Cathianne Hall

Cathianne is a writer, script/story editor and performance storyteller with twenty years experience across film, theatre and TV. Her TV work includes twelve years working on story for the UK's highest rating Soap Operas (Coronation Street, Emmerdale and Hollyoaks).

Cathianne was also a core member of the CBBC in-house drama development team. In her time there she developed work for children and teens, notably the commission and production of the continuation of The Demon Headmaster and The Beaker Girls which concluded over twenty years of Tracy Beaker's story. She has mentored new writers for BBC Writersroom North, developed for Rollem Productions. the BFI Young Audience Fund and is a development mentor on Screen Yorkshire's Flex and Beyond Brontes programmes.

Cathianne's original practise centres on researching hidden history to create modern fables that resonate across the years about ordinary but extraordinary people, especially women. Her one-woman shows on this theme include The Girl in the Grate, The Famous 45 and Modern Girl 1895. She also has a track record in community theatre/film/arts including Heckmondfright for Creative Scene, Space Circus for Chol Theatre, Yan Tan Tedera for Eden Arts and The Ballad of Lucky B'Stard for Bestival.