theatre
Kat has directed theatre across Australia at main stage theatres and independently. The below references are for a limited selection of productions.
Your Name Means Dream
by Jose Rivera
Red Stitch Actors Theatre 2024
Director Kat Henry (nominated for Outstanding Direction, Green Room Awards 2024)
Set/Costume Design Hahnie Goldfinch
Lighting Design Amelia Lever-Davidson (nominated for Outstanding Lighting, Design Green Room Awards 2024)
Sound Design/Composition Ian Moorhead
Design Associate Louisa Fitzgerald
Stage Manager Finn McLeish
Cast
Lucy Ansell (nominated for Outstanding Performer, Green Room Awards 2024)
Caroline Lee
Neon Tiger
By Julia-Rose Lewis with Gillian Cosgriff and Kat Henry
La Boite in association with Brisbane Powerhouse Presents
Director Kat Henry
Cast
Lisa Hanley
Courtney Stewart
Set and Costume Designer Sarah Winter
Lighting Designer Andrew Meadows
Sound designer Guy Webster with Anna Whitaker
Constellations
By Nick Payne
Queensland Theatre, 2017
Director Kat Henry
Set and Costume Designer Anthony Spinaze
Lighting Designer Ben Hughes
Sound Designer Guy Webster
Cast Lucas Stibbard and Jess Tovey
Company
By Stephen Sondheim and George Furth
Directed by Kat Henry
Musical Direction by Lucy O'Brien
Choregraphy by Michael Ralph
Musical Supervisor: Luke Byrne
Set Design: Eugyeene Teh
Costume Design: Zoë Rouse
Lighting Design: Rob Sowinski
With thanks to Dirk Hoult (Assistant Director), Max Paton (Directorial Secondment), Matt Hirst (ASM/ Sound Design) and Oliver Bailley (ASM).
2015 Forty Five Downstairs, Melbourne
Featuring: Johanna Allen, Bianca Baykara, Sally Bourne, Gillian Cosgriff, Nathan Carter, Mark Dickinson, Nelson Gardner, Madeleine Mackenzie, Nicole Melloy, John O'Hara, Tim Paige, Sonya Suares, Carina Waye and Nick Simpson-Deeks as Robert
Musicians: Victor Brincat, Miles Izzo, Lara Wilson and Allison Wright
Production Manager: Julia Truong
Stage Manager/Operator: Meg Richardson
2016 - tour (Warrnambool, Geelong)
Featuring: Bianca Baykara, Amy Berrisford, Elise Brennan, Lyall Brooks, Bronte Florian, Sally Bourne, Gillian Cosgriff, Nathan Carter, Mark Dickinson, Nelson Gardner, Andrew Kroenert, John O'Hara, Sonya Suares, Chloe Elisabeth Wilson and Nick Simpson-Deeks as Robert
Musicians: Emily Clarke, Sean Loughran and Allison Wright
Production Manager: Jessica Frost
Stage Manager/Operator: Meg Deyell
Lord Willing and the Creek Don’t Rise
By Morgan Rose
Melbourne Theatre Company Neon Festival and MKA, 2015
Director Kat Henry
Cast Jan Frieldl (Nominated: Outstanding Performer GREEN ROOM AWARD 2015)
Kevin Keirnan-Molloy (Nominated: Outstanding Performer GREEN ROOM AWARD 2015 )
Morgan Maguire
Peter Paltos
Set Designer House of Vnholy (Matthew Adey)
Costume Designer Daniel Harvey
Lighting Designer Amelia Lever-Davidson (Nominated for GREEN ROOM AWARD 2015 for 2015 Body of Work including LORD WILLING AND THE CREEK DONT RISE)
Sound Designer SS.Sebastian
Mayakovsky
By Michael Smetinin and Alison Croggan
Sydney Chamber Opera and Carriageworks, 2014
Conductor Jack Symonds
Director Kat Henry
Set & Costume Designer Hanna Sandgren
Lighting Designer Guy Harding
AV Design Davros
Singers Simon Lobelson, Jessica O’Donoghue, Sarah Toth, Lotte Betts-Dean, Mitchell Riley, Brenton Spiteri
Instruments James Nightingale, Nicholas Russionello, Michael Wray, Michael Dixon, Rainer Saville, Matthew Harrison, Joe Manton, Stefania Kurniawan
Foxfinder
by Dawn King
Read Stitch Actors Theatre 2013
Director Kat Henry
Set Design Peter Mumford
Costume Design Olga Makeeva
Lighting Design Amelia Lever-Davidson
Sound Design David Maloy
Stage Manager Rohan Maloy
Cast
Rosie Lockhart
Joanne Trentini
David Whiteley
Matt Whitty
About Tommy
By Bjorn Krebs
Red Stitch Actors Theatre, 2013
Director Kat Henry
Translation David Duchin
Set & Costume DesignHanna Sandgren
Lighting Design Jason Bovaird
Sound Design Chris Wenn
Multimedia Design Neil Triffett
Stage Manager Rohan Maloy
Cast
Kate Cole
Matt Whitty
Paul Henri
This Trick
By Kat Henry
La Mama Courthouse, 2012
Director Kat Henry
Set and Costume Designer Hanna Sandgren
Lighting Designer Clare Springett
Sound Designer Jennifer Kingwell
Cast Matthew Hickey and Penny Harpham
Stage Manager James Deeth
