Kate Crutchley

Acting

Kate Crutchley trained at the Birmingham School of Speech and Drama and acted in Rep, TV and radio before appearing in Fringe productions such as Steve Gooch’s Female Transport at the Half Moon and the musical The Lady or The Tiger. She directed early Gay Sweatshop productions including Care and Control, and was a co-organiser of the Women’s Festival at the Drill Hall, 1977. In 1980 she was appointed Theatre Programmer at the Oval House where she put on an exciting mix of work including ground-breaking women’s and gay and lesbian companies and experimental work. She also directed many...