Manus Halligan is an actor in demand.
His next production will be The Maker at the Southbank Centre London. The Maker was first performed at the Drioacht as part of the Dublin Theatre Festival and the Baboro Festival in Galway.
Further productions to be announced shortly.
Manus performed in the Award winning Lost Lear at the Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh, winning the Edinburgh Fringe First Award 2025. Also Connecticut, North Carolina and Toronto. A terrific show and well deserved win. Manus was nominated in The Irish Times Theatre Awards 2022 Best Supporting Actor category, for his wonderful performance as Liam in Lost Lear directed by Dan Colley. Lost Lear has also received Best New Play and Best Video Design Nominations.
Previous shows include Pop Up Puppets International Festival in Stockholm.
Molly Sweeney by Brian Friel as part of the DUBLIN THEATRE FESTIVAL
A Christmas Carol (Scrooge) for Living Dred and Obituary on RTE.
A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings has been performed in numerous venues including the Irish Arts Centre New York, The Arts Court – Black Box Studio, Ottawa and Imaginate Festival in Edinburgh. They received the Summerhall Theatre Lustrum Award for an Unforgettable Show. The show had residence in the Summerhall throughout the month of August and received 4 and 5* reviews. It was also part of the Westival in Westport.
Staging the Treaty at the National Concert Hall and RTE.
Manus also performed in Tarry Flynn by Patrick Kavanagh, adapted for the stage by Conall Morrison which has received an Irish Times Theatre Awards Best Ensemble Nomination. Followed by The Cartographer’s Pen for Townhall Cavan.
He is a graduate of the Trinity College Drama and Theatre Department.
Film work includes The Cocaine Famine, a black comedy in which he played the co-lead. Screened in 45 Festivals and winner of 7 Awards.
Metal Heart directed by Hugh O’Connor and Produced by Treasure Entertainment. Inspector Jury (Octagon), Rebellion (RTÉ), My Life For Ireland (Suitable Films), Not With a Bang But a Whimper (dir. Andy Stevenson) and Run (dir. Sam McMullen).
Other theatre work include Alice and the Wolf by Tom Swift for Barnstorm. A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings at the Peacock Theatre and the Project Arts Centre as part of the Dublin Fringe Festival amongst other venues. Some Names were Changed at the Project.
Far Away performed at Spike Island. Conor at the End of the Universe Ark and National Tour. The Aeneid (Smock Alley). Inside The GPO (Fishamble), The Poor Little Boy With No Arms (One Duck), She Stoops To Conquer and King Lear (Abbey Theatre), Before Monsters Were Made, Reckoners and The Life and Sort of Death of Eric Argyle (15th Oak Productions), Five Minutes Later (Sugarglass T. C.), Shell-Shock (Gonzo T. C.), The Nightmare Before Christmas (Livin’ Dred), Human Child and MONSTER/CLOCK (Collapsing Horse Theatre Company), Heroin(e) for Breakfast (PillowTalk), The Making of ‘Tis Pity She’s a Whore (Project Arts Centre).