Ever since his bizarre, surreal, pseudo-‐radio soap -‐ Under The Goldie Fish hit the airwaves [1994-‐98] [Irish Times Best Of The Year Radio for 1996 & 1998] Cónal has established a loyal audience for his work. There followed commissions from RTE1, BBC4 and BBC World Service – Cónal has written over sixty hours of original fiction for radio.
BEGOTTEN NOT MADE is Cónal’s second novel. Cónal’s previous novel – Passion Play [1999] – was cited as BOOK OF THE YEAR [BBC Radio 4 – Saturday Review] and received high critical acclaim.
"The novel’s interior is much indebted to Joyce. The way Creedon combines the child-‐centred perspective of Paddy Clarke Ha! HaCónal Creedon is a novelist, playwright and documentary film maker
Ever since his bizarre, surreal, pseudo-‐radio soap -‐ Under The Goldie Fish hit the airwaves [1994-‐98] [Irish Times Best Of The Year Radio for 1996 & 1998] Cónal has established a loyal audience for his work. There followed commissions from RTE1, BBC4 and BBC World Service – Cónal has written over sixty hours of original fiction for radio.
BEGOTTEN NOT MADE is Cónal’s second novel. Cónal’s previous novel – Passion Play [1999] – was cited as BOOK OF THE YEAR [BBC Radio 4 – Saturday Review] and received high critical acclaim.
"The novel’s interior is much indebted to Joyce. The way Creedon combines the child-‐centred perspective of Paddy Clarke Ha! Ha! Ha! with the tough teenage world of The Commitments and the domestic cruelty of The Woman Who Walked Into Doors is ambitious and effective. His exposition of his characters’ thought processes owes much to Flann O’Brien’s skewed sophistication and Patrick McCabe’s scabrous vision as to an earlier prototype of Seán O’Casey’s Joxer. Creedon has found a form all of his own." – C.L. Dallat – Times Literary Review [TLS, London].
Other books by Cónal: Pancho & Lefty Ride Out [collection of short stories -‐ 1996], The Second City Trilogy [trilogy of plays 2007], The Immortal Deed of Michael O’Leary [WW1 historical biography 2015] and Cornerstone [collection of UCC student short fiction 2016].
Cónal’s theatre work includes - The Trial Of Jesus [2000], a large-scale promenade pageant, commissioned and produced as part of the Irish National Millennium Celebrations. The production was awarded two Business2Arts Awards by President Mary McAleese and was nominated for Special Judges Award at The Irish Times Theatre Awards.
In 2001, his stage play Glory Be To The Father was commissioned and produced by Red Kettle Theatre Company. The production embarked on a whistle‐stop Irish national tour.
The Second City Trilogy [a trilogy of stage plays – When I Was God, After Luke, The Cure] was commissioned by The European Capital of Culture 2005. The Irish premiere production ran for four months at the Half-Moon Theatre before transferring to the Cork Opera House main stage. In 2009, the plays premiered in New York -‐ where they picked up a number of awards at the Irish New York Theatre Awards - 2009 & 2013 [Best Actor, Best Director & Nominated Best Playwright]. The Second City Trilogy has had a number of productions in New York and has received high critical acclaim from theatre critics in the New York Times and a number of other New York Arts periodicals. The Second City Trilogy premiered in China as part of the Culture Ireland Program at World Expo Shanghai 2010 and returned to Shanghai in 2011 to feature in the Shanghai International JUE Festival 2011.
Cónal has produced and directed a number of film documentaries - The Burning of Cork [2005], Why The Guns Remained Silent [2006], If it’s Spiced Beef [2007], The Boys of Fair Hill [2008] and Flynnie, The Man who Walked Like Shakespeare [2009] – shortlisted for The Focal International Documentary Awards, London UK. The documentaries were broadcast by RTE and screened at various festivals – including at the Irish Pavilion in Shanghai, during World Expo [2010].
In recognition of Cónal’s contribution to the Arts. – In 2017 Cónal was appointed Adjunct Professor to the School of English at University College Cork [UCC] and Heritage Ambassador by Cork City Council. In July 2018, Cónal was nominated for Person of the Year 2018....more
Conal CreedonIt's a binary thing. You either write or you don't write. I've yet to meet a writer who aspires to write. So my advice would be: 1. Stop aspiring and w…moreIt's a binary thing. You either write or you don't write. I've yet to meet a writer who aspires to write. So my advice would be: 1. Stop aspiring and write. or 2. Stop aspiring and don't write.(less)
Conal CreedonMy next publication will be a factual exploration of two little known hostage taking situations that occurred during the Irish War of Independence. Th…moreMy next publication will be a factual exploration of two little known hostage taking situations that occurred during the Irish War of Independence. This will be accompanied by my play adaptation of Frank O'Connor's short story - Guests Of The Nation. Which was commissioned by RTÉ [Irish National Broadcaster] in 2003 to mark the centenary of Frnk O'Connor's birth. BUT the book I'm actually working on is a novel called - Glory Be To The Father. it should see the book shelves Summer 2003.(less)
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