Marie McCarthy
Lightning Ensemble founded in 1995 was originally a company of writers, directors and actors focused on developing and creating new writing. The company was re-launched under the artistic directorship of founder member, Marie McCarthy and Sarah Weatherall in 2006 to create site- specific productions in a variety of locations.
In 2013, Marie McCarthy became artistic director and collaborates with the following associate artists to create surprising, memorable and engaging theatre in a range of locations for a wide and diverse audience.
PRODUCTIONS INCLUDE
THEATRE
When The Fallen Sang (St Giles-in-the-Fields)
The Crucible (Queens Theatre, Hornchurch)
Macbeth (Kents Caverns, Torquay)
What You Will (Assistant / Associate Director Cultural Olympiad / Globe
Theatre; Mark Rylance)
1908: Body and Soul (Cultural Olympiad, Henley Festival, Jacksons Lane)
Pride and Prejudice (National Tour),
Alice in the Walled Garden (Sixteen Feet Productions)
The Secret Garden (National Tour)
Not In My Name (Associate Director, Theatre Veritae)
The Bonds (Oval House Theatre)
Wind in the Willows (National Tour)
Shakespeare’s Sonnets (Globe Theatre)
Regarding X (Old Red Lion)
SE1 (Lightning Ensemble)
Watch This Space (National Youth Theatre)
Lizzy, Darcy & Jane (Tabard Theatre)
The Chess Players (Wandsworth Arts Festival)
The Mayday (Lightning Ensemble Site specific revival in Leeds)
Dissonant World (Hampstead Town Hall)
National Poetry Day 06, 07, 08 (Wandsworth Arts Festival)
Like Love (European and American Tour)
Love and Understanding (Library Theatre, Manchester)
Losing It (Soho Theatre Studio)
RADIO
Brent Life (Life FM)
Out catching Criminals (Resonance FM)
Forever grateful to
Glen Supple
Sophie Key
Angie Wallis
Jonathan Dawes
Jennifer Lim
Taryn Butler
Charlotte Eaton
Anne Bunting
Aileen Gonsalves