John Harrigan
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John Harrigan is, among other things a writer, director, actor and founder of FoolishPeople. FoolishPeople was founded in 1991 as the name under which John Harrigan developed and created live art, with the ultimate purpose of hacking into reality. Plays written by John Harrigan and produced by FoolishPeople are Enochian: Language of Angels, Revelations: Fear the mind, The Singularity and Ruined Steel.
Harrigan directed and acted in the premieres of Enochian, Revelations, The Singularity and Ruined Steel.
As an actor Harrigan has appeared in Ygydrasil in Yex sanctuary by Cathy Godffrey, Rockerella by Kirk Foster, Black Comedy by Greg McQueen and The Ubu Plays By Alfred Jarry which was directed by Patrick Maber.
Harrigan Choreographed and Danced in the Contemporary Dance piece Void For an English schools tour, director Greg McQueen later made Void into a short experimental film.
Harrigan has written one Book of prose entitled Vacuum and is currently finishing a book of prose and photography titled THE BOOK OF HATE and a graphic novel titled WET SHARDS, both of which will be published in 2005.
John Harrigan/FoolishPeople
Chronology of Work
1990
Rockerrella (Written and directed by Kirk Foster) Actor
Black Comedy (Written and Directed By Greg McQueen) Actor
1991
FoolishPeople chosen as Brand Name For Harrigan Projects
Enochian Language of Angels - First FoolishPeople Production North Herts College Hitchin (Writer, Director & Actor)
Ygydrasil in Yex sanctuary (Written and Directed by Cathy Godfrey) Actor
Void (Dancer + Dance Choreographer) FoolishPeople Production
Void (Experimental Film Directed by Greg McQueen ) Dance Choreographer & Dancer
1994
Revelations: Fear the mind - FoolishPeople Production-North Herts College Letchworth (Writer, Director & Actor)
The Ubu Plays by Alfred Jarry (Directed by Patrick Maber) Actor
1996
Vacuum (Book Of Short Prose) FoolishPeople Publication
2001
FoolishPeople Website Goes live
THE SINGULARITY Play Completed
2002
23/8/02 THE SINGULARITY Premieres at The Barn Theatre Welwyn Garden City
24/8/02 THE SINGULARITY Barn Theatre Welwyn Garden City,UK
6/9/02 & 7/9/02 THE SINGULARITY Baldock Town Hall,UK
10/9/02 To The 22/9/02 THE SINGULARITY Camden People's Theatre London,UK
2003
Vast (Book of Short Prose) Currently Finishing - FoolishPeople Publication
03/03 First FoolishPeople blog goes live
12/03/03 FoolishPeople.com becomes FoolishPeople.org
27/3/03 To The 30/3/03 Text Contributed to Past The Line, Between The Land - At Camden People's Theatre London - The CPT Company
26/7/03 To The 26/9/03 Zap: A Hundred Years Of Comic Books - Original Comic Art & Comic Book Memorabilia loaned From FoolishPeople's Archive To The Exhibition Zap: A Hundred Years Of Comic Books at The Letchworth Museum.
2004
June - FoolishPeople becomes an Organisation.
2/9/04 The Flesh List: A one shot comic book written by John Harrigan and Illustrated by Kel Winser is published by FoolishPeople Press.
18/4/04 FoolishPeople sponsored website kelwinser.com goes live for FoolishPeople member Kel Winser.
1/8/04 The Book Of Hate:Volume One Debuts on FoolishPeople.com
1/8/04 FoolishPeople sponsored website gavinsawford.com goes live for FoolishPeople member GavinSawford.
22/10/04 Ruined Steel Trestle Arts Base St Albans
29/10/04 Ruined Steel University Of Hertfordshire De Havilland Centre Hatfield
30/10/04 & 31/10/04 Special appearance by FoolishPeople at the Fortean Times Unconvention
5/11/04 Special Ruined Steel Prologue performed by FoolishPeople at The Creative Swing at Union Chapel London.
8/11/04 To 29/11/04 Ruined Steel Camden People's Theatre London.
2005
20/1/05 First Occult Essay by John Harrigan appears at Key23.net
