Katherine Elizabeth Hare (born 15 April 1978) is an

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Biography

Early years

Hare was born in

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to John Hare, a farmer, and Celia Hare. She was educated at Saffron Walden County High School and

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, where she began her stage career before training at

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Career

Katherine is a Co-founder o
Triptic
a theatre company dedicated to producing lost work of a musical or cultural significance. Recent directing credits include
:Bernarda Alba at The Union Theatre :Lights, Camera, Walkies at Gilded Balloon, Edinburgh :The Tender Land by Aaron Copland at Arcola Theatre and The Cochrane Theatre :Crazy For You at The London Palladium :The Beach at The Cockpit Theatre :Modern Dance for Beginners at The Camden People's Theatre :Lucky Stiff at The Robinson Theatre, Cambridge. As Associate director credits include:
:Park Avenue Cat at the Arts Theatre :Hit Me - The Life and Rhymes of Ian Dury at the Garrick Theatre and UK tour :Naked Boys Singing at the Leicester Square Theatre :Dirty White Boy at the Trafalgar Studios :Robin Hood at the Newbury Corn Exchange. Katherine is also a composer and wrote the original music for Full Tilt's Hamlet at The Minack Theatre.

References

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Hare, Katherine Living people 1978 births English theatre directors British women theatre directors