Peter Kenny(I)
- Actor
- Special Effects
In theatre he has worked for a wide range of companies including: The
Royal Shakespeare Company, as Ferdy the male soprano in Peter Gill's
production of John Osborne's A Patriot For Me Directed by Jamie
Thraves. As a member of Greg Thompson's A&BC Theatre Co. He toured the
world in their iconic production of Shakespeare's The Tempest and
created the role of Pilate in Greg's play, If I Were Lifted Up From
Earth. In 2006 he composed the music for A&BC's production of Shaw's
Saint Joan at the Fischer Center in New York, in which he also played
La Hire and The English Soldier. As part of the RSC's "Complete Works"
season at Stratford upon Avon, Peter played Thomas Cromwell and was the
"ethereal soprano" (Michael Billington, The Guardian) singing from the
darkened nave in Greg Thompson's production of Henry VIII.
From 1993-94 he was a member of the BBC Radio Drama Company which he describes as, "...the best vocal training I ever had!" where he worked alongside some of the greatest names in the British Entertainment industry. He has subsequently worked as a freelance performer in a whole host of productions on UK national radio. He was an active member of the Staging the Court Project, which endeavored to bring academic study and theatrical practice together to recreate a performance of a play in the Great Hall at Hampton Court as it may have been performed before Henry VII. In 2011 he joined the Tell Theatre Company and has performed in their first two productions 'Marriage' by Gogol and 'A Respectable Wedding' by Bertolt Brecht.
From 1993-94 he was a member of the BBC Radio Drama Company which he describes as, "...the best vocal training I ever had!" where he worked alongside some of the greatest names in the British Entertainment industry. He has subsequently worked as a freelance performer in a whole host of productions on UK national radio. He was an active member of the Staging the Court Project, which endeavored to bring academic study and theatrical practice together to recreate a performance of a play in the Great Hall at Hampton Court as it may have been performed before Henry VII. In 2011 he joined the Tell Theatre Company and has performed in their first two productions 'Marriage' by Gogol and 'A Respectable Wedding' by Bertolt Brecht.