C R E A T I V E
Writer
[stage + screen]
Kathryn Marquet is a playwright and actor with a passion for saving the planet. Her plays include: The Dead Devils of Cockle Creek (Playlab/La Boite); The Owl and the Pussycat (Little Match/Commonwealth Games); Pale Blue Dot (La Boite); Furious Creatures (Queensland Premier’s Drama Award Finalist); The Grand Ragtag Animal Band (Little Match); The Secret Garden (Dead Puppet Society/Queensland Theatre Young Artist Ensemble); and was invited to write a monologue in the form of a metaphorical postcard entitled Dear Australia for Playwriting Australia as a reflection on the COVID lockdown.
As an actor, Kathryn has worked extensively in Australian theatre, film, and television for La Boite, Queensland Theatre, Playlab, Bell Shakespeare, Elbow Room, and many other independent companies. She performed in the recent feature Don’t Tell, Channel Ten’s Secrets and Lies, and the ABC miniseries Sisters of War.
Awards Include: Matilda Awards: Best Emerging Artist (winner); Best Supporting Actor – The Crucible (nominated); Lord Mayor’s Award for Best New Australian Work – Pale Blue Dot (nominated); Best MainStage Production – Pale Blue Dot (nominated); Melbourne Green Room Awards: Best Ensemble – Prehistoric (winner).
Notable positions include: Playwright In Residence, Playlab, 2017; Playwright in Residence, La Boite, 2013; Associate Artist, Queensland Theatre, 2011-2013; Emerging Artist, QT, 2009. Training: USQ (Acting); UQ (Playwriting).
She is currently writing the screenplay of A Pale Blue Dot in conjunction with Apocalypse Films and developing an iconic Australian play into a musical.
Kathryn’s latest play, Aurochs was shortlisted for the Patrick White Playwrights Award, 2024.