Cathy Downes

This article is about New Zealand playwright and director Cathy Downes. For the English antiquarian, see Catherine Downes.

Cathy Downes
MNZM
Born
Catherine Patricia Downes

1951 (age 72–73)
EducationVictoria University of Wellington
Toi Whakaari
Occupation(s)Theatre director, playwright, dramaturg, actor
AwardsChapman Tripp Best Director Award (1996, 1998)

Catherine Patricia Downes MNZM (born 1951) is a New Zealand theatre director, actor, dramaturg and playwright. Of Māori descent, she affiliates to Ngāi Tahu.[1][2] Downes wrote a one-woman play The Case of Katherine Mansfield, which she has performed more than 1000 times in six countries over twenty years.[1] She has been the artistic director of the Court Theatre in Christchurch and the director of Downstage Theatre in Wellington. She lives on Waiheke Island and works as a freelance actor, director and playwright.

  1. ^ a b Tipa, Moana (Winter 2003). "Cathy Downes - Alchemist of Theatre" (PDF). te Karaka: the Ngāi Tahu magazine. Makariri/Winter 2003: 19. Archived (PDF) from the original on 30 January 2018. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
  2. ^ NZ On Screen. "Catherine Downes | NZ On Screen". www.nzonscreen.com. Archived from the original on 1 August 2021. Retrieved 9 August 2021.