See the brilliant Amy Kennedy in The Hope River Girls, a reconceived version of Groupwork ‘s multi-award-winning 2019 debut, The Afflicted.
Hope River, upstate New York. A group of 24 schoolgirls begin behaving strangely and mirroring each other. Is there something in the water, in the soil or something much darker? Inspired by real events, The Hope River Girls combines explosive choreography, video and text to examine how something as natural as teenage girls coming of age can become wholly unnatural and a subject of national scrutiny.
This new work is commissioned by Imaginate, supported by Tramway and funded through the Scottish Government’s Festivals Expo Fund.
Dates:
Macrobert, Stirling 28 April
Byre Theatre, St Andrews 29 April
Eden Court, Inverness 3 May
Lyth Arts Centre, Caithness 4&6 May
The Studio, Edinburgh 9-13 May
Platform, Glasgow 13 May
Don Juan – Perth Theatre HorsecrossBrennan Artists’ Amy Kennedy features in Horsecross Arts Don Juan at Perth Theatre from the 14th Oct.
Will Don Juan ever achieve his dream of a simple life of unrelenting gratification? Will he ever get what’s coming to him? Or, like most rich guys, will he just keep failing upwards?
Performances running through till the end of October 2021, tickets and more information available here.
The Honey Man – Exeter Northcott TheatreBAA’s Amy Kennedy plays Misty in The Honey Man, coming to socially distanced audiences at Exeter Northcott Theatre.
The absorbing tale of an unlikely friendship that develops between an ageing West Indian recluse, and Misty, the fiery, sixteen year old heir to the nearby manor house, who bursts into his life one summer and turns his world upside down.
Runs 24 June – 3 July
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The Importance of Being Earnest – Perth TheatreThe fantastic Amy Kennedy plays Cecily in Perth Theatre’s spring production of The Importance of Being Earnest, opening on 7th March.
Directed by Lu Kemp, this version of Earnest also features Brennan Voices client, Grant O’Rourke, as Algernon, Karen Dunbar as Lady Bracknell, Caroline Deyga as Gwendolen and Daniel Cahill as Jack.
Runs 7th – 21 March at Perth Theatre.
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Amy Kennedy – River CityWe’re thrilled for Amy Kennedy, who will be joining the cast of River City! Playing the mysterious Maisie Evans, Amy arrives in Shieldinch in early 2020 and we’re excited to see what she gets up to. Congratulations, Amy!
The Afflicted – The Scotsman Fringe First AwardCongratulations to Amy Kennedy, Groupwork and everyone involved in The Afflicted, which has received a Fringe First Award!
Given out weekly by The Scotsman, the awards commend original productions that have opened at the Fringe across August.
A well-deserved win for an amazing show!
The Afflicted – SummerhallBAA’s Amy Kennedy appears in Groupwork’s The Afflicted, coming to Summerhall for the Edinburgh Festival period.
Inspired by real events, this new dance-theatre piece tells the story of a mysterious illness that infects a group of young women in small-town America. As the girls and their families search for a diagnosis to their strange affliction, they come face to face with their personal and collective demons. Drawing on the conventions and tropes of true crime podcasts, documentary and horror movies, this thrilling show mixes dance, video and text to interrogate how a community deals with abnormality in its midst.
Runs August 14 – 25, Summerhall.
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