | |
| KEEP TALKING |
co-written with Kerry Lee Crabbe |
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DOLLAR BOTTOM 1981 |
Paramount Pictures |
Directed by Roger Christian was awarded the Academy Award for Best Live-Action Short Film |
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EVERY PICTURE TELLS A STORY 1985 |
Channel Four |
Directed by James Scott starring Phylis Logan and Alex Norton |
|
MY LEFT FOOT 1989 |
Palace Pictures |
Directed by Jim Sheridan which starred Daniel Day-Lewis and was nominated for Best Screenplay, Academy Awards (1989) |
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THE PLAYBOYS 1992 |
Samuel Goldwyn Co |
Written with Kerry Lee Crabbe directed by Gilles MacKinnon and starred Albert Finney, Aidan Quinn and Robin Wright |
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THE RUN OF THE COUNTRY 1994 |
Castle Rock Pictures |
Directed by Peter Yates and starred Albert Finney |
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TARA ROAD 2005 |
Surefire Films |
Directed by Gillies MacKinnon, starring Andie McDowell, Stephen Rea and Brenda Fricker |
Television
| Production | Company | Notes |
|---|---|---|
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ESCAPE : BANNED 1980 |
BBC2 |
A dramatisation of events surrounding the banning order used by the South African regime to silence Donald Woods; |
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MAYBURY 1981 |
BBC | |
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MURDER IN EDEN 1991 |
BBC Northern Ireland |
A three part adaptation of Patrick McGinley’s novel BOGMAIL starring Peter Firth and Alun Armstrong and winner of the Special Jury Award, Golden Gate Awards, 1992. |
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THE LILAC BUS 1992 |
Co-production between Little Bird and HTV, |
Adaptation of Maeve Binchy’s novel starring Con O’Neil, Stephanie Beecham and Beatie Edney; |
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BORDERLINES 1993 |
BBC Northern Ireland | |
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O MARY THIS LONDON 1993 |
BBC |
Starring Jason Barry and Oba Seagrave |
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THE BLACKWATER LIGHTSHIP 2004 |
Hallmark |
Theatre
| Production | Company | Notes |
|---|---|---|
|
JENNY 1971 |
The Roundhouse | |
| GEORGE DAVIS IS INNOCENT | Half Moon Theatre | |
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WESTERN COYNEY COWBOY 1975 |
Stoke on Trent | |
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THE GOOD WOMAN OF WAPPING 1976 |
Half Moon Theatre | |
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SIR IS WINNING 1977 |
Cottesloe, Royal National Theatre | |
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FOREVER YOUNG 1979 – 1980 |
Dublin Theatre Festival Nottingham Playhouse | |
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DIVISIONS 1981 |
Dublin Theatre Festival | |
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LILY 1984 |
The Irish Company, Old Red Lion | |
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I DO LIKE TO BE 1986 |
RNT Platform Performance/Soho Poly / Tricycle | |
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HANG ALL THE HARPERS 1991 |
Dublin Theatre Festival |