Kate Andrews is an award-winning neuroqueer actor and director with ten years' experience using Shakespeare to surprise, delight & encourage social change. Trained at the Royal Central School of Speech & Drama, she enjoys co-creating work which innovates while leaving nobody behind, and is the brain behind the first explicitly Autistic portrayal of Hamlet and groundbreaking interactive piece Shrew: The Experiment.
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"Grounded yet effervescent"
Antonio Fava - ArsComica
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"Stellar"
​Lizzie Conrad Hughes - ShakeScene
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"Intelligent, playful, hardworking, perceptive & always willing to take a risk - a joy to work with!"
Stephen Sobal - All In Theatre
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"Bold, intelligent choices & instincts"
Philip Bird - Shakespeare's Globe
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Kate's credits include Richard II (★★★★★ - FringeReview, BN1), The Merchant of Venice (★★★★★ - Mobile Theatre) and As You Like It (★★★★ - North West End). Offstage, she can be found contributing her storytelling skills towards good causes from Refugee Week & sexual violence prevention to making friends & colleagues cry with laughter while on tour together.