
John McGrath
Born in Birkenhead from Irish Catholic stock, John McGrath was a British playwright, screenwriter. producer, director and socialist who took up the cause of Scottish independence and the principles of a radical, popular theatre with the creation of the 7:84 theatre company alongside his wife, Elizabeth MacLennan, and brother-in-law, David MacLennan. His most famous plays are arguably The Cheviot,...
Born in Birkenhead from Irish Catholic stock, John McGrath was a British playwright, screenwriter. producer, director and socialist who took up the cause of Scottish independence and the principles of a radical, popular theatre with the creation of the 7:84 theatre company alongside his wife, Elizabeth MacLennan, and brother-in-law, David MacLennan. His most famous plays are arguably The Cheviot,...
Known For
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Crew Credits
Aberdeen
Co-Producer
My Life in Pink
Co-Producer
Half the Picture
Producer
Carrington
Producer
Mairi Mhor
Writer
The Long Roads
Executive Producer
Robin Hood
Writer
The Dressmaker
Executive Producer
Blood Red Roses
Director
The Bouncing Boy
Writer
Orkney
Writer
The Reckoning
Screenplay
The Virgin Soldiers
Writer
Double Bill
Director
The Bofors Gun
Writer
Billion Dollar Brain
Screenplay
Exit 19
Producer
Shotgun
Director
The Day of Ragnarok
Director
The Diary of a Nobody
Producer
Fade to Black
Producer