Borstal Boy (play)
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Borstal Boy is a play adapted by Frank McMahon from the 1958 autobiographical novel of Irish nationalist Brendan Behan of the same title. The play debuted in 1967 at the Abbey Theatre in Dublin, with Frank Grimes as the young Behan. McMahon won a New York Drama Critics' Circle Award in 1970 and Tony Award in 1970 for his adaptation.
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Borstal Boy | |
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Written by | Brendan Behan (novel) Frank McMahon (play) |
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Date premiered | 1967 |
Place premiered | Abbey Theatre Dublin, Ireland |
Original language | English |
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Genre | Drama, Romance |
Setting | Liverpool; Dublin, 1939 |
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