Joan O'Clery
Costume Designer
7b Kenilworth Lane
East
Rathmines
Dublin 6W
Ireland
Ire +353(0)872269214
joanoclery@gmail.com
March 2008
Joan O’Clery is an established, award winning Costume
Designer.
She is currently designing the costumes for THE TAMING OF
THE SHREW to be presented at The Courtyard Theatre,
Stratford-upon-Avon, England, for the Royal Shakespeare
Company from May 2008. The coming year will also see a
revival of the hugely successful 2006 English National
Opera production of LA TRAVIATA t the London Coliseum.
In 2007 her work was seen on the Abbey Theatre Stage,
Dublin ‘THE BIG HOUSE’ in Belfast Waterfront Hall ‘SCENES
FROM THE BIG PICTURE’ and a sell out production of
MACBETH for the Royal Shakespeare Company in Stratfordupon-Avon. Joan also designed the costumes for the Opera
Ireland Winter Season productions of ‘DEAD MAN WALKING’
and TURANDOT. A NUMBER by Caryl Churchill opened at the
Peacock Theatre Dublin, Feb ‘07
Joan has twice been awarded COSTUME DESIGNER OF THE YEAR by the
Irish Times Theatre Awards, for THE PINTER FESTIVAL at the Gate
Theatre Dublin 1997 and for a commedia de l’arte production of
LOLITA at The Peacock Theatre in 2002. She received two further
nominations, KEVIN’S BED for The Abbey Theatre in 1998, and THE
WAKE, also for The Abbey in 2001.
Joan has enjoyed a long association with The Abbey Theatre,
Dublin, both as Head of the Costume Dept, and as Costume
Designer for numerous productions there, including World
Premiers by major writers including Seamus Heaney, Brian Friel,
Tom Murphy, and Frank McGuinness, and has also worked with many
acclaimed directors including Joe Dowling, Robin le Fevre,
Conall Morrison, John McColgan, Laszlo Martin, Lorraine Pintal
and Karel Reisz among many. Notable productions for The Abbey
include HAMLET, A DOLL’S HOUSE, THE DANDY DOLLS, THE SHAUGHRAUN
(also West End), an
7b Kenilworth Lane
East
Rathmines
Dublin 6W
Ireland
Ire +353(0)872269214
joanoclery@gmail.com
all-male
TEMPEST,
DUCK and
National
version of THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST, THE
A WHISTLE IN THE DARK, THE BURIAL AT THEBES, THE WILD
THE COLLEEN BAWN, which transferred to The Royal
Theatre’s Lyttleton Stage.
Outside of The Abbey, notable work
pieces THE RITE OF SPRING, TOUPEES
Cois Ceim Dance Theatre. PEER GYNT
Theatre Olivier Stage, London, and
winning THE SUGAR WIFE (Dublin and
Theatre Company.
includes contemporary dance
AND SNAREDRUMS and SWEPT for
for The Royal National
COPENHAGEN and the award
London) for Rough Magic
In 2006/7 Joan costumed the dramatized sections of Cathal
Black’s documentary LEARNING GRAVITY for Littlebird films and a
short film BRIXTON BOB by Devin John Doyle for Fastnet Films.
She has also created stage clothing for U2’s Bono.
A full portfolio is available on request.