Frank McGuinness Books

"Speaking Like Magpies," commissioned by the RSC for the Gunpowder Season, explores the background of the infamous Gunpowder Plot, commemorating its 400th anniversary in British history.

The McKenna family convenes at their remote West Ireland holiday home to mark the 21st birthday of their late son Gene.

On Broadway, it was awarded the New York Drama Critics' Circle Award for Best Foreign Play and nominated for the Tony Award for Best Play in 1993.

This second collection of Frank McGuinness contains his beautifully lyrical plays from 1989 to 1999. The Bird Sanctuary is published here for the first time. The collection also includes Mary and Lizzie, Someone Who'll Watch Over Me and Dolly West's Kitchen, and is introduced by the author.

As the Second World War rages on in Europe, in Donegal there is another war closer to home. War changes everything - its tragedies, its survivals and the history of the West family will be changed forever as this compelling play by award-winning playwright Frank McGuinness shows.

Moliere's exuberant seventeenth-century classic is brought back to life in an audacious contemporary Irish version by Frank McGuinness. Tartuffe premiered at the Abbey Theatre, Dublin, in March 2023.

I am honoured to meet you. You are, as they say, a man after my own heart. And you have lifted mine. My heart, that is. I owe you for this kindness - that gift. Thank you. You are crying into your soup, sir. Two men, together, on the edge of heaven.

This first collection by Frank McGuinness contains plays from the 1980s, including his major work of that decade, Observe the Sons of Ulster Marching Towards the Somme, a powerful and profoundly moving study of a group of Ulster Protestant volunteers in the Great War.

Frank McGuinness offers fresh adaptations of two plays by August Strindberg, showcasing his talent in reinterpreting both a significant piece and a lesser-known work. These new versions aim to capture the essence of Strindberg's themes and characters, bringing renewed life to his dramatic narratives.

On 1 July 1916, the 36th (Ulster) Division took part in one of the bloodiest battles in human history, the Battle of the Somme. In the extraordinary circumstances of World War I, eight ordinary men are changed, changed utterly. This war play is a powerful portrayal of mortality, love and loss.