Katy McLeod

Pronouns: she/her
Katy is a queer, disabled, graduate, Churchill Fellow and Producer with 9 years’ experience in her craft and has worked on projects with an national and international remit. Katy has worked in theatre, film, on community projects, within performing arts schools and with companies based abroad. After achieving a fellowship in theatre fundraising, Katy is working towards becoming an accredited Disability Access Consultant after completing training with an organisation who are world leaders in access & inclusion (CAE); whilst also working as a Access Support Worker.
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Katy has worked in producing teams on projects with the Birmingham Repertory Theatre, nabokov Theatre Company, Watford Palace Theatre and with Roundhouse Resident Artists. She has collaborated with an Oscar nominated Director, Olivier winning artists and worked in a producing team on an Olivier nominated show (The Government Inspector [2016]). Her passion has led her to work on the Ramps on the Moon initiative, to help address the access barriers in national touring for performers and creatives with disabilities.

Katy is passionate about producing work that is entertaining and accessible to as wider audience as possible, both in terms of disability and popular tastes; whilst maintaining her dedication to diverse representation on stage and within creative teams. At present Katy has started a second research project in commercial income generation within theatre.

Credits

PRODUCER
● Lonely Lads Midday Midweek Cinema Club (R&D 2022, IndoorsTooMuch Theatre)
● Fragile (2022)
● The Activist Lab (scratch R&D 2022, affiliated with Graeae & Unlimited).
● Ask me Again (Caelestis Productions ltd, [Casting Producer] film in development in 2020, production postponed).
● A London Thing (R&D of a mid-scale new musical a part of the Barbican Open Lab, 2019). ● Suitman Jungle (nabokov, Latitude Festival, 2019).
● Background People (Alphabetti Theatre, Camden Roundhouse, Bootleg Social, 2018). ● A Merchant of Venice (Shake-scene Shakespeare, Cockpit Theatre, 2017).
● On The Edge of Me (Rich Mix, Upstairs at the Western, Arena Theatre, Soho Theatre 2015-2016).
ASSISTANT PRODUCER
● Suitman Jungle (nabokov, Camden Roundhouse, Albany Theatre, 2018). ● Last Night (nabokov, King’s Place & Latitude Festival, 2018).
● Girl and The Moon (The Courtyard, 2018).
● The Government Inspector (Birmingham Repertory Theatre, Liverpool Everyman, New Wolsey, Theatre Royal Stratford East, Crucible, 2016).
● Cortae (R&D supported by Talawa Theatre Company, 2013).
DISABILITY ACCESS CONSULTANT (DAC) and / or ACCESS SUPPORT WORKER (ASW)
● Conor Aylward (ASW: ACE Project Grant application, 2022)
● BJ Edwards (ASW: ACE Project Grant application, 2022)
● Hasbian (ASW: R&D, Stanley Arts, 2022)
● The Cabaret at the End of The World (DAC: R&D, Pack Pack Theatre, 2021).
● Accessing New Technologies (DAC: project about VR with the Young Vic, 2021)
● E.M Williams (ASW: ACE DCYP application, 2021)

Training

● Arts Council England National Lottery Project Grants Workshop, Curve Theatre: Changes to grant programmes 2021
● Mental Health First Aid Training 2021
● Unconscious Bias Training 2021
● Centre for Accessible Environments: Inclusive Design and Access 2020-2021
● Spektrix Training: Event Setup,Sales,Fundraising & Opportunities, Customer Lists & Reporting,Email Automation, Reporting on Lost Income, Pricing Strategies for Digital Work 2020-2021
● Currently planning a second research project, on sustainable funding models with a focus on commercial revenue and artistic programming for theatres.With the aim of securing a second fellowship to support the research. 2020 - 2021
● Started learning British Sign Language Level 1 2020
● Completed training on mentoring at-risk youth, young offenders, young ex-offenders, current and previous gang members with Transitions UK. 2019
● GDPR Training 2018
● Advanced Safeguarding Children Training 2018
● The Major Gift Challenge Workshop at the International Fundraising Conference: Learn how to design and implement major gift plan. 2018
● Churchill Fellow: Completed international research project in fundraising for theatre 2018
● Herts Inclusive Theatre British Sign Language & Deaf Awareness Course 2018
● Received basic training as an LX and sound operator for shows at Harrow Arts Centre 2018
● Stage One Producer Workshop 2017
● Driving License 2017
● Access Worker Training 2017
● ITC Creating Contracts for Employees and Freelancers 2017
● Producing:ITCTour Booking Course 2017
● Theatre Making:Royal Shakespeare Company Residency Training in Contemporary Practice 2016
● Royal Shakespeare Company DirectingWorkshop 2016
● Administration:Access toWork Training 2016
● Disability AwarenessTraining 2016
● Administration and event management:Midlands Art Centre Ideastap Producing Lab which focussed on the logistics, planning and delivery in producing a creative project 2015
● Fundraising: Arts Admin Grants forThe ArtsWorkshop