News & Opinion | mskatesawyer

May 22, 2017
1 min

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
6 min

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
2 min

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
1 min

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 ...

Kate Sawyer

Dec 12, 2016
1 min

News: Out of Order by Ray Cooney

I'm delighted to be able to reveal that I have been cast in a No.1 Tour of Ray Cooney's Out of Order. The UK tour is produced by Tom

Kate Sawyer

Jun 27, 2016
2 min

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
3 min

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
1 min

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 ...

Kate Sawyer

Oct 18, 2014
2 min

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 hibernati...

Kate Sawyer

Jun 30, 2014
1 min

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...

Kate Sawyer

Jun 22, 2013
1 min

Five class countdown

There are only five classes of my Summer Intensive here at The Maggie Flanigan Meisner Studio in NYC. The desire to stay on and do the tw...

Kate Sawyer

Apr 22, 2013
2 min

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 wan...

Kate Sawyer

Dec 29, 2011
3 min

Copy Cat.

I have just finished watching Elizabeth:The Golden Age after spending the majority of the day learning lines to play Elizabeth in Mary St...

Kate Sawyer

Dec 13, 2011
2 min

I want to be a tree.

Unbelievably today in rehearsals involved being a tree. Actually standing there as a tree. An apple tree to be precise. How absolutely st...

Kate Sawyer

Dec 10, 2011
2 min

Who run the world?

Rehearsals have kicked off. The last two days have been INTENSE. Having spent the weekend pouring over the first half of both Mary Stuart...

Kate Sawyer

Nov 30, 2011
4 min

Representing.

This evening I have for the fourth time in two years stuffed 93 A4 envelopes with: 10x8 black and white headshot of my face, a flyer for...

Kate Sawyer

Nov 27, 2011
2 min

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
3 min

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 ...

Kate Sawyer

Oct 13, 2011
2 min

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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