Join Paines Plough’s Co-Artistic Director Katie Posner on Fri 15 May 3pm – 5pm, as she leads a free session on her approach to directing new writing, providing a valuable insight in how a play makes its way from the page to the stage.
Spaces are limited so book now to avoid disappointment!
After the workshop, to fully enjoy the festival, we recommend watching our new work double bill on Fri 15 May, Pretend Like It’s Calm By Zakariye and The Body I See Is Also Mine by Tina Hofman
Katie Posner joined Paines Plough as Joint Artistic Director with Charlotte Bennett in August 2019. For Paines Plough, Katie directed Consumed by Karis Kelly (Women’s Prize for Playwriting winner 2022); the Fringe First winning Strategic Love Play by Miriam Battye; You Bury Me by Ahlam (Women’s Prize for Playwriting winner 2021); Hungry by Chris Bush; Really Big and Really Loud by Phoebe Eclair-Powell; Black Love by Chinonyerem Odimba (Co-Director for Roundabout).
Katie is an experienced and award-winning director. She has worked across a wide variety of productions both overseas and on national tours, including multiple productions with York Theatre Royal and Pilot Theatre with whom she was Associate Director from 2009 until 2017. Her work encompasses both intimate pieces of new writing and larger-scale community pieces. In 2019, Katie received a UK Theatre Award nomination as Best Director with her production of My Mother Said I Never Should at Theatre by the Lake.
Festivals & Outdoor Events
Mon 11 May
Birmingham Hippodrome (Venue)
Drama, New Writing
Fri 15 May
Patrick Studio