Lise-Ann CV

Acting and Writing CV

Theatre: At the Gate: The Importance of Being Earnest, You Never Can Tell. At the Abbey: A Life, The Last Apache Reunion, A Midsummer’s Night Dream, Ivanov, The Star Turns Red, Stephen D, City Sugar, Nightshade , Tainbocu, Mr Yeats and the Death of Cuchulain, The PIcture of Dorian Grey, Electra, B*spoke Theatre Company; Mum’s the Word, Candida, The Strangeness of Others, Stagestruck, Wolseley Theatre Ipswich; Ourselves Alone, all at Liverpool Playhouse and Royal Court Theatre, Una Pooka, Tricyle Theatre.

Film/Television:  Sally Knox in The Irish RM, three series, Neil Jordan’s Angel, Malice Aforethought, The Return, Whistleblower. Channel 4; Friends and Other Lovers, We’ll Meet Again, series, (TV Times Award Best Newcomer), Square Deal, two series, ITV;  Pauline Fitzpatrick in Fair City, Teresa’s Wedding, Miracles and Miss Langan, A Life, RTÉ; Nobody’s Property, Katie the Year of a Child, Dead Entry, Haggard, Yo Picasso, Easter 2016, Ties of Blood, Shadows on our Skin, BBC.

Writing Credits

RYAN’S DAUGHTER RETURNS – wrote sequel to Ryan’s Daughter. Producers Philippa Salisbury/Sarah Miles. Exec. John Boorman.

THE JUDAS TREE
A feature adaptation of the novel “A World of Love” by Elizabeth Bowen. Developed by Warner Sisters and other companies.

CASTLE RACKRENT
An adaptation of the eighteenth century novel by Maria Edgeworth. Producers Anne Marie Casey for Warner Sisters and Tim Palmer for Parallel Films.

THE SEAGULL
Contemporary feature idea based on Chekhov play

A LEGAL AFFAIR
Contemporary television drama serial idea.

FEMALE FRIENDS
Delivered second draft of first episode of three part serial from Fay Weldon’s novel. Commissioned by Debbie Shewell for RDF TV.

EFFIE BRIEST
Commissioned by Gillian McNeill/ Big Strand Films to write an outline of a film adaptation of the novel. Director Sheree Folkson attached.

FAIR CITY
Wrote the RTE drama for several years.