Rían Smith
The Window Smasher
Fucked about by the mental health care system, a volatile young woman determines to take down the venture capitalist company responsible, but may destroy herself and those she loves in the process.
Rían Smith
Rían Smith is a writer, dramaturg, and script editor. He is a graduate of the National Film School at IADT, having majored in Screenwriting. He has worked across many genres and tones, on projects for adults and children, from horror to comedy to social-realism, telling the stories of vampires, the marginalised, and of a magic postman and his robot sidekick. His previous plays have been shortlisted for such awards as The Papatango Prize, Theatre 503’s International Playwriting Award, BBC Writers Room, and RTÉ’s PJ O’Connor Award for Radio Drama (his radio play The Boy in the Basement was produced by RTE, starring Stephen Jones and Seana Kerslake). He is currently New Work Associate at the Abbey Theatre in Dublin.
Website: riansmithwriter.com
Email: riansmithwriter@gmail.com
"This is massive! I’m delighted to have been selected for this Spotlight scheme, and am incredibly thankful to Screen Ireland for investing in screenwriting development in such a profound way. The Window Smasher is a play that’s very close to my heart, and I’m thrilled that it’ll have this new life. The story offers a punkish and pulsating attack on the corporatisation of mental health care, with themes I believe are only becoming more pressing. I think it’ll make for an entertaining and thought-provoking screenplay, with a very distinctly Irish sense of humour."