Headshots and Biography for Katy Schutte
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2025, Credit: EdShots
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2025, Credit: EdShots
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2025, Credit: EdShots
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General Biography (267 words)
Last updated 22nd June 2026
Katy Schutte is an award-winning writer, improviser and teaching artist with an MA in Folklore Studies.
Katy has performed and taught improvisation in thirty countries across five continents. She is a Head Teacher, Curriculum Writer and main stage Director for Hoopla, the UK’s biggest improv school. Katy authored The Improviser's Way: A Long Form Workbook, published by Nick Hern Books. She co-created climate hopepunk touring show We Built This City on Rock and Coal and improvises in Brand New Musical, Hell Yeah! and the Pretend Company, among others. She was a longstanding member of The Maydays (2004-2022) and co-founded The Improv Place / International Improv Station (2019-2021).
Katy was an artist in residence for The Arctic Circle Project in 2022 and her cosmic horror play The Ice at the End of the World premiered at Omnibus Theatre for three weeks in 2024. Katy has won multiple awards for her screenwriting. She is a finalist and winner of the Brighton Festival Fringe Best Comedy Show award. Katy is currently on the OKRE Laughing Matters Fellowship and is supported by Arts Council England.
Katy makes solo work including Schutte the Unromantic and acclaimed semi-immersive folk horror play Let's Summon Demons. She is a contributing writer for Cards Against Humanity and actor/writer on web series Sideliners. She was resident singer/songwriter on Sean and Robot’s Comedy Circuit podcast and co-creator/improviser for Dead British on Union Jack Radio. She was writer/improv director/performer on multi-platform live virtual reality shows The Galaxicle Implosions, Play Test and House of Masks with Project2, FANDCO and Flipside.
Katy is also a radio, commercial and voiceover actor.
Last updated 22nd June 2026
Katy Schutte is an award-winning writer, improviser and teaching artist with an MA in Folklore Studies.
Katy has performed and taught improvisation in thirty countries across five continents. She is a Head Teacher, Curriculum Writer and main stage Director for Hoopla, the UK’s biggest improv school. Katy authored The Improviser's Way: A Long Form Workbook, published by Nick Hern Books. She co-created climate hopepunk touring show We Built This City on Rock and Coal and improvises in Brand New Musical, Hell Yeah! and the Pretend Company, among others. She was a longstanding member of The Maydays (2004-2022) and co-founded The Improv Place / International Improv Station (2019-2021).
Katy was an artist in residence for The Arctic Circle Project in 2022 and her cosmic horror play The Ice at the End of the World premiered at Omnibus Theatre for three weeks in 2024. Katy has won multiple awards for her screenwriting. She is a finalist and winner of the Brighton Festival Fringe Best Comedy Show award. Katy is currently on the OKRE Laughing Matters Fellowship and is supported by Arts Council England.
Katy makes solo work including Schutte the Unromantic and acclaimed semi-immersive folk horror play Let's Summon Demons. She is a contributing writer for Cards Against Humanity and actor/writer on web series Sideliners. She was resident singer/songwriter on Sean and Robot’s Comedy Circuit podcast and co-creator/improviser for Dead British on Union Jack Radio. She was writer/improv director/performer on multi-platform live virtual reality shows The Galaxicle Implosions, Play Test and House of Masks with Project2, FANDCO and Flipside.
Katy is also a radio, commercial and voiceover actor.
Short Actor Biography (76 words)
Last updated 22nd June 2026
Katy has performed in thirty-something countries across five continents. She specialises in scripted and improvised theatre, virtual reality and voiceover.
Katy tours with improvised climate change comedy We Built This City on Rock and Coal throughout the island of Ireland. She plays the titular role in children's radio show Ranger Rae and the Wildlifers. She starred in her cosmic horror play The Ice at the End of the World during its three-week run at Omnibus Theatre.
Last updated 22nd June 2026
Katy has performed in thirty-something countries across five continents. She specialises in scripted and improvised theatre, virtual reality and voiceover.
Katy tours with improvised climate change comedy We Built This City on Rock and Coal throughout the island of Ireland. She plays the titular role in children's radio show Ranger Rae and the Wildlifers. She starred in her cosmic horror play The Ice at the End of the World during its three-week run at Omnibus Theatre.
Writer Biography (223 words)
Last updated 22nd June 2026
Last updated 22nd June 2026
Katy has written comedy for many different platforms. She is a contributing writer for card game Cards Against Humanity, was resident songwriter for Sean and Robot's Comedy Circuit podcast on Fun Kids digital radio, co-writer of Beth's Legacy, an augmented reality story game for Storyfutures and CreativeXR and one of two writers for The Galaxicle Implosions, a semi-improvised virtual reality, live and streaming show with Flipside and FANDCO. She also made XR shows House of Masks and Play Test with FANDCO. Katy wrote and starred in sit com web series Sideliners which has won multiple awards including Best Writing, Best Pilot and Best Actress. She has written and performed in 5-star fringe shows including comedy musical Who Ya Gonna Call, folk horror Let's Summon Demons and storytelling stand-up show Schutte the Unromantic. Katy was a Brighton Fringe Best Comedy Show Finalist (2018). Katy's book, The Improviser's Way: A Longform Workbook is published by Nick Hern Books. She won Best Script Award's Feature Script Grand Prix and the WRPNSC Gold Script Writing award for her screenplay Coming of (Middle) Age.
Her play The Ice at the End of the World was based on her experience as an artist in residence with The Arctic Circle Project 2022 and ran for three weeks at Omnibus Theatre in 2024. Katy is part of the OKRE Laughing Matters Fellowship and recipient of an Arts Council England DYCP grant.
Katy tours globally, teaching and performing improvisation.
Her play The Ice at the End of the World was based on her experience as an artist in residence with The Arctic Circle Project 2022 and ran for three weeks at Omnibus Theatre in 2024. Katy is part of the OKRE Laughing Matters Fellowship and recipient of an Arts Council England DYCP grant.
Katy tours globally, teaching and performing improvisation.