About
Amy Hegarty is a designer, maker and performer in the outdoor arts world, specialising in costume, puppetry and community arts. She has worked with a range of renowned UK organisations such as Walk the Plank, Wild Rumpus and Thingamajig Theatre.
Amy’s work is collaborative and playful. She particularly enjoys the buzz of performing and creating art that communities can engage with.
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St. Patrick’s Parade Dublin: Lead artist for the North East Inner City pageant St. Patrick’s Festival 2024
Paper Trail Collective: Co-creator, designer and maker for Under Wonder, a performance installation event Northern Roots 2023
The Lanterns at Chester Zoo: Puppet designer and maker with Jonny Quick Wild Rumpus 2019-2022
Queen’s Jubilee Parade: Co designer and maker for Bride and Groom puppets Nutkhut 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
Sewing
Pride Parade Manchester: Costume Maker, Designer: Rose Miller Pride 2023
Puppet sewing Handmade Productions 2023
Puppet sewing Bird in the Hand Theatre 2022
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