Katie Pesskin is a London-based theatre and comedy director. Currently she is working on a television adaptation of Pickle Jar by Maddie Rice with NBCUniversal International Studios.
Katie has been directing for screen and will be releasing a short comedy web series soon. In the new year, she will direct Lauren Douglin's short film, In Line, produced by Karla Williams for MsMono Productions.
In the summer of 2019 she directed the world premiere of Cash Cow by Oli Forsyth at Hampstead Theatre Downstairs starring Phoebe Pryce and Jonathan Livingstone.
Katie recently developed and directed one-woman play Pickle Jar with writer/performer Maddie Rice. It was performed at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2018 and at Soho Theatre.
Other directing work includes Ken (Pleasance, Edinburgh Festival Fringe/The Bunker Theatre) NewsRevue 2017 (Pleasance, Edinburgh Festival Fringe/Arts Theatre, West End); Sam Bailey: Live in the West End (Lyric); NewsRevue 2016 (Pleasance, Edinburgh Festival Fringe/Canal Café Theatre); British Musical Futures (St James); The New Musical Project (Leicester Square); The Last Five Years (Greenwich Theatre); 35MM: A Musical Exhibition (Greenwich Theatre/Bedlam Theatre, Edinburgh Festival Fringe); Macbeth (Bristol Museum & Art Gallery).
Work as Associate/Assistant Director includes Uncle Vanya;
I and You; The Strange Death of John Doe (Hampstead Downstairs); Prism (Hampstead Theatre); Mrs Henderson Presents (Royal Alexandra Theatre, Toronto); All's Well That Ends Well and She Stoops to Conquer (both Changeling Theatre); Saucy Jack and the Space Vixens (King’s Head) andTwo Gentlemen of Verona (Changeling Theatre).
Katie has been directing for screen and will be releasing a short comedy web series soon. In the new year, she will direct Lauren Douglin's short film, In Line, produced by Karla Williams for MsMono Productions.
In the summer of 2019 she directed the world premiere of Cash Cow by Oli Forsyth at Hampstead Theatre Downstairs starring Phoebe Pryce and Jonathan Livingstone.
Katie recently developed and directed one-woman play Pickle Jar with writer/performer Maddie Rice. It was performed at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2018 and at Soho Theatre.
Other directing work includes Ken (Pleasance, Edinburgh Festival Fringe/The Bunker Theatre) NewsRevue 2017 (Pleasance, Edinburgh Festival Fringe/Arts Theatre, West End); Sam Bailey: Live in the West End (Lyric); NewsRevue 2016 (Pleasance, Edinburgh Festival Fringe/Canal Café Theatre); British Musical Futures (St James); The New Musical Project (Leicester Square); The Last Five Years (Greenwich Theatre); 35MM: A Musical Exhibition (Greenwich Theatre/Bedlam Theatre, Edinburgh Festival Fringe); Macbeth (Bristol Museum & Art Gallery).
Work as Associate/Assistant Director includes Uncle Vanya;
I and You; The Strange Death of John Doe (Hampstead Downstairs); Prism (Hampstead Theatre); Mrs Henderson Presents (Royal Alexandra Theatre, Toronto); All's Well That Ends Well and She Stoops to Conquer (both Changeling Theatre); Saucy Jack and the Space Vixens (King’s Head) andTwo Gentlemen of Verona (Changeling Theatre).