GHOSTS by Gemma Walker-Farren and Echo Echo Dance Theatre Company
Sometimes the scariest stories are the ones we tell ourselves.
Ghosts is a one-person storytelling theatre piece for adults. Several different stories spanning childhood fears to the anxieties of adulthood are woven together with Greek myths and ghostly tales to create a uniquely engaging, haunting, and relatable experience. Mysterious projections and soundscapes carry the audience seamlessly from claustrophobic bedrooms to the vast halls of Hades with horror and heartbreak in between.
Credits
Written and performed by Gemma Walker-Farren
Directed by Tonya Sheina
Sound, video and lighting design by Barry Davis
Artwork by Tonya Sheina
Produced by Gemma Walker-Farren and Echo Echo
Image credit - Jason Dunne
Thanks
Kindly supported in by the Arts Council of Northern Ireland Creative Individual's Resilience Fund (2022); and previously supported by the ACNI Support for Individual Artists Programme (2017).
REVIEWS for previous performances of GHOSTS
skillful and interesting, well acted and a brave piece of work.
…fantastic concept for a show and so beautifully well-crafted and well acted.
Dark and funny and creepy. I was completely hooked from the start.
Perfect blend of funny and harrowing….so inspiring to see such a professional level of work.
Past Performances
Performances for First Fortnight Festival 2024:
- 19th January 2024 - Riverbank Arts Centre, Newbridge
- 12th January 2024 - An Grianán Theatre, Letterkenny
- 8th & 9th January 2024 - Project Arts Centre, Dublin
All at Echo Echo Studios, Derry:
- 12th & 13th May 2023
- 11th & 12th February 2022
- 27th & 28th October 2018
- 15th & 16th June 2017
Age guidance
Suitable for ages 14+.
Not for younger children.
About
Gemma Walker-Farren is a theatre maker, performer and writer. She is one half of acclaimed comedy storytelling duo ‘MakeyUppers’ (5 stars- DIVA magazine, North West End). She trained in the Meisner technique with The Impulse Company, London/New York (2013-2015) and writes and performs regularly in a diverse array of projects. As a freelance facilitator/director/writer she has worked across the UK and Ireland for over 15 years with people of all ages and abilities. She regularly devises new theatre with community groups and theatre professionals. Her greatest passion lies in continuously finding new ways of telling stories and connecting people through storytelling.
