Alan Mooney
Alan Mooney is a Lighting Designer and theatre-maker from Cork, Ireland.
He is a graduate of University College Cork and began his career in stage lighting as a member of UCC Dramat. He is a current member of the Irish Society of Stage and Screen Designers (ISSSD) and was a Lumière on the ALD 20:20 Lumière Scheme, where he was mentored by Charles Balfour.
As a Lighting Designer and Relighter, his work has been seen in Three Men in a Boat (Minnow Productions), the relight of Spliced (original designer Eoin Winning for Chalk It Down Productions in assoc. w/ The Everyman Theatre), the relight of Bingo Wings (original designer Sarah Jane Shiels for Fidget Feet Aerial Dance), The Worst Café in the World (Big Telly Theatre Company), Two Fingers Up (prod. and directed by Gina Donnelly and Seón Simpson, a co-production w/ Tinderbox and PrimeCut), the relight of A Night In November (original designer Conleth White for Soda Bread Theatre Co.), A Thought for Your Pennies (Tinderbox Theatre Company), Assembly Required (Headrush, Ireland), He Ain't Heavy (Silver Bullet Theatre Company), The Wrongs and Rites of Grosvenor Square (Prod. by poet and writer Adam Wyeth), Sweet Sensations (prod. and directed by Terri Fitzgerald), We Like It Here (Headrush, Ireland), Borderland (Soda Bread Theatre Company), Mary and Me (UK Tour w/ Wild Productions | Irish Tour w/ Patrick Talbot Productions), Cock (Theatre Creature Productions in assoc. w/ Granary Theatre) and Song Factory (Coláiste Stiofáin Naofa & Granary Theatre).
Previous productions
| Show name | Type | Venue/Company | Role | Creative Team | Opened |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morrígan | Opera |
Cork Opera House Cork Opera House and The Everyman |
Lighting Programmer |
Lighting designer: Stephen Dodd Director: John O’Brien Set designer: Alyson Cummins |
Jul 2022 |
| Muc Rí | Theatre |
Offsite Fíbín |
Lighting Programmer |
Lighting designer: Michael Cummins Director: Philip Doherty Set designer: Sabine Dargent |
Jul 2022 |
| Guests of the Nation | Theatre |
Cork City Corcadorca Theatre Company |
Lighting Programmer |
Lighting designer: Aedín Cosgrove and Paul Keogan Director: Pat Kiernan Set designer: Aedín Cosgrove and Paul Keogan |
Jun 2022 |
| The Wakefires | Theatre |
Elizabeth Fort ANU Productions |
Lighting Programmer |
Lighting designer: Ciaran Bagnall Director: Louise Lowe Set designer: Marie Kearns |
Jun 2022 |
| Julius Caesar | Theatre |
TU Dublin Blackbox TU Conservatoire |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Aoife Spillane-Hinks Set designer: Medb Lambert |
May 2022 |
| A MACBETH R&D | Theatre | Union Theatre, London | Lighting Programmer |
Lighting designer: Lucy Carter Director: Fin Walker |
May 2022 |
| Mavra / Pierrot Lunaire | Opera |
Linbury Theatre, Royal Opera House Royal Opera House |
Associate Lighting Designer |
Lighting designer: Lucy Carter Director: Anthony Almeida Set designer: Rosanna Vize |
May 2022 |
| The Half Moon | Theatre |
The Mac Belfast, then touring Green Shoot Productions |
Lighting Designer |
Lighting designer: Alan Mooney Director: Emily Foran Set designer: Pai Rathaya |
Apr 2022 |
| The Revolution Will Be Streamed | Theatre |
Smock Alley Boys School Headrush, Ireland |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Jonathan M. Daley |
Feb 2022 |
| Hatch | Dance |
The Civic Theatre, Dublin, then touring Fidget Feet Aerial Dance |
Lighting Designer |
Lighting designer: Alan Mooney |
Oct 2021 |
| Anthem | Theatre | Sunflower Bar | Lighting Designer |
Director: Sarah Baxter |
Sep 2021 |
| Two Fingers Up | Theatre | SkelpieLimmer | Lighting Designer |
Director: Gina Donnelly & Seon Simpson |
Aug 2021 |
| Three Men in a Boat | Theatre |
Cork Arts Theatre Minnow Productions |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Mags Keohane Set designer: Davy Dummigan |
Nov 2019 |
| SPLICED | Theatre |
Site-specific (GAA Halls), then touring The Everyman Cork in assoc, with Chalk It Down Productions |
Touring Re-Lighter |
Lighting designer: Eoin Winning Director: Gina Moxley |
Nov 2019 |
| The Worst Café in The World | Theatre |
Site Specific Big Telly Theatre Company |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Zoe Seaton |
Oct 2019 |
| Bingo Wings | Dance | Fidget Feet Aerial Dance | Touring Re-Lighter |
Lighting designer: Sarah Jane Shiels |
Sep 2019 |
| A Night in November | Theatre | Soda Bread Theatre | Touring Re-Lighter |
Lighting designer: Conleth White Director: Matthew McIlhenny Set designer: Chris Hunter |
Sep 2019 |
| A Thought For Your Pennies | Theatre |
Site specific piece Tinderbox Theatre Company |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Patrick J. O' Reilly |
Aug 2019 |
| Assembly Required | Theatre |
The Lyric Theatre Belfast Headrush, Ireland |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Conal Clapper Set designer: Tracey Lindsay |
Jul 2019 |
| Bouncers | Theatre |
The Mac, Belfast The MAC in association with Big Telly Theatre Company |
Lighting Programmer |
Lighting designer: Sarah Jane Shiels Director: Zoe Seaton Set designer: Dianna Ennis |
May 2019 |
| The Wrongs and Rites of Grosvenor Square | Theatre | Smock Alley | Lighting Designer |
Director: Simon Coury |
Feb 2019 |
| Double Cross | Theatre |
The Lyric Theatre Belfast The Lyric Theatre & The Abbey Theatre |
Lighting Programmer |
Lighting designer: Paul Keogan Director: Jimmy Fay Set designer: Ciaran Bagnall |
Oct 2018 |
| Sweet Sensations | Musical | Smock Alley | Lighting Designer |
Director: Teri Fitzgerald |
Sep 2018 |
| We Like It Here | Theatre |
The Lyric Theatre, Belfast Headrush, Ireland |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Emily Foran Set designer: Tracey Lindsay |
Jul 2018 |
| Borderland | Theatre |
The Lyric Theatre Belfast Soda Bread Theatre |
Lighting Designer |
Director: Rhiann Jeffery |
Jun 2018 |
| Cock | Theatre |
Granary Theatre Theatre Creature Productions |
Lighting Designer |
Director: John Donovan Set designer: Patrick Lehane & Niamh Birkett |
Oct 2017 |
| Song Factory | Concert |
Granary Theatre Colaiste Stiofain Naofa |
Lighting Designer | May 2017 | |
| Mary and Me | Theatre | Wild Productions and Patrick Talbot Productions | Lighting Designer |
Director: Belinda Wild Set designer: Lisa Zagone |
Nov 2016 |
A Thought For Your Pennies
Isaac Gibson’s choice of songs and sound effects add, but only when necessary. Alan Mooney’s lighting again is perfectly selected. As fight scenes are intertwined with the daily life of living with someone who has pissed himself once again, tried to wash clothes in the microwave or talking to someone, ‘vacant…it’s like watching the sun deciding to stop shining’.
Conor O’Neill, Culture Crush NI 13/08/2019
Assembly Required
The foreboding, brooding score and intense original songs composed by Katie Richardson (Goldie Fawn) matched with the flickering and atmospheric lighting from Alan Mooney’s lighting design bring the set to life and create an atmosphere.
Chris Caldwell, Pastie Bap 05/07/2019
Location availability:
- Africa
- Australasia & Asia Pacific
- Central Asia
- Eastern Europe
- Far East & East Asia
- Middle East & West Asia
- North America
- Scotland
- South America
- UK London
- UK Provinces
- Western Europe & Scandinavia
- Worldwide
Availability notes:
Have nomad, will travel?
I am very open to travelling for work.
Theatre:
- International
- Regional (Main House)
- Regional (Studio)
- Small Scale Touring
- Fringe / Pub Theatre
- Education Establishment
- Touring relights
- Projection / Video Design
Musical:
- Regional (Main House)
- Regional (Studio)
- Small Scale / Fringe
- Pantomime
Opera:
- Large scale
Dance:
- International
- Medium Scale
- Small Scale
Concert:
- Stage Touring
- Festival
Corporate:
- Conferences
- Exhibition Stands
- Award Ceremonies
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