Kay Brattan is a theatre director, dramaturg, producer, and actor. Originally from Toronto, Canada, she has been based in London, UK since 2018.
Kay’s actor training comes from the prestigious Theatre Performance Programme at Humber College in Toronto. She is also a graduate of East 15’s Directing Programme, where she was awarded an MA with distinction in theatre directing. She has studied with GITIS International in Moscow, Russia, in partnership with East 15 Acting School.
She is co-founder of how.dare.collective, a Toronto theatre collective that produced the smash fringe hit Lysistrata (Toronto Fringe 2017).
Kay has worked as a director and assistant director in Canada, the United Kingdom, and Serbia.
As an artist, Kay's focus is on new work development and adaptations, including the reimagining and interrogation of classical text. She champions stories that investigate and highlight the experiences of women by showcasing theatrical works with a strong female narrative. Kay is the current Artistic Director of Little Lion Theatre Company, a company dedicated to sharing Canadian theatre with audiences in the UK. She is a guest director at East 15 Acting School, working with the MFA International Acting programme, MA Acting Programme, and Foundations in Theatre course since 2023.
Directing credits include Lysistrata (how.dare.collective. Toronto Fringe 2017, Best Ensemble Nominee, My Entertainment World Awards 2017), CARMILLA (Montreal and Toronto Fringe, 2018), Mustard (Little Lion Theatre Company, The Drayton Arms Pub Theatre, 2020), What You Will, or Twelfth Night (Little Lion Theatre Company, Tea House Theatre, 2020), Beautiful Vida: A Staged Reading (Little Lion Theatre Company, Etcetera Theatre, 2021), Spycraft: A Staged Reading (Little Lion Theatre Company, Drayton Arms Theatre, 2022), Yaga by Kat Sandler (Little Lion Theatre Company, Drayton Arms Theatre, 2022), Portia's Julius Caesar (Little Lion Theatre Company, The Dell, 2023 and The Space, 2024), and Mary's Daughters (BiLLO and Little Lion Theatre Company, The Space, 2024).
For East 15 Acting School: Cymbeline (MFA International Acting, The Bridewell Theatre, 2023), The Bride and the Moon (MA Acting, Corbett Theatre, 2023), Alice in Wonderland (MFA International Acting, Corbett Theatre, 2023), Ubu Roi (CertHE, Clifftown Theatre, 2024), and Paradise Lost (MFA International Acting, Bridewell Theatre, 2025).
Assistant Directing: The Things That Were There (dir. Valerie Christiansen, Theatre Festival Pending at The Hen and Chickens Theatre, 2019), King Lear (dir. Jeremy Mortimer, East 15 Acting School, 2019), Brazen Head (dir. Matt Harrison, East 15 Acting School, 2019), The AB Project: The Return (dir. David Glass, David Glass Ensemble, 2019)
Associate Directing: Accidentally Muslim (AMP Productions, Edinburgh Fringe 2019).
Upcoming Shows: Workshop Director for Paper Swans by Vyte Garriga, produced by Flabbergast Theatre, Directed by Simon Gleave, Soho Theatre, London, April 28th-May 3rd, 2025
Director for Love You More by Sarah O'dell, Etcetera Theatre, London, May 13th-18th, 2025
Kay’s actor training comes from the prestigious Theatre Performance Programme at Humber College in Toronto. She is also a graduate of East 15’s Directing Programme, where she was awarded an MA with distinction in theatre directing. She has studied with GITIS International in Moscow, Russia, in partnership with East 15 Acting School.
She is co-founder of how.dare.collective, a Toronto theatre collective that produced the smash fringe hit Lysistrata (Toronto Fringe 2017).
Kay has worked as a director and assistant director in Canada, the United Kingdom, and Serbia.
As an artist, Kay's focus is on new work development and adaptations, including the reimagining and interrogation of classical text. She champions stories that investigate and highlight the experiences of women by showcasing theatrical works with a strong female narrative. Kay is the current Artistic Director of Little Lion Theatre Company, a company dedicated to sharing Canadian theatre with audiences in the UK. She is a guest director at East 15 Acting School, working with the MFA International Acting programme, MA Acting Programme, and Foundations in Theatre course since 2023.
Directing credits include Lysistrata (how.dare.collective. Toronto Fringe 2017, Best Ensemble Nominee, My Entertainment World Awards 2017), CARMILLA (Montreal and Toronto Fringe, 2018), Mustard (Little Lion Theatre Company, The Drayton Arms Pub Theatre, 2020), What You Will, or Twelfth Night (Little Lion Theatre Company, Tea House Theatre, 2020), Beautiful Vida: A Staged Reading (Little Lion Theatre Company, Etcetera Theatre, 2021), Spycraft: A Staged Reading (Little Lion Theatre Company, Drayton Arms Theatre, 2022), Yaga by Kat Sandler (Little Lion Theatre Company, Drayton Arms Theatre, 2022), Portia's Julius Caesar (Little Lion Theatre Company, The Dell, 2023 and The Space, 2024), and Mary's Daughters (BiLLO and Little Lion Theatre Company, The Space, 2024).
For East 15 Acting School: Cymbeline (MFA International Acting, The Bridewell Theatre, 2023), The Bride and the Moon (MA Acting, Corbett Theatre, 2023), Alice in Wonderland (MFA International Acting, Corbett Theatre, 2023), Ubu Roi (CertHE, Clifftown Theatre, 2024), and Paradise Lost (MFA International Acting, Bridewell Theatre, 2025).
Assistant Directing: The Things That Were There (dir. Valerie Christiansen, Theatre Festival Pending at The Hen and Chickens Theatre, 2019), King Lear (dir. Jeremy Mortimer, East 15 Acting School, 2019), Brazen Head (dir. Matt Harrison, East 15 Acting School, 2019), The AB Project: The Return (dir. David Glass, David Glass Ensemble, 2019)
Associate Directing: Accidentally Muslim (AMP Productions, Edinburgh Fringe 2019).
Upcoming Shows: Workshop Director for Paper Swans by Vyte Garriga, produced by Flabbergast Theatre, Directed by Simon Gleave, Soho Theatre, London, April 28th-May 3rd, 2025
Director for Love You More by Sarah O'dell, Etcetera Theatre, London, May 13th-18th, 2025
