WEIRD & WONDERFUL WORK
Jenni writes weird, wonderful, off-beat comedic plays about grim autobiographical experiences with unblinking kindness and touch of otherworldly magic. Her works allow space to exist as flawed human beings and invite those experiencing them to meet dark, unspoken experiences with gentle curiosity.
She holds a MA with first class honours in Playwriting & Dramaturgy from The University of Galway and was shortlisted for Alpine Fellowship Theatre Prize 2020.
WORKS TO DATE
2026 Sheep!
Monologue / 60 minutes / Premiere at Galway Theatre Festival
2024 A Post Office At The Hawthorn
Three solo immersive experiences for headphones & three different locations / 10-15 minutes each
2023 The Enchanted
Two embodied performers, three voice actors, audience walks through the experience / 50 minutes
2021 Älä jätä jälkiä (Leave No Trace)
A play adapted into a digital form for the pandemic context. Originally a cast of 2 + a puppeteer with two puppets. 50 minutes.
2021 It’s True I Love You All So Much
Digital play. Cast of 2, plus additional voice overs & video recordings. 90 minutes.
“This challenging theme is met with kind and unblinking forthrightness that is most discernable in instances of audience interaction. Impressively high levels of creativity and delicacy are especially shown in designing audience interactions – -“
Feedback on the script of It’s True I Love You All So Much
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jenni.nikinmaa at gmail.com
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“I must be a mermaid, Rango. I have no fear of depths and a great fear of shallow living.”
Anaïs Nin
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Adventure, which means having meaningful encounters and random connections.
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