Gregory Burke

Gregory Burke

Gregory Burke is a playwright from Rosyth, Fife, Scotland. His family moved to Gibraltar in 1979 and returned to Dunfermline in 1984. He attended St John's Primary in Rosyth, St Christopher's Middle School in Gibraltar, Bayside Comprehensive, Gibraltar and St Columba's High School, Dunfermline. He attended the University of Stirling for two years. He held several jobs prior to becoming a writer. Gregory Burke's first play was "Gagarin Way", set in the factories of West Fife. His most recent play, "Black Watch", for the National Theatre of Scotland, debuted at the 2006 Edinburgh Festival, meeting with critical acclaim, and has since been performed throughout Scotland and has also toured theatres in London, Los Angeles and New York. He has also written "Occy Eyes", "The Straits", "Unsecured", "On Tour", "Liar" and "Shellshocked".


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