Ciaran Bagnall
Lighting & Set Designer
Ciarán is the Creative Director for Prime Cut Productions, Belfast. He trained at the Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama in Cardiff and was made a fellow of the College in 2017. He was the Assistant Artistic Director for the Opening Ceremony of the Commonwealth Games 2022 in Birmingham.
Awards and Nominations
Lighting
2014 Irish Times Theatre Award for Best Lighting Design
2013 Manchester Theatre Awards Nomination for Best Design
2012 Manchester Theatre Awards Nomination for Best Design
2012 Irish Times Theatre Awards Nomination for Best Lighting Design
2011 Manchester Theatre Awards Nomination for Best Design
2009 Manchester Theatre Award for Best Set Design
Set Design
2017 Irish Times Theatre Award for Best Set Design on RED & The Great Gatsby
2017 Irish Times Theatre Award Nomination for Best Lighting Design on RED & The Great Gatsby
2016 Manchester Theatre Award for Best Design on Singin’ in the Rain
2016 Irish Times Theatre Awards Nomination for Best Set Design of Observe the Sons of Ulster Marching Towards the Somme
2014 Irish Times Theatre Award for Best Lighting Design on Pentecost
2013 Manchester Theatre Awards Nomination for Best Design on Of Mice & Men
2012 Manchester Theatre Awards Nomination for Best Design on Arabian Nights
2011 Manchester Theatre Awards Nomination for Best Design on Secret Thoughts
2011 Irish Times Theatre Awards Nomination for Best Lighting Design on Guidelines for a Long and Happy Life
2009 Manchester Theatre Award for Best Design on Oleanna
List Of Productions
2024
THE DEAD | Lighting | Director: Louise Lowe | Museum of Literature, Dublin
THE GIGGLER TREATMENT | Set & Lighting | Director: Sophie Motley | The Ark
MIRACLE ON 34TH STREET | Set & Lighting | Director: Sara Joyce | HOME, Manchester
ART | Set & Lighting | Director: Iqbal Khan | UK Tour
SIVE | Director: Andrew Flynn | Gaiety Theatre, Ireland
ANIMAL FARM | Director: Iqbal Khan | Octagon Theatre/ Derby Theatre/ Hull Truck Theatre
SALOME | Lighting | Irish National Opera
2023
OH, HOLLY NIGHT | Set & Lighting | Director: Michael Cameron | Theatre at the Mill
TOSCA | Lighting | Director: Michael Gieleta | Irish National Opera
THE GLASS MENAGERIE | Set & Lighting | Director: Emma Jordan | The Everyman, Cork, Ireland
THE BEAUTY QUEEN OF LEENANE | Set & Lighting | Director: Emma Jordan | Lyric Theatre & Prime Cut
OF MICE AND MEN | Set & Lighting | Director: Iqbal Khan | Birmingham Rep/ UK Tour
HANGMEN | Set & Lighting | Director: Andrew Flynn | The Gaiety Theatre, Ireland
OLD GHOSTS | Lighting | Director: Louise Lowe | ANU/Irish National Opera
THE NEW ELECTRIC BALLROOM | Lighting | Director: Emma Jordan | The Gate, Dublin, Ireland
2022
OPENING CEREMONY COMMONWEALTH GAMES | Assistant Artistic Director | Birmingham
STAGING THE TREATY | Lighting | Director: Louise Lowe | ANU Productions
THE SHOP AT THE TOP OF THE TOWN | Set & Lighting | Director: Colm G Doran | Theatre at the Mill, Antrim
THE GIGGLER TREATMENT | Set | Director: Sophie Motley | The Ark
TOSCA | Lighting | Director: Michael Gieleta | Bord Gais Theatre, Dublin, Ireland
THE LONESOME WEST | Lighting | Director: Andrew Flynn | The Gaiety Theatre, Dublin, Ireland
WAKEFIRES | Lighting | Directors: Louise Lowe & Owen Boss | ANU Productions
THE WHITE HANDKERCHIEF | Set & Lighting | Director: Kieran Griffiths | The Guildhall, Derry
OUR LITTLE WORLD |Set | Director: Louise Lowe | Exit Pursued by a Bear
THE CAVALCADERS | Set & Lighting | Director: Aaron Monaghan | Druid Theatre & Tour
X'TIGONE | Set & Lighting | Director: Emma Jordan | The MAC, Belfast
2021
ROMEO & JULIET | Lighting | Director: Kimberley Sykes | Regent's Park Open Air Theatre
THE BORDER GAME | Set | Director: Emma Jordan | Lyric Theatre, Belfast
THE RAILWAY CHILDREN | Set & Lighting | Director: Mark Babych | Hull Truck
ROUGH GIRLS | Set & Lighting | Director: Kimberley Sykes | Lyric Theatre, Belfast
THE SECRET SPACE | Lighting | Director: Owen Boss | ANU Productions
DISTORTION | Set | Director: Rhiann Jeffery | The MAC, Belfast
FATHER THE FATHER | Set & Lighting | Director: Emma Jordan | The MAC, Belfast
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 | Swan Theatre, Royal Shakespeare Company
THE LIEUTENANT OF INISHMORE | Lighting | Director: Andrew Flynn | The Gaiety Theatre, Dublin, Ireland
2019
PETER PAN | Set & Lighting | Director: Mark Babych | Hull Truck Theatre, Hull
A CHRISTMAS CAROL | Set & Lighting | Director: Selina Cartmell | Gate Theatre Dublin, Ireland
THE MERCHANT OF VENICE | Director: David Thacker | Shanghai Theatre Academy/ RSC Cultural Exchange
NATURAL DISASTER | Set & Lighting | Director: Patrick J O'Reilly | Tinderbox Theatre Company
SCRAPEFOOT | Director: Owen Boss | ANU Productions
THE ANVIL | Director: Louise Lowe | ANU Productions
DOUBLE BILL: EAST BELFAST BOY & EVERYDAY I WAKE UP HOPEFUL | Set & Lighting | 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 | Octagon Bolton, Bolton Library
THE MAGIC FLUTE | Set & Lighting | Director: Caroline Staunton | Irish National Opera
THE CRIPPLE OF INISHMAAN | Lighting | Director: Andrew Flynn | Gaiety Theatre, Ireland
2018
OLIVER | Set & Lighting | Director: Mark Babych | Hull Truck Theatre
THE GREAT GATSBY Revival | Set & Lighting | Director: Alexander Wright | Gate, Dublin, Ireland
AND DID THOSE FEET |Set & Lighting | Director: David Thacker | Octagon Theatre, Bolton (Off-Site)
DOUBLE CROSS | Set | Director: Jimmy Fay | Lyric Theatre, Belfast/Abbey Theatre, Dublin, Ireland
THE MAI | Set & Lighting | Director: Andrew Flynn | Irish Tour/Dublin Theatre Festival
THE WORLD GOES 'ROUND | Set & Lighting | Director: Rachel Logan-Fee | The MAC, Belfast
THE LOST O'CASEY | Lighting | Director: Louise Lowe | ANU Productions/Abbey Theatre, Dublin, Ireland
THESE ROOMS | Lighting |Directors: David Bolger & Louise Lowe | LIFT Festival, Shoreditch Town Hall
HARD TO BE SOFT Revival | Set & Lighting | Choreographer: Oonagh Doherty | Abbey Theatre, Dublin, Ireland
LOVERS | Set & Lighting | Director: Emma Jordan | Lyric Theatre, Belfast
SNOW PATROL - "Don't Give In" & "Dark Switch" | Set & Lighting Installation) | Director: Brett Simo
HAMLET | Lighting | Director: David Thacker | Octagon Theatre, Bolton
EVERYDAY I WAKE UP HOPEFUL | Director: Rhiann Jeffery | The MAC, Belfast
EAST BELFAST BOY | Director: Emma Jordan | The MAC, Belfast
THE MAN WHO FELL TO PIECES | Set & Lighting | Director: Patrick J. O’ReillyThe MAC, Belfast
2017
BEAUTY & THE BEAST | Set & Lighting | Director: Paul Boyd | Lyric Theatre, Belfast
WHAT THE REINDEER SAW | Set & Lighting | Director: Tony Devlin | Lyric Theatre, Belfast
HARD TO BE SOFT | Set & Lighting | Oona Doherty Dance | The MAC, Belfast
DIDO, QUEEN OF CARTHAGE | Lighting | Director: Kimberly Sykes | Royal Shakespeare Company
THE GREAT GATSBY | Set & Lighting | Director: Alexander Wright | Gate, Dublin, Ireland
AFTER THE DANCE | Lighting | Director: Philip Wilson | Theatre by the Lake
RED | Set & Lighting | Director: Emma Jordan | Lyric Belfast
THE TRAIN Revival | Set & Lighting | Director: Lynne Parker | Abbey Theatre, Dublin, Ireland
FAMLA | Set & Lighting | Director: Patrick J. O'Reilly | The MAC, Belfast
MAIDEN VOYAGE TRIPLE BILL | Lighting | Choreographers: Rachel de la Neita Lopez, Oonagh Doherty & Nicole Curry | The MAC, Belfast
ASHES | Set & Lighting | Director: David Thacker |Octagon Theatre, Bolton
SCORCH Revival | Lighting | Director: Emma Jordan | Holden Street Theatre, Adelaide
EDUCATING RITA | Set & Lighting | Director: Elizabeth Newman | Octagon Theatre, Bolton
2016
CHRISTMAS TREASURE ISLAND | Set and Lighting | Director: Mark Babych | Hull Truck
THE THREE SISTERS | Lighting | Director: Selina Cartmell | Lyric, Belfast
ST JOAN | Lighting | Director: Jimmy Fay | Lyric, Belfast
SCORCH Revival | Set and Lighting | Director: Emma Jordan | Roundabout Theatre, Edinburgh
MACBETH | Set and Lighting | Director: Iqbal Khan | Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre
THE BELFAST OPERA | Set and Lighting | Director: Conor Hanratty | Carlisle Memorial Church, Belfast
COPORATION STREET | Lighting | Director: Louise Lowe | HOME, Manchester
SINGIN IN THE RAIN | Set and Lighting | Director: Elizabeth Newman | UK Tour
OBSERVE THE SONS OF ULSTER MARCHING TOWARDS THE SOMME | Set | Director: Jeremy Herrin | UK Tour
SUNDER | Lighting | Director: Louise Lowe | Site Specific, Dublin, Ireland
THE VIRGIN FATHER | Set and Lighting | Director: Mick Duke | Lyric Theatre Belfast
AFTER MISS JULIE | Lighting | Director: Emma Jordan | Project Arts entre Dublin, Ireland
TWO & TWO 2 | Set and Lighting | Director: David Thacker | Octagon, Bolton
PARALLEL MACBETH | Set and Lighting | Director: Caroline Byrne | Clare Studio, Young Vic
2015
SLEEPING BEAUTY | Set and Lighting | Director: Mark Babych | Hull Truck
SCORCH | Set and Lighting | Director: Emma Jordan | MAC, Belfast
THE FLOOD | Set and Lighting | Director: Daniel McCabe | Lyric Belfast
MYDIDAE | Lighting | Director: Rhiann Jeffery | MAC, Belfast
THE TRAIN | Set and Lighting | Director: Lynne Parker | Irish Tour
LEMONADE SANDWICH | Set and Lighting | Director: Tony Devlin | Lyric Belfast
VERNON GOD LITTLE | Lighting | Director: Andrew Flynn | Irish Tour
THE HOLY, HOLY BUS | Set and Lighting | Director: Tony Devlin | Lyric Belfast
OTHELLO | Set and Lighting | Director: Iqbal Khan | RSC
MAN IN THE MOON | Set and Lighting | Director: Tony Devlin | Lyric Belfast
LALLY THE SCUT | Set and Lighting | Director: Mick Duke | MAC Belfast
THE PILLOW MAN | Lighting | Director: Andrew Flynn | The Gaiety, Dublin, Ireland
THE GOD OF CARNAGE | Set and Lighting | Director: Emma Jordan | MAC, Belfast
A VIEW FROM THE BRIDGE | Set and Lighting | Director: David Thacker | Octagon, Bolton
2014
CINDRELLA | Set and Lighting | Director: Mark Babych | Hull Truck
NEITHER EITHER | Set and Lighting | Director: Liz Roche | Irish Tour
UNHOME | Set | Director: Mick Duke | MAC, Belfast
PENTECOST | Lighting | Director: Jimmy Fay | Lyric Belfast
PERSEVERANCE DRIVE | Lighting | Director: Madani Younis | The Bush, London
LOVE STORY | Set and Lighting | Director: Elizabeth Newman | Octagon Bolton
ANGEL MEADOW | Lighting | Director: Louise Lowe | Site Specific, Manchester
TEJAS VERDES | Set and Lighting | Director: Sophie Motley | MAC, Belfast
VILLA | Set and Lighting | Director: Roisin Mcbrinn | MAC, Belfast
DISCURSO | Set and Lighting | Director: Roisin Mcbrinn | MAC, Belfast
A TASTE OF HONEY | Lighting | Director: Mark Babych | Hull Truck
QUARTET FOR 15 CHAIRS | Lighting | Director: Enrique Cabrera | MAC, Belfast
TWELFTH NIGHT | Set and Lighting | Director: David Thacker | Octagon Bolton
PHILADELPHIA, HERE I COME | Lighting | Director: Andrew Flynn | Lyric Belfast
2013
ROBIN HOOD | Lighting | Director: Elizabeth Newman | Octagon Bolton
WANTED! ROBIN HOOD | Lighting | Director: Amy Leech | Lowry, Salford
THE CONQUEST OF HAPPINESS | Set and Lighting | Director: Emma Jordan/Haris Pasovic | Europe and Bosnia Tour
HOME | Lighting | Director: Nadia Fall |The Shed, NT
BIG HOUSE FESTIVAL | Design | Director: Jo Mangan | Castletown House, Celbridge
PIAF | Set and Lighting | Director: Elizabeth Newman | Octagon Bolton
COOKING WITH ELVIS | Lighting | Director: Mark Babych | Derby Theatre
DIGGING FOR FIRE | Set and Lighting | Director: Matt Torney | Project Arts Theatre, Dublin
THE GLASS MENAGERIE | Set and Lighting | Director: David Thacker | Octagon Bolton
THE SWEETY BOTTLE | Set and Lighting | Director: Tony Delvin | Grand Opera House, Dublin
TULL | Set and Lighting | Director: David Thacker | Octagon Bolton
PLANET BELFAST | Set and Lighting | Director: Mick Duke | MAC, Belfast
OF MICE & MEN | Set and Lighting | Director: David Thacker | Octagon Bolton
THE RE:PLAY BUBBLE/BLISS | Set and Lighting | Director: Anna Newell | School Tour
PREVIOUS WORKS
PETER PAN | Lighting | Director: Elizabeth Newman | Octagon, Bolton
ARABIAN NIGHTS | Lighting | Director: Amy Leech | Lowry, Salford
PAISLEY & ME | Set and Lighting | Director: Matt Torney | Irish Tour
MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING | Lighting | Director: Iqbal Khan | RSC and West End
I AM MY OWN WIFE | Set and Lighting | Director: Emma Jordan | MAC, Belfast
THE RISE & FALL OF LITTLE VOICE | Set | Director: Elizabeth Newman | Octagon Bolton
PLANTS & HOPES | Set and Lighting | Director: Suzannah McCreight | Irish Tour
THE BATHS | Set and Lighting | Director: Louise Lowe | Set Specific Venue, Belfast
WHITE STAR OF THE NORTH | Set and Lighting | Director: Des Kennedy | Lyric Belfast
SHOOT THE CROW | Set and Lighting | Director: Emma Jordan | Grand Opera House, Belfast
SNOOKERED | Set and Lighting | Director: Iqbal Khan | UK Tour
MACBETH | Lighting | Director: David Thacker | Octagon Bolton
THE LITTLE PRINCE | Lighting | Director: Richard Croxford | Lyric Belfast
THE WONDERFUL WIZARD OF OZ | Lighting | Director: Elizabeth Newman | Octagon Bolton
LUCA & THE SUNSHINE | Set and Lighting | Director: Matt Torney | Smock Alley, Dublin, Ireland
BOG BOY | Set and Lighting | Director: Jo Mangan | Irish Arts Center, New York, US
HABEAS CORPUS | Set and Lighting | Director: David Thacker | Octagon Bolton
GUIDELINES FOR A LONG AND HAPPY LIFE | Lighting | Director: Mick Duke | Old Printer Works, Site Specific Venue, Belfast
ALL THE WAY HOME | Lighting | Director: Mark Babych | Lowry, Salford
SLATTERYS SAGO SAGA | Set and Lighting | Director: Jo Mangan | Irish Tour
THE KILLING OF SISTER GEORGE | Set and Lighting | Director: Iqbal Khan | Arts Theatre, London
SCARBOROUGH | Set and Lighting | Director: Emma Jordan | Ramanda Encore Hotel, Belfast
SWEENY TODD | Lighting | Director: Elizabeth Newman | Octagon, Bolton
SWAMPOODLE | Set and AV | Director: Jo Mangan | Uline Arena, Washington DC, US
WUTHERING HEIGHTS | Lighting | Director: Mark Babych | Aberystwyth Arts Centre & UK Tour
SECRET THOUGHTS | Set and Lighting | Director: David Thacker | Octagon, Bolton
ROMEO & JULIET | Lighting | Director: David Thacker | Octagon, Bolton
EVERYTHING BETWEEN US | Set and Lighting | Director: Kathleen Akerley | Crescent Arts Center, Belfast
THE CLEAN ROOM | Set and Lighting | Director: Mick Duke | Crescent Arts Center, Belfast
WONDERLAND | Set and Lighting | Director: Iqbal Khan | Riverside Studios London & Edinburgh Fringe
A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE | Set | Director: David Thacker | Octagon, Bolton
RAFTA, RAFTA | Lighting | Director: Iqbal Khan | Octagon, Bolton
TREEMONISHA | Set and Lighting | Director: Iqbal Khan | UK Tour
MICKY & LIONEL | Set and Lighting | Director: David Fenton | Irish Schools Tour
THE SIGN OF THE WHALE | Set and Lighting | Director: Mick Duke | Grand Opera House, Belfast
FLAT STANLEY | Lighting | Director: Matt Aston | Lakeside Arts Center, Nottingham
PIRATES OF PENZANCE | Lighting | Director: Steve Elis | UK Tour
SLEEP EAT PARTY | Set and Lighting | Director: Mick Duke | Omac, Belfast
THE MUSICIAN | Lighting | Director: Matt Peover | Irish Tour
HIS DARK MATERIALS | Lighting | Director: Adel Al-Salloum | Curve, Leicester
BULLETPROOF | Lighting | Director: Adele Thomas | Irish Tour
THE VIRGIN FATHER | Set and Lighting | Director: Mick Duke | Omac, Belfast
OLEANNA | Set and Lighting | Director: Iqbal Khan | Octagon, Bolton
ALIBI | Set and Lighting | Director: Sandie Fisher | Omac, Belfast
THE GATHERING | Set and Lighting | Director: Claire Lamont | Omac, Belfast
WOMAN & SCARECROW | Set and Lighting | Director: Emma Jordan | Omac, Belfast
POWERPOINT | Set and Lighting | Director: Jo Mangan | Camden Court Hotel, Dublin, Ireland
THE SNAIL AND THE WHALE | Lighting | Director: Paul Bosco Mceneaney | Grand Opera House Belfast And Tour
EMPTY BED BLUES | Lighting | Director: Matt Aston | Lakeside Arts Center, Nottingham
THE HAPPY PRINCE | Lighting | Director: Matt Aston | Lakeside Arts Center, Nottingham
THE NOSE | Set | Director: Jo Mangan | Project Arts Center, Dublin, Ireland
ANTIGONE | Lighting | Director: Owen Mccafferty | Waterfront Hall, Belfast
DOUBLE BASS | Lighting | Director: Darragh Mckeown | Mermaid Theatre, Bray
BRUISED | Set and Lighting | Director: Anna Newell | Omac, Belfast
SLOW TIME | Lighting | Director: Keith Saha | UK Tour
BABUL & THE BLUE BEAR | Lighting | Director: Keith Saha | Contact Theatre, Manchester
PUMP GIRL | Lighting | Director: Andrew Flynn | Irish Tour
AFTER THE END | Lighting | Director: Emma Jordan | Omac, Belfast
A SLIGHT ACHE | Set and Lighting | Director: Iqbal Khan | Lyttelton, National Theatre
LANDSCAPE | Set and Lighting | Director: Iqbal Khan | Lyttelton, National Theatre
ENJOY | Lighting | Director: Damien Cruden | York Theatre Royal
BOUNCERS | Lighting | Director: Damien Cruden | York Theatre Royal
TIGER AT THE GATES | Set and Lighting | Director: Iqbal Khan | NT Studios, London
WUTHERING HEIGHTS | Lighting | Director: Sue Dunderdale | York Theatre Royal
PORO, RE DELL’INDIE | Lighting | Director: Christopher Cowell | Britten Theatre, RCM
EXCAVATE | Lighting | Director: Daniel Clarke | Leicester Haymarket
THAT PESKY RAT | Lighting | Director: Jon Lloyd | Soho Theatre
TOO CLOSE TO HOME | Lighting | Director: Iqbal Khan | Lyric Theatre
THE CARETAKER | Lighting | Director: Andrew Breakwell | Nottingham Playhouse
THE RISE AND FALL OF LITTLE VOICE | Lighting | Director: Asha Kahlon | Harrowgate Theatre
THE BOGUS WOMAN | Lighting | Director: Kully Thiarai | UK and International Tour
CONTAMINATED CANDY | Lighting | Director: Daniel Clarke | Leicester Haymarket
THE CRANE | Lighting | Director: Amanda Wilde | Leicester Haymarket
STOLEN | Lighting | Director: Adel Al-Salloum | Leicester Haymarket
IN THE BOX | Lighting | Director: Alison Barry | Unicorn Theatre, London
EAST IS EAST | Lighting | Director: Damien Cruden | York Theatre Royal & Octagon, Bolton
THE MAIDS | Lighting | Director: Nadia Fall | Lyric Theatre
THE SWANSONG | Lighting | Director: Lucy Jameson | Tron, Glasgow
THE BEAUTY QUEEN OF LEENANE | Lighting | Director: Marcus Romer | York Theatre Royal
BLESSED BE THE IMMACULATES | Lighting | Director: Lucy Jameson | Minerva Theatre, Chichester
DANCING WITHIN WALLS | Lighting | Director: Iqbal Khan | Contact Theatre, Manchester
BOY WITH THE BEBOP | Lighting | Director: Kully Thiarai | Polka Theatre, London
THE THREEPENNY OPERA | Lighting | Director: Sarah Chiswell | Leicester Haymarket
MADAM BUTTERFLY | Set and Lighting | Director: Iqbal Khan | Lyric Theatre
BOLLYWOOD JANE | Lighting | Director: Kully Thiarai | Leicester Haymarket
THE CRIPPLE OF INISHMANN | Lighting | Director: Paul Kerryson | Leicester Haymarket
OTHELLO | Lighting | Director: Iqbal Khan | Leicester Haymarket
BED | Lighting | Director: Sarah Chiswell | Leicester Haymarket
MINE | Lighting | Director: Adel Al-Salloum | Leicester Haymarket
SAFE PASSAGE | Lighting | Director: Nazli Tabatabai | Leicester Haymarket
OEDIPUS THE KING | Lighting | Director: Sarah Chiswell | Leicester Haymarket