Kate Saxon

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Kate Saxon is a British freelance theatre director who lives in London. She is Associate Director of Shared Experience Theatre[1] and of English Touring Theatre[1].

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[edit] Theatre

Kate Saxon's productions include the premiere of The French Lieutenant's Woman (UK tour 2006); Hysteria and Humble Boy[2] (The Northcott); Clearing the Colours and Caution Trousers (Stephen Joseph Theatre) and Still/Life (Theatre Royal, Plymouth).

For the Orange Tree Theatre's Susan Glaspell season she staged the first revival of Glaspell's 1922 comedy Chains of Dew in March 2008[2].

[edit] International Theatre

International productions include Nine Parts of Desire, at The Public, New York and later at The Wilma, Philadelphia. At The Wilma, the production was the winner of 2 Barrymore Awards. Also the world premiere production of The French Lieutenant’s Woman (Fulton Opera House, USA).

Kate was Associate Director of the West End run and the international tour of After Mrs. Rochester, which received the following awards: Time Out Live Award 2004 for Best Production in the West End[3] and Best Direction 2003 Evening Standard Theatre Awards[4].

Kate has developed new writing & directed rehearsed readings for various theatres. Notably, Kate was responsible for script development and dramaturgy on Nine Parts of Desire for Heather Raffo, which became a huge US success, touring nationally and winning several awards.

[edit] Theatre Reviews

Chains of Dew Kate Saxon directs the play with tremendous panache. Billington, The Guardian, March 17, 2008[5]

Chains of Dew Kate Saxon's captivating revival of this unpublished play reveals Glaspell's gift for trenchant and delightful comedy.Paul Taylor, The Independent, Friday, 21 March 2008 [6]

Chains of Dew Under Kate Saxon’s direction the ensemble cast play the conversational comedy sharply, and there are some great visual details, from Nora’s ‘excess family exhibit’ to the sight of Seymore’s desk besieged by boxes of diaphragms. Bella Todd, 17 March 2008, Time Out [7]


La Boheme Phyllida Lloyd's production … now revived by Kate Saxon, forcefully desentimentalises the work, setting it in a faceless metropolis … Lloyd and Saxon explore the emotional and sexual freedom that counters this grimness with great tenderness, though the results are not for purists. The Guardian, January 28, 2002

[edit] Video Game Direction

Recent game productions include Dragon Quest: Journey of the Cursed King (script review and directing)[8]; for Star Wars: The Force Unleashed (LucasArts) Kate was tasked with sourcing actors for physical & vocal performance as well as facial likeness. She has also directed the voice production for the upcoming MMO Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures (FUNCOM)[9].[10] Kate has also provided both MoCap and voiceover direction for Killzone 2 (Sony).

[edit] Game reviews

Dragon Quest: Journey of the Cursed King From the engaging script to bold choice of western voice actors........there's not a sound you hear from game start to game end that dips below brilliance. 2006 Edge Award - Best Audio Design [11]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Shared Experience Theatre
  2. ^ Exeter Northcott
  3. ^ Shared Experience Theatre
  4. ^ Shared Experience Theatre
  5. ^ Chains of Dew | Theatre story | guardian.co.uk Arts
  6. ^ Chains of Dew, Orange Tree Theatre, London - Reviews, Theatre - The Independent
  7. ^ Chains of Dew at Orange Tree Theatre - Off-West End - Theatre - Time Out London
  8. ^ Kate Saxon (II)
  9. ^ Age Of Conan: Hyborian Adventures
  10. ^ side uk ltd, voice casting, recording studios, localization, multimedia sound, london, uk
  11. ^ Final Fantasy XII is Edge's game of the year - Edge Online