Kat Rose-Martin
Writer
Film, TV & Theatre
Film, TV & Theatre
Bradford born and based, Kat is a writer/actor and inaugural winner of the Kay Mellor Fellowship. In 2020 she was part of BBC Writersroom Northern Voices. In 2021 she was selected for SKY COMEDY REP - a writer’s scheme with Birmingham Rep Theatre and Sky. Her latest play £1 Thursdays, was named "The finest new play I saw in 2023" by Gary Naylor at Broadway World.
For screen, her TV Drama The Crossleys made the BAFTA Rocliffe TV Drama Top 10 and is now in development in the US. She has original TV projects in development, at treatment stage, with Rollem, Dancing Ledge, Urban Myths, Warp and APC. She has a pilot commission with BBC3. Her script Ursula, developed with RED Productions, made The Brit List 2021.
Kat was in the writersroom for Day 1s (Matthew Vaughn, Doug Ellin, Hera Pictures). She was also in the writersroom for series two of Paul Abbott’s Wolfe for Sky Max. Her first television broadcast credit is the 2021 Christmas episode of Holby City. Her episode of The Dumping Ground for BBC Children’s will TX in 2022.
Theatre work includes: Aphra Behn (Shakespeare’s Globe); Jane Hair (Bronte Society); Shit but Mine (Paines Plough); Children of War (Sheffield Theatres); Whooosh (Pilot Theatre); and development of Pick N Mix (Freedom Studios) and Cheap as Chips (Leeds Playhouse).
In Development
| Production | Company | Notes |
|---|---|---|
SCREEN | ||
X | Gaumont | Script Commission & Writersroom |
URSULA | RED | Script Commission |
JOYRIDE | Clapperboard TV | Script Commission |
THE STYLIST | Keshet | Adapted from an Israeli Format - currently at Treatment stage |
A BACHELOR ESTABLISHMENT | Adorable Media | Book adaptation for screen - currently at Treatment stage |
THEATRE | ||
CHEAP AS CHIPS | Leeds Playhouse / WGGB commission | |
GLOW | Buglight Theatre | New play commission |
Television
| Production | Company | Notes |
|---|---|---|
THE GOOD SHIP MURDER 2025 | Clapperboard / Channel 5 | 1 x 60' |
WATERLOO ROAD 2023 - 2025 | Wall to Wall / BBC | 3 x 60' |
DINOSAUR 2024 | Two Brothers / BBC / Hulu | 1 x 30' |
BEYOND PARADISE 2 2024 | Red Planet / BBC | 1 x 60' |
THE DUMPING GROUND SR 10 2022 | BBC | Episode 5 - 'Frogs on a Train' |
HOLBY CITY 2021 | BBC | 1 x 45' |
Theatre
| Production | Company | Notes |
|---|---|---|
£1 THURSDAYS 2023 | Finborough | Dir. Vicky Moran |
PICK N MIX 2023 | Leeds Studio / Pleasance London | Dir. Alex Chisholm |
THE GREATEST SHOW-CASE 2022 | Stephen Joseph Theatre / University of Coventry | Dir. Chantell Walker |
JANE HAIR 2022 | Buglight / Hull Truck / Bronte School House / Barnsley Civic | Co-created with Kirsty Smith |
WHOOSH 2021 | Pilot Theatre | Short play commission, as part of NORTHERN GIRLS |
END CUBICLE (Rehearsed Reading) 2021 | High Tide / Sheffield Theatres | Dir. Amy Leach |
MONKEY SEE (CHILDREN OF WAR) 2020 | Sheffield Theatres | Short play commission |
SHIT BUT MINE 2020 | Paines Plough / Sheffield Theatres | Short play commission as part of the Come To Where I Am series |
NOTES TO THE FORGOTTEN SHE-WOLVES 2020 | Shakespeare's Globe | 1 x 15' Monologue Commission performed in Jan/Feb 2020 at Sam Wannamaker |
£1 THURSDAYS (Rehearsed Reading) 2019 | Out of Joint | Dir. Kate Wasserberg |
Radio
| Production | Company | Notes |
|---|---|---|
THE CLOSE 2021 | New Creatives / Tyneside Cinema / BBC Arts | 1 x 15' |
BLACKOUT 2019 | Script Yorkshire / BBC Radio | 1 x 10' |
Short Films
| Production | Company | Notes |
|---|---|---|
ROUND MY WAY 2021 | Static Flow | Written by & starring Kat |
Online
| Production | Company | Notes |
|---|---|---|
MYDG 2020 | BBC Children’s | Interactive Online content partnered with The Dumping Ground TV Series |
Other
| Production | Company | Notes |
|---|---|---|
THE CROSSLEYS 2023 | STARZ | Script Commission |
WOLFE 2021 | Sky | Writersroom |
DAY 1S 2021 | Hera | Writersroom |
‘Kat Martin has a really fresh, funny and grounded voice. Full of heart and exactly the sort of writer that is missing from the current TV drama scene.’
- Jemma Rodgers, Red Productions (Happy Valley, Years and Years)
‘She has a real warmth and energy to her that I find inspiring. I’m excited by the way she talks about infusing her work with her own experiences. She has a really clear voice and her passion for writing comes through on the page. She’s the real McCoy’
- Kay Mellor, Rollem Productions (The Syndicate, A Passionate Woman, Band of Gold)
£1 THURSDAYS, Finborough 2023
★★★★★ Five Stars, The Arts Desk
★★★★½ Four and a Half Stars, A Young(ish) Perspective
★★★★ Four Stars, The Reviews Hub
★★★★ Four Stars, LondonTheatres1
★★★★ Four Stars, Broadway World
★★★★ Four Stars, The Peg Review
★★★★ Four Stars, Fringe Biscuit
★★★★ Four Stars, Reviews Gate
★★★★ Four Stars, AJH Loves Theatre
"The finest new play I saw in 2023." Gary Naylor, Broadway World.
“Furiously funny… Achingly honest….Prepare to be deeply invested in this endearing tale.” Andrew Houghton, The Reviews Hub
“Funny, stark and emotional, £1 Thursdays is a beautiful coming of age story that will make you laugh and cry.” Dulcie Godfrey, A Young(ish) Perspective
“A first-rate premiere…An exhilarating opening to 90 minutes of pure wild-ride theatre.” Simon Jenner, Fringe Review
“Warm and real, and wickedly funny.” David Bushe, Everything Theatre
“Here’s something fresh, funny and more than a little touching. Kat Rose-Martin’s big-mouthed, big-hearted play explodes like a firecracker, leaving behind it trails of melancholy, hilarity and irresistible human feeling.” Alun Hood, AJH Loves Theatre
“It is a privilege to witness acting of this quality in such an intimate venue.” Simon Ward, The Peg Review