'Be careful, and do not seek to know too much about us' - Sidhe


Niall is an Irish scenographer and visual artist based in London, working across performance, film, painting and collage. 

He was awarded the 1 year full time Max Rayne Production Design residency at the National Theatre, London (2018 -2019) where he was Associate Set and Costume Designer on Translations. In 2022 he designed the set for Northern Ireland Opera’s Into The Woods, which won the Irish Times Irish Theatre Award for ‘Best Production’. He was also nominated for ‘Best Set’. 

His work on The Tragedy of Richard III appeared on The Stage's Top 50 shows of 2024 (UK) while Eugene Onegin ranked #3 in Fiona Maddock's Top 10 best concerts and opera of 2024 in the Observer (UK). 

He recently made his West End debut as Associate Set Designer for Waiting for Godot at the Theatre Royal Haymarket, directed by James Macdonald.


Upcoming:

- Making History (Everyman Theatre, Cork) - Set design. Directed by Des Kennedy

- The Brightening Air (Old Vic) - Associate set design. Directed by Conor McPherson  

- Follies (Northern Ireland Opera at Grand Opera House, Belfast) - Set design. Directed by Cameron Menzies


Recent: 

- Oedipus (Old Vic) - Associate set design. Directed by Matthew Warchus. 

- Eugene Onegin (Northern Ireland Opera, Grand Opera House Belfast) - Set Design. Directed by Cameron Menzies

- The Tragedy of Richard III (Lyric Theatre, Belfast) - Set and Costume design. Directed by Oisín Kearney

- Waiting For Godot (Theatre Royal Haymarket) - Associate set Design. Directed by James Macdonald. 

Olivier Award nomination - Best revival

WhatsOnStage Award nomination - Best play revival 


Awards / Nominations:

- 2024 Performing Arts WA Awards: Best Production. Into The Woods (nomination)

- 2022 Irish Times Irish Theatre Awards: Best Set. Into The Woods  (nomination)

- 2022 Irish Times Irish Theatre Award: Best Production. Into The Woods (winner)

- 2021 JMK Award: Statements after an Arrest under the Immorality Act, directed by Diane Page (winner)

- 2021 OFFIE AWARDS: Best Production. This Beautiful Future (nomination)

- 2019  Max Rayne Design residency award. National Theatre 


Associate / Assisting work: 

- Translations, (National Theatre) - Associate to Rae Smith 

- The Trials (Donmar), Missing Julie (Theatr Clwyd), Klippies (Young Vic), Dick Whittington (National Theatre) - Assistant to Georgia Lowe

- Peter Gynt, (National Theatre) - Assistant to Richard Hudson


Within his visual art practice, he is currently investigating folklore and urban mythic spaces as a way to dissect the conflicted and problematic attitudes towards cultural hijacking and identity within Northern Ireland. Who are we? Maybe it’s about time we had that conversation.


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