Conall Morrison
Dramaturg
Conall Morrison is a director and playwright. As well as directing thirty plays for the Abbey Theatre, he has directed shows for Landmark, Fishamble, Once Off, Blue Raincoats, the Lyric Theatre, Gaiety Theatre, Royal Shakespeare Co., English National Opera, The Globe Theatre, RNT., Irish National Opera,
Cameron Mackintosh. Some recent productions include: Quake, (DTF) and
Afterwards, (Peacock Theatre) both by Janet Moran; A Handful of Stars by Billy Roche (Four Rivers/Pavilion Theatre). His production of The United States vs Ulysses by Colin Murphy – one of six plays by Colin he has directed – recently completed a run at New York’s Irish Arts Centre. As well as several original plays, his many adaptations include Tarry Flynn, The Travels of Jonathan Swift, Woyzeck in Winter, Ghosts, The Bacchae, Antigone. He is currently working on a play about the artist Francis Bacon.