Peter Kenny
Encyclopedia
Peter Kenny is a Voice-over artist Actor
, Singer and Designer
living in South West London. Raised on Merseyside he gained a BA(Hons) in Drama from the University of Hull.
Pantomimes. He then went on to work for the Royal Lyceum Theatre
at their Roseburn Studios. After four years working as a freelance, including projects for Perth Rep, Scottish Theatre Company
, Scottish Heritage and The City Gallery; he moved to London and took up his career as a performer.
production of John Osborne
’s A Patriot For Me. He appeared as the lead role of Henry in the award winning short film The Take-Out 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 endeavoured 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.
by Melvin Burgess
, Face and Refugee Boy by Benjamin Zephaniah
, Consider Phlebas
, Look To Windward
, Player of Games, and Surface Detail
by Iain M Banks and The Wasp Factory
and Transition
by Iain Banks
. He subsequently recorded The Wasp Factory as a commercial recording twelve years later for Iain Banks’ publishers Hachette
and Little Brown, and was generously reviewed by Sue Arnold in the Guardian.
In 1998 he was invited to record books for the RNIB and has since recorded a vast range of titles including: Kidnapped by Robert Louis Stephenson, Revolution Day by Rageh Omaar, One Good Turn by Kate Atkinson and At My Mothers Knee by Paul O’Grady.
Peter is now an established audiobook reader with over forty titles recorded. He regularly records the Library editions of Mandasue Heller’s dark northern thrillers for ISIS Publishing, and the abridged and unabridged recordings of Iain M Banks space operas about The Culture. He has recently recorded WJ Burley’s crime novel, Wycliffe and The House of Fear for Orion Publishing. Peter has also recorded Medicus and the Disappearing Dancing Girls by R.S. Downie, The Prestige by Christopher Priest, Mother's Milk by Edward St Aubyn and Young Wives' Tales by Adele Parks
Actor
An actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...
, Singer and Designer
Designer
A designer is a person who designs. More formally, a designer is an agent that "specifies the structural properties of a design object". In practice, anyone who creates tangible or intangible objects, such as consumer products, processes, laws, games and graphics, is referred to as a...
living in South West London. Raised on Merseyside he gained a BA(Hons) in Drama from the University of Hull.
Early career
Initially Peter worked for Edinburgh District Council, at the now defunct Nelson Halls, building, amongst other things, trick props and Cinderella’s Coach for the King's TheatreKing's Theatre, Edinburgh
The King's Theatre was opened in 1906 and stands on a prominent site on Leven Street in Edinburgh. It is one of Scotland's historic and most important theatres...
Pantomimes. He then went on to work for the Royal Lyceum Theatre
Royal Lyceum Theatre
The Royal Lyceum Theatre is a 658 seat theatre in the city of Edinburgh, Scotland, named after the Theatre Royal Lyceum and English Opera House, the residence at the time of legendary Shakespearean actor Henry Irving. It was built in 1883 by architect C. J. Phipps at a cost of UK£17,000 on behalf...
at their Roseburn Studios. After four years working as a freelance, including projects for Perth Rep, Scottish Theatre Company
Scottish Theatre Company
The Scottish Theatre Company was started in 1980 under the direction of actor Ewan Hooper, but for most of its 8 years it was directed by his successor Tom Fleming. From its production base in Glasgow, where its home theatre was the Theatre Royal, it set out its policy of presenting Scottish and...
, Scottish Heritage and The City Gallery; he moved to London and took up his career as a performer.
Puppetry
His first engagement as a performer was with Playboard Puppets in the stage version of the popular children’s Television Show, Button Moon. Roles included: Queen Wibbly, Ragdoll, Fairy Fungus, and Little Bottle. He subsequently remained with the company on a freelance basis as a puppet maker and operator, including ad campaigns for Robertsons Fruit Drinks, McDonalds, and the pilot episode of Spooks of Bottle Bay.Acting
In theatre he has worked for a wide range of companies including: The Royal Shakespeare Company, as Ferdy the male soprano in Peter Gill’sPeter Gill (playwright)
Peter Gill, theatre director, playwright and former actor, was born in Cardiff, Wales, on 7 September 1939, son of George John Gill and his wife Margaret Mary .He was educated at St Illtyd's College, Cardiff.-Career:...
production of John Osborne
John Osborne
John James Osborne was an English playwright, screenwriter, actor and critic of the Establishment. The success of his 1956 play Look Back in Anger transformed English theatre....
’s A Patriot For Me. He appeared as the lead role of Henry in the award winning short film The Take-Out Directed by Jamie Thraves
Jamie Thraves
Jamie Thraves is a British film writer and director.Jamie Thraves began making early short experimental films in 1989 at Hull University, having previously studied illustration . His graduation film Scratch and The Take-Out both went on to win numerous awards at short film festivals worldwide...
. As a member of Greg Thompson’s A&BC Theatre Co. He toured the world in their iconic production of Shakespeare’s The Tempest
The Tempest
The Tempest is a play by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written in 1610–11, and thought by many critics to be the last play that Shakespeare wrote alone. It is set on a remote island, where Prospero, the exiled Duke of Milan, plots to restore his daughter Miranda to her rightful place,...
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
Saint Joan (play)
Saint Joan is a play by George Bernard Shaw, based on the life and trial of Joan of Arc. Published not long after the canonization of Joan of Arc by the Roman Catholic Church, the play dramatises what is known of her life based on the substantial records of her trial. Shaw studied the transcripts...
at the Fischer Center
Richard B. Fisher Center for the Performing Arts
The Richard B. Fisher Center for the Performing Arts at Bard College is a performance hall located in New York's Hudson Valley. The center provides audiences with performances and programs in orchestral, chamber, and jazz music and theater, dance, and opera by American and international artists...
in New York, in which he also played La Hire and The English Soldier. As part of the RSC’s “Complete Works
Complete Works (RSC festival)
The Complete Works is a festival set up by the Royal Shakespeare Company, running between April 2006 and March 2007 at Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, England. The festival aims to perform all of Shakespeare's works, including his sonnets, poems and all 37 plays...
” 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 endeavoured 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.
Audio Books
Following a chance meeting on a tube with Matthew Walters a producer he had worked with at the BBC, Peter started recording unabridged audio books as a reader for the charity Listening Books. Titles included: JunkJunk (novel)
Junk is a 1996 Carnegie Medal and Guardian Award-winning novel by Melvin Burgess. The book is about the experiences of a group of teenagers who fall into heroin addiction and who embrace anarchism on the streets of Bristol, England...
by Melvin Burgess
Melvin Burgess
Melvin Burgess is a British author of children's fiction. His first book, The Cry of the Wolf, was published in 1990. He gained a certain amount of notoriety in 1996 with the publication of Junk, which was published in the shadow of the film of Irvine Welsh's Trainspotting, and dealt with the...
, Face and Refugee Boy by Benjamin Zephaniah
Benjamin Zephaniah
Benjamin Obadiah Iqbal Zephaniah is an English writer and dub poet. He is a well-known figure in contemporary English literature, and was included in The Times list of Britain's top 50 post-war writers in 2008....
, Consider Phlebas
Consider Phlebas
Consider Phlebas, first published in 1987, is a space opera novel by Scottish writer Iain M. Banks. Written after a 1984 draft, it is the first to feature the Culture.-Overview:...
, Look To Windward
Look to Windward
Look to Windward is a science fiction novel by Scottish writer Iain M. Banks, first published in 2000. It is Banks' sixth published novel to feature The Culture.-Plot introduction:...
, Player of Games, and Surface Detail
Surface Detail
Surface Detail by Iain M Banks is a science fiction novel in his popular Culture series, first published in the UK on 7 October 2010 and the US on 28 October 2010. -Plot summary:...
by Iain M Banks and The Wasp Factory
The Wasp Factory
The Wasp Factory was the first novel by Scottish writer Iain Banks. It was published in 1984.-Overview:It is written from a first person perspective, told by sixteen-year-old eunuch Frank Cauldhame, describing his childhood and all that remains of it...
and Transition
Transition (novel)
Transition is a novel by Iain Banks, first published in 2009. The American edition gives the author's name as "Iain M. Banks", the name Banks uses for his science fiction work.-Background:...
by Iain Banks
Iain Banks
Iain Banks is a Scottish writer. He writes mainstream fiction under the name Iain Banks, and science fiction as Iain M. Banks, including the initial of his adopted middle name Menzies...
. He subsequently recorded The Wasp Factory as a commercial recording twelve years later for Iain Banks’ publishers Hachette
Hachette (publishing)
Hachette Livre, , is a French publisher, the flagship imprint of Lagardère Publishing. It was founded in 1826 by Louis Hachette as a bookshop and publishing company. Hachette has its headquarters in the 15th arrondissement of Paris....
and Little Brown, and was generously reviewed by Sue Arnold in the Guardian.
In 1998 he was invited to record books for the RNIB and has since recorded a vast range of titles including: Kidnapped by Robert Louis Stephenson, Revolution Day by Rageh Omaar, One Good Turn by Kate Atkinson and At My Mothers Knee by Paul O’Grady.
Peter is now an established audiobook reader with over forty titles recorded. He regularly records the Library editions of Mandasue Heller’s dark northern thrillers for ISIS Publishing, and the abridged and unabridged recordings of Iain M Banks space operas about The Culture. He has recently recorded WJ Burley’s crime novel, Wycliffe and The House of Fear for Orion Publishing. Peter has also recorded Medicus and the Disappearing Dancing Girls by R.S. Downie, The Prestige by Christopher Priest, Mother's Milk by Edward St Aubyn and Young Wives' Tales by Adele Parks