About Kate
About Kate
Kate is Artistic Director at award-nominated company Theatre 6, Associate Director at Upstart Theatre and winner of the Noel Coward Trainee Director Bursary 2011 - 2012 at The Salisbury Playhouse.
She has a First Class degree from The Central School of Speech and Drama and trained on the One Year Director's Course at Drama Studio London. As an applied theatre consultant Kate has lead projects with children and adults in Dorset, Kosova, Romania and Hungary.
Her recent directing credits include Mr Happiness and The Water Engine in the Old Vic Tunnels Screening Room (Time Out Critic's Choice), 13 new plays for Script Slam! at the Soho Theatre, the award winning Never Any Fruit at the Pleasance Theatre Islington and a 5 star revival of Jonson's The Devil Is An Ass at The White Bear Theatre.
Current Projects
Current projects
Kate is the winner of the 2011 - 2012 Noel Coward Trainee Director Bursary at The Salisbury Playhouse. She will be based in Wiltshire from 19th December 2011 until 16th March 2012.
As associate Director at Upstart Theatre Kate recently founded Theatre Speed Date, which has now become a regular event at the Young Vic Theatre for emerging writers and directors.
Kate has also been invited by The Tristan Bates Theatre to direct a theatre installation entitled 'Money Vs. Happiness' for the Nu:Write Festival in Zagreb. This new project will be performed at midnight on 19th November in Croatia.
In 2012 she will co-direct feature film 'Intervention Inc.', a Hitchcock inspired project produced by Theatre6 and Third Act Twist. The teaser trailer is currently being edited for release at the end of 2011.
Training
Training
Noel Coward Trainee Director Bursary 2011 - 12 at The Salisbury Playhouse
One Year Director Training Course at
Drama Studio London
2008 - 09
Education
Graduate of
The Central School of Speech and Drama 2004 -
07
BA (hons) First Class Degree in Drama, Applied Theatre and Education
Education
Other qualifications include:
Basic Stage Combat BASSC, Grade 8 Singing, highly skilled Piano, Guitar and Clarinet, Bronze and Silver Medals in Jazz Dance, Final Cut Pro Film Editing (Intermediate), Teacher Training (Advanced Student Associates Scheme)
Portfolio
Directing Portfolio
Press & ReviewsMr Happiness & The Water EngineTime Out**** (Critic's Choice)Exeunt****Remote Goat *****DramaTalk*****Spoonfed****View London*****Public Reviews ****London Theatre****The Perfect PartyFringe Review ****Quango 193London Festival Fringe ****Remote Goat ***The Devil Is An AssRemote Goat*****Remote Goat ***British Theatre GuideWhat's On StageBeyond TherapyRemote Goat****Extra! Extra!Never Any FruitSpoonfedRemote Goat***The DoubleRemote Goat****Extra! Extra!Time Out***Panphobia Remote Goat****
Mr Happiness & The Water EngineDavid Mamet - Time Out Critic's Choice 6th June - 9th July 2011Old Vic Tunnels Screening RoomQuango 193Niki Orfanou & Universal Citizens8th March - 2nd April 2011Site-specific, WestminsterSoho Script Slam!13 new plays from young writers - various6th March 2011, Soho TheatreThe Devil Is An Ass Ben Jonson16th Nov - 5th Dec 2010The White Bear TheatreThe Perfect Party (sell out run)Kaye Conway14th - 17th August 2010Camden People's Theatre & Lost Theatre4th - 14th May 2011New Wimbledon Theatre & Little Marlborough, BrightonBeyond TherapyChristopher Durang1st June - 19th June 2010Hen and Chickens TheatreNever Any FruitDougie BlaxlandWinner of The Watermill New Writing Award 2010 30th April - 1st May - Rondo Theatre, Bath2010 6th - 25th April - Pleasance Theatre, Stage SpaceThe Double (sell out run) Kate McGregor, original novella by Dostoevsky 9th March - 3rd April 2010White Bear TheatrePanphobia Ceri Ashcroft & Miranda Keeling 26th January - 14th February 2010Lost Theatre, StockwellLike It Never Happened (sell out run) Bea Appleby Old Red Lion Theatre, 2009Award nominated production (Off Cut Festival)Zipporah Maria Haik Escudero 2009, George Wood Theatre12 Clocks (devised) 2009, The Studio, RACCShout Across The RiverStephen Poliakoff 2009, Courtyard TheatreWanda's Visit Christopher Durang 2009, White Bear Theatre Private Lives (Act II) Noel Coward 2009, Questor's TheatreThe Surveyor Richard Filchett 2009, New End TheatreFinal Play William Lang 2008, Tabard TheatreFewer Emergencies: Whole Blue Sky Martin Crimp 2008, Unicorn Theatre Journey Kate McGregor & Natalie Wakelin 2007-8, EU TourRehearsed ReadingsThe Double 2009, White Bear TheatreWe Are Gods 2009, White Bear TheatreThe Poisioner's Tale 2008, White Bear TheatreAssistant DirectorshipsThe Doctor's Daughter 2010, Minack Theatre, Cornwall Midnight Matinee 2009, Tristan Bates TheatreThe Wood Demon 2009, Grange Court TheatreMacbeth 2009, Grange Court TheatrePanphobia (devised) 2008, Stratford CircusThe Bulging Seahorse and Other Grey Matters 2008, Barons' Court TheatreA Time to Keep 2007, THS Theatre, Dorset FestivalsBest of Festivals Theatre 6 / Waterloo East Theatre, 2010New Comedy Scene Equinox Drama Prod., 2008FilmPanphobia: The Trailer Universal Citizens, 2009To request a full version of Kate's CV please contact: mail_katemcgregor.co.uk
Kate is a member of the
Genesis Young Directors P
rogramme and regularly attends workshops, seminars and events at The Young Vic Theatre.
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Kate has been an assistant director for Tom Mansfield, Dr. Gareth White, Jon Oram, Graham Watts, Chris Pickles, Crispin Harris, Peter Craze, Gill King, Rob Watt, Ray Spangler-Downing and Simon Magnus.
