Friday 23 January

10.30AM – 5.30PM | Central London

To book a place for £99, email natasha@womensprizeforplaywriting.co.uk



Join award-winning director and Joint Artistic Director of Paines Plough, Katie Posner, for an actors’ workshop centered on how to make creative choices that keep you open, collaborative, engaged and malleable to deliver a director’s artistic vision. 

Using selected plays, we will explore how to unpack the emotional arc of a scene and bring your most open and truthful self, as well as how to build resilience as you continue your journey in the industry.

All within a safe, creative, and supportive environment. 

Katie is an experienced and multi award-winning director. She joined Paines Plough as Joint Artistic Director with Charlotte Bennett in 2019. She has worked on productions both overseas and on national tours, incl. multiple shows with York Theatre Royal and Pilot Theatre with whom she was Associate Director from 2009 until 2017.

For Paines Plough, Katie has recently directed CONSUMED by Karis Kelly (Traverse Theatre/UK Tour); SHANGHAI DOLLS by Amy Ng (Kiln Theatre); Fringe First award-winning STRATEGIC LOVE PLAY by Miriam Battye (Minetta Lane Theatre, NYC/Soho Theatre/Roundabout); Winner of the Women’s Prize for Playwriting YOU BURY ME by Ahlam (Bristol Old Vic/Edinburgh Lyceum/Orange Tree Theatre); HUNGRY by Chris Bush (Soho Theatre/Roundabout); REALLY BIG AND REALLY LOUD by Phoebe Eclair-Powell and BLACK LOVE by Chinonyerem Odimba (Co-Director for Roundabout).