Katherine Tozer
About the author
After reading English at Oxford, Katherine acted in roles ranging from Phaedra to Blanche duBois (TMA nominated) and in productions staged by the RSC, Donmar, Almeida, Young Vic and NT. She performed in premieres of Caryl Churchill, Howard Brenton, Phyllis Nagy and Timberlake Wertenbaker, and was directed by Stephen Daldry, Nina Raine and Harold Pinter.
Katherine founded Palimpsest in 2013 to create fully imagined immersive worlds, telling stories through theatre, film, audio and online. She wrote a multi-platform version of Hedda Gabler for a London tour of grand historic houses. She was then commissioned to research and write four original plays for Leighton House, Dr Johnson’s house (twice) and William Morris's Red House, homing in on a point of crisis for each of their famous inhabitants. She has adapted The Cherry Orchard, The Seagull, Ivanov and The Castle of Otranto for BBC Radio.
Also by Katherine Tozer
Praise for The Art of Poison:
‘It’s riveting. Everything is so expertly woven and layered – It’s so damned right and strong and resonant. I shall continue thinking on the entire Madeleine Smith affair for a long while…’ Phyllis Nagy, Oscar nominated screenwriter of Carol
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I’m drawn to liminal spaces. I excavate historical fact, then search for emotional truth. I become each character in turn and encourage them to speak to each other in my head.
Katherine Tozer