Background
Colgan, Michael Anthony was born on July 17, 1950 in Dublin, Ireland. Son of James Joseph and Josephine Patricia (Geoghegan) Colgan.
Colgan, Michael Anthony was born on July 17, 1950 in Dublin, Ireland. Son of James Joseph and Josephine Patricia (Geoghegan) Colgan.
Bachelor, Trinity College, Dublin, 1972.
Director Abbey Theatre, Dublin, 1974-1978. Company manager Irish Theatre Company, 1977-1978. Manager Dublin Theatre Festival, 1978-1980, artistic director, 1981-1983, Gate Theatre, Dublin, since 1984.
Executive director Little Bird Films, Dublin and London, since 1986. Board directors Dublin Theatre Festival. Artistic director Parma (Italy) Festival, l982.
Member Irish Arts Council, l989-93.
Producer I'll Go On (Samuel Beckett), Dublin, Paris, London, Edinburgh, Bari, Jerusalem, Brussels, Amsterdam, Chicago, New York City, Juno and the Paycock (Sean O'Casey), Dublin, Jerusalem, Edinburgh, New York City, Salome (Oscar Wilde), Dublin, Edinburgh, Charleston, South Carolina, Three Sisters (Anton Chekhov), Dublin, Royal Court Theatre, London, The Beckett Festival, Dublin, Molly Sweeney, Dublin, Almeida Theatre, London, Roundabout Theatre, New York City, The Beckett Festival, Lincoln Center Festival, New York City, 1996, The Pinter Festival and The Pinter Festival 97, Dublin.
Board directors Laura Pels Foundation. Member Irish Arts Council, 1989-1993.
Reading, music, conversation, cinema.
Married Susan Mary FitzGerald, September 6, l975. Children: Sarah, Sophie, Richard.