JOHN
HARRIGAN

John Harrigan is a director, writer and producer with a diverse portfolio of work spanning film, immersive theatre, art and gaming. 

John's work has been showcased at renowned venues like the Institute of Contemporary Arts, Arcola Theatre, Horse Hospital, and Birmingham Rep. He has also spoken and lectured at prestigious institutions such as the Royal College of Art, the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, and the Birmingham Screen and Film School.

In 2021, John was honoured with the Best Director award at the New York Festival of Cinema and in 2023 he was invited to join BAFTA as a Connect member, in recognition of his contribution to the film industry to date. His diverse list of clients includes the BBC, Wilderness Festival, Secret Cinema, and the BFI. 

John's objective is to create meaningful connections between spectators and performers, transcending the limitations of traditional art forms. His work is layered and multi-dimensional, encompassing a range of emotions and experiences that resonate with audiences by focusing on the innate power of storytelling.

John lives in Hertfordshire with his wife, three children, and three cats.

Ora et labora

FILMS

2022 - Lightships - Feature - GHRL & FoolishPeople
2018 - Armageddon Gospels - Feature - FoolishPeople
2013 - Strange Factories - Feature - FoolishPeople

Exhibitions and Performances.

2018 - The Lying Field - Writer and Director - Byline Festival, Pippingford Park, Nutley UK

2017 - Featured Project - British Enough? - Writer and Director, in collaboration with artist and filmmaker Kristina Cranfeld - BE FESTIVAL, Birmingham Repertory Theatre, Birmingham UK 

2015 - Featured Project - The Woods Trapped at the Edge of Midnight - Writer and Director - Headlining Act - Wilderness Festival, Cornbury Park, UK

2014 - Featured Project (film page) - Strange Factories: Remade - Writer and Director

• Scalarama at the Curzon Community Cinema, Clevedon, UK;
• Making Waves Film Festival at the Kings Theatre, Southsea Portsmouth, UK; 
• Ultimate Picture Palace Oxford, UK; 
• The Magic Lantern Cinema, Tywyn, UK

2013 - Featured Project (film page) - Strange Factories: The Imaginari - Writers John Harrigan and Craig Slee, Director John Harrigan

• Cinema Museum, London, UK; 
• Duke of York's Picture House, Brighton, UK; 
• with Sundown Cinema at Cadwell Farm, Hitchin, UK;
• Pavilion Dance, Bournemouth, UK

2012 - Featured Project - Virulent Experience – Writer and Director - in partnership with Conway Hall Ethical Society, London, UK

2010 - Featured Project - The Basement - Ward 12 – Co-Writer and Director - in partnership with Secret Cinema, London, UK

2010 - The Providence Experiments - Writer and Director - co-produced with Mythos Media

2010 - A Red Threatening Sky - Writer and Director - The Old Abattoir, Clerkenwell, London, UK

2009 - Featured Project - The Abattoir Pages – Writer and Director - presented with Guerilla Zoo - The Old Abattoir, Clerkenwell, London, UK

2009 - Featured Project - Cirxus – Writer and Director - The Arcola Theatre, London, UK

2008 - Terra:Extremitas – Writer and Director - NDSM-werf, Amsterdam, NL

2007 - Featured Project - Dead Language – Writer and Director

• esoZone, Portland, Oregon, USA
• Institute of Contemporary Arts, The Mall, London, UK

2007 - Desecration – Writer and Director - In association with the Theatre of Ophidia - Galleries of Justice, Nottingham, UK

2007 - Weaponised Art 3.0 - Writer and Director - Lazy Gramaphone, The Luminaire, London, UK

2007 - Terra-Incognita - Writer and Director - 491 Gallery & Vertigo, London, UK

2007 - Ghost Redux - Writer and Director - 491 Gallery & Vertigo, London, UK

2006- Dark Nights of the Soul: Cycle VI - Carousel - Writer and Director - The Horse Hospital, London, UK

2006 - Dark Nights of the Soul: Cycle V - Home - Writer and Director - The Horse Hospital, London, UK

2006 - Weaponised Art 2.0 - Guerrilla Zoo - Writer and Director - Corisca Studios, London, UK

2006 - Weaponised Art 1.0 - Guerrilla Zoo - Writer and Director - Corisca Studios, London, UK

2006- Dark Nights of the Soul: Cycle IV - Congealed - Writer and Director - The Horse Hospital, London, UK

2006 - Dark Nights of the Soul: Cycle III - Emergence - Writer and Director - The Horse Hospital, London, UK

2006 - Dark Nights of the Soul: Cycle II - The Fluid Flesh - Writer and Director - The Horse Hospital, London, UK

2005 - Dark Nights of the Soul: Cycle I - The Wyrm Shroud - Writer and Director - The Horse Hospital, London, UK

2005 - Dr. Bleach - Writer and Director - Weird Weekend - Centre for Fortean Zoology, Devon, UK

2004 - Ruined Steel - Writer and Director - Camden People's Theatre, London, UK

2004 - Escape from RS1 - Writer and Director - Creative Swing, London, UK

2003 - Past the Line, Between the Land - Writer - Camden People's Theatre, London, UK

2002 - The Singularity - Writer and Director - Camden People's Theatre, London, UK

1994 - Revelations; Fear The Mind - Writer and Director - North Herts College, Letchworth, UK

1991 - Enochian; Language of Angels - Writer and Director John Harrigan - North Herts College, Hitchin, UK