Welcome!
After the lockdown started in 2020 all my projects were either cancelled or postponed and as I had just arrived in Switzerland, I decided to stay here and find work in other areas. When the first measures against Corona were eased, I had to make the decision to either return to Dublin or stay in Switzerland. As it looked like Theatres would take a while to get back on their feet, I decided to stay in Switzerland and apply to different jobs here. As luck would have it I found a permanent position in the TAK theatre in Liechtenstein where I have now been working since January 2021. Since then my theatre has been gracious enough to let me work on a few external projects. Here is an overview of my up-coming and most recent past productions.
Up-coming productions
Werther
at Teatro alla Scala Milano
directed by Christof Loy
set design by Johannes Leiacker
I am going to assist Johannes Leiacker again with set design of the production Werther by Massenet at the Scala in Spring 2024. The premiere is scheduled for the 10. July. More information on this production can be found here.
most recent productions
Rodelinda
by Ahimè.
directed by Viola Bierich
conducted by David Fasold
set design by Fenna von Hirschheydt
costume design by Viola Bierich and Fenna von Hirschheydt
lighting design by Tiziano Seewer
The newly founded Opernverein Ahimè. based in Basel, presented their first opera production Rodelinda. Their aim is to bring Opera closer to a younger audience and to unusual performance spaces.
Siegfried
at Oper Dortmund
directed by Peter Konwitschny
set design by Johannes Leiacker
I was the set design assistant on this production that premiered on the 20. May 2023. This production is a part of the operas new Ring cycle directed by Peter Konwitschny in collaboration with four different set designers. For more information click here.
Il mondo della luna
at Theater Winterthur, a production by Opernhaus Zürich
directed by Tomo Sugao
set design by Paul Zoller
I was the set design assistant on this production that was originally supposed to take place in spring 2020, but was postponed to open on the 5. May 2022. For more information on this production click here.
Salome
at Kansallisoopera Helsinki
directed by Christof Loy
set design by Johannes Leiacker
I was the set design assistant on this production that premiered on the 18. March 2022. A recording of this production can still be seen here. For more information visit the website of the National Opera of Finland or click here.
Good Night Egg
by Bombinate Theatre Company
originally planned for February/March 2020 with performances in April and May was postponed to Spring 2021.
I was working on the design of the set for this, with generous assistance from Florentina Burcea and Pai Rathaya Treeratt.