Kate Crutchley Movies, TV Shows, and Filmography
Kate Crutchley
Acting
Biography
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 productions with her company Character Ladies including the acclaimed Patience and Sarah. She continued to work as an actress and director in a range of contexts. She died on 21st July 2013 after a long illness.
Filmography Movies
Acting
Prostitute
The tale of two women: Sandra, an ambitious but naive Birmingham working girl who moves to London with the hope of securing wealthier patrons, and Louise, her social worker friend, who is fighting to change the antiquated and hypocritical prostitution laws. As both strive to achieve their goals, a cold dose of reality dashes their hopes, and the built-in biases against women in society are unmasked.
One in Five
Invites a diverse throng of gay men and lesbians to a party in the hallowed arches of London’s Heaven nightclub. Lesbian punks, drag queens and moustachioed muscle Marys mingle and chat about the problems facing queer people in Britain and how to tackle them. Grace Jones performs.