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The Wire's David Simon Working On Musical Based On Pogues Songs

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Dublin's Herald reports that The Wire creator David Simon has finished work on a first draft of a musical "based on Pogues songs".

Simon is believed to have collaborated on the draft with late Pogues guitarist Phil Chevron - Chevron passed away on October 13.

Very little is known about the script which has been submitted to the Artistic Director of Galway's Druid theatre. Although the Herald speculates it will "take years" for the production to be staged.

Chevron had previously worked on an unproduced musical about a famous Irish boxer.

Simon has famously used Pogues music in The Wire and featured Pogues' Spider Stacey in his most recent TV series Treme.