Transformation, Ritual, Play

Kay Brattan is a London-based theatre director and theatre-maker creating bold, physical and visually driven work. Working across new writing, adaptation and reimagined classical texts, her work is rooted in transformation, ritual and play. Movement, music and ensemble are central to how she brings performers and audiences into the same world.

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Selected Work 

New writing, adaptations and reimagined classics.

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Practice

Movement. Ritual.
​Transformation. Play.

My practice begins with the body: with play, instinct and what becomes possible when an ensemble enters a room together. I work through movement, sound, text and space to build theatrical worlds that invite audiences into something immediate, communal and alive.

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About Me

Theatre director. Theatre-maker.
​Canadian in London.

I’m a London-based theatre director and theatre-maker creating new writing, adaptations and reimagined classics. I’m drawn to ambitious, playful work and to rehearsal rooms built around collaboration, curiosity and discovery.
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​Alongside my freelance directing practice, I’m Artistic Director of Little Lion Theatre Company and a guest director at East 15 Acting School and Fourth Monkey, working with actors in professional training.

Press

“Kay Brattan’s directing draws even more beauty from the performance.
She has a flair for movement.”
★★★★
​EVERYTHING THEATRE
Don’t Panic
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“Directed with incredible nuance and precision.”
★★★★★
​THEATRE & TONIC
Portia’s Julius Caesar
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“A production that is as sharp as it is joyful.”
★★★★★
​ Everything Theatre
Much Ado About Nothing
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Press + Media

Upcoming

What's next, on stage and in development.

Production

In Development

WE'LL ALWAYS HAVE PARIS
by Paul Kalburgi
Exit the Garret
WHITE BEAR THEATRE
September 2026
Director

TICKETS

WITCH GIRL SUMMER
by Margarita Valderrama
Little Lion Theatre Company
​​Further development following its 2026 run at
​The Lion & Unicorn Theatre.
​Director

Let's Make Something.

Directing · New Writing  
Ensemble Practice · Actor Training

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