John Hartnett

SLT Member 1977 - 2008

John as Santiago in Anna in the Tropics (2007). Photograph by Phil Gammon

Acting Roles

• Benoit in The Executioners (1978) (Prompt Corner)
• Albert in A Night Out (1978) (Prompt Corner)
• Geoff in A Taste of Honey (1978) (Main Stage)
• Chorus in The Wizard of Oz (1979) (Main Stage)
• Cone in The Sport of My Mad Mother (1979) (Prompt Corner)
• Rosencrantz in Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead (1979) (Main Stage)
• Puck or Robin Goodfellow in A Midsummer Night's Dream (1980) (Main Stage)
• Buttons in Cinderella (1981) (Main Stage)
• Hysterium in A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (1981) (Bell Theatre)
• James Verney in The Offshore Island (1981) (Bell Theatre)
• Actor in January Gladsong (1982) (Prompt Corner)
• Mr Jones in Ashes (1982) (Bell Theatre)
• Salerio in The Merchant of Venice (1982) (Bell Theatre)
• Michael in The Golden Pathway Annual (1983) (Bell Theatre)
• Queequeg in Moby Dick (1983) (Bell Theatre)
• Tom Palmer in Harlequinade (1983) (Prompt Corner)
• Robert (Bob) Lacey in Green Julia (1983) (Bell Theatre)
• Og, a leprechaun in Finian's Rainbow (1984) (Bell Theatre)
• Ensemble in Godspell (1984) (Bell Theatre)
• Ebenezer Scrooge in A Christmas Carol (1985) (Bell Theatre)
• Paddy in Fings ain't Wot They Used t'Be (1986) (Bell Theatre)
• Bob in The Maintenance Man (1990) (Bell Theatre)
• Bert Jefferson in The Man Who Came to Dinner (1991) (Bell Theatre)
• First Voice in Under Milk Wood (1991) (Prompt Corner)
• Richard in The Lady's not for Burning (1992) (Bell Theatre)
• Estragon in Waiting for Godot (1992) (Bell Theatre)
• Peter Simple in The Merry Wives of Windsor (1992) (Bell Theatre)
• Robert in Betrayal (1993) (Bell Theatre)
• Gus in The Dumb Waiter (1993) (Prompt Corner)
• Graham Whittaker in 'A Chip in the Sugar' in Talking Heads (1994) (Prompt Corner)
• Astrov in Uncle Vanya (1995) (Bell Theatre)
• Ensemble in Stage By Stage (1996) (Prompt Corner)
• Michael in Dancing at Lughnasa (1996) (Bell Theatre)
• Edward in Someone Who'll Watch Over Me (1997) (Bell Theatre)
• Sir Percy Shorter in Habeas Corpus (1998) (Bell Theatre)
• Frank in Faith Healer (1998) (Bell Theatre)
• Leo Schneider in Chapter Two (1999) (Bell Theatre)
• Dave Moss in Glengarry Glen Ross (2000) (Bell Theatre)
• Ensemble in Hard Times (2000) (Bell Theatre)
• Lawrence Garfinkle in Other People's Money (2001) (Bell Theatre)
• Ensemble in On Stage Write (2002) (Bell Theatre)
• James in Passion Play (2002) (Bell Theatre)
• Bardolph in Lettice and Lovage (2002) (Bell Theatre)
• Neils Bohr in Copenhagen (2003) (Prompt Corner)
• Man in Stevie (2003) (Prompt Corner)
• First Voice in Under Milk Wood (2004) (Prompt Corner)
• Finbar in The Weir (2005) (Prompt Corner)
• Luke in The Bear (2005) (Prompt Corner)
• Ensemble in Tomfoolery (2006) (Bell Theatre)
• Dr Robert Smith in Blue Orange (2006) (Prompt Corner)
• Santiago in Anna in the Tropics (2007) (Bell Theatre)
• Ensemble in The Parting Glass (2008) (Prompt Corner)

Productions as Director

• The Bespoke Overcoat (1982) (Bell Theatre)
• Once a Catholic (1983) (Bell Theatre)
• Robin Hood - The Truth Behind the Green Tights (1985) (Bell Theatre)
• Stevie (1986) (Prompt Corner)
• Under Milk Wood (1991) (Prompt Corner)
• Shirley Valentine (1997) (Bell Theatre)

Productions as Production Assistant

• The Browning Version in Kaleidoscope '90 (1990) (Bell Theatre)

Lighting

• The Spinach Eaters & All Things Nice (1983) (Prompt Corner)

Productions as Lighting Operator

• Passion, Poison and Petrifaction and Angels' Visits (1986) (Prompt Corner)
• Passion Play (1987) (Bell Theatre)

Sound

• Lord Arthur Savile's Crime (1990) (Bell Theatre)
• Clappers (1991) (Bell Theatre)
• Clara's on the Curtains and A Life in the Theatre (1992) (Bell Theatre)

Productions as Sound Recordist and Operator

• A Man for All Seasons (1983) (Bell Theatre)

Productions as Sound Recordist

• The Man Who Came to Dinner (1991) (Bell Theatre)
• The Lady's not for Burning (1992) (Bell Theatre) with Brian Fretwell

Productions as Sound Operator

• The Dresser (1983) (Bell Theatre)

Productions as Stage Manager

• Ashes (1982) (Bell Theatre)

Productions as Assistant Stage Manager

• The Bed Before Yesterday (1981) (Main Stage)
• Fur Coat and No Knickers (1986) (Bell Theatre)
• Significant Others (1990) (Prompt Corner)
• The Turn of the Screw (1990) (Bell Theatre)

Set Construction

• The Real Thing (1988) (Bell Theatre)
• Significant Others (1990) (Prompt Corner)
• The Turn of the Screw (1990) (Bell Theatre)
• Lord Arthur Savile's Crime (1990) (Bell Theatre)
• Under Milk Wood (1991) (Prompt Corner)
• When We Are Married (1997) (Bell Theatre)
• Faith Healer (1998) (Bell Theatre)
• Chapter Two (1999) (Bell Theatre)
• Hard Times (2000) (Bell Theatre)
• 'A Christmas Parcel' comprising: Pride at Southanger Park, Cinderella and The (12) Daze of Xmas (2000) (Bell Theatre)
• Murder at the Howard Johnson's (2001) (Prompt Corner)
• Other People's Money (2001) (Bell Theatre)
• Lettice and Lovage (2002) (Bell Theatre)

Accent Coach

• Dublin Carol (2008) (Prompt Corner)

Productions as Prompt

• Ten Little Indians (1982) (Bell Theatre)
• The Killing of Sister George (1997) (Bell Theatre)