artist profile

Kate Duchene

THEATRE Includes:

2012	THE TRIAL OF UBU	Interpreter	Katie Mitchell	Hampstead Theatre
2011	A WOMAN KILLED WITH KINDNESS	Cicely Milkpail	Katie Mitchell	National Theatre
2010/11	BEAUTY & THE BEAST	Cecile	Katie Mitchell	National Theatre
2010	HENRY VIII	Queen Katherine	Mark Rosenblatt	Shakespeare’s Globe
2008	WAVES (revival)		Katie Mitchel	National Theatre & Tour
2007	WOMEN OF TROY	Hecuba	Katie Mitchell	National Theatre
2007	ATTEMPTS ON HER LIFE		Katie Mitchell	National Theatre
2006	WAVES		Katie Mitchell	National Theatre
2004	IPHIGENIA AT AULIS	Clytemnestra	Katie Mitchell	National Theatre
2003	THE SUGAR SYNDROME	Jan	Marianne Elliot	Royal Court Theatre Upstairs
2002	CARYL CHURCHILL FESTIVAL	Various	Ian Rickson/Dominic Cooke	Royal Court Theatre
2002	THE INLAND SEA	Simone	Dominic Dromgoole	Oxford Stage Company/Wiltons
2001	IPHIGENIA AT AULIS	Clytemnestra	Katie Mitchell	Abbey Theatre, Dublin
1999	SMALL CRAFT WARNING	Violet	Rufus Norris	Pleasance Theatre
1997	THE HERBAL BED	Susanna	Michael Attenborough	Duchess Theatre
1995/6	FAUST Parts 1 & 2	Earth Spirit/Martha/Helen of Troy	Michael Bogdanov	RSC Stratford/Barbican Season
1995/6	THE RELAPSE	Amanda	Ian Judge	RSC Stratford/Barbican Season
1995/6	THE CHERRY ORCHARD	Varya	Adrian Noble	RSC Stratford/Barbican Season
1994/5	HATED NIGHTFALL	Caroline	Howard Barker	The Wrestling School
1993/4	THE COUNTRY WIFE	Alithea	Max Stafford Clark	RSC Stratford/Barbican Season
1993/4	MURDER IN THE CATHEDRAL	Chorus	Steven Pimlott	RSC Stratford/Barbican Season
1993/4	THE MERCHANT OF VENICE	Jessica	David Thacker	RSC Stratford/Barbican Season
1992/3	RICHARD III	Queen Elizabeth	Sam Mendes	RSC Tour
1992	THE RIVALS	Lydia	John Adams	West Yorkshire Playhouse/Birmingham Rep Co Production
1991	THE RESISTABLE RISE OF ARTURO UI	Di Trevis		Royal National Theatre
1991	THE MISER	Elise	Steven Pimlott	Royal National Theatre
1990	KEAN	Amy	Sam Mendes	Old Vic Theatre & Tour to Toronto – Mirvish Productions
1989/ 90	THE CHERRY ORCHARD	Charlotta	Sam Mendes	Aldwych Theatre/Michael Codron Production
1989	CLOUD NINE	Maud/Betty	David Leveaux	Chichester Festival
1989	THE TRIUMPH OF LOVE		Jeremy Raison	Chichester Festival
1989	SUMMERFOLK	Kaleria	Sam Mendes	Chichester Festival
1989	LOVE’S LABOURS LOST	Princess of France	Sam Mendes	Chichester Festival
1986	THE SEA	Rose	Peter Lichtenfels	Playhouse Theatre, Leeds
1984/6	KLIMKOV	Rayissa/Olga	Jenny Killick	Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh
1984/6	DEAD MEN	Anna	Peter Lichtenfels	Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh & Australia Tour
1984/6	WHITE ROSE	Lily Litvac	Stephen Unwin	Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh & Transfer to Almeida
1984/6	LOSING VENICE	Duchess/Priest	Jenny Killick	Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh & Tour to Australia/Sweden/Hong Kong & Transfer to Almeida
1984/6	LUCY’S PLAY	Lucy	Jenny Killick	Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh
1984/6	KATHY & THE HIPPOPOTAMUS	Ana	Stephen Unwin	Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh
1984	THE REAL INSPECTOR HOUND	Cynthia		Octagon Theatre, Bolton
1984	WUTHERING HEIGHTS	Ellen Dean		Octagon Theatre, Bolton
1984	SPRING & PORT WINE	Florence		Octagon Theatre, Bolton
1984	TAKING STEPS	Kitty		Octagon Theatre, Bolton
1981	CARRY ON UP PANDORA’S BOX			Cambridge Mummers/Edinburgh Festival & Almeida
1981	A RESPECTABLE WEDDING	Mother	Jenny Killick	Cambridge Mummers/Edinburgh Festival & Almeida
1981	MEASURE FOR MEASURE	Mariana	Stephen Unwin	Cambridge Mummers/Edinburgh Festival & Almeida
1979/80	THE BALCONY	Carmen	Pip Broughton	ADC Theatre, Cambridge
	THREE SISTERS	Olga	Brigid Larmour	ADC Theatre, Cambridge
	THE DUCHESS OF MALFI	The Duchess	Richard Spaul	ADC Theatre, Cambridge

TELEVISION includes:

2005/2006	AFTERLIFE (series regular)	Barbara Sinyard	Maurice Phillips	Quite Scary Productions
2003	CASUALTY	Debbie Hansell	Dominic Lees	BBC
2001	WYRDSISTER	Miss Hardbroom	Michael Treen	Global Arts
2000	MIDSOMER MURDERS	Jane Bennett	Peter Smith	Bentley Productions
2000	THE BILL	Laura	Jeremy Silberstone	Thames TV
1998/00	THE WORST WITCH	Miss Hardbroom	Andrew Morgan	HTV/United (3 series)
1999	PEAK PRACTICE	Dr. Ryan	Jonathan Campbell	Carlton TV
1998	KISS ME KATE	Lesley	John Stroud	BBC
1998	OUT OF HOURS	Sue Craven	Douglas McKinnon	Monogram
1997	WING & A PRAYER	Gillian Rhodes	Richard Laxton	Thames TV
	THE BILL		Roger Gartland	Thames TV
	THIS IS DAVID HARPER			Hat Trick Productions
	A SENSE OF GUILT		Bruce McDonald	BBC
	BOON			Central
	MISS MARPLE: AT BERTRAM’S HOTEL		Mary McMurray	BBC
	ENGLAND THEIR ENGLAND		John Thornicroft	Central

FILMS

2009	ALL GOOD CHILDREN	Lynne	Alicia Duffy	ROT Productions Ltd
2008	AN EDUCATION	Teacher	Lone Schersig	An Education Production Ltd.
2002	MONSIEUR N	Mrs Balcombe	Antoine de Caunes	Loma Nasha Productions
	THE TALL GUY		Mel Smith	Working Title

RADIO and VOICE WORK includes:

Kate has recorded many radio dramas and played one of the regular characters ‘Alex’ in CITIZENS for 4 years. She has also recorded excerpts of many plays including ‘Katherine of Aragon’ in HENRY VIII at The Globe and ‘Clytemnestra’ in IPHIGENIA AT AULIS at the National Theatre. Other credits include:

2011	THE LONG VIEW	Historical Reader	Paula McGinley	BBC R4
2004	GILES WEMMBLEY HOGG GOES OFF		David Tyler	BBC R4
2002	TWENTY MINUTES OF ART	Colleen	Martin Smith	BBC Radio
2001	IN FRONT OF THE CHILDREN: GREEK WOMEN		Jeremy Mortimer	BBC R3
1999	IRONHAND Parts 1 & 2		Jeremy Mortimer	BBC R3
	LESSONS IN ITALIAN		Andy Jordan	BBC R4
	GROSSE FUGUE		Andy Jordan	BBC R4
	CITIZENS		Various	BBC R4
	IVY WHO		John Harvey/ Clive Brill	BBC R4
	LOSING VENICE		John Clifford	BBC R3
	BLOKADA		Stephen Mulrine	BBC Radio
	THE WISH HOUSE			BBC R4

Concerts include

2003	MENDELSSOHN’S ANTIGONE	Ismene		BBC Prom/City of London Sinfonia
1999/02	A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM	Titania/Hippolita	Jonathan Best	City of London Sinfonia