Colin Teevan facts for kids
Colin Teevan (born in 1968 in Dublin, Ireland) is a talented Irish writer. He creates plays for the theatre, scripts for TV shows, and also translates stories into new versions.
He has worked on many popular TV shows. These include Das Boot (for Sky), Silk (for BBC), and Vera (for ITV). Colin also created and wrote the series Rebellion and Charlie. He was also a co-executive producer for both shows.
Both Rebellion and Charlie won many awards called IFTAs. For example, Aidan Gillen won Best Actor for playing Charlie Haughey in Charlie.
Colin Teevan's theatre plays have been shown in famous places. These include The West End and Royal National Theatre in London. His plays have also been performed in Tokyo and at the Abbey Theatre in Ireland. He has worked with famous directors like Sir Peter Hall. Well-known actors like Kit Harington and Sally Hawkins have starred in his shows.
Television Shows Written by Colin Teevan
Colin Teevan has written for many exciting television series. Here are some of the shows he has worked on:
- Titans of the Ancient World (coming soon)
- Das Boot, Series 4 (coming soon)
- Colosseum (2022)
- Das Boot, Series 3 (2022)
- Das Boot, Series 2 (2021)
- Rebellion 2: Resistance (2019)
- Rebellion (2016)
- Charlie (2015)
- Silk, Series 3, Episode 3 (2014)
- Vera, Sandancers, 2 episodes (2012)
- Single Handed, Between Two Fires (2011)
Plays for the Theatre
Colin Teevan has written many plays for the stage. Some of his plays are original stories, while others are new versions of classic tales or books.
- The Seven Pomegranate Seeds (2021)
- The Emperor, adapted from Ryszard Kapuściński (2018)
- Doctor Faustus, adapted from Christopher Marlow (2013)
- The Kingdom (2012)
- There Was A Man, There Was No Man (2012)
- The Lion of Kabul (2009)
- The Diver, co-written with Hideki Noda (2008)
- Peer Gynt, adapted from Ibsen (2007)
- Don Quixote, adapted from the novel by Miguel de Cervantes (2007)
- How Many Miles to Basra? (2006)
- The Bee, co-written with Hideki Noda (2006)
- Missing Persons; Four Tragedies and Roy Keane (2006)
- Alcmaeon in Corinth (2005)
- Bacchai, translated from Euripides (2002)
- Monkey, based on Journey to the West (2001)
- The Walls (2001)
- Cuckoos, translation of Zozos by Giuseppe Manfridi (2000)
- Marathon, translation of Maratona di New York by Edoardo Erba (1999)
- Iph. . . adapted from Iphigeneia of Euripides (1999)
- Svejk, from the novel by Jaroslav Hasek (1999)
- Vinegar and Brown Paper (1995)
- The Big Sea (1991)
Radio Plays
Colin Teevan has also written many plays specifically for radio. These plays are heard, not seen, and often tell stories through sound and dialogue.
- Marathon Tales, BBC Radio 3 (2012)
- Massistonia, BBC Radio 3 (2011)
- Myrrha, BBC Radio 4 (2008)
- The Devil Was Here Yesterday, BBC Radio 3 (2008)
- The Revanant, BBC Radio 3 (2007)
- Glass Houses, BBC Radio 4 (2007)
- What we said about the whale and what the whale said about us, BBC Radio 3 (2006)
- Roy Keane and the Wrath of Apollo, BBC Radio 3 (2006)
- How Many Miles to Basra?, BBC Radio (2004)
- Medea: The Last Word BBC Radio 3 (2003)
- Blair on Blair, BBC Radio 3 (2004)
- Tricycles, BBC Radio 3 (2002)
- RoyKeaneiad Part 2, BBC Radio 3 (2002)
- RoyKeaneiad Part 1, BBC Radio 3 (2002)
- Iph. . . BBC Radio 3 (2001)
- Farquhar’s Bequest, RTE (1997)
- Le Grande Large, Radio France Culture (1993)
