Christina Reid
Born in Belfast, 12 March 1942. Educated at Everton Primary School, 1947-49, Girls Model School, 1949-57, and Queens University, 1982-83, all Belfast. Married in 1964 (divorced 1987); three children. Worked in various office jobs in Belfast, 1957-70; writer-in-residence, Lyric Theatre, Belfast, 1983-84, and Young Vic Theatre, London, 1988-89. Recipient: Ulster Television Drama award, 1980; Thames Television Playwriting award, 1983; George Devine award, 1986.
Stage Works
- Did You Hear the One About the Irishman ...? (produced 1982)
- Tea in a China Cup (produced 1983).
- Joyriders (produced 1986).
- The Last of a Dyin' Race (broadcast 1986).
- My Name, Shall I Tell You My Name (broadcast 1987; produced 1990).
- The Belle of Belfast City (produced 1989).
- Les Misérables, adaptation of the novel by Victor Hugo (produced 1992).
RADIO PLAYS:
- The Last of a Dyin' Race, 1986;
- My Name, Shall I Tell You My Name, 1987;
- The Unfortunate Fursey, adaptation of the novel by Mervyn Wall, 1989;
- Today and Yesterday in Northern Ireland, for children, 1989.