Student Name:_____________________________________

Date:___________________________

• Where was Brian Friel born? ______________________________________________________________

To find this information, visit:
http://www.eng.umu.se/lughnasa/brian.htm

• What was his birth-date? ______________________________________________________________

To find this information,
http://www.emory.edu/ENGLISH/Bahri/Friel.html

• What was his father’s job? ______________________________________________________________

To find this information, see:
http://www.theatrealliance.org/news/2006/0221.html

• What did he want to be at first? ______________________________________________________________

Visit: http://www.theatrealliance.org/news/2006/0221.html

• What job did he do instead of the job he wanted to do at first? ______________________________________________________________

• For how long did he do this other job? ______________________________________________________________

Visit: http://www.theatrealliance.org/news/2006/0221.html

• What was the name of the woman he married? ______________________________________________________________

Visit: http://www.emory.edu/ENGLISH/Bahri/Friel.html

• When was Philadelphia Here I Come first published? ______________________________________________________________

See: http://www.eng.umu.se/lughnasa/brian.htm

• Where was it first performed? ______________________________________________________________

See: http://www.emory.edu/ENGLISH/Bahri/Friel.html

• Wh at does the name Ballybeg mean?   ____________________________________________________________
  
  Visit: http://www.fionasplace.net/irishplacenames.html
  
  

• Why did he go to Minneapolis, and how long did he stay there? ______________________________________________________________

Visit: http://www.factmonster.com/ce6/people/A0819723.html

• Who played the part of Madge on Broadway in 1994? ______________________________________________________________

Visit: http://www.ibdb.com/production.asp?ID=4268

• Who played the two Gareths on Broadway in 1994? ______________________________________________________________

Visit: http://www.ibdb.com/production.asp?ID=4268
[you will need to type out your answer!]

• How many children does he have? ______________________________________________________________

Visit: http://www.emory.edu/ENGLISH/Bahri/Friel.html

• What are the titles of some of Friel’s other plays? ______________________________________________________________

Visit http://www.theatrealliance.org/news/2006/0221.html

• What is he doing with himself these days? ______________________________________________________________
  http://www.ucd.ie/~ucdnews/apr98/friel.htm
  

After you have finished, read the entire page at:
http://www.theatrealliance.org/news/2006/0221.html 
for more information, and a good explanation of what the play is about.

Don't forget that Ballybeg is an imaginary town!
You won't find it on this map.

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Page created on 06.11.2001 - by Lilliam Hurst
Last edited on 22.10.2006 - Using Nvu and NoteTab Pro v 4.95

Teacher of EFL & English Literature at Collège Claparède, Geneva, Switzerland
CALL Facilitator at the CPTIC
(Centre Pédagogique des Technologies de l'Information et de la Communication)
Erstwhile known as Centre EAO, CIP, and momentarily known as the SEM