
Francis O'Connor
Francis trained at Wimbledon School of Art. His career in the last thirty years encompasses work across drama, musical theatre and opera.
He has designed numerous productions for The National Theatre, The RSC and new work for the Royal Court and Hampstead Theatre.
Internationally, designs include productions for Komische Opera Berlin, Opera Geneva, Spoleto Festival and Opera de Monte Carlo.
Productions
2023 | |
FAUST | Director: Jack Furness |
ROMAN HOLIDAY | Director: Jeremy Sams |
GHOSTS | Director: Mark O'Rowe |
2022 | |
THE LAVENDAR HILL MOB | Director: Jeremy Sams |
LA GIOCONDA | Director: Stephen Medcalf |
THE ABDUCTION OF SERAGLIO | Director: Dieter Kaiegi |
LADY OF LETTERS | Director: Joanna Read |
NOISES OFF | Director: Thom Smith Southerland |
THE LAST RETURN | Director: Sara Joyce |
2021 | |
THE SEAGULL (and broadcast) | Director: Garry Hynes |
IVAN THE TERRIBLE | Director: David Pountney |
SEAN O'CASEY THREE SHORT COMEDIES | Director: Garry Hynes |
SARKA | Director: Dieter Kaiegi |
FIDELIO | Director: Annabelle Comyn |
ONCE BEFORE I GO | Director: Selina Cartmell |
2020 | |
BOLAND (A POET'S JOURNEY) (broadcast) | Director: Garry Hynes |
DRUID GREGORY (PLAYS OF AUGUSTA GREGORY) | Director: Garry Hynes |
THE CHERRY ORCHARD (and broadcast) | Director: Garry Hynes |
BLUEBEARD'S CASTLE | Director: Dieter Kaiegi |
STREET SCENE | Director: Matthew Ebberhardt |
MAGGIE MAY | Director: Jemima Levick |
2019 | |
GYPSY | Director: Jo Davies |
THE BEACON | Director: Garry Hynes |
PARADE | Director: Martin Duncan Chatelet Paris |
EPIPHANY | Director: Garry Hynes |
FANTASIO | Director: Martin Duncan |
PORGY AND BESS | Director: Jean Pierre van der Spuy |
THE COUNTRY GIRL | Director: Graham McLaren |
THE TELL TALE HEART | Director: Anthony Nielson |
PREVIOUS PRODUCTIONS | |
THE LIEUTENANT OF INISHMORE | Director: Wilson Milam |
THE BEAUTY QUEEN OF LEENANE | Director: Garry Hynes |
THE LEENANE TRILOGY | Director: Garry Hynes |
WRITTEN ON THE HEART | Director: Gregory Doran |
A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM | Director: Gregory Doran |
LOVE'S LABOUR'S LOST | Director: Gregory Doran |
THE TAMING OF THE SHREW | Director: Gregory Doran |
LA TRAVIATA | Director: Conall Morrison |
WAITING FOR GODOT | Director: Garry Hynes |
DRUID SHAKESPEARE | Director: Garry Hynes |
DRUID SYNGE | Director: Garry Hynes |
DRUID MURPHY | Director: Garry Hynes |
KISS ME KATE | Director: Martin Duncan |
PRAGUE QUADRENNIAL 2019 | Francis O’Connor was selected to represent unique achievement in Irish Stage Design. Work on Waiting for Godot was shown in fragments |
PINOCCHIO (and broadcast) | Director: Martin Duncan |
SILENT NIGHT (broadcast) | Director: Eric Simonson |
THE MAGIC FLUTE | Director: Daniel Slater |
DON PASQUALE | Director: Daniel Slater |
ENLIGHTENMENT | Director: Edward Hall |
SACRED HEART | Director: Edward Hall |
A RAISIN IN THE SUN | Director: David Lan |
THE DAUGHTER IN LAW | Director: David Lan |
LA CAVA | Director: Stephen Dexter |
LOSERVILLE | Director: Stephen Dexter |
TARRY FLYNN | Director: Conall Morrison |
IPHIGENIA IN AULIS | Director: Katie Mitchell |
THE SHAUGHRAUN | Director: John McColgan |
THE WAKE | Director: Patrick Mason |
OVER TEN PRODUCTIONS | Gate Theatre, Dublin |