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Charlotte Cattrall

Director Actor Creator Educator

www.charlottecattrall.com - She/Her

Liverpudlian living and working in London - Feminist emerging Director and Actor who enjoys directing political, dark comedy, telling real people's stories through innovative, raw, brave and bold theatre. I am also experienced in Directing young performers and am the Director of Performworks Productions: www.performworksproductions.com

My theatre company Night Riot Theatre produce ensemble verbatim, physical theatre and feminist devised work and use our theatre as a vehicle for social change and education. We are debuting our first devised play 'Visible' at Edinburgh Fringe Festival in 2024.

I am also an Acting Coach and Teacher, I'm passionate about making performing arts education assessable to all young people and the transformative power it has to improve confidence, self esteem and mental health so always interested in helping further projects with similar goals.

Credits

Most recent credit:
Director & 'Isabelle', Nevernatal, The Space @ Surgeon's Hall, Edinburgh Fringe Festival, 2 weeks, 2023 & Hen and Chicken's Theatre, London, 1 week, 2023

I have directed the following young people's productions: Little Shop of Horrors (London, 2023) The Power of Shakespeare Festival (London, 2023), The Crucible (London, 2022), Noughts & Crosses (London, 2022), Oklahoma (London, 2022), Great Expectations (ISA Drama Competition 2022 & London 2021), Romeo & Juliet (London, 2022, HK 2018), A Midsummer Night’s Dream (London 2022, HK 2018), The Wizard of Oz (London, 2021), A Christmas Carol (London, 2020), Into the Woods (HK, 2019), Little Shop of Horrors (HK, 2018), Oliver! (London, 2016).

Valdes/Evil Angel/Wrath, Faustus, Hope Street Theatre, 2020

Madame President, Smoke, Hope Street Theatre, 2019

The Pillowman, Mother, Eclectic Theatre, 2019

Secret Cinema, 2014

Training

RADA - Advanced Acting - 2024
Hope Aria Theatre, Musical Theatre - 2020
Act Up North, Screen Acting - 2020
Royal Holloway University of London, BA Drama & Theatre Studies - 2013
UCL Intitiute of Education, Secondary Drama & English Education PGCE - 2014
LIPA, Musical Theatre, 2009
Workshops with Paper Birds, Gecko, Frantic Assembly and training in Meisner Technique.

Location

Surrey

Experience

5-10 years

Art forms / Disciplines

  • Multi-disciplinary / cross art form
  • Theatre / Live perfomance

What I do

  • Devising
  • Directing
  • Performing
  • Physical Theatre / Mime
  • Producing
  • Site Responsive/Immersive
  • Teaching / Coaching
  • Theatre making
  • Verbatim theatre
  • Working with young people
  • Workshopping & Development
  • Writing

Additional Languages

No

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