#Acting

Kate Sawyer

Aug 28, 2017

Twelfth Night: A Gender Experiment

Playing playing one of Shakespeare's characters is a challenge at the best of times. To play three of them, with only two weeks of rehearsals, in two different casts and playing the gender opposite your own? A whole LOT of fun! Director, Natasha Rickman, contacted me and asked me if I would like to be part of the revival of her project 'Twelfth Night: A Gender Experiment'. Natasha first launched the project in 2015. A three week run at The Rose Bankside Theatre saw a company

'Not Waving' short film in post-production.

Kate Sawyer

Jul 29, 2017

'Not Waving' short film in post-production.

It has been an intense couple of weeks! As well as finishing on the UK No.1 tour of Ray Cooney's Out of Order we completed filming on my second penned and directed short film Not Waving. Please support us by contributing to our crowdfunding campaign: https://igg.me/at/thecuriousroomshortfilms/x/10747119 For my second time directing on film I found myself working with a stellar cast. I was hugely lucky to enlist all of my cast-mates and colleagues from the cast of Out of Order

News: Company Announced on Not Waving & Lawnmower Short Films

Kate Sawyer

Jun 23, 2017

News: Company Announced on Not Waving & Lawnmower Short Films

As I previously announced, this summer I will be directing two short films for The Curious Room; Not Waving and Lawnmower. Casting is now co

Kate Sawyer

May 22, 2017

News: Two More Shorts Coming Soon!

Exciting news! Inspiration has struck once again and I've penned two more short films that I will soon be producing as The Curious Room.

Opinion: Who are these ‘lazy young actors’ that Judi Dench talks of? I certainly don’t know any of t

Kate Sawyer

May 2, 2017

Opinion: Who are these ‘lazy young actors’ that Judi Dench talks of? I certainly don’t know any of t

I absolutely agree that Judi Dench and Michael Simkins have salient points. Communication is key. We must respect the craft and technique of

Gala Night: Celebrating Ray Cooney's 70 Years in Show Business

Kate Sawyer

Apr 8, 2017

Gala Night: Celebrating Ray Cooney's 70 Years in Show Business

We had a fantastic night courtesy of Tom O'Connell Productions at Richmond Theatre to celebrate Ray Cooney's 70 years in show busine

Kate Sawyer

Apr 6, 2017

TEA will soon be being served

The final cut of TEA, my new short film from The Curious Room in collaboration with Invisible Darkness is in the can! We are now setting about submitting the film to festivals near and far, selection will enable our premiere and official release date to be confirmed. if you want to keep abreast of our situation on this then you can follow the films progress on IMDB! I can't wait for the first film that I have written, directed and produced to get out in the world and find an

Kate Sawyer

Jun 27, 2016

News: The Return of The Curious Room

After a four year hiatus I am really excited to announce that I am reviving my production company The Curious Room. Inspiration has struck a

Kate Sawyer

May 20, 2016

Who am I? And what do I want?

I think the best research that any actor can do is strip off the Scandi Detective knit, do a couple of sun-salutations, learn your lines and

Kate Sawyer

Jun 26, 2015

News: New Representation

I'm delighted to announce after an extended period of time of self-representation I shall now be represented for acting work by the team at Byron's Management. Byron's has been making waves in the last few years and I am delighted to be joining their talented crew. For the moment I will still be self-representing for VO, writing, directing and producing gigs...but if you want to work with me as an actress please get in touch with the fantastic crew at Byrons via email or phon

Kate Sawyer

Oct 18, 2014

I'm not afraid. I was born to do this.

Another October and I find myself becoming a recluse. Though unlike the hedgehogs and badgers that are building their nests for hibernation I am not preparing to sleep. Far from it. I am readying myself for EXTREME theatre, this year more than ever. I am lucky enough to have been part of The Faction, an award winning London based theatre company since it’s naissance in 2008. i played Lady Anne in the company’s first ever production of Richard III and have been in 21 productio

Kate Sawyer

Jun 30, 2014

Never can say goodbye...

My time in New York is nearly over. In 24hrs I'll be heading to JFK and boarding a jet for Vancouver and then on to LA. My time in this city has been life-changing. I hoped for as much but daren't expect it. My primary reason for hitting the big apple was to undertake the summer intensive Meisner training at Maggie Flanigan's studio here in New York's Chelsea. It is one of the best decisions I've ever made. The training is rigorous, led by Maggie herself and the principle

Kate Sawyer

Apr 22, 2013

Couch surfer

I haven’t written a post for over a year. Why? I suppose it was a combination of things really; I lost my nerve, I didn’t necessarily want to spread my frustration and general misanthropy with the world and to be honest I was a bit lost. But now I am found. Or at least I’ve got plans. Last night I slept on my own couch. I hadn’t been chucked out of my own fictional marital bed but I have moved out of my bedroom and into my sitting room. It feels very odd.The reason behind thi

Kate Sawyer

Nov 27, 2011

Winning

Today the company of which I am the producer and the company in which I am part of the acting ensemble won ‘Best Ensemble’ at The Peter Broo

Kate Sawyer

Nov 1, 2011

Plan of my dreams.

Last night (post Halloween party) I had a God-awful dream. In the dream I was in rehearsal and I couldn’t feel anything. I couldn’t feel anything because I was taking anti-depressants that rendered me barren of emotion and therefore absolutely crap at acting. Like really, really crap, just saying the lines. The thing is, recently I’ve been a bit sad. About lots of things really, some of which are my of own orchestration, others which are not, combined with just generally not

Kate Sawyer

Oct 13, 2011

Blog: Sixty Days to be Three Women

I’ve ummed and ahhed over writing a blog for a while. Real Me thinks it is an excellent idea. Actress Me isn’t so sure, what if I say someth

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