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LIGHTING

My Work

I took to technical theatre during my time studying Drama and Theatre in Trinity College, 2015-19, particularly honing in on lighting design. 

Since 2016 I have been designing various shows and projects for stage on amateur and professional levels.

Recent credits include:

  • The Case of Gaffy Pooey! // Airport Journey // Faobhar, Gaoth agus Grá (Three Things That Are Never Seen), Smock Alley's Scene+Heard Festival 2023

  • Paler, Still, anseo/anois theatre, Smock Alley Boy's School, Dublin, November 2022

  • Gathering on the Pond, Smashing Times, dlrLexIcon Theatre, Dublin, October 2022

  • Narcissus (tour), Tasteinyourmouth Theatre, Tabard Theatre, Chiswick, London, January 2022

Lighting Design: About

MY EXPERIENCE

For the last 7 years I have been designing for shows and projects in Dublin and beyond.

I also work in amateur and professional theatre as a technician, which has added to my practical, hands-on work ethic as a designer.

I continue to better myself as a lighting designer through observation and critique of my own projects and others', keeping a keen eye for detail, and an open, collaborative approach and engagement with what can look and work best on a project.

a little salmon short of a picnic, Samue
Lighting Design: Text

PORTFOLIO

Anne, devised by Alice Bellamy
Anne, devised by Alice Bellamy
Anne, devised by Alice Bellamy
Spaces and Waves, written/ directed by Sam Killian
Spaces and Waves, written/ directed by Sam Killian
Bloom, written by Will Dunleavy
Bloom, written by Will Dunleavy
The Pillowman, directed by Rían Hamill
Howlite, devised by Jack Eustace and Maia Purdue
Howlite, devised by Jack Eustace and Maia Purdue
Howlite, devised by Jack Eustace and Maia Purdue
Dublin Carol, directed by Aaron Finnegan
B(l)oom, written by Will Dunleavy
B(l)oom, written by Will Dunleavy
Patchwork, written by Louis Deslis
a little salmon short of a picnic, devised by Rua Barron
a little salmon short of a picnic, devised by Rua Barron
a little salmon short of a picnic, devised by Rua Barron
a little salmon short of a picnic, devised by Rua Barron
Supermoon, devised by Martha Knight
Supermoon, devised by Martha Knight
Supermoon, devised by Martha Knight
Intercession: Brighton Court, written/ directed by Owen J. Ryan
A Woman Under a Roof, written by Loaise Murray and Sam Killian
Lighting Design: Portfolio

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