Hello
I am a maker and puppeteer from Donegal, Ireland, living in Manchester. I graduated in 2016 in Costume Design for Stage and Screen from IADT in Dun Laoghaire, Co. Dublin. I started out working in costume departments for film and TV, but got a taste for outdoor arts volunteering with Walk the Plank in 2013 and haven't looked back.
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My work has expanded into puppeteering, facilitating, and large scale puppet making since delving into the outdoor arts. I get a real buzz of the liveness of performing, of making an big impact on the street, and of making accessible art that communities can participate in.
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I work with a variety of different companies and artists, including Walk the Plank, Alison Duddle and Wild Rumpus. I frequently collaborate with Jonny Quick. His work can be seen at http://jonnyquick.co.uk/.
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CV
Training
The Performer's Playground Winter Intensive 2021
Puppeteering and Construction, Puppets in Prague 2018
Design for Stage and Screen, IADT 2012-2016
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Work
The Lanterns at Chester Zoo: Puppet designer and maker with Jonny Quick Wild Rumpus 2019-2022
Art Club: Workshop Facilitator Tactile Arts 2022
The Queen's Jubilee Parade: Costume maker and puppet assistant with Jonny Quick Nutkhut 2022
Dorman Roost: Puppeteer Wild Rumpus 2022
Puppeteer, maker and facilitator A Bird in the Hand Theatre 2019-2022
Manchester Day: Parade section designer, faciliator and maker Walk the Plank 2017-2022
Stage Directions: Performer, maker and facilitator Walk the Plank 2021-2022
Hebden Handmade Parade: Assistant maker and puppeteer Handmade Parade 2019, 2022
The Walk; A Sleeping Child: Assistant doll maker to Alison Duddle MIF 2021
The Magic Lantern: Puppeteer, maker and facilitator Thingumajig Theatre 2021
Burnley Light Night: Costume designer and maker Handmade Parade 2018-2019
Fabric puppets and puppet costume maker Lambert Puppet Theatre 2016- 2018
Into the Badlands: puppet knitter and seamstress AMC Studios 2017
The High Church of Enya: Maker and performer Body and Soul 2017
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Sewing
The Drop BBC Three 2021
Insane Animals, HOME theatre 2020
Costumes with Character 2019-2021
Pride Parade, Walk the Plank 2019
Ireland’s Got Talent Kite Productions 2018
Set decor seamstress Electric Picnic 2014-2017
Manchester Day; Walk the Plank 2014-2016
St Patrick Festival Dublin, City Fusion 2015
Return to Colmcille parade, Walk the Plank 2013