Anne Devlin

AD , a playwright and screenwriter born in Northern Ireland, often writes about the impact of nationalist and Republican politics on women's private lives. Dream and memory also figure prominently in her work.
Photograph of a portrait of Anne Devlin, shown from the shoulders up. The portrait is contained within a dark oval set against a white background, and white negative space is used to indicate her features and clothing. She is wearing a shawl that is closed by a button in the center, and a frilly bonnet frames her face.

Milestones

13 September 1951

AD was born in Belfast.
“Dictionary of Literary Biography online”. Gale Databases: Literature Resource Center-LRC.
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24 October 1985

Ourselves Alone, AD 's first stage play (about the impact of Irish Republicanism on the lives of three Belfast sisters) premiered at the LiverpoolPlayhouse Studio.
Devlin, Anne. Ourselves Alone. Faber and Faber.
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Schrank, Bernice, and William W. Demastes, editors. Irish Playwrights, 1880-1995. Greenwood Press.
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Biography

Birth and Family

13 September 1951

AD was born in Belfast.
“Dictionary of Literary Biography online”. Gale Databases: Literature Resource Center-LRC.
245

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