Syd Cheatle (born 6 January 1936) was an Irish architect and writer
born in Dublin. His father was Jack Cheatle, who was leader of the
RTÉ Concert Orchestra while his mother was Aileen Foley, a cellist
from Skibbereen. Syd attended Castleknock College before going to
Dublin Institute of Technology to study architecture. After training
he left Ireland to start his career as a writer.[1]After leaving
Ireland for London to write, 1970 saw his first two plays, Retreat and
The Director produced by the Abbey Theatre in Dublin in 1970. His next
play, Straight Up, received its premiere at the Traverse Theatre in
Edinburgh and subsequently transferred to the Piccadilly Theatre in
London in December 1971. It premiered in the US at the Kansas City
playhouse in 1973 with subsequent productions in Seattle, Newhaven,
Washington DC and New York City. Straight Up was translated into
German by Jurgen and Astrid Fischer and given the German title Im
Schoss der Familie. The translation premiered in Germany at the
Landestheater Darmstadt in 1972, and was then successful over a
14-year period with German and Austrian major productions in cities
such as Berlin, Düsseldorf, Hamburg, Stuttgart and Vienna.[1]
Straigght Up was premiered in Australia by the Western Australia
Theatre Company in Perth.[2]He also worked as an architect in London
with Idea International, he was involved in many high-profile projects
all over the world but the most prestigious was probably the Lloyds
Building in London but he was growing increasingly homesick. He leased
a house on Sherkin Island, County Cork and split his time between
London and the island until he moved there permanently in 1989. He
threw himself into island life and was advocated on behalf of the
community on Sherkin and other island communities for local
authorities to support them.[1]Cheatle died on 22 March 2018 at the
age of 82, when he was a resident in a nursing home in Clonakilty. He
was survived by his wife Miriam, née Dunne, and his three children,
His grave is in Tullagh Cemetery, Baltimore, County Cork.[3]
born in Dublin. His father was Jack Cheatle, who was leader of the
RTÉ Concert Orchestra while his mother was Aileen Foley, a cellist
from Skibbereen. Syd attended Castleknock College before going to
Dublin Institute of Technology to study architecture. After training
he left Ireland to start his career as a writer.[1]After leaving
Ireland for London to write, 1970 saw his first two plays, Retreat and
The Director produced by the Abbey Theatre in Dublin in 1970. His next
play, Straight Up, received its premiere at the Traverse Theatre in
Edinburgh and subsequently transferred to the Piccadilly Theatre in
London in December 1971. It premiered in the US at the Kansas City
playhouse in 1973 with subsequent productions in Seattle, Newhaven,
Washington DC and New York City. Straight Up was translated into
German by Jurgen and Astrid Fischer and given the German title Im
Schoss der Familie. The translation premiered in Germany at the
Landestheater Darmstadt in 1972, and was then successful over a
14-year period with German and Austrian major productions in cities
such as Berlin, Düsseldorf, Hamburg, Stuttgart and Vienna.[1]
Straigght Up was premiered in Australia by the Western Australia
Theatre Company in Perth.[2]He also worked as an architect in London
with Idea International, he was involved in many high-profile projects
all over the world but the most prestigious was probably the Lloyds
Building in London but he was growing increasingly homesick. He leased
a house on Sherkin Island, County Cork and split his time between
London and the island until he moved there permanently in 1989. He
threw himself into island life and was advocated on behalf of the
community on Sherkin and other island communities for local
authorities to support them.[1]Cheatle died on 22 March 2018 at the
age of 82, when he was a resident in a nursing home in Clonakilty. He
was survived by his wife Miriam, née Dunne, and his three children,
His grave is in Tullagh Cemetery, Baltimore, County Cork.[3]
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