Author Theresa Cullen
Theresa Cullen is the co-writer of ‘The Last Day of Harry Clarke: A Three-Act Play’, with Anthony Costigan and Lucy Costigan, published by Enlighten Publishing in 2020. Theresa Cullen was previously a researcher on ‘Strangest Genius: The stained glass of Harry Clarke’ (2010),’Dark Beauty’ (2019) and ‘Glenveagh Mystery’ (2012). Theresa was Executive Producer for the film documentary, ‘A Revel in Blue: The Life and Work of Harry Clarke’ (2010). Theresa is also Executive Producer for the forthcoming documentary film ‘Journey Through Glass’, (Irishimages.org/film).
The Last Day of Harry Clarke: A Three-Act Play
Harry Clarke, Irish stained-glass artist and illustrator, is confined to a Swiss sanatorium, suffering from Tuberculosis, far from his family and his work in the Studios in Dublin. Ravaged by illness, the rejection of the Geneva Window, and the effects of medication, Clarke is visited by friends, both real and imaginary. As darkness falls on a January evening in 1931, the arrival of his two best friends unleashes an inner psychic battle to free himself from the hellish fears of his childhood and to accomplish his one final quest, to travel back home. This drama in three acts is a fictional account of the final day of Harry Clarke.
