All episodes of the much anticipated TV series Malory Towers are now available to watch on BBC iplayer. The adaptation from King Bert Productions, described in The Guardian as “Downton for kids”, is already receiving a warm reception from fans of Blyton’s books and brand new viewers alike. Catherine appears in Episode 5; The Match, as Miss Gale, a games mistress from Malory Towers’ rival school St Hilda’s.

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Catherine and BAZ Productions (the theatre company she co-founded), are beyond proud to have brought  The Process, our 4th and final full-scale production, to The Bunker Theatre from January 11th - February 1st 2020. 

The story was as accessible as possible, with every show performed in a relaxed environment, every show captioned thanks to The Difference Engine, an audio described performance thanks to Vocaleyes, 3 relaxed performances and 3 post-show panel discussions.

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One of the post-show discussions, featuring our Story Consultant Sophie Woolley, Freelance Director Rachel Bagshaw,

Globe Access Manager David Bellwood & our Assistant Director Brian Duffy, chaired by our producer Matt Maltby

The Stage gave The Process 4 stars, say it is a ‘cleverly constructed dystopian thriller… full of empathy, anger, and pleasingly dark humour. Focusing largely on the experiences of D/deaf characters, the text compellingly blends spoken dialogue with British Sign Language, interrogating the often-arbitrary definitions of normalcy that can mean the difference between privilege and discrimination. Heading the cast, Deaf actor Jean St Clair movingly conveys the downward spiral of tech millionaire Jo, betrayed and brutalised by the insidious system she helped to create. Beside her, George Eggay provides some levity as a larger-than-life lawyer, while Catherine Bailey channels frosty, false civility as his status-obsessed wife.” 

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The Times observed that "Catherine Bailey impresses as a cheerfully brain-dead TV host and a dyspeptic judge" and What's On Stage felt that "Those of us traditionally able to comfortably communicate with our peers suddenly appreciate the struggle that the D/deaf community faces daily. Flipping the tables and demanding that such interpretation now flows two ways instantly intensifies the narrative of The Process.” 

Catherine is co-artistic director of BAZ Productions, a theatre company committed to making exciting and inclusive work for the past decade. The BAZ team recently announced that their 4th full-scale production, The Process, will run at The Bunker Theatre, from January 11th - February 1st 2020. As well as co-developing the production since 2017, Catherine is dramaturg and will be performing in the show. The production will be performed in English and British Sign Language.

Check out the brand new trailer below:

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Season 2 of The Crown is now streaming on Netflix, with Catherine playing Lady Elizabeth Cavendish. The multi-award winning series, written by Peter Morgan and directed by Stephen Daldry, charts the story of Queen Elizabeth II's reign against the backdrop of 20th century Britain. 

From April 4th in the UK and April 14th in the US, A Quiet Passion has been in cinemas picking up excellent reviews. It was Peter Bradshaw's pick of the week in the Guardian, received 5 stars in the Independent and Mark Kermode was full of praise about the film on BBC Film Review. In the US it was Critic's Pick in the New York Times, along with excellent write-ups in the New Yorker, Rolling Stone, Vanity Fair and LA Times. Meanwhile, Catherine has been promoting the film at events including the National Film Awards and The Raindance Independent Filmmaker's Ball and via interviews with the Evening Standard, London Live and BBC Radio.

March 8th 2017 marked International Women's Day, and to celebrate this, Curzon Soho held a special screening of A Quiet Passion featuring a Q & A with Terence Davies and Catherine after the film. The event, partnered with UN Women UK and the He For She Campaign, gave attendees a free glass of Nyetimber sparkling wine and Green and Blacks ice cream! A great start to a week of cultural events celebrating women. 

a festival of British Cinema in the beautiful city of Nîmes

Catherine was delighted to attend the 20th annual Ecrans Britanniques, representing A Quiet Passion with a screening and Q & A. above, festival president Bernard Raynaud arrives at Carré d'art with Catherine, screenwriter Hugh Stoddart, actress Audrey Bastien and directors Charles Garrad and Don Kent.

Pictures courtesy of Gerdy Bertrand.

A Quiet Passion was nominated for best film in the Official Competition. Catherine attended the screening on October 10th 2016, along with Cynthia Nixon, director Terence Davies, producers Solon Papodopoulos and
Ray Boulter and Executive Producer Andrea Gibson.

Cynthia Nixon, Terence Davies and Catherine Bailey Interviewed on the red carpet at London Film Festival 2016

Catherine attended the prestigious festival at The Lincoln Center on October 5th 2016 along with Cynthia Nixon, director Terence Davies and producer Solon Papodopoulos.
Catherine also participated in the Q & A session after the screening.

Watch Catherine's Interview with the

Times Square Chronicles 

and read the full article by Suzanna Bowling here: 

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Catherine is interviewed for Red Carpet News at

the 24th Raindance Festival Opening Night Gala in London 0n 26.09.16

Royal & Derngate and ATG UK Tour

Catherine played Goneril in this production of King Lear, starring Michael Pennington, which played at The Royal & Derngate throughout April 2016 and then toured the UK to Brighton, Oxford, Richmond, York, Manchester, Bath, Truro, Cambridge & Malvern.

A Quiet Passion World Premiere at Berlinale Film Festival, 14th February 2016

A Quiet Passion stars Cynthia Nixon, Jennifer Ehle, Keith Carradine, Jodhi May and Catherine as the flamboyant Miss Vryling Buffam. A preview clip was released earlier this year.

A Quiet Passion to get North American Premiere at Toronto International Film Festival 2016

Below is the trailer, released August 2016.

In Amherst, Massachussets on the set of A Quiet Passion, with Catherine as Miss VB and Cynthia Nixon as Emily Dickinson

And Then There Were None

a 3-part drama for BBC 1 based on Agatha Christie's novel

Catherine played Olivia Hamilton in Sarah Phelps' thrilling production for Mammoth Screen, the team behind Poldark. The production boasted an all-star cast including Charles Dance, Sam Neill, Miranda Richardson, Toby Stephens and Aidan Turner, and was transmitted on BBC1 at 9pm on Boxing Day, 27th and 28th December 2015. The 3-part adaptaion attracted up to 6 million viewers over the festive weekend according to the Guardian online. It would have been Agatha Christie's 125th birthday in 2015, and a public vote to find her most popular novel revealed And Then There Were None the winner.

On set as Olivia Hamilton in

And Then There Were None, BBC, 2015

4th Series of hit period drama on ITV

Stunning period drama Mr Selfridge returns for a 4th series,  Catherine plays the role of Nina in Episode 7, due for transmission on February 19th 2016. 

an Epic Radio Four Drama about WWI

Catherine plays the role of Margaret Bishop in four episodes of Home Front on BBC Radio 4 at noon on Christmas Eve, 28th December, 4th and 8th January. This incredible series tells the real-life stories of people living during world war one, exactly one hundred years before the date of each broadcast. It is planned to run until 18th November 2018, the centenary of the armistice. Listen to all the episodes here.

Shakespeare's Globe to release Julius Caesar in UK and US cinemas from 30th April 2015
Dominic Dromgoole's 2014 production of Julius Caesar will be showing in cinemas across the UK and US from 30th April. Catherine appeared as Portia in this production, which ran at Shakespeare's Globe from June to October 2014. Full details of the Globe on Screen season can be found here: http://onscreen.shakespearesglobe.com/productions/julius-caesar/
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a new play by Elena Pavli, recorded live for

Wireless Theatre at Soho Theatre

15th February 2015

New comic Western "The Bad, The Sad and The Broken Hearted", by Elena Pavli, was recorded for the Wireless Theatre Company at Soho Theatre, with live music from Dan Gillespie Sells and Ciaran Jeremiah of  The Feeling. The cast included Shaun Parkes, Stefano Braschi and Martin Starr and was directed by Sony Award winning radio producer Jeremy Mortimer. Catherine played Consuela, a one-eyed prostitute and killer in this wild, Tarantino-inspired rodeo which will be available soon for download on the Wireless Theatre website.