Kate Boleyn

Kate Boleyn is a mature, enthusiastic English actor. She has achievied a BA(Hons) in Acting and Performance from the University for The Creative Arts Farnham as well as an MA in Shakespeare from the University of Birmingham. During her studies at UCA, Kate has worked on both stage and screen, gaining a varied knowledge of both practices and whilst here she has taken the opportunities to create her own work Dear Shakespeare (2017) and Knock Knock. Who’s there? (2020) Between 2017 and 2019 Kate has performed at The Farnham Maltings, showcasing her talent in Chekov (The Three Sisters) and devising (The Working Family), as well as Verbatim theatre (The Laramie Project) and improvisation (Alf and The Wombles). Furthermore, she has performed Shakespeare (Hamlet and King Lear) at St Andrew's Church, Farnham as a site-specific piece. In her third year at UCA, Kate, along with her improv troupe "Alf and The Wombles" showcased her short form improvisational talent at The Nursery Theatre in London. Kate discovered her love of acting whilst growing up in the West Midlands and began her theatre education in Warwickshire. Before coming to UCA Kate has diligently worked in and around Stratford upon Avon at the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust, performing Shakespeare to large and varied audiences, and she had close connections with the Royal Shakespeare Company, working on a Royal performance back in 2013.