Katie McCullough Email: katiemccullough@mac.com website: www.katiemccullough.co.uk Katie McCullough is a graduate of Bournemouth Media School and the Royal Court, London. She's received funding from Arvon Foundation and support from the ICA Lab as well as mentoring from the Blaine Brothers, Leo Butler, Polly Clark, Fraser Grace and Simon Stephens. Katie has worked with several companies to create one-on-one theatrical experiences and also site specific narratives. Theatre (Full Length) Please enquire for production status: (current commission) “Birdie”; Travelling Show (current commission) “The Thump You Feel When You Fall”; Soup To Nuts (commission) “The Whisper Tree”; Travelling Show (own work) “Thursday’s Child” (own work) “18+” (feature length version) (own work) “Shifting” (own work) “LONDON PRIDE” (own work) “The White Room” (own work) “I Still Get Excited When I See A Ladybird” Performed Theatre Work 2013 (July) “Dropped Sequins - FUTURESPARK”; How It Ended Productions (UK Centre for Carnival Arts) 2013 (May) “LONDON PRIDE”; Blackshaw Theatre (Wandsworth Arts Council) 2012 (November) “The Story Project 4 - Terror, Tears & Twentytwelve”; Ugly Sister Productions (Arcola/Southwark Playhouse/Theatre503) 2012 (September) “Love-Aged-28”; Oryx Productions, Dir: Ahmed El-Alfy (93 Feet East, London) 2012 (July) “Terminal 92 - Unattended Luggage”; C54 Theatre Company (Oliver’s Village Cafe, London) 2012 (July) “The Whisper Tree”; Travelling Show (Pembroke Festival, Wales) 2012 (February) “Tomorrow - A Farewell To London”; Box Of Tricks (The Yard, London) 2012 (February) “18+”; The Miniaturists (Arcola Theatre, London) 2012 (January) “The Play’s The Thing”; Theatrix Theatre Company (Abbey Theatre, St. Albans) 2012 (January) “YARN Presents... An Evening of Cinematic Soliloquies”; YARN & London Short Film Festival (Roxy Bar & Screen, London) 2011 (December) “Winter’s Tale - Extention”; C54 Theatre Company (Oliver’s Village Cafe, London) 2011 (October) “mph”; Papercut Theatre and nabokov (BAC, London) 2011 (August) “I Still Get Excited When I See A Ladybird”; Papercut Theatre (Theatre503, London) 2011 (July) “AVE IT!”; We Were Here Theatre Company (Old Vic Tunnels, London) 2011 (May) “Intimate”; Papercut Theatre (ICA/Interrobang, London) 2011 (March) “Let Them Eat Cake!” (Word:Play4); Box Of Tricks Theatre Company (Arcola Theatre, London) 2011 (February) “That’s What Christmas Means To Me”; Blackshaw Theatre Company (Horse Bar, London) 2011 (February) “Post Everything”; Horse’s Mouth / Poppy Corbett (Horse Bar, London) 2010 (December) “Food For Thought”; Papercut Theatre (Tristan Bates Theatre, London) 2010 (November) “Love-Aged-Trilogy”; Interrobang (The Book Club, London) 2010 (October) “Shakesperience”; Theatrix Theatre Company (Abbey Theatre, St. Albans) 2010 (September) “Regina V Cooper”; STARTS (Old Town Hall Court Room, St. Albans) 2010 (April) “The White Room” - workshop; Theatrix Theatre Company (Abbey Theatre, St. Albans) 2009 (Jan-July) “Alice In Wonderland”; Theatrix Theatre Company (St. Albans amphitheatre) 2008 (August) “Tales Of Agony and Ecstasy”; Crimson Poets (Edinburgh Festival) 2006 (April) “GSOH”; BU Drama Society (Bournemouth Media University) 2003 (August) “Highlights”; Company of Teens (Welwyn Youth Drama Festival) Other Work Projects developed or other mediums: “Bump” - Short film written and shot in 48 hours (initially as part of the London Film Challenge). Directed by Ahmed El-Alfy and written by Katie McCullough “Simone” -a collaborative art/literature project with illustrator Natalia Wilkoszewska crafted over a year. “Providence” - Short story selected to be included in “Even More Tonto Short Stories” published August 2010 in association with www.tontobooks.co.uk “Morning Mist” (48Hr Challenge, Jersey) - Short film written and shot in 48 hours as part of the Branchage Film Festival, Jersey. Directed by Gaëlle Denis and written by Katie McCullough. Winner of the competition. Short pieces of flash fiction published online at the following places: http://thepygmygiant.wordpress.com http://www.ink-sweat-and-tears.com http://www.metazen.ca http://sixsentences.blogspot.com Experience Training received and opportunities I have undertaken or been selected for: 2012 (April) Led a workshop, based on The Gruffalo, on behalf of Milton Keynes Theatre for a primary school. 2012 (April) Led a workshop, on scriptwriting, on behalf of Milton Keynes Theatre for a primary school. 2012 (March) BBC Writersroom & Ideastap Workshop; Selected to take part in a workshop led by Paul Ashton. 2010 (September) Invitation Group, Royal Court Theatre; Invited back to be mentored by Leo Butler. 2010 (February) Menagerie Theatre Company; selected for the final 12 writers to produce a 5min radio drama in three-day course in proposal for BBC Radio. Tutored by Fraser Grace and pieces performed by professional actors. 2009 (December) Private Tutor for Theatrix; providing private tuition on playwriting exams guided by a syllabus for children’s theatre company. 2009 (November) Playwriting Arvon Course; received funding from the Arvon Foundation to attend a week long intensive course (one-on-one) led by Simon Stephens. 2009 (April/May) Residency at The Fielding Programme, Glasgow; two week residency to develop her first theatre script, “Thursday’s Child” under the guidance of Polly Clark. 2009 (Ongoing) Playwright-In-Residence; for Theatrix Theatre Company, St. Albans. 2009 (Ongoing) Script Reader for The Scriptreaders; she gives detailed feedback to The Scriptreaders before writing reader reports to be sent back to the writers. 2008 Invitation Group, Royal Court Theatre; was asked back based on the strength of my first script on the Young Writers’ Programme and my second script, “Within Grasp” was created under Leo Butler. 2008 Young Writers’ Programme, Royal Court Theatre; accepted to take part in the Young Writer’s Programme tutored by Leo Butler. Created first theatre script, “Thursday’s Child”. 2008 The Tony Wilson Experience - Talent/Writer; One of 200 young creatives selected to attend the first 24 hour conversation in memory of Tony Wilson in Manchester. 2008 The Bruntwood Playwriting Competition; “Thursday’s Child” reached the top 300 scripts (out of 1161) and received professional feedback. 2006 British Short Screenplay Competition, two of my short film scripts reached the semi-finals in the BSSC competition, judges included Kenneth Branagh, Stephen Woolley, Sir Alan Parker and Arif Hussein. 2003-2006 Bournemouth Media School, graduate of Bournemouth University - Ba (Hons) Scriptwriting for Film & TV. Development Readings “LONDON PRIDE” (play) - Received a reading at RADA. “The White Room” (play) - Received a reading at the ICA Lab. “I Still Get Excited When I See A Ladybird” (play) - Received a development workshop at Theatre503. “CIRCUS” (children’s television series) - Received a reading at the ICA Lab. “CIRCUS” (children’s television series) - Received a reading at the Theatre Royal, Stratford East as part of The Scriptreaders. “Within Grasp” (working title was “Re-Writable”) - Written for Royal Court Invitation Group. Received a rehearsed reading at Theatre Royal, Stratford East as part of The Scriptreaders. “Re-Writable (working title)” - Written for Royal Court Invitation Only Group. Received a rehearsed reading at the ICA in conjunction with the ICA Lab. “Special Brew” (now renamed “Thursday’s Child”) - Written for Royal Court Young Writer’s Programme. 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