Katie Mitchell
Katie Mitchell
National Theatre
Katie Mitchell is an English theatre director and an Associate of the National Theatre. She has been described as "the closest thing the British theatre has to an auteur". Her career started at the Kings Head Theatre, progressing to Paines Plough and the RSC. Her productions have been described as "distinguished by the intensity of the emotions, the realism of the acting, and the creation of a very distinctive world". This collection offers an insight into Katie Mitchell’s processes. It features video exploring her approach to mixed media productions Waves and …some trace of her as well as films about her recent devised productions of Beauty and the Beast and Hansel and Gretel.
Making Hansel and Gretel
Go behind the scenes on Katie Mitchell's production of 'Hansel and Gretel' and watch the puppet makers at work.
Feb 12, 2013
1 min
Katie Mitchell on Pains of Youth
In Pains of Youth Katie Mitchell returns to straight theatre and focuses on the substance of this dynamic and strongly political play.
Apr 14, 2011
4 min
Cinematography - the image and the word
Katie Mitchell states that theatre isn't about doing plays, but about representing human behaviour. And that behaviour is conveyed mainly by what is seen, not what is said.
Apr 4, 2011
2 min
Directing Waves and ...some trace of her
In Waves and ...some trace of her Katie Mitchell experiments with multimedia, exploring new ways of organising narratives. Featured in this film are: Katie Mitchell, Ben Wishaw, Hattie Morahan
Apr 4, 2011
3 min
Props in Waves and ...some trace of her.
The assistant stage managers have a busy time keeping track of all the props used in Waves and ... some trace of her.
Apr 4, 2011
1 min
Stage Managing a multimedia production
A Deputy Stage Manager 'calls the show' for every performance. It is a complex job at the best of times, but on a multimedia production like Waves or ... some trace of her it requires nerves of steel and perfect concentration.
Apr 4, 2011
1 min
Paul Clark's music in Waves and ...some trace of her
The music of a string quartet is a key aspect of the sound world created for Waves and ...some trace of her.
Apr 4, 2011
2 min
The reinvention of the script
Highly individual 'script' books were created by each actor to enable them to follow their own path through the complex maze of the multimedia production.
Apr 4, 2011
2 min
Sound design for Waves and ...some trace of her
Gareth Fry was the sound designer on Waves and ... some trace of her. The actors created many of the sound effects live on stage, using techniques developed by the film industry's specialist foley artists.
Apr 4, 2011
1 min
Devising a multimedia production
Starting with only the text of a novel, director Katie Mitchell and her company of performers and multimedia experts seek to create a dynamic and multi-faceted performance. Paragraph by paragraph they build up a visual world to accompany the text, which is created live on stage every evening.
Apr 4, 2011
3 min
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