THEATRE work
Katie Doherty is a composer, musical director and performer whose work has been heard on stages across the UK for over two decades. Known for creating emotionally rich, folk-infused sound worlds, she has composed and performed for companies including Northern Stage, the Royal Shakespeare Company, Novo Theatre (formally November Club) Open Clasp, Cap-a-Pie and Kitchen Zoo. Her work spans intimate community projects to large-scale theatre productions, blending original music, vocal arrangements and live performance. Alongside composing, she is an experienced musical director and performer, often bringing live vocals and piano into the heart of a production. In 2025 Katie founded Indignant Arts with Joe Hufton. Indignant Arts is a new producing company making original musical theatre in the North East of England. It comes after three years of collaboration between Katie and Joe.
Selected theatre credits…
Josey, An Indignant Daughter
Writer, Composer & Musical Director
Novo Theatre/ Indignant Arts Ltd / R&D and digital commission by The Space (Guardian “Best Digital Theatre 2023”).
Ongoing development with young women and community ensembles.
Beauty & The Beast
Original Songs & Music
By Lucy Kirkwood, adapted by Katie Mitchell
Northern Stage
Wolf!
Composer & Musical Director
Kitchen Zoo
Northern Stage & UK Tour
The Sorcerer’s Apprentice (Telegraph ★★★★★)
Composer & Musical Director
By Laura Lindow • Directed by Maria Crocker
Northern Stage
Marvellous Microbes
Songwriter
Cap-a-Pie
Schools Workshops Programme
Climate Change Catastrophe
Composer & Songwriter
Cap-a-Pie
Alphabetti Theatre, North East Venues & Film Adaptation
Sugar (Film)
Songwriter
Open Clasp Theatre Company
Beyond the End of the Road (Journal Culture Award — Best Performance)
Composer & Musical Director
Novo Theatre
The Fall
Composer
By Lilia Rubin • Directed by Jane Arnfield
New York Fringe Festival
As You Like It
Musical Director & Additional Music
Directed by Samuel West
Royal Shakespeare Company
The Christmas Grump
Composer & Musical Director
By Susan Mulholland
Northern Stage
The Littlest Detective Agency
Composer & Musical Director
By Susan Mulholland
Northern Stage
Tallest Tales from the Furthest Forest
Composer & Musical Director
By Susan Mulholland
Northern Stage
Shhh, A Christmas Story
Composer & Musical Director
By Susan Mulholland
Northern Stage
Operation Pied Piper
Composer & Musical Director
Novo Theatre
Teacups, Zebras & Dancing Kaisers
Composer & Musical Director
Novo Theatre
We Got Mittens (Journal Culture Award — Best Performance)
Composer & Musical Director
Novo Theatre