Katherine Sturt-Scobie

Katherine (She/ Her) is a freelance Director and Puppet maker. She is the Associate Director for Shasha and Taylor Productions and Actors of Dionysus. Katherine has previously worked in Costume design at Wycombe Abbey School and in an administrative role at Clean Break Theatre Company.​

She holds a BSc in Psychology from Lancaster University and an MA in Directing from Guildford School of Acting where she received the Max Adrian award for her dissertation on rituals in puppetry.

Having grown up in over 4 countries, Katherine is driven by the power of story telling to bring people together. With a passion for Puppetry and visual storytelling, Katherine is most happy in a rehearsal room with a collaborative team, devising and working on exciting stories for both young and old.

Credits

ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, Savage Beauty, Brighton Fringe, 3 shows, 2020
DIRECTOR, Aamira and Gad, VAULT Festival, 3 weeks, 2020
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, Everything I See I Swallow, Summerhall & UK Tour, 3 months, 2019-2020
DIRECTOR, Ho! Ho! Ho! The Variety Show, Lion & Unicorn, 3 shows, 2019
DIRECTOR, Sex, Relationships and Everything in Between, Lion & Unicorn, 3 shows 2019
DIRECTOR, Dragon Slaying, Old Red Lion, London 2019
DIRECTOR, the Golem of Aamira and Gad, LET Showcase at Pleasance London, 1 show, 2019
DIRECTOR, Duck Off, Arcola Theatre (in response to Stop & Search), 1 show, 2019
DIRECTOR, I'm Sorry But..., Bread & Roses Theatre, 3 shows, 2019
DIRECTOR & PERFORMER, Clown, Clown & Pigeon, the Hope Theatre, 2 shows, 2018
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, Lysistrata, Sprucewood, 1 show, 2018
DIRECTOR, Grimm Tales, Wycombe Abbey, 5 shows, 2017
DIRECTOR, King Lear, Shakespeare Schools Festival, 2016
DIRECTOR, the Addams Family, Casino Theatre (Geneva), 2015
DIRECTOR, Hairspray, Theatre de Leman (Switzerland), 2014

Training

2017-2018 MA Directing (Distinction + Max Adrian Award) Guildford School of Acting 2012-2015 BSc Psychology (2.1 Honours), Creative Writing Minor Lancaster University

Workshops:
Gyre and Gimble, Brunskill and Grimes, Sue Buckmaster, Mervyn Miller, Les Enfants Terribles, John Wright, Commedia Dell’Arte (Michelle Simone & Mike Pasternak)