People

Ben Hennessy

Ben was Artistic Director and a founder member of Red Kettle Theatre Company. He has designed sets for over 70 plays for the company. Ben also directed several plays, and he wrote and directed 'Climb' (with Eoin Lynch). He has written 13 plays for children, many of them with Liam Meagher. Ben continues to work as a painter and his work is included in many private and public collections.

Company Jobs

Job Title	Company
Artistic Director	Red Kettle Theatre Company

Playwriting Credits

Play Title	Playwright
Boy Soldier	Ben Hennessy
Climb	Ben Hennessy

Scenic Artist

Play Title	Playwright
A Miracle in Ballymore	Brian Foster
Backsides to the Wind	Michael Harding
Choke My Heart	Celia McBride
Forty-Four Sycamore	Bernard Farrell
Happy Birthday Dear Alice	Bernard Farrell
Moonshine	Jim Nolan
Navy Knickers and Other Hang-Ups	Kate Sweeny
The Guernica Hotel	Jim Nolan
The Kings of the Kilburn High Road	Jimmy Murphy
The Pilferers	Pat Daly (1)
The Queen and Peacock	Loughlin Deegan
The Salvage Shop	Jim Nolan
The Stomping Ground	Loughlin Deegan
When I Was God	Conal Creedon

Graphic Design

Play Title	Playwright
A Miracle in Ballymore	Brian Foster
Choke My Heart	Celia McBride
Glory Be to the Father	Conal Creedon
Hummin'	Tony Guerin
Navy Knickers and Other Hang-Ups	Kate Sweeny
The Kings of the Kilburn High Road	Jimmy Murphy
The Pilferers	Pat Daly (1)
The Queen and Peacock	Loughlin Deegan
When I Was God	Conal Creedon

Designer

Play Title	Playwright
Backsides to the Wind	Michael Harding
Catalpa	Donal O'Kelly
Choke My Heart	Celia McBride
Forty-Four Sycamore	Bernard Farrell
Happy Birthday Dear Alice	Bernard Farrell
Moonshine	Jim Nolan
Navy Knickers and Other Hang-Ups	Kate Sweeny
The Castlecomer Jukebox	Jimmy Murphy
The Guernica Hotel	Jim Nolan
The Kings of the Kilburn High Road	Jimmy Murphy
The Pilferers	Pat Daly (1)
The Stomping Ground	Loughlin Deegan
When I Was God	Conal Creedon

Set Designer

Play Title	Playwright
Beyond the Brooklyn Sky	Michael Hilliard Mulcahy
Boy Soldier	Ben Hennessy
Climb	Ben Hennessy
I, Keano	Michael Nugent Arthur Matthews Paul Woodfull
Milseog an tSamhraidh	Éilís Ní Dhuibhne
Performers	John McArdle
The Country Girls	Edna O'Brien Edna O'Brien Adapted from the 1960 novel by the author
The Gods are Angry, Miss Kerr	Jim Nolan
The Salvage Shop	Jim Nolan