Abbey Theatre: Time To Write
Time To Write is a monthly gathering for playwrights and performance makers working on a writing project.
May Guest Playwright: Frank McGuinness
Frank McGuinness is an award-winning Irish playwright, poet, and novelist. Born in Donegal, he is Emeritus Professor of Creative Writing at University College Dublin. His adaptations of classic works have been widely acclaimed, with his version of A Doll’s House winning both a Tony Award for Best Revival and the Outer Critics’ Award.
Theatre credits include Dinner With Groucho at The Civic Tallaght, Greta Garbo Came to Donegal, There Came a Gypsy Riding at the Almeida Theatre, Speaking Like Magpies for the Royal Shakespeare Company, Mutabilitie at London’s National Theatre, The Hanging Gardens, Dolly West’s Kitchen, Someone Who’ll Watch Over Me, Observe the Sons of Ulster Marching Towards the Somme, Baglady and The Factory Girls at the Abbey Theatre. He has also adapted classic works by Checkhov, Brecht, Ibsen, Joyce, and Oscar Wilde.
His screen credits also include A Song for Jenny, A Short Stay in Switzerland, The Stronger and Brian Friel’s Dancing at Lughnasa.
Image: Frank-McGuinness-credit-Dominic-Martella-UCD
2026 Dates
- May 18: Frank McGuinness
- June 15
- July 13
- August 10
- Sept 7
- October 12
- November 16
- December 7