Kate Bannister

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Kate has been artistic director of the Jack Studio Theatre since 2005. During this time she has produced or programmed over 120 performances, including new writing, revivals, musical theatre, film, comedy festivals, youth and community art events. Kate was awarded best Venue Director for the Fringe Report Awards 2011 for her work in encouraging and developing new writing. Kate instigated Write Now in 2009/10, the theatre’s annual new writing festival. She was Artistic Director for that season and for Write Now 2, held in February and March 2011. Her productions at the Jack include: Secrets from the Long Grass, Chocolate Bounty, Agamemnon, The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, Fighting, She Stoops To Conquer, A Christmas Carol, Jane Eyre, The Hound of the Baskervilles, Xanthippe, Great Expectations, Can’t Pay? Won’t Pay!, The Importance of Being Earnest. Further productions include: The Miracle (Broadway Theatre); A Fans’ Club (New Wimbledon Theatre);  Orion (Wilton’s Music Hall); Amah (Tara Arts); The Girls’ Consent, A Bill of Divorcement (Greenwich Playhouse); A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Blue Elephant); Alice (tour).    As designer Kate’s credits include: Pass the Baton (Theatre Royal, Stratford East); A Mother Speaks, The Smilin’ State (Hackney Empire Studio); Five Guys Named Moe (English Theatre Frankfurt), The Dorchester, Preacherosity, My Matisse (Jermyn Street Theatre);  Purlie, The Ballad of Little Jo (Bridewell Theatre); Question Time (Arcola Theatre);  Measure for Measure Malaya (Riverside Studios); You Don’t Kiss (Stratford Circus), and designs for Heart and Soul at the Royal Festival Hall.