Janet Behan (22 July 1954) is an English-Irish writer and actress.[1]
Janet Behan | |
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| Born | 22 July 1954 London, England |
| Relatives | Brian Behan (father) |
Biography edit
Behan was born in London, the daughter of an Irish father Brian Behan and an English mother Celia Behan. Her father was a playwright, the great-nephew of the songwriter Peadar Kearney (author of Amhrán na bhFiann, the Irish national anthem), and brother of the writers Brendan Behan and Dominic Behan. [2] Her husband is the television director Dermot Boyd. Her siblings include journalist Rosemary Behan,[3] writer and musician Ruth Behan,[4] and poet Daniel Tobias Behan.[5]
Behan trained first as an actress at the Central School of Speech and Drama, and appeared in numerous plays and on television, including a role in Eastenders and productions at the National Theatre.[6][7]
In 2011, her play Brendan At The Chelsea was produced at the Lyric Theatre, Belfast, with Adrian Dunbar starring. The production went on to tour New York and Dublin, to critical acclaim.[8][9][10]
The play was published by Edinburgh University Press in 2014, and Behan appeared in an RTE television documentary 'Brendan Behan - The Roaring Boy', alongside Adrian Dunbar.[11][12][13]
In 2016, Behan premiered her new one-woman play 'Realtine / Noreen' at the Camden Fringe, Tristan Bates theatre.[14]
References edit
- ^ "I'm now old enough to play my grandmother, Kathleen Behan". The Irish Times.
- ^ "'The pain never left him' - Writer reveals father's experience at brutal Irish industrial school inspired play".
- ^ "Rosemary Behan".
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 23 February 2019. Retrieved 23 February 2019.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "London Calling Ep 5 - Daniel Tobias Behan".
- ^ "Janet Behan". IMDb.
- ^ "Berlin Associates".
- ^ "Theatre review: Brendan at the Chelsea at Naughton Studio, Lyric Theatre, Belfast". Britishtheatreguide.info. Retrieved 17 January 2017.
- ^ Hetrick, Adam (8 September 2013). "Adrian Dunbar Is Brendan Behan in Brendan at the Chelsea, Opening Sept. 8 Off-Broadway". Playbill. Retrieved 17 January 2017.
- ^ By ANDY WEBSTERSEPT. 23, 2013 (6 October 2013). "'Brendan at the Chelsea,' an Import From Belfast - The New York Times". The New York Times. Retrieved 17 January 2017.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "http://www.euppublishing.com/doi/abs/10.3366/iur.2014.0102
- ^ "http://www.rte.ie/player/gb/show/brendan-behan-the-roaring-boy-30003106/10528073/
- ^ "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FbKUS99zm58
- ^ Realtine | Noreen – Tristan Bates Theatre, London (24 August 2016). "Realtine | Noreen – Tristan Bates Theatre, London". Thereviewshub.com. Archived from the original on 9 August 2018. Retrieved 17 January 2017.
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