Kay Brattan is a Canadian 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.
Directing credits include Lysistrata (how.dare.collective. Toronto Fringe 2017, Best Ensemble Nominee, My Entertainment World Awards 2017), Wake Up and Smell the Coffee (LowDown Theatre Company), The Devil and the Deep Blue Sea (Alumnae Theatre Company, New Ideas Festival 2018), 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), Highway 1: Stories from Far and Wide (Stories From Home, Little Lion Theatre Company, Drayton Arms Theatre, 2021) 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), Cymbeline (East 15 Acting School, The Bridewell Theatre, 2023), Portia's Julius Caesar (Little Lion Theatre Company, The Dell, 2023 and The Space, 2024), The Bride and the Moon (East 15 Acting School, Corbett Theatre, 2023), Alice in Wonderland (East 15 Acting School, Corbett Theatre, 2023) and Mary's Daughters (The Space, 2024).
As an assistant director, she has been a part of The Things That Were There (Valerie Christiansen, Theatre Festival Pending at The Hen and Chickens Theatre, 2019), King Lear (Jeremy Mortimer, East 15 Acting School, 2019), Brazen Head (Matt Harrison, East 15 Acting School, 2019), The AB Project: The Return (David Glass, David Glass Ensemble, 2019), and as an associate director on Accidentally Muslim (AMP Productions, Edinburgh Fringe 2019).
Upcoming shows: Ubu Roi at East 15 Acting School, July 7th and 8th, Clifftown Theatre, Southend-on-Sea.
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.
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.
Directing credits include Lysistrata (how.dare.collective. Toronto Fringe 2017, Best Ensemble Nominee, My Entertainment World Awards 2017), Wake Up and Smell the Coffee (LowDown Theatre Company), The Devil and the Deep Blue Sea (Alumnae Theatre Company, New Ideas Festival 2018), 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), Highway 1: Stories from Far and Wide (Stories From Home, Little Lion Theatre Company, Drayton Arms Theatre, 2021) 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), Cymbeline (East 15 Acting School, The Bridewell Theatre, 2023), Portia's Julius Caesar (Little Lion Theatre Company, The Dell, 2023 and The Space, 2024), The Bride and the Moon (East 15 Acting School, Corbett Theatre, 2023), Alice in Wonderland (East 15 Acting School, Corbett Theatre, 2023) and Mary's Daughters (The Space, 2024).
As an assistant director, she has been a part of The Things That Were There (Valerie Christiansen, Theatre Festival Pending at The Hen and Chickens Theatre, 2019), King Lear (Jeremy Mortimer, East 15 Acting School, 2019), Brazen Head (Matt Harrison, East 15 Acting School, 2019), The AB Project: The Return (David Glass, David Glass Ensemble, 2019), and as an associate director on Accidentally Muslim (AMP Productions, Edinburgh Fringe 2019).
Upcoming shows: Ubu Roi at East 15 Acting School, July 7th and 8th, Clifftown Theatre, Southend-on-Sea.
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.
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