Irish Playwright In Hiding

Northern Ireland playwright Gary Mitchell has left Belfast and gone in to hiding, claiming harrassment. He was attacked and his car petrol-bombed by masked men on November 23rd. “There is a very small minority who are jealous and angry at someone else being successful, who are using every opportunity to lash out at me and my family. Images of myself winning awards in Dublin is enough to give these people the impression I’ve sold out or done something against them.”