AUTHOR’S BIOGRAPHY
Tom O’Brien is a native of Kilmacthomas Co Waterford and is a full time writer and playwright.
Performed plays include Money from America, Cricklewood Cowboys, On Raglan Road. Johnjo, Gorgeous Gaels, Behan’s Women Down Bottle Alley etc
Books include Confessions of an Altar Boy and Confessions of a Corner Boy, Cassidy’s Cross. Tom has lived in Hastings UK since 2000.
plays include:
MONEY FROM AMERICA – The Tabard, Pentameters, Old Red Lion
JOHNJO – Kings Head, The Old Red Lion, Buxton, Touring.
CRICKLEWOOD COWBOYS (as BOTTOM DOG) – The Tabard.
JACK DOYLE- GORGEOUS GAEL – Kings Head
BEHAN’S WOMEN – Canal Café Theatre, London
ON RAGLAN ROAD – Old Red Lion – New York – Irish Tour.
QUEENIE
PUT YOUR SWEET LIPS…
THE MISSING POSTMAN
OF MICE AND MEN (adaption)
FRIGHTENING THE CROWS
DOWN BOTTLE ALLEY-White Rock, Hastings, Irish Centre, Camden (published by Circaidy Gregory Press 2010)
KAVANAGH – Irish Tour, Winnipeg
I’LL TELL ME MA… Irish Club, London
OLIVER CROMWELL’S TOUR OF IRELAND Courtyard, N1 LONDON
FALLING FROM GRACE ( the life/times of Shane MacGowan of The Pogues)
KATHY KIRBY – ICON (Etcetera Theatre, Camden 16-20th AUG 2012)
PECKER DUNNE – LAST OF THE TRAVELLERS
MISS WHIPLASH REGRETS…
RACE RELATIONS (latest)
Any script can be emailed on request………. tomobrien2004@yahoo.co.uk
Books
CHASING THE RAINBOW
CONFESSIONS OF AN ALTAR BOY
CONFESSIONS OF A CORNER BOY
CASSIDYS CROSS + ebook
DOWN BOTTLE ALLEY + ebook
THE MISSING POSTMAN AND OTHER STORIES ebook only
THE SHINY RED HONDA ebook only
CRICKLEWOOD COWBOYS ebook only
My Writing Life 