Hilary Fannin (born 1962) is an Irish writer, playwright and actress. She is best known for her awarding winning weekly column ''Fiftysomething'' in the Irish Times. A founding member of Wet Paint Theatre she worked as an actress for much of the 1980s and 1990s. Her first play ''Mackerel Sky'' was performed at the Bush Theatre (1997). Her second, ''Sleeping Around'', co-written with Mark Ravenhill, Abi Morgan and Stephen Greenhorn, was produced by Paines Plough and premiered at the Donmar Warehouse London (1998). Her third play, ''Doldrum Bay'', debuted in the Peacock Theatre (2003); and in 2004 she was appointed joint writer-in-association (with Mark O'Rowe) at the Abbey Theatre for its centenary year. Her two most recent plays, an adaptation of Racine’s ''Phaedra'' (2010) and ''Famished Castle'' (2015) were produced by Rough Magic Theatre Company. Her radio dramas ''Dear Exile'' (2001) and ''Red Feathers'' (2002) have been broadcast by the BBC. A memoir ''Hopscotch'' (2015) and a first novel ''The Weight of Love'' (2020) were both published by Doubleday Ireland. She is married to the journalist Giles Newington and has two children.
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