Kate Shanahan

After studying theatre design in London, Kate began her design experience working outside the traditional ‘theatre box’, exploring run-down factory spaces with London Contemporary School of Dance, abandoned cathedrals in Brono, Czech Republic and continues her passion for the unusual with the diverse theatre, film, dance and opera companies she has collaborated with here in Australia.

This includes Speed of Life and See In Me with RUCKUS where she first met Dean Walsh, Queen C for B Sharp, costumes for Richard III and The Wild Party for Siren Theatre Co, award winning dance performance One More Than One for Atypical Theatre Co,(starring Emma J Hawkins), Mother Fish and I Love you, But…with Powerhouse Youth Theatre, Darlingwood Tales for Loose Cannon Arts and The Opera House, Mash Up for The Q Theatre, costumes for Helpmann award winning Thursday’s Child for Monkey Baa, also Il Campanello, numerous shows for PACT and Babies Proms for the Opera House. Kate has also designed for the Royal Easter show, and has facilitated visual arts workshops for people with a disability.

Her costumes in Queen C were nominated for Best Costume design in the Sydney Theatre Awards. The horror film Red Christmas (Craig Anderson), she did costume designs for premiered at the 2016 Sydney Film Festival and received critical acclaim.