Kate Herbert is a Melbourne-based playwright with plays published by Currency Press. During 2020, Kate wrote Panda-effing-Monium: A Covid Musical, and Evaline: an Improvised Radio Play in 21 episodes. Other plays include: 8 X 10 (2019), a cycle of short plays. Bully Virus (2018), a play about workplace bullying, Lawyers, Drugs & Money, (2010) Spinning Straw (2008), The Dinner (2008), Interview with a Butcher (2006), Dirty Laundry (2003, pub. Currency Press 2003) Hit and Run (2001, 1995, 1997, pub. Currency Press 2001), Sex, Drugs & Walking Frames (2000), Bauernhof (1999) The Potting Shed (1998), Hearts of Fire (1996), Triptych (1995), Demon (1993), Blue Jeans, Hard Yakka (1984), Whose Game? (1983), numerous co-written plays (1981-1999), The Flash Mob (1978) and radio plays for ABC RN Sex, Drugs & Walking Frames, On Foot Behind, Hearts of Fire and Hit and Run.
Kate also works as a director, performer, reviewer and lecturer in Theatre. She currently teaches Playwriting at Melbourne Polytechnic, was Coordinator, Professional Writing / Editing, Swinburne University (2010-17), and taught Playwriting and Performance at NMIT, NICA, BHI and VCA. Kate was theatre critic for Herald Sun, Melbourne, from 1997 to 2020, reviewed theatre for Radio 3MBS and continues to review for her blog. She holds a Masters in Dramatic Art (Directing) from VCA/University of Melbourne, specialising in improvising full-length plays in the style of Shakespeare. Kate studied singing for 20 years, was a comedian with The Flat Whites (1986-90) and has improvised plays and musicals in Australia, USA and Canada. She was awarded Victorian Vocational Teacher of the Year, 2015.
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| HEARTS OF FIRE by Kate Herbert |
