Chloe Cattin

Chloe has worked as a theatre maker in London, South Africa and Zimbabwe. She has an honours degree in Theatre and Performance (Theatre Making) from the University of Cape Town and now lives and works in London. As a theatre maker and director, Chloe loves devizing and works best leading a group of actors in a collaborative and playful process. Chloe likes telling stories that reveal human truths, stories that are uncomfortable, ugly, stories that cut through the fat and reach the bone.

Chloe is an alum of the Lincoln Centre Theatre Directors Lab in New York and the Directors Lab Mediterranean.

Credits

Young Vic Research and Development Project: Digital Access in the Rehearsal Room, ongoing
Young Vic Directors Programme Digital Theatre research, Main researcher, 2021

DIRECTOR

TWIGS, Commissioned for the University of Chichester by Hannah Kennedy, Showroom, University of Chichester, 1 Performance, 2022
A large ensemble cast of 16 graduating BA Acting Students in their final showcase.
DECK THE STALLS, A one woman anti-panto by Lydia Brickland, Drayton Arms Theatre and Hope Theatre, 4 performances, 2022
TIME IT WRITE, An audio piece written by Maisie Crunden, Cake Theatre, 2022
PASS IT ON, A festival of monologues by and for female creatives, The Space, 1 week, 2022
PROJECT PASSION, Written by Caitlyn M. Kearns, White Bear, 1 performance, 2021

ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR

THE DROUGHT, Kings Head Theatre, Old Red Lion Theatre, 3 weeks, 2022
Winner of the 2021 London Horror Playwrighting festival competition by Nina Atesh. Offcomm award commendation.

DIRECTOR - REHEARSED READINGS

THE PROPHET OF MONTO by John Paul Murphy, Drayton Arms Theatre, 1 performance, 2022
FIRE by Hannah Kennedy, Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, 1 performance,2022
DEAD POSITIVE by Hannah Kennedy, Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, 1 performance, 2021
ALL WORK NO PLAY by Scott Younger, Lion and Unicorn Theatre, 1 performance, 2021
MAC AND BETH HOLDINGS by Sally Wilden, Lion and Unicorn Theatre, 1 performance, 2021
SUPERNOVA by Hannah Kennedy, Southwark Playhouse, 1 performance, 2021
STRAIGHT OUTTA CONVENT by Scott Younger, Southwark Playhouse, 1 performance, 2021

ASSISTANT DIRECTOR

OEDIPUS ELECTRONICA by Pecho Mama, Assistant Director, Residency at Lakeside Theatre in Colchester, The Core at Corby Cube, 3 weeks, 2022
MEDEA ELECTRONICA by Pecho Mama, Assistant Director, Watermans Theatre, 1 week, 2022
DIVINE INTERVENTION by Pecho Mama, Assistant Director, Ovalhouse Theatre, London, 1 week, 2019

STAGE MANAGEMENT

NEW MUSICAL WORKSHOP, Stage Manager, A workshop of a new musical produced by Mark Rubinstein Limited in association with the Young Vic and Work Light Productions, Studio 68, 1 week, 2022
THE DROWSY CHAPERONE, Deputy Stage Manager, For 30 3rd year BA Musical Theatre Students at the Urdang Academy during covid, Directed by Bronagh Lagan, Choreographed by Phillip Michael Thomas, Bernie Grant Arts Centre, London, 1 week, 2021
THE SECRET GARDEN, Company Stage Manager, For 30 3rd year BA Musical Theatre Students at the Urdang Academy, Directed and Choreographed by Matt Cole, Grant Arts Centre, 1 week, London
PAMELA'S PALACE by Mella Faye as Stage Manager, Etcetera Theatre, London, 1 week, 2019

THEATRE MAKING

WALKING HOME, An audio piece I wrote about the dangers of walking home at night directed by Neta Gracewell, Cake Theatre, 2021
NEW VOICES FESTIVAL, A festival I curated and produced showcasing new work made by recent University of Cape Town Graduates. I created this festival in response to the Student protests in South Africa as a way to showcase our work as graduating theatre making students, Cape Town, South Africa, 1 week, 2017
UNOGWAJA VARIETY SHOW, I directed a charity event to raise money for people in South Africa spearheading grassroots projects that were helping their communities, 1 performance, 2017


WORK WITH CHILDREN, YOUNG PEOPLE AND COMMUNITIES

FACILITATOR
As a workshop facilitator, I hope to make arts and their benefit accessible to communities specifically in school and care home settings. My recent sessions with schools have been with groups of up to 30 children of primary school age.
NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ALLIED ARTS SPEECH AND DRAMA FESTIVAL – ADJUDICATOR
I adjudicated close to 1000 students aged between 6 and 18 on different drama disciplines – Shakespeare, Improvisation, Drama, Spoken word, Mime and Original Work. The Annual Eisteddfod is similar to LAMDA examinations and takes place every year in Zimbabwe | June/July 2022
SOUTH LONDON REFUGEE ASSOCIATION | MIGRANT CONNECTIONS FESTIVAL
I co – directed the youth programme for the South London Refugee Association Migrant Connections festival. This project involved a large ensemble group of children with various English speaking abilities. We created a performance using music and object theatre | 2021

 

Training

LINCOLN CENTRE THEATRE DIRECTORS LAB, New York, 2018
DIRECTORS CUT, London, 2019 - 2020

HOW TO PITCH A PLAY with Paines Plough, 2021
MAKING INCLUSIVE THEATRE with the Young Vic, 2021
DRAMATURGY with Stewart Pringle, 2021
CREATING A COVID-PROOF PERFORMANCE with Barra Collins, Neverthere, 2021
SCRIPT READING FOR THEATRE with Teunkie Van Der Sluijs, 2021
ZOOM SETTINGS FOR LIVE PERFORMANCE with Barra Collins, Neverthere, 2021
CREATING GEOLOCATED AUDIO EXPERIENCES with Barra Collins, Neverthere, 2021
PART OF THE GRID: TECH AND DESIGN FOR FESTIVALS by Will Alder and Gabriella Slade, 2019
EX MATERIA by Jason Potgeiter, 2017
THEATRE: RE CHANGING THE HEARTBEAT by Guillaume Pige, 2018