Kate Handford is an actress, currently collaborating
with Theatre Handmade and filmmaker Prerna Winter.
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On stage, she has performed with Shakespeare's Globe (Boudica), National Theatre Studio, Theatre Handmade, Edinburgh Fringe, VAULT Festival + many more. On screen, she appears in films presented at international film festivals (incl. Sundance 2020), and in work for the National Film Board of Canada, It's Nice That + the Venice Art Biennale.
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An award winning voice over artist, Kate narrates audiobooks for
Penguin Random House, Bloomsbury + more, voices characters in video games, and campaigns for international brands.
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Kate holds a BFA(Hons) from Ryerson Theatre School (CAN) +
an MA(Dist) from the Central School of Speech and Drama (UK).
Now based in London, Kate is from rural Canada.
"I didn't want to stop listening! Great narration, can't wait for the next book."
★★★★★
"The combination of narrative and narrator is perfect."
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"Captivating.
I recommend to any mystery fan."
★★★★★
"Perfectly understated performance. I loved this version of Rilla: simply read with just the right emotion."
★★★★★
"I couldn't stop listening to this one. Politics aside, this is a well written narrative... with good voices and accents to differentiate characters."
★★★★★
"All credit, as usual at the Globe, to a talented and diverse ensemble...
with a detailed minor role performance from Kate Handford, as a Roman refugee..."
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★★★★
Live Theatre UK
"...Kate Handford gives a gutsy performance as Silvia - a Roman civilian who gives voice to some of the more nuanced moral arguments of the play."
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★★★★★
Morning Star
"Narrator Kate Handford will win listeners over with this sweet and charming performance."
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Best Audiobooks of 2017
"Together, Thorpe and Handford make the thoughts, feelings and energy of these young people readily accessible to listeners."
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