
Ciaran Bagnall
AWARDS AND NOMINATIONS
Winner Best Set Design Irish Times Theatre Awards 2017 - “RED” & “The Great Gatsby”
Winner Best Design Manchester Theatre Awards 2016 - “Singin’ in the Rain”
Winner Best Lighting Design Irish Times Theatre Awards 2014 - “Pentecost”
Winner Best Design Manchester Theatre Awards 2009 - “Oleanna”
Nominated Best Lighting Design Irish Times Theatre Awards 2017 - “RED” & “The Great Gatsby”
Nominated Best Set Design Irish Times Theatre Awards 2016 -
“Observe the Sons of Ulster Marching towards the Somme”
Nominated Best Design Manchester Theatre Awards 2013 - “Of Mice & Men”
Nominated Best Design Manchester Theatre Awards 2012 - “Arabian Nights”
Nominated Best Design Manchester Theatre Awards 2011 - “Secret Thoughts”
Nominated Best Lighting Design Irish Times Theatre Awards 2011 -
“Guidelines for a long and happy life”
Productions
2024 | |
ANIMAL FARM | Director: Iqbal Khan |
2023 | |
SHE'S THE TALK OF THE TOWN | Director: Michael Cameron |
TOSCA | Director: Michael Gieleta |
THE GLASS MENAGERIE | Director: Emma Jordan |
THE BEAUTY QUEEN OF LEENANE | Director: Emma Jordan |
OF MICE AND MEN (Set & Lighting) | Director: Iqbal Khan |
HANGMEN (Set & Lighting) | Director: Andrew Flynn |
OLD GHOSTS (Lighting) | Director: Louise Lowe |
THE NEW ELECTRIC BALLROOM | Director: Emma Jordan The Gate, Dublin |
2022 | |
OPENING CEREMONY COMMONWEALTH GAMES (Assistant Artistic Director) | Birmingham |
STAGING THE TREATY (Lighting) | Director: Louise Lowe |
THE SHOP AT THE TOP OF THE TOWN (Set & Lighting) | Director: Colm G Doran |
THE GIGGLER TREATMENT (Set) | Director: Sophie Motley |
TOSCA (Lighting) | Director: Michael Gieleta |
THE LONESOME WEST (Lighting) | Director: Andrew Flynn |
WAKEFIRES | Directors: Louise Lowe & Owen Boss |
THE WHITE HANDKERCHIEF (Set & Lighting) | `Director: Kieran Griffiths |
OUR LITTLE WORLD | Director: Louise Lowe |
THE CAVALCADERS | Director: Aaron Monaghan |
X'TIGONE | Director: Emma Jordan |
2021 | |
ROMEO & JULIET | Director: Kimberley Sykes |
THE BORDER GAME (Set) | Director: Emma Jordan |
THE RAILWAY CHILDREN (Set & Lighting) | Director: Mark Babych |
ROUGH GIRLS (Set & Lighting) | Director: Kimberley Sykes |
THE SECRET SPACE (Lighting) | Director: Owen Boss |
DISTORTION (Set) | Director: Rhiann Jeffery |
FATHER THE FATHER (Set & Lighting) | Director: Emma Jordan |
2020 | |
ANYTHING CAN HAPPEN: 1972 VOICES FROM THE HEART OF THE TROUBLES | Director: Kieran Griffiths The Playhouse Theatre, Derry |
THE WHIP (Set & Lighting) | Director: Kimberley Sykes |
THE LIEUTENANT OF INISHMORE | Director: Andrew Flynn |
2019 | |
PETER PAN (Set & Lighting) | Director: Mark Babych Hull Truck Theatre, Hull |
A CHRISTMAS CAROL | Director: Selina Cartmell Gate Theatre Dublin |
THE MERCHANT OF VENICE | Director: David Thacker Shanghai Theatre Academy, RSC Cultural Exchange |
NATURAL DISASTER (Set & Lighting) | Director: Patrick J O'Reilly |
SCRAPEFOOT | Director: Owen Boss |
THE ANVIL | Director: Louise Lowe |
DOUBLE BILL: EAST BELFAST BOY & EVERYDAY I WAKE UP HOPEFUL | Director: Emma Jordan/Rhiann Jeffrey Irish Tour |
UBU THE KING (Set & Lighting) | Director: Patrick J O'Reilly The MAC, Belfast |
THE LAST YANKEE (Set & Lighting) | Director: David Thacker |
THE MAGIC FLUTE | Director: Caroline Staunton Irish National Opera |
THE CRIPPLE OF INISHMAAN | Director: Andrew Flynn |
2018 | |
OLIVER | Director: Mark Babych |
THE GREAT GATSBY | Director: Alexander Wright Gate, Dublin |
AND DID THOSE FEET | Director: David Thacker |
DOUBLE CROSS | Director: Jimmy Fay |
THE MAI | Director: Andrew Flynn |
THE WORLD GOES 'ROUND | Director: Rachel Logan-Fee The MAC, Belfast |
THE LOST O'CASEY | Director: Louise Lowe |
THESE ROOMS | Directors: David Bolger & Louise Lowe |
HARD TO BE SOFT | Choreographer: Oonagh Doherty |
LOVERS | Director: Emma Jordan Lyric Theatre, Belfast |
SNOW PATROL - "Don't Give In" & "Dark Switch" | Director: Brett Simon Music Video Design |
HAMLET | Director: David Thacker Octagon Theatre, Bolton |
EVERYDAY I WAKE UP HOPEFUL | Director: Rhiann Jeffery |
EAST BELFAST BOY | Director: Emma Jordan |
THE MAN WHO FELL TO PIECES | Director: Patrick J. O’Reilly The MAC, Belfast |
2017 | |
BEAUTY & THE BEAST (Set & Lighting) | Director: Paul Boyd |
WHAT THE REINDEER SAW | Director: Tony Devlin Lyric Theatre, Belfast |
HARD TO BE SOFT | Oona Doherty Dance The MAC, Belfast |
DIDO, QUEEN OF CARTHAGE | Director: Kimberly Sykes |
THE GREAT GATSBY | Director: Alexander Wright |
AFTER THE DANCE | Director: Philip Wilson Theatre by the Lake |
RED | Director: Emma Jordan Lyric Belfast |
THE TRAIN | Director: Lynne Parker Abbey Theatre, Dublin |
FAMLA | Director: Patrick J. O'Reilly |
MAIDEN VOYAGE TRIPLE BILL | Choreographers: Rachel de la Neita Lopez, Oonagh Doherty & Nicole Curry The MAC, Belfast |
ASHES | Director: David Thacker Octagon Theatre, Bolton |
SCORCH | Director: Emma Jordan Holden Street Theatre, Adelaide |
EDUCATING RITA (Set & Lighting) | Director: Elizabeth Newman |
2016 | |
CHRISTMAS TREASURE ISLAND | Director: Mark Babych |
THE THREE SISTERS (Lighting) | Director: Selina Cartmell |
ST JOAN (Lighting) | Director: Jimmy Fay |
SCORCH (Revival) (Set and Lighting) | Director: Emma Jordan |
MACBETH (Set and Lighting) | Director: Iqbal Khan |
THE BELFAST OPERA (Set and Lighting) | Director: Conor Hanratty |
COPORATION STREET (Lighting) | Director: Louise Lowe |
SINGIN IN THE RAIN (Set and Lighting) | Director: Elizabeth Newman |
OBSERVE THE SONS OF ULSTER MARCHING TOWARDS THE SOMME | Director: Jeremy Herrin UK Tour |
SUNDER (Lighting) | Director: Louise Lowe |
THE VIRGIN FATHER (Set and Lighting) | Director: Mick Duke |
AFTER MISS JULIE (Lighting) | Director: Emma Jordan |
TWO & TWO 2 (Set and Lighting) | Director: David Thacker |
PARALLEL MACBETH (Set and Lighting) | Director: Caroline Byrne |
2015 | |
SLEEPING BEAUTY (Set and Lighting) | Director: Mark Babych |
SCORCH (Set and Lighting) | Director: Emma Jordan |
THE FLOOD (Set and Lighting) | Director: Daniel McCabe |
MYDIDAE (Lighting) | Director: Rhiann Jeffery |
THE TRAIN (Set and Lighting) | Director: Lynne Parker |
LEMONADE SANDWICH (Set and Lighting) | Director: Tony Devlin |
VERNON GOD LITTLE (Lighting) | Director: Andrew Flynn |
THE HOLY, HOLY BUS (Set and Lighting) | Director: Tony Devlin |
OTHELLO (Set and Lighting) | Director: Iqbal Khan |
MAN IN THE MOON (Set and Lighting) | Director: Tony Devlin |
LALLY THE SCUT (Set and Lighting) | Director: Mick Duke |
THE PILLOW MAN (Lighting) | Director: Andrew Flynn |
THE GOD OF CARNAGE (Set and Lighting) | Director: Emma Jordan |
A VIEW FROM THE BRIDGE (Set and Lighting) | Director: David Thacker |
2014 | |
CINDRELLA | Director: Mark Babych Hull Truck |
NEITHER EITHER (Set and Lighting) | Director: Liz Roche |
UNHOME (Set) | Director: Mick Duke |
PENTECOST (Lighting) | Director: Jimmy Fay |
PERSEVERANCE DRIVE (Lighting) | Director: Madani Younis |
LOVE STORY (Set and Lighting) | Director: Elizabeth Newman |
ANGEL MEADOW (Lighting) | Director: Louise Lowe |
TEJAS VERDES (Set and Lighting) | Director: Sophie Motley |
VILLA (Set and Lighting) | Director: Roisin Mcbrinn |
DISCURSO (Set and Lighting) | Director: Roisin Mcbrinn |
A TASTE OF HONEY (Lighting) | Director: Mark Babych |
QUARTET FOR 15 CHAIRS (Lighting) | Director: Enrique Cabrera |
TWELFTH NIGHT (Set and Lighting) | Director: David Thacker |
PHILADELPHIA, HERE I COME (Lighting) | Director: Andrew Flynn |
2013 | |
ROBIN HOOD (Lighting) | Director: Elizabeth Newman |
WANTED! ROBIN HOOD (Lighting) | Director: Amy Leech |
THE CONQUEST OF HAPPINESS (Set and Lighting) | Director: Emma Jordan/Haris Pasovic |
HOME (Lighting) | Director: Nadia Fall |
BIG HOUSE FESTIVAL (Design) | Director: Jo Mangan |
PIAF (Set and Lighting) | Director: Elizabeth Newman |
COOKING WITH ELVIS (Lighting) | Director: Mark Babych |
DIGGING FOR FIRE (Set and Lighting) | Director: Matt Torney |
THE GLASS MENAGERIE (Set and Lighting) | Director: David Thacker |
THE SWEETY BOTTLE (Set and Lighting) | Director: Tony Delvin |
TULL (Set and Lighting) | Director: David Thacker |
PLANET BELFAST (Set and Lighting) | Director: Mick Duke |
OF MICE & MEN (Set and Lighting) | Director: David Thacker |
THE RE:PLAY BUBBLE/BLISS (Set and Lighting) | Director: Anna Newell |
previous works | |
PETER PAN | Director: Elizabeth Newman Octagon, Bolton |
ARABIAN NIGHTS | Director: Amy Leech Lowry, Salford |
PAISLEY & ME | Director: Matt Torney Irish Tour |
MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING | Director: Iqbal Khan RSC and West End |
I AM MY OWN WIFE | Director: Emma Jordan MAC, Belfast |
THE RISE & FALL OF LITTLE VOICE (Set) | Director: Elizabeth Newman |
PLANTS & HOPES (Set and Lighting) | Director: Suzannah McCreight |
THE BATHS (Set and Lighting) | Director: Louise Lowe |
WHITE STAR OF THE NORTH (Set and Lighting) | Director: Des Kennedy |
SHOOT THE CROW (Set and Lighting) | Director: Emma Jordan |
SNOOKERED (Set and Lighting) | Director: Iqbal Khan |
MACBETH (Lighting) | Director: David Thacker |
THE LITTLE PRINCE (Lighting) | Director: Richard Croxford |
THE WONDERFUL WIZARD OF OZ (Lighting) | Director: Elizabeth Newman |
LUCA & THE SUNSHINE (Set and Lighting) | Director: Matt Torney |
BOG BOY (Set and Lighting) | Director: Jo Mangan |
HABEAS CORPUS (Set and Lighting) | Director: David Thacker |
GUIDELINES FOR A LONG AND HAPPY LIFE (Lighting) | Director: Mick Duke |
ALL THE WAY HOME (Lighting) | Director: Mark Babych |
SLATTERYS SAGO SAGA (Set and Lighting) | Director: Jo Mangan |
THE KILLING OF SISTER GEORGE (Set and Lighting) | Director: Iqbal Khan |
SCARBOROUGH (Set and Lighting) | Director: Emma Jordan |
SWEENY TODD (Lighting) | Director: Elizabeth Newman |
SWAMPOODLE (Set and AV) | Director: Jo Mangan |
WUTHERING HEIGHTS (Lighting) | Director: Mark Babych |
SECRET THOUGHTS (Set and Lighting) | Director: David Thacker |
ROMEO & JULIET (Lighting) | Director: David Thacker |
EVERYTHING BETWEEN US (Set and Lighting) | Director: Kathleen Akerley |
THE CLEAN ROOM (Set and Lighting) | Director: Mick Duke |
WONDERLAND (Set and Lighting) | Director: Iqbal Khan |
A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE (Set) | Director: David Thacker |
RAFTA, RAFTA (Lighting) | Director: Iqbal Khan |
TREEMONISHA (Set and Lighting) | Director: Iqbal Khan |
MICKY & LIONEL (Set and Lighting) | Director: David Fenton |
THE SIGN OF THE WHALE (Set and Lighting) | Director: Mick Duke |
FLAT STANLEY (Lighting) | Director: Matt Aston |
PIRATES OF PENZANCE (Lighting) | Director: Steve Elis |
SLEEP EAT PARTY (Set and Lighting) | Director: Mick Duke |
THE MUSICIAN (Lighting) | Director: Matt Peover |
HIS DARK MATERIALS (Lighting) | Director: Adel Al-Salloum |
BULLETPROOF (Lighting) | Director: Adele Thomas |
THE VIRGIN FATHER (Set and Lighting) | Director: Mick Duke |
OLEANNA (Set and Lighting) | Director: Iqbal Khan |
ALIBI (Set and Lighting) | Director: Sandie Fisher |
THE GATHERING (Set and Lighting) | Director: Claire Lamont |
WOMAN & SCARECROW (Set and Lighting) | Director: Emma Jordan |
POWERPOINT (Set and Lighting) | Director: Jo Mangan |
THE SNAIL AND THE WHALE (Lighting) | Director: Paul Bosco Mceneaney |
EMPTY BED BLUES (Lighting) | Director: Matt Aston |
THE HAPPY PRINCE (Lighting) | Director: Matt Aston |
THE NOSE (Set) | Director: Jo Mangan |
ANTIGONE (Lighting) | Director: Owen Mccafferty |
DOUBLE BASS (Lighting) | Director: Darragh Mckeown |
BRUISED (Set and Lighting) | Director: Anna Newell |
SLOW TIME (Lighting) | Director: Keith Saha |
BABUL & THE BLUE BEAR (Lighting) | Director: Keith Saha |
PUMP GIRL (Lighting) | Director: Andrew Flynn |
AFTER THE END (Lighting) | Director: Emma Jordan |
A SLIGHT ACHE (Set and Lighting) | Director: Iqbal Khan |
LANDSCAPE (Set and Lighting) | Director: Iqbal Khan |
ENJOY (Lighting) | Director: Damien Cruden |
BOUNCERS (Lighting) | Director: Damien Cruden |
TIGER AT THE GATES (Set and Lighting) | Director: Iqbal Khan |
WUTHERING HEIGHTS (Lighting) | Director: Sue Dunderdale |
PORO, RE DELL’INDIE (Lighting) | Director: Christopher Cowell |
EXCAVATE (Lighting) | Director: Daniel Clarke |
THAT PESKY RAT (Lighting) | Director: Jon Lloyd |
TOO CLOSE TO HOME (Lighting) | Director: Iqbal Khan |
THE CARETAKER (Lighting) | Director: Andrew Breakwell |
THE RISE AND FALL OF LITTLE VOICE (Lighting) | Director: Asha Kahlon |
THE BOGUS WOMAN (Lighting) | Director: Kully Thiarai |
CONTAMINATED CANDY (Lighting) | Director: Daniel Clarke |
THE CRANE (Lighting) | Director: Amanda Wilde |
STOLEN (Lighting) | Director: Adel Al-Salloum |
IN THE BOX (Lighting) | Director: Alison Barry |
EAST IS EAST (Lighting) | Director: Damien Cruden |
THE MAIDS (Lighting) | Director: Nadia Fall |
THE SWANSONG (Lighting) | Director: Lucy Jameson |
THE BEAUTY QUEEN OF LEENANE (Lighting) | Director: Marcus Romer |
BLESSED BE THE IMMACULATES (Lighting) | Director: Lucy Jameson |
DANCING WITHIN WALLS (Lighting) | Director: Iqbal Khan |
BOY WITH THE BEBOP (Lighting) | Director: Kully Thiarai |
THE THREEPENNY OPERA (Lighting) | Director: Sarah Chiswell |
MADAM BUTTERFLY (Set and Lighting) | Director: Iqbal Khan |
BOLLYWOOD JANE (Lighting) | Director: Kully Thiarai |
THE CRIPPLE OF INISHMANN (Lighting) | Director: Paul Kerryson |
OTHELLO (Lighting) | Director: Iqbal Khan |
BED (Lighting) | Director: Sarah Chiswell |
MINE (Lighting) | Director: Adel Al-Salloum |
SAFE PASSAGE (Lighting) | Director: Nazli Tabatabai |
OEDIPUS THE KING | Director: Sarah Chiswell Leicester Haymarket |