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Katharine Mary

• Actor
  Female / Berkshire
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• Ethnicity

  Caucasian

  Age Range

  32 - 41

  Height

  5' 6" (1m 70cm)

  Weight

  9st. 11lb (62kg)

  Hair Colour

  Brown

  Eye Colour

  Green

  Build

  Medium

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  Files

  • Kat Mary Acting Reel 2020 video file (mp4)
  • Kat Mary Voice Reel video file (mp4)
  • Yoga Teacher video file (mp4)
  • Commercial Reel 2019 video file (mp4)
  • Corporate Reel 2018 video file (wmv)
  • ACTING Showreel video file (mp4)
  • IHG stroytelling for Facebook Live video file (mp4)

• Links

  Personal Website

  katmaryproductions.com

  Spotlight Member

  yes

  Equity

  yes

Reviews

Credits

• Education

  Year	Qualification	Where
  2003	Post Graduate Acting	Guildford School of Acting
  2002	3 yr. Acting/Musical Theatre	Goldsmiths, University of London

  Additional Skills

  Theatre Skills:

  Devising

  Script writing and adaptation

  Movement direction, highly stylized, slick physical Theatre sequences

  Mime

  LABAN

  Mask

  Puppetry

  Highly skilled at multi-roling

  Cartoon, grotesque and extreme characters

  Bawdy, comic belting voice aswell as classically trained soprano.

  Stage Combat BADC Level 1

  Sports:

  Horse Riding, Diving, Athletics, Yoga, Pilates

  Additional Information

  Experienced in devising and collaborating with actors, directors and theatre companies to make slick, fast paced physical theatre

  Highly skilled workshop leader, writer and facilitator. Worked extensively with ages 5+ Scene Productions runs its own summer school and leads workshops in secondary schools throughout the year. Fully CRB checked.

  Guildford School of Acting - Winner of Acting Cup 2004

  Amnesty International - The Other Side Nominated for Amnesty's Freedom of Expression award 2009.

  Reviews:

  'Katharine Hurst is an actress who exudes charisma, intelligence and poise'

  (Kansas City Star on Mata Hari 2015)

  'Playing exquisitely to her strengths, the piece combines the choreography of dance, in which Hurst exhibits a fluidity that is hypnotic'

  (5 Stars - TV Bomb on Mata Hari 2015)

  Katharine Hurst is an excellent performer and is able to bring us Mata Hari and hold that character fully and believably throughout. Hurst offers us an incredibly precise performance and that precision is to be found right down to the ends of her fingertips.

  (Fringe Review on Mata Hari 2015)

  'Hurst is astonishingly versatile - warm and concerned as a worried mother, delicious as a conning French showman and crisp and cruel as a doctor bent on experiment.'

  (The Stage on Woyzeck 2013)

  'Katharine Hurst is a one woman whirlwind, using voice, mime, movement and humour to tell this most bleak of tales...I watched in awe.'

  (Ink Pellet on Metamorphosis 2011 - 2012)

  'A brittle, rhythmic, grotesquely and comically exaggerated Mrs Samsa...Outstanding' (The Stage on Metamorphosis 2011-2012)

  'The three-strong cast miraculously conjured up two separate crews and gave a masterclass in presenting a lot of action in a little space... impressive storytellers and a rare kind of magic.' (The Stage on Vampirates, 2011)

  But leading the performance was Katharine Hurst, whose energy and enthralling range of unique characters, including a sadistic lunatic doctor and a General Blimp-like officer, gave a glowing performance. The enigmatic acting, innovative ideas, including the particularly effective use of a mini Woyzeck puppet and the witty script, made the show nothing short of inspired.

  (Isle of Wight Press on Woyzeck 2010)

  'Provocative, intriguing and sensitively done.'

  (Three Weeks on The Other Side, Edinburgh 2009)

  'Hurst's performance will move you to the edge of your seat, to feelings of guilt and to tears.'

  (Allthefestivals.com on The Other Side, Edinburgh 2009)

  'Katharine Hurst is a fine actor who chillingly combines hilarity with horror.' (The Stage on Fear and Misery of the Third Reich 2008)

  About me

  Ranging from playing physical, dynamic comic characters

  to 'engaging smiley mum'

  Described as having 'funny bones' on more than one occasion.

  Very relaxed, friendly and warm energy on set.

  Natural, spirited performer and keen ensemble player.

  Experienced in devising and collaborating with actors, directors and theatre companies to make slick, fast paced physical theatre

  Work frequently with Scene Productions Physical Theatre Company.

  Worked in Association with South Hill Park and Redbridge Drama Centre Park to develop a promenade, Community production of OH WHAT A LOVELY WAR in 2014.

• Skills

  Skin Colour

  • White

  Experienced In

  • Comedy
  • Commercials
  • Corporate
  • Film (Professional)
  • Film (Student)
  • Music Videos
  • Presenting
  • Radio
  • Rehearsed Readings
  • Roleplay
  • Theatre (Fringe)
  • Theatre (Professional)
  • Theatre (Touring)
  • TIE/TYA
  • TV
  • Voice Over

  Interested in

  • Comedy
  • Commercials
  • Corporate
  • Film (Professional)
  • Film (Student)
  • Music Videos
  • Presenting
  • Radio
  • Rehearsed Readings
  • Roleplay
  • Teaching Theatre
  • Theatre (Fringe)
  • Theatre (Professional)
  • Theatre (Touring)
  • TIE/TYA
  • TV
  • Voice Over

  Musical Skills

  • Guitar
  • Sax

  Accents (UK)

  • Cockney
  • Essex
  • Liverpool
  • London
  • Northern Working Class
  • RP
  • South London

  Accents (North American)

  • Californian
  • General American
  • Southern American

  General Dance Skills

  • Contemporary
  • Swing/Jive

  Hair Length

  • Mid Length

  Specific Singing Skills

  • Soprano

  Perform nude?

  • Only Professionally

  Organisation Memberships

  • Equity

  Stage Combat Skills

  • Yes

  Driving Licences

  • Standard

  General Singing Skills

  • Solo

  Native accent

  • English

  DBS checked

  • Yes

  Character Types

  • Athletic
  • Intellectual
  • Posh
  • Professional
  • Wholesome