Cate Fowler

Australian theatre director

Cate Fowler (born 13 June 1949 in Tumut, New South Wales, Australia) is a theatre producer and director specialising in work for children and families and an educationalist engaged in research in the areas of children's performance and creative literacies.

Awards and recognition

Under Fowler's direction, Windmill was nominated for more than 28 Awards and won 15, including three national Helpmann Awards: two for Best Presentation for Children (Twinkle Twinkle Little Fish[1] and Riverland[2]) and one for Best Visual or Physical Theatre Production (Twinkle Twinkle Little Fish[1]).

Fowler has also been the recipient of a number of awards which recognise her status in the arts community. These include the Australia Japan Arts Network (AJAN) Fellowship, Asialink three-month residency in Japan (1998/99);[3] a 1999 Mathilda Award for contribution to early childhood theatre, Queensland Critics Circle; Asia-Pacific Woman of Distinction Award (Arts), Asia-Pacific Business Council for Women (2006);[4] and the Woman of Achievement Award (Performing Arts), Zonta (2006).

In the January 2007 edition of the ABC's Limelight (Magazine), Cate Fowler was named as one of the 50 most influential Australians in the Arts for ensuring a generation of children have quality theatre entertainment.

Screen appearances

In Charles and Diana: Unhappily Ever After (1992), Fowler played Princess Anne.

References

  1. ^ a b Windmill Performing Arts – Past Projects Archived 20 July 2008 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ 2005 Helpmann Awards winners list – Entertainment – smh.com.au
  3. ^ japan, Asialink, University of Melbourne
  4. ^ Asia Pacific Business Council for Women / Women of Distinction Archived 19 July 2008 at the Wayback Machine
  • Cate Fowler website