hester ullyart

Hester Ullyart is an award winning UK born multidisciplinary artist.

She works in writing and performance across theatre, poetry, music and film.

She is currently based in Aotearoa NZ and the UK.

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Hester Ullyart 2021, photographer Sabin Holloway

Hester Ullyart as The Fool in ATC’s King Lear, photographer Andi Crown 2023

Hester Ullyart’s Notes on a Migration, photographer Sabin Holloway 2021

Hester Ullyart’s Paragon Dreams, Hull Truck Theatre 2019

Hester Ullyart’s Paragon Dreams, LAF 2020

Michael Hurst and Hester Ullyart, King Lear and The Fool, ATC 2023

Paragon Dreams lead image, Hull Truck 2019

John Bayne and Hester Ullyart, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Stuff Article 2022

Paragon Dreams for the Auckland Writers Festival, Sabin Holloway 2022

Hester Ullyart photographed by Naomi Haussman, 2023

Paragon Dreams 2020, LAF, photographer Sabin Holloway

Hester Ullyart and Admiral Drowsy (Luke Scott), Tiny Fest 2021. Photographer Petra Mingneau

Hester Ullyart in Sparrow, ERT, photographer Edwin Ullyart 2018

Hester Ullyart and Tarik Bolton in Hester Ullyart’s The Ballad of Paragon Station, photographer Jessica Mahaffey 2017

Hester Ullyart’s The Fool in ATC’s King Lear photographed by Andi Crown

Hester Ullyart costume designs for Woyzeck, Free Theatre 2023, photographer/creator Stuart Lloyd Haris.

Promotional Image for King Lear, 2023

Still from Hester Ullyart’s I am all the rooms of the house, DOP Sabin Holloway 2020

Lead image for Hester Ullyart’s The Ballad of Paragon Station, photographer Jessica Mahaffey, 2017

Hester Ullyart as Stacey-Kay in The Ballad of Paragon Station, photographer Jessica Mahaffey 2017

2024

INCOMING APRIL / MAY

HESTER ULLYART PRESENTS THE ALL CLEAR (with support by RYAN FISHERMAN)

Hester is currently working on a NEW WORK- A recorded album of original songs, THE ALL CLEAR. This work has been created with Ōtautahi musicians Reuben Derrick, Hannah Everingham and Thomas Isbister, produced by Ryan Fisherman, based upon the writings and concept of hester Ullyart. JOIN THEM AT SPACE ACADEMY, ŌTAUTAHI FOR THE FIRST LIVE PERFORMANCE. WITH SUPPORT FROM RYAN FISHERMAN.

HANNAH EVERINGHAM ‘SIEMPRE TIENE FLORES’

w. Hester Ullyart Tour Support

SATURDAY 20th APRIL - MAGGIES / ŌTEPOTI DUNEDIN

SUNDAY 21st APRIL - Grainstore Gallery / OAMARU

COMMON GROUND #11 INCOMING

COMMON GROUND spoken word session #11 is now announced

28.04.2024

PAST EVENTS

BEGGARS BANQUET / BABYLON BERLIN WITH FREE THEATRE CHRISTCHURCH

NOV/DEC 2023 AT THE PUMP HOUSE

KING LEAR, AUCKLAND THEATRE COMPANY JUNE/JULY 2023

https://www.atc.co.nz/auckland-theatre-company/2023/king-lear/

“Hester Ullyart as the Fool, is electric. She riffs of Hurst’s sucker of a Lear, playing the Fool as a soulful, yearning floozy – but with bite to match her bark. “ STUFF NZ

FULL REVIEW HERE