Kendall won a Judges' Award at the 2015 Bruntwood Prize for Playwriting - the largest playwriting competition in Europe - for her play, The Almighty Sometimes. The play was first produced to critical acclaim at the Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester, and enjoyed a second successful production at Griffin Theatre Company, Sydney. The Almighty Sometimes went on to win 'Best New Play' at the 2018 UK Theatre Awards and earned Kendall a nomination for 'Best Writer' at The Stage Debut Awards. Previously, she has been shortlisted for the Griffin Award, the Max Afford Playwright's Award and was Highly Commended for the State Library of NSW's Mona Brand Emerging Writer Award. Kendall has been invited on attachment at the National Theatre Studio and the Bush Theatre, London. She is currently under commission to Manhattan Theatre Club in New York and is the recipient of the 2019 Philip Parsons Fellowship with Belvoir Theatre Company in Sydney.