Claire O'Reilly

My pronouns are she/her.

Get in touch via my website claireoreillydirector.com

Credits

Lead Director:
Accents by Emmet Kirwan - Dublin Fringe 2022 Nominated Best Production, Best Actor, Best Design
Three Monologues by Jennifer Johnston, Peacock Theatre - February 2022
Marie Antoinette by David Adjmi - The Egg Theatre Bath 2021
Where Sat the Lovers Dublin Fringe, 2021 Best Director - The Arts Review
Epistles Summerhall 2021, Cork Midsummer 2021 Before You Say Anything, devised Chapel Royal, Dublin Fringe 2020 GULP (digital piece) Project Arts Centre Future Forecast (director, editor, storyboarder, written w/MALAPROP)
Everything Not Saved, devised Dublin, London, Edinburgh, Manchester, Paris (2017- ongoing) (longest run 4 weeks)
Nominated for Best Production, Dublin Fringe Awards 2017, Winner of the inaugural commissioning Georganne Alrich Heller Award, Dublin Fringe Awards 2017, Winner of the Melbourne Fringe Touring Award 2018
LOVE+, devised Melbourne, Brisbane, Sydney, Darwin, Beijing, London, Manchester, Edinburgh, Dublin (2015-2019)
Published by Oberon, Winner of the Spirit of the Fringe and Project Arts Centre Commission Award, Dublin Fringe Awards 2015, Irish Times Cultural Highlight 2015
BlackCatfishMusketeer by Dylan Coburn Gray Beijing, Dublin, London, Edinburgh The Stage Editor’s Theatre Pick, Edinburgh Fringe 2017, Best New Play Nominee, Dublin Fringe JERICHO, devised London, Edinburgh, Dublin (2017-2019) Published by Nick Hern Books

Assistant/Associate
The Meaning of Zong dir Tom Morris Bristol Old Vic, April 2022
Dr. Semmelweis dir Tom Morris Bristol Old Vic, January 2022
Straight To Video dir. Philly McMahon Landmark Productions, October 2021
Absent the Wrong dir. Veronica Coburn Dublin Fringe 2022
As Assistant
Uncle Vanya dir. Ian Rickson Harold Pinter Theatre 2020 (Nom. Best Director Olivier Awards)
Translations dir. Ian Rickson Royal National Theatre London 2019 The Caucasian Chalk Circle dir. Jesse Jones Tobacco Factory Theatres, 2018
Mr Burns dir. Ronan Phelan Project Arts Centre, Dublin 2017
Dublin By Lamplight dir Annie Ryan The Abbey Theatre, Dublin 2017

Training

Drama Directing MA – Bristol Old Vic (Winner of Award for Impressive Achievement) 2018 – 2019,
Dublin Fringe Festival Judge 2018,
MAKE Annaghmakerrig Residency 2017 (Scholarship)
Fishamble Playwriting & Dramaturgy Course (Scholarship) 2016
Drama Studies & Film Studies BA – Trinity College Dublin 2011-2015