NEWS
Keara will be appearing as KATE, the female lead, in Theatre Broad's new production of The Twelve-Pound Look by J.M Barrie (Peter Pan Man) - considered to be one of Barrie's finest one-act plays. It will debut on 23 July at The Byre Theatre, St Andrews, then tour to The Albert Halls, Stirling on 15th September 2009.
For more info or to book tickets see:
www.byretheatre.com/whatson/detail.php?autoProd=548
Keara will also be performing her new solo show at The Edinburgh Festival Fringe Lyre Burd - One Burd; Many Voices which enjoyed a sellout at Glasgow International Comedy Festival 2009 and a riotous two-night stand at Leith Festival 2009. For further details see: www.laughinghorsecomedy.co.uk/freefestival/keara.htm
About Keara
Keara is a regular comedian and emcee on the UK Stand up Comedy circuit and is also a popular host and speaker at many clubs and After-Dinner Events across the country. She is known for her canny impersonations of female celebrities, her character comedy creations and her mischievous stories and observations on life. She has produced five solo shows for the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. 2009 will be her eighth fringe and her sixth solo show.
Keara is also a professional Actor and has appeared in ITV's Taggart, the BBC1 sketch show, Velvet Soup, and films, The Best Man (Hat Trick Productions) and Joy Division (Dreamtool Entertainment). Stage work has included Gertrude in Shakespere's Hamlet, Ranyevskaia in Chekov's, The Cherry Orchard and Anna in Stars In The Morning Sky.
She is a regular contributor on Radio Scotland's MacAuley and Co as well as The Radio Cafe with Janice Forsythe. She also makes regular appearances on Forth One and Leith FM.
Keara has been a fan of Robert Burns since childhood trips with her family to Burns country in Alloway and Dumfries, and as an actor, learned many of Burns poems and songs at an early age. She is often in demand to give The Response on Behalf of The Lassies and the Address to the Haggis at Burns Suppers.
Keara is also a teacher of acting and is experienced in training comedians and speakers at all levels in presentation and performance. If you wish to gain Public Speaking Skills or Comedy Skills Keara has helped a number of public speakers improve their performance and enabled many comedians to get started in the business.
Keara also runs comedy events up and down the country. If you would like a comedy night at your venue, Keara will be happy to arrange this for you. For further information about comedy events and training check out www.fitothegiggles.com
To find out more about Keara you may wish to have a look at her Biography or to find out where you can see her perform, her Diary.
Contact Keara on 078 087 68916 or email mail@kearamurphy.co.uk to book her for your next event, to run a comedy night at your venue or to discuss your training needs.
