CATHAL CLEARY
Cathal is an award-winning theatre director who has worked extensively in Ireland and the UK. He has directed for Druid, the Abbey, Dublin Theatre Festival in Ireland. In London he was selected as the 2011 JMK Director's Award Winner for his production of Enda Walsh's Disco Pigs (Young Vic). He was the Donmar Warehouse Trainee Artistic Director from 2014 - 2016. Productions and plays he has directed have won an Irish Times Irish Theatre Award, Dublin Fringe Awards, The Vaults Innovation Award, the House Theatre Re-Commission Award, two Stewart Parker Awards and the Papatango New Writing Prize.
As an assistant director Cathal has worked at the National Theatre London, Old Vic, Young Vic, Lyric Hammersmith and the Michael Grandage Company (West End). He is also Artistic Director of Mommo Theatre a company he started in 2017.
"From his mastery of stagecraft, from the way he siphons the energy from his talented cast, he has every chance of following directors Thea Sharrock and Bijan Sheibani to the top table." The Times
“This is an exquisite piece of theatre. Under the direction of Cathal Cleary, Cogan’s portrayal is heart breaking and gut wrenching in equal measure.” Reviews Hub
“Repeatedly, Cathal Cleary shows flashes of brilliance that herald a bright future." British Theatre Guide
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