Closing Time

Owen McCafferty was born in Belfast in 1961. Educated at St Augustine's secondary school in the city and at the University of Ulster, he has written many plays for the stage, including Winners, Losers & Non-Runners (1992), The Private Picture Show (1994), Freefalling (1996) and Shoot the Crow (1997). A volume of short plays under the title Mojo Mickybo is published alongside Closing Time. A new play Troubled is due to be staged by the National Theatre, London, later this year.