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Originally from Belfast and now living in Glasgow, David Ireland worked as an actor with many theatre companies across the UK including the Royal Shakespeare Company, Manchester Royal Exchange, the Citizens Theatre Glasgow and the Traverse, Edinburgh. He was Playwright-in-Residence at Lyric Theatre, Belfast, from 2011-2012 and his play, Cyprus Avenue, a black comedy about sectarian hatred in Northern Ireland, won the prestigious James Tait Black prize for drama. Ireland's new play, Ulster American, is a satire on art, politics, abuse of power and silencing of female voices. It won the coveted Carol Tambor Best of Edinburgh Award in 2018 and is being staged March 20-24 as part of the Auckland Arts Festival.
