Janet Behan

Janet Behan (22 July 1954) is an English-Irish writer and actress.[1]

Janet Behan
Born (1954-07-22) July 22, 1954
London, England
RelativesBrian Behan (father)

Biography

Behan was born in London, the daughter of Irish parents Celia Behan and Brian Behan. Her father was a playwright, while her mother was the great-niece of the songwriter Peadar Kearney (author of Amhrán na bhFiann, the Irish national anthem), and niece of the writers Brendan Behan and Dominic Behan. [2] Her husband is the television director Dermot Boyd. Her siblings include journalist Rosemary Behan,[3] writer and musician Ruth Behan,[4] and poet Daniel Tobias Behan.[5]

Behan trained first as an actress at the Central School of Speech and Drama, and appeared in numerous plays and on television, including a role in Eastenders and productions at the National Theatre.[6][7]

In 2011, her play Brendan At The Chelsea was produced at the Lyric Theatre, Belfast, with Adrian Dunbar starring. The production went on to tour New York and Dublin, to critical acclaim.[8][9][10]

The play was published by Edinburgh University Press in 2014, and Behan appeared in an RTE television documentary 'Brendan Behan - The Roaring Boy', alongside Adrian Dunbar.[11][12][13]

In 2016, Behan premiered her new one-woman play 'Realtine / Noreen' at the Camden Fringe, Tristan Bates theatre.[14]

References
  1. "I'm now old enough to play my grandmother, Kathleen Behan". The Irish Times.
  2. "'The pain never left him' - Writer reveals father's experience at brutal Irish industrial school inspired play".
  3. "Rosemary Behan".
  4. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2019-02-23. Retrieved 2019-02-23.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. "London Calling Ep 5 - Daniel Tobias Behan".
  6. "Janet Behan". IMDb.
  7. "Berlin Associates".
  8. "Theatre review: Brendan at the Chelsea at Naughton Studio, Lyric Theatre, Belfast". Britishtheatreguide.info. Retrieved 2017-01-17.
  9. Hetrick, Adam (2013-09-08). "Adrian Dunbar Is Brendan Behan in Brendan at the Chelsea, Opening Sept. 8 Off-Broadway". Playbill. Retrieved 2017-01-17.
  10. By ANDY WEBSTERSEPT. 23, 2013 (2013-10-06). "'Brendan at the Chelsea,' an Import From Belfast - The New York Times". The New York Times. Retrieved 2017-01-17.
  11. "http://www.euppublishing.com/doi/abs/10.3366/iur.2014.0102
  12. "http://www.rte.ie/player/gb/show/brendan-behan-the-roaring-boy-30003106/10528073/
  13. "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FbKUS99zm58
  14. Realtine | Noreen – Tristan Bates Theatre, London (2016-08-24). "Realtine | Noreen – Tristan Bates Theatre, London". Thereviewshub.com. Archived from the original on 2018-08-09. Retrieved 2017-01-17.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
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