Catherine Kodicek: Government needs to do more for freelances affected by Covid-19 by Catherine Kodicek

After years of looking through old fabric and costumes in hire houses and costume stores, I am now accustomed to washing my

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 3:00am on March 17, 2020☆⚑

Costume designer Catherine Kodicek: 'Always take snacks' " top tips for freelances by Catherine Kodicek

I knew it would be a big step to become a freelance costume designer after 13 years of working in the safety

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 5:06am on February 18, 2020☆⚑

Catherine Kodicek: Theatre prides itself on being inclusive " in these toxic times how can it include everyone? by Catherine Kodicek

I think it's fair to say that the theatre world leans mostly to the left. Yes, I'm part of a metropolitan, elite

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 2:00am on January 21, 2020☆⚑

Head of costume Catherine Kodicek: So long, Young Vic, after 13 years " it's been a pleasure by Catherine Kodicek

At the end of this year, I will no longer be the head of costume at the Young Vic. Just typing that

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 2:00am on December 3, 2019☆⚑

Costume designer Catherine Kodicek: 'Supportive and inclusive work environments require diversity' by Catherine Kodicek

How do you preserve a work culture? This question has been on my mind recently as I watched a number of beloved

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 2:00am on November 5, 2019☆⚑

Catherine Kodicek: It's important theatre costumes do not reinforce gender stereotypes by Catherine Kodicek

This week, I am in the early stages of costume design for a Restoration comedy featuring gender-swapping, disguise and the usual tomfoolery

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 2:00am on October 8, 2019☆⚑

Costume designer Catherine Kodicek: In tough times, the Theatrical Guild is there to help by Catherine Kodicek

What do you do when you are employed in your dream job but you are still struggling to get through the day?

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 2:00am on September 10, 2019☆⚑

Catherine Kodicek: Costume workers should lead the way in talking about menopause by Catherine Kodicek

There is a stereotype in theatre that describes certain types of older women with authority in costume. They are criticised for being

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 2:00am on August 13, 2019☆⚑

Catherine Kodicek: Let's celebrate the work of theatre's costume professionals by Catherine Kodicek

Looking over my columns in the past year it's hard to miss the pattern: low pay, no pay, opportunities not advertised, long

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 2:00am on July 16, 2019☆⚑

Catherine Kodicek: We need to take our duty of care to the environment seriously by Catherine Kodicek

The ongoing Extinction Rebellion protests that brought central London to a standstill for a few days in May have at last brought

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 2:00am on June 18, 2019☆⚑

Catherine Kodicek: Pay transparency will help costume professionals get a fair deal by Catherine Kodicek

One of the issues facing costume professionals in the fight for better pay and conditions is the myriad ways in which we

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 2:00am on May 21, 2019☆⚑

Costume designer Catherine Kodicek: Work conditions must improve for the sake of our mental well-being by Catherine Kodicek

Many UK theatre workers will by now be aware of the Theatre Helpline, launched by the Society of London Theatre last year

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 2:00am on April 23, 2019☆⚑

Catherine Kodicek: 'Why is costume designers' vital work seldom credited in reviews?' by Catherine Kodicek

Reading reviews of theatre shows can be dispiriting as a costume professional because your work is seldom commented on or judged. At

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 3:00am on March 26, 2019☆⚑

Costume designer Catherine Kodicek: Are routes into theatre closing for working-class people? by Catherine Kodicek

I'm often asked " especially by work placements and young people " how I got my first paid work in theatre. This

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 2:00am on February 26, 2019☆⚑

Catherine Kodicek: Let's have a grown-up conversation about how we pay costume supervisors by Catherine Kodicek

I sometimes ask myself: if there came a magical time when money was plentiful, budgets were not being squeezed and we wanted

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 2:00am on January 29, 2019☆⚑

Costume designer Catherine Kodicek: I love NT Live, but are its fees for backstage staff fair? by Catherine Kodicek

Back in 2010 I could not get tickets to see the National Theatre's Hamlet, starring Rory Kinnear, so I watched the NT

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 2:00am on November 13, 2018☆⚑

Costume designer Catherine Kodicek: Sometimes it takes outsiders to remind us why we work in theatre by Catherine Kodicek

It can be good to see your world through others' eyes. In these often troubling times " with Brexit uncertainty, austerity squeezes

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 2:00am on October 16, 2018☆⚑

Catherine Kodicek: Let us costume professionals join the fair-pay panto party by Catherine Kodicek

Like the arrival of the John Lewis Christmas advert or chocolate money in the high street, it may feel too soon to

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 2:00am on September 18, 2018☆⚑

Catherine Kodicek: Stop tipping your dresser " it's time to pay costume professionals properly by Catherine Kodicek

Recently WhatsOnStage compiled a Twitter-sourced list of things theatre people all know but audiences might not be aware of. Fun as it

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 2:00am on August 21, 2018☆⚑

Catherine Kodicek: Costume graduates are being cut out of chances to learn on the job by Catherine Kodicek

Over the past few weeks I have had the pleasure of visiting lots of costume graduate shows. It never fails to impress

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 2:00am on July 24, 2018☆⚑

Catherine Kodicek: Awards are appreciated by team behind big names by Catherine Kodicek

At certain times of the year it can feel as though every weekend has an awards ceremony. From the Oliviers to the

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 2:00am on June 26, 2018☆⚑

Catherine Kodicek: Gendered job titles have to go for the sake of equality by Catherine Kodicek

What's in a name? When I asked my Facebook colleagues the question: "Wardrobe mistress or wardrobe master " is it time to

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 2:00am on May 29, 2018☆⚑

Catherine Kodicek: Working-class costume workers are vanishing thanks to low pay by Catherine Kodicek

Sometimes in this business you can be talking about an issue and, all of a sudden, it is everywhere in the press.

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 2:00am on May 1, 2018☆⚑

Catherine Kodicek: Quick costume change is an art at its best when unnoticed by Catherine Kodicek

It's surprising how people tend to be unaware of the enormous number of quick changes that lie behind big West End shows

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 2:00am on April 3, 2018☆⚑

Catherine Kodicek: We need celebrity activists to amplify quieter backstage voices by Catherine Kodicek

You would have to be living as a hermit to have missed the phenomenal renaissance of women's movements. While the #MeToo campaign

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 2:00am on March 7, 2018☆⚑