artist profile

Kenny Ireland

Kenny Ireland trained as a director at the Royal Lyceum where he later became an Associate Director working mainly with the Studio Company at the Young Lyceum, of which be became Artistic Director for two seasons.

THEATRE

Early productions include:

1986 AN EVENING OF SHORT PLAYS by Samuel Beckett Riverside Studios National Theatre Platform  
1984/05 THE POWER OF THE DOG by Howard Barker Tour/Season at Hampstead Theatre  
1982 BLOOD AND ICE by Liz Lochhead Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh  
1981 ANIMAL by Tom McGrath Scottish Theatre Company  
1977 THE HARD MAN by Tom McGrath Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh  

Most Recent THEATRE work includes:

2010 Revival of THE SILVER DARLINGS and SUNSET SONG Edinburgh Fringe Festival – Assembly Rooms  
2009 THE SILVER DARLINGS His Majesty’s Theatre, Aberdeen & Tour  
2009 THE GRASSIC GIBBON STORY His Majesty’s Theatre, Aberdeen & Tour  
2008 SUNSET SONG His Majesty’s Theatre, Aberdeen and Tour  
2007/08 SUNDOWE by John Kielty (Cameron Mackintosh Award winner) Eden Court Theatre, Inverness and Tour  
2007 BLACK COMEDY by Peter Shaffer Guildhall School of Music & Drama  
2005 JUST THE JOB by Ian Black Oran Mor Theatre, Glasgow  
2004 TREASURE ISLAND adapted by Neil Bartlett Belgrade Theatre, Coventry  
2002 A VIEW FROM THE BRIDGE by Arthur Miller Centreline Productions  
1999 THE PLAYBOY OF THE WESTERN WORLD by J. M. Synge Stadsteater, Stockholm  
1998 THE CRUCIBLE by Arthur Miller Centreline Production  
1992 OEDIPUS TYRANNOS by Sophocles Contact Theatre, Manchester  
1992 THE BEVELLERS by Roddy McMillan Royal Lyceum, Edinburgh
1990 EASTERN PROMISES by Antoni Libera Part of the Royal Court ‘May Days’ Season  

In 1988 Kenny became Artistic Director of The Wrestling School where he directed:

1995 THE CASTLE by Howard Barker Riverside Studios, British & European Tour  
1993 THE EUROPEANS by Howard Barker Haymarket Leicester, Tour and Greenwich Theatre  
1991/92 VICTORY by Howard Barker Haymarket Leicester, Greenwich Theatre, tour and Theatre de Gennevilliers, Paris  
1989/90 SEVEN LEARS by Howard Barker Crucible Theatre, Sheffield & Haymarket Theatre, Leicester before transferring to the Royal Court Theatre  
1988 THE LAST SUPPER by Howard Barker Royal Court, Haymarket Leicester & Tour  

From 1993 to 2003 Kenny was Artistic Director of The Royal Lyceum Theatre in Edinburgh where he directed:

2003 THE BREATHING HOUSE by Peter Arnott  
2003 ART by Yasmina Reza in an adaptation by Christopher Hampton  
2002 MERLIN THE MAGNIFICENT by Stuart Patterson  
2002 VICTORY by Howard Barker  
2001 GUYS AND DOLLS by Damon Runyon  
2000 ROMEO & JULIET by William Shakespeare  
2001 GLENGARRY GLENROSS by David Mamet  
2001 A VIEW FROM THE BRIDGE by Arthur Miller
2000 PHAEDRA by Racine in a version by Edwin Morgan
1999 MACBETH by William Shakespeare  
1999 LOVERS by Brian Friel  
1999 THE ANATOMIST by James Bridie  
1998 CLAY BULL by Stuart Conn  
1998 MOTHER COURAGE by Bertol Brecht  
1997 MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING by William Shakespeare  
1997 THE MAIDENSTONE by Rona Munro  
1997 JEKYLL & HYDE by David Edgar  
1996 THE MERCHANT OF VENICE by William Shakespeare  
1996 BLITHE SPIRIT by Noel Coward  
1996 ROUGH CROSSING by Tom Stoppard  
1996 MONTROSE by Robert Forrest  
1996 OF MICE AND MENby John Steinbeck  
1995 HAMLET by William Shakespeare  
1995 PRIVATE LIVES by Noel Coward  
1995 THE GOWK STORM by Colin MacDonald  
1995 WAITING FOR GODOT by Samuel Beckett  
1994 DANCING AT LUGHNASA by Brian Friel  
1994 KIDNAPPED by Tom McGrath  
1994 OEDIPUS TYRANNOS by Sophocles  
1994 GASLIGHT by Patrick Hamilton  
1993 A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM by William Shakespeare  
1993 THE RECRUITING OFFICER by George Farqhuar  
1993 A LITTLE HOTEL ON THE SIDE by Feydeau  

OPERA

1997 RIGOLETTO by Verdi Scottish Opera