Kat Woods

Kat Woods is a writer and director from Co.Fermanagh in N. Ireland. She has a particular interest in staging works that provide a platform for those from the Underclass/Benefit class background. Works that are representative of her community. Works that redefine the discourse surrounding the poverty stereotype. Kat is an Associate Artist at The Pleasance and an Associate at Omnibus Theatre. Kat is a Royal Court/Kudos TV writers group alumnus. Kat’s work has been performed in England, Ireland, Scotland, Wales, Finland, Baltimore, Washington DC, Connecticut and New York. Theatre Writing and Directing — select credits include KILLYMUCK (Edinburgh Festival Fringe, Pleasance, Omnibus and Foyle Arts Building) WASTED (Northern Ireland and International tour, One Act Festival Savoy Wales, Kings Head, Soho Playhouse, Edinburgh Festival Fringe, LOST, The White Bear); MULE (N.Ireland tour, Omnibus, Edinburgh Festival Fringe); BELFAST BOY (Catalyst Festival, Lantern, Omnibus, Edinburgh Festival Fringe, The Tampere Festival Finland, LOST, Blakes of The Hollow Enniskillen, Foyle Arts Building, Up Three and Ten, Etcetera Theatre, The White Bear); DIRTY FLIRTY THIRTY (Blakes of The Hollow Enniskillen, The Playhouse, The Pleasance, The White Bear); SKINTOWN (The White Bear). Awards — BELFAST BOY: The Stage Award for Excellence, The Fringe Review Award for Outstanding Theatre. KILLYMUCK, WASTED and MULE: The Peggy Ramsey Award. BELFAST BOY and KILLYMUCK longlisted for the Amnesty International Freedom of Expression Award. WASTED: Selected for the Encore series Soho Playhouse New York (Best of Edinburgh). SKINTOWN: Longlisted for The Bruntwood Royal Exchange Award.