About Me
Hi there! I'm MJ, a set and costume designer from County Galway, in the West of Ireland. I began my theatre love affair as an actor and dancer in my childhood, and co-founded a female-focused theatre company (HystERia Teater) in my early twenties, but design is my passion and I have been doing set and costume for amateur and professional shows since my teens.
My Work
My work is driven by textual analysis; I enjoy finding overarching metaphors that speak to every day life to explore. I enjoy creating playgrounds for actors to respond to and exist in- I am driven by the figure in the space and the interaction created.
Training
-2016-2020: BA Drama, Theatre & Performance studies and English, University of Galway​
-2023-2025: MA Design for Performance (Set & Costume), Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama
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Credits
Costume Designer - 'Antigone'​
Richard Burton Company, January 2025 - March 2025
Set Designer - 'Stick Fly' ​
Richard Burton Company, July 2023 - December 2024
Scenic Artist - 'The Sweet Science of Bruising' 'The Glue' 'Falling Falling Falling Falling' 'Stick Fly'​
Richard Burton Company, October 2023 - December 2024
Design Assistant - 'The Glue'
Richard Burton Company, April 2024 - July 2024
Set Designer & Scenic Artist - 'Transitions: A Spring Awakening Play' ​
The 3rd year ensemble 2018/19, University of Galway, January 2019 - April 2019