Hayes, Katy

Katy Hayes was born in Dublin in 1965, She has has worked as a theatre director and playwright, and was a founder member and resident director with Glasshouse Productions from 1990 to 1995. Her plays are Playgirl (Dublin, The Abbey Theatre, Peacock Stage, 1995); and Vampirella and the Company of Wolves (adapted from two short […]

Hayman, Carole

Carole Hayman* is well known both as an award-winning actress and theatre director. Her first book was a comic novel, All the Best, Kim, which was serialized on Woman’s Hour, and which was followed by Ladies of Letters. She devised and co-wrote The Refuge which was shown on Channel 4, and also created the BBC […]

Manning, Mary

Mary Manning (also known as Mary Manning Howe) was born in Dublin in 1905 and went to drama school in London when she was sixteen. After returning to Ireland she attended the Abbey Theatre drama school under Sarah Allgood, and acted in the Abbey and the Gate in the early 1930s. Her plays are Youth’s […]