Cliodhna McAllister

Artistic Director

Cliodhna trained as a member of PTC at the Gaiety School of Acting. Previously, she read English at the University of Oxford, where she was President of the OUDS.

Before co-founding Blacklight, Cliodhna worked in theatre in London and in Northern Ireland.

Recent roles include Abby in Stitching and Rosalind in As You Like It.

Cliodhna was a collaborative director for Blacklight's inaugural production of Stitching and director of Charlotte Delbo's Who Will Carry the Word? and Noel Coward’s Fallen Angels. Cliodhna wrote and directed Blacklight’s 2019 SASH production of Have You Seen This Girl?, and directed Louis Deslis’ SASH production - Patchwork. Previously, she directed Blacklight’s SASH 2018 entry - Colm Doran’s Butterflies & Moths.

Access Cliodhna's Voice Reel here.