The Cloudspotter
A sneak peek of Michael J Harnett’s wonderful play The Cloudspotter, directed by Vinnie McCabe, which run in The Clasaċ, Clontarf, last November. This compelling play received excellent reviews after performances at Holyhead, The Viking theatre, and Seán O’Casey theatre. The Cloudspotter centres around a grandmother with early signs of dementia and her grandson Thomas, […]
The Cloudspotter by Michael Harnett
Following a run of outstanding performances in April, Micheal Harnett’s play, “The Cloudspotter”, returns to the Sean O’Casey Theatre this May. “The Cloudspotter” is about Nan, a woman in her seventies showing signs of dementia, and Thomas, her wayward 16-year-old grandson. They live together in an inner-city flat in Dublin’s Five Lamps and – despite […]
Michael Harnett in Centre Stage with Jack Gilligan
Centre Stage is a radio show on Dublin City FM where Jack Gilligan explores every aspect of Theatre in Dublin and keeps you up to date with what’s on near you. In this show, he talks with Michael Harnett about his new play The Cloudspotter, which runs from the 28th of April to the 21st […]
‘The Cloudspotter’ Podcast
Director Michael J. Harnett joins Donie Tarrant to discuss his new play The Cloudspotter a work which features a young teenage boy and his grandmother who because of unfortunate circumstances live together. https://nearfm.ie/podcast/michael-j-harnetts-new-play-the-cloudspotter/ You can get tickets for this play taking place in Sean O’Casey Theatre HERE
Five Lamps Arts Films
During the last few weeks, we released online, through our Youtube channel and IGTV, three short films that premiered at the Odeon Cinema last summer as part of our Festival 2021 edition. You can watch them at the links below or by visiting our website. “Nearby Dublin”, directed and written by Grace Corry is a […]
Nichola MacEvilly about Philo
What has the response to Philo been like so far? We’ve had such a wonderful response to Philo. Full houses of laughter and tears in the Sean O’Casey Theatre. Many people return for a second time with gangs of friends and family. We knew we were working on a very special story but we couldn’t […]