KATE MARLAIS
COMPOSER | WRITER | PERFORMER | MAKER
Kate is a Composer, Sound Designer, Writer, Singer/Songwriter, Musical Director/Supervisor and Performer based in London.
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Kate has a Bachelor of Music degree with a Composition major from King's College London, studying composition under the tuition of classical composers Robert Keeley and Dr. Silvina Milstein. She also has a Post-graduate degree in Musical Theatre at the Royal Academy Of Music.
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For Stage/TV/Film/Dance, credits include:
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THE FIT PRINCE (Awkward Prods; Pleasance London, Pleasance Courtyard & King's Head Theatre) - Composer & Sound Designer. New York Times & Vogue Magazine 'Pick of the Fringe' 2025.
HANDBAGGED (National Theatre tour/Queen's Theatre Hornchurch - Composer, Musical Arrangements & Musical Director.
AGREEMENT (Lyric Belfast/Michael Grandage Company; Lyric Belfast, Irish Arts Center New York & Gate Theatre Dublin) - Composer & Sound Designer. Winner of 3 BroadwayWorld Ireland awards 2024, including Best Play and Best New Play.
VIDA THE VET (BBC/CBeebies) - Series 1 & 2, UK version; Musical Director.
THE CHILDREN'S INQUIRY (LUNG; Southwark Playhouse) - Musical Supervisor, Conductor & Additional Musical Arrangements. Winner of the Sky Arts Award for Theatre 2025.
THE ILLUSION (Bush Theatre) - Composer & Musical Director.
BLOOD HARMONY (ThickSkin; The Lowry, Traverse Theatre Edinburgh & UK tour; music by The Staves) - Musical Director, Music Producer & Musical Arrangements.
A ROOM OF ONE'S OWN (London Library Literary Festival) - Composer & Sound Designer.
KAN YAMA KAN (Riyadh Festival Saudi Arabia; The Anthology Group) - Music Associate.
FRAGMENTS (Mandie Rapoza Dance Company New York) - Composer.
ENTER ACHILLES (DV8/Rambert Dance Company; World tour & Sadler's Wells) - Vocal Coach (Singing).
MUSIK (Assembly Rooms Edinburgh/Leicester Square Theatre; music by Pet Shop Boys) - Vocal Coach (Singing).
LEAVE TO REMAIN (Lyric Hammersmith; music by Kele Okereke of Bloc Party) - Musical Director, Music Producer for Stage & Musical Arrangements.
ANAHERA (Finborough Theatre) - Composer.
FATHERLAND (Frantic Assembly; Manchester Royal Exchange/MIF & Lyric Hammersmith/LIFT; music by Karl Hyde of Underworld) - Musical Director & Vocal Arrangements.
ABANDON (Lyric Hammersmith) - Composer.​ Best Composer Stage Debut Award nomination 2019.
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Other projects currently in development:
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IN MARRAKECH - in development with Concord Theatricals; co-created with Alex Young -Book, Music & Lyrics.
ROBYN AND LAURA - in development with Grey Area Theatre; co-created with Alex Young - Book, Music & Lyrics.
MOTH - supported by the Peggy Ramsay Foundation; originally funded in development by Lyric Hammersmith/Mercury Musical Developments/Musical Theatre Network, in collaboration with Luke Brown Dance - Book, Music & Lyrics.
Awards, honours and nominations:
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Help Musicians Fast Track Award - 2025.
LEH Emerging Talent Award - 2020.
Best Composer Stage Debut Award nomination, for Abandon (Lyric Hammersmith) - 2019.
Cameron Mackintosh Resident Composer at Lyric Hammersmith - 2018/19.
Associate of the Royal Academy of Music - 2018.
S & S Award for HERE, co-created with Alex Young, in conjunction with Curve Leicester & Mercury Musical Developments - 2015.
Finalist in classical song competition Composium, in association with PRS for Music, for Cheltenham Music Festival - 2015.
As voice over artist, credits include:
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VIDA THE VET - Series 1 & 2 (CBeebies)
DEW DROP DIARIES (Netflix)
GO, DOG. GO! (Netflix)
THE GAME CATCHERS (CBeebies)
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As singer and actor, credits include:​
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RAFTS: LIVE (Serpentine Galleries/Cadogan Hall) - Vocalist. Shortlisted for the Turner Prize 2023.
VERGIL! A MYTHOLOGICAL MUSICAL (Audible) - Vocalist.
WAR HORSE (West End/National Theatre Productions).
THE HUMAN COMEDY (Young Vic).