About Us
We (Katrina and Rebecca) joined forces to create Cat & Hutch in 2014 with one aim - to spread the joy of reading by bringing books to life.
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We do this by adapting old and new stories into interactive shows and workshops for children aged 2-12, as well as creating new shows inspired by books. Through this, we hope that children continue to explore the worlds and characters contained within the pages, and that we create new generations of book lovers who see the joys in reading for pleasure.
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We love to spread our love of books far and wide and have performed at libraries, schools, nurseries, festivals, community spaces and events, markets, and in families' homes (invited of course!).
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We love collaborating, adapting books with Lantana Publishing, touring our STEM shows with Bigfoot Arts and producing content for The Summer Reading Challenge every year to name a few. We really believe there's a perfect book out there for every child. Reading is a great way to boost creativity, imagination, social skills, and wellness - but most of all - reading is fun!
Our Story
How Cat & Hutch was created...
We first met in 2011 at the Homegrown sessions at Battersea Arts Centre and went onto perform with The Roundhouse at Bestival in 2012 where we played a Mother/Daughter duo.
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In 2013 we were hired as producers for a production on Richard Brinsley Sheridan's " The Rivals" and asked to create a family treasure hunt alongside the show. It was after this event that we realised our mutual adoration for working with children and decided to set up our own company.
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Having worked in childcare and the education sector we had encountered children who couldn't find the fun in reading. We wanted to change this and so decided to specialise in adapting children's literature into fun, interactive performances and workshops with the aim to encourage children to read the literature we deliver.
After deliberating over what we should call ourselves, we realised our own nicknames could be used to create characters that children could really engage with. And so the characters of Cat and Hutch were born!
We launched the company in 2014, with our first production of "The Velveteen Rabbit", which was kindly sponsored by Specsavers.