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Fiona Audley speaks to Amy De Bhrun about her one-woman show Life, which sees the actress display her skills across a range of genres
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UBLIN actress Amy De Bhrun is on top of many games in the world of arts. The quality young performer recently brought her self-written short, Life: A One Woman Show, to the Roundhouse in London for the Camden Fringe Festival. She co-produced the piece under Solas Productions — formed by a company of actors (including De Bruhn) who follow the Michael Chekov technique of acting. And she’s seemingly capable of turning her hand to anything — comedy, singing, drama and writing — if her play is anything to go by. Life proved a perfectly fresh tale when De Bhrun — complete in her ringmaster-esque attire — quickly shook off a few initial nerves to commandeer the stage in Camden last week while the debris from the previous night’s riots were still being picked off the streets outside. She told us: “It was quite strange to be playing in Camden with everything that was going on that week but it was great to see the people still coming out to the Fringe and the show.” The 45-minute production tackled the loneliness of London, the struggle to achieve and the fact that women don’t really need a man to validate them. Finally, some clarity on these points. More importantly it was done in such a style, with enough comedic interludes, to make the message manageable and not lecture-like. Phew. And so the 27-year-old Rathfarnam native is definitely one to watch. De Bhrun is currently preparing to bring the uplifting production — a medley of characters, settings and sounds all from the uber-capable actress’ hand — to New York, Hollywood and back to Britain in the future. Keep up to date with her movements and details on her next play, based on the social media world — which she will debut at Dublin’s Mayfield Restaurant in September — at www.solasproductions.webs.com or www.amydebhrun.com
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