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