Go behind the scenes on Katie Mitchell's production of 'Hansel and Gretel' and watch the puppet makers at work.

In Pains of Youth Katie Mitchell returns to straight theatre and focuses on the substance of this dynamic and strongly political play.

Katie Mitchell states that theatre isn't about doing plays, but about representing human behaviour. And that behaviour is conveyed mainly by what is seen, not what is said.

In Waves and ...some trace of her Katie Mitchell experiments with multimedia, exploring new ways of organising narratives. Featured in this film are: Katie Mitchell, Ben Wishaw, Hattie Morahan

The assistant stage managers have a busy time keeping track of all the props used in Waves and ... some trace of her.

A Deputy Stage Manager 'calls the show' for every performance. It is a complex job at the best of times, but on a multimedia production like Waves or ... some trace of her it requires nerves of steel and perfect concentration.

The music of a string quartet is a key aspect of the sound world created for Waves and ...some trace of her.

Highly individual 'script' books were created by each actor to enable them to follow their own path through the complex maze of the multimedia production.

Gareth Fry was the sound designer on Waves and ... some trace of her. The actors created many of the sound effects live on stage, using techniques developed by the film industry's specialist foley artists.

Starting with only the text of a novel, director Katie Mitchell and her company of performers and multimedia experts seek to create a dynamic and multi-faceted performance. Paragraph by paragraph they build up a visual world to accompany the text, which is created live on stage every evening.

In one of Katie Mitchell's multimedia productions, one character may find itself representing by the voice of one actor, the head of a second and the arm of a third. Meanwhile, a fourth actor might be manipulating lights and a video camera to relay the image to projection screens.

A resource for teachers, students, researchers or anyone interested in discovering more about the productions and plays staged by the National Theatre. This background pack about Katie Mitchell’s production of Pains of Youth at the National Theatre in 2009 contains production images, research, and an outline of Katie Mitchell's approach to making theatre.

Katie Mitchell held a series of workshops at the outset of the project to create material for the show. Watch this film and discover how she approached the project, the happy pink accidents and the collaborative nature of the process.

The prelude to Beauty and the Beast is from the show, although it appears differently in the performance. The story is narrated by Mr. Pink and the shadow puppets are operated by Cecile. The story is projected onto curtains.

A pdf resource for teachers, students, researchers or anyone interested in discovering more about the productions and plays staged by the National Theatre. This education workpack about Katie Mitchell’s production of Waves at the National Theatre in 2006 contains production images, information about staging Waves and the rehearsal process.

A pdf resource for teachers, students, researchers or anyone interested in discovering more about the productions and plays staged by the National Theatre. This education workpack about Katie Mitchell’s production of Three Sisters at the National Theatre in 2003 contains production images, interviews, research for the show, points for discussion, and suggested activities for classroom work.

A pdf resource for teachers, students, researchers or anyone interested in discovering more about the productions and plays staged by the National Theatre. This education workpack about Katie Mitchell’s production of …some trace of her at the National Theatre in 2008 contains production images, insight into the creative process and further exploratory questions.