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Liam Halligan

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Liam is an established freelance theatre director based in Ireland. He has received numerous awards from the Irish Arts Council to develop his work over the past 14 years. After training as an actor at the Stanislavski Studio at the Focus Theatre Dublin Liam worked with internationally renowned directors. Liam's work ranges from a devised piece 'Cracked' looking at the lives of women in mental asylums in 1950's/60's Ireland, to his own adaptation for four actors of 'The Turn of the Screw' which toured nationally, to a site specific 'A Midsummer Night's Dream' in co-production with the Irish Chamber Orchestra, to numerous new plays e.g. 'On City Water Hill' by Philip St John at Theatre Upstairs in May and 'The Importance of Being Honest' by Billie Traynor at Bewley's Cafe Theatre in August 2014.

Company Jobs

Job Title Company
Artistic Director Quare Hawks

Playwriting Credits

Play Title Playwright
The Dream of a Summer Day Liam Halligan

Adaptations

Play Title Playwright
The Turn of the Screw Liam Halligan Henry James

Actor

Play Title Playwright
Alice In Wonderland Mary Elizabeth Burke-Kennedy Lewis Carroll
Hard Times Mary Elizabeth Burke-Kennedy Charles Dickens
Legends Mary Elizabeth Burke-Kennedy William Butler Yeats
Potatoes Tony Cafferky
The Cats' Opera Eilis Dillon
The Golden Goose Mary Elizabeth Burke-Kennedy
Victims Eugene McCabe

Director

Play Title Playwright
Cracked Devised by the company based on Hanna Grealy's book 'Bird's Nest Soup'.
Drawing Crosses on a Dusty Windowpane Carys D. Coburn
Have A Heart Seamus Moran
Holy Mary Eoin Colfer
Home Theatre (Ireland) Sonya Kelly Tom Swift Louise Lewis Nancy Harris Elaine Murphy Little John Nee Natalya O'Flaherty Finbarr Doyle Paul Mercier John Morton Shaun Dunne Feli Speaks Marc Mac Lochlainn Eva O'Connor Sorcha Fox Gavin Kostick Sharon Mannion Fionn Foley Deirdre Kinahan Clare Barrett (1) Jody O'Neill Colin Murphy Jeda de Brí Carys D. Coburn Neil Watkins Fiona McGeown Roisin Ingle Bryan Burroughs Duke Special Robbie Blake

Based on an original idea by Marcus Vinicius Faustini (Brazil) and Kerry Kyriacos Michael (UK).
Language of the mute Jack Harte
Last Year Gavin Kostick

Based on an original idea by Maeve McGrath
Leaving Philip Osment
Less than a Year Helena Enright
Mushroom Paul Meade
On City Water Hill Philip St. John
Take Off Your Cornflakes Rose Henderson Pat Nolan (3)
The Crack and the Whip Colin Teevan
The Dream of a Summer Day Liam Halligan
Based on the life and writings of Lafcadio Hearn.
The Importance of Being Honest Billie Traynor
The Red Hot Runaways Mary Elizabeth Burke-Kennedy
Based on ‘The Musicians of Bremen’ by the Brothers Grimm
The Sylvia Philip St. John
The Turn of the Screw Liam Halligan Henry James
Winter Came Down Michael McCudden

Lighting

Play Title Playwright
On City Water Hill Philip St. John

Set Designer

Play Title Playwright
Take Off Your Cornflakes Rose Henderson Pat Nolan (3)