STORIES FOR THE STAGE AND SCREEN

Katie Millington is a creative leader with over 20 years’ international experience in theatre, film, branded content, and immersive live experiences. 

Katie graduated from Wollongong University in Australia with a Bachelor of Creative Arts (Writing). She cut her production fangs on Sydney's independent theatre scene before moving into visual effects production and ultimately to live action film production. Katie joined commercial film company Eight Productions as a shoot producer in 2008. In 2012 she moved to New Zealand as an Executive Producer to launch Eight's Auckland office. In 2015 she took over both the Sydney and Auckland offices as Managing Director, flying back and forth across the Tasman to oversee productions and operations. Driven by her love of film and storytelling, Katie founded The Story Department. in 2020 and within 2 short years the department had produced and screened two documentary feature films, "More than Gold" (2022) and Beyond Conversion" (2022). After a decade at the helm of Eight, Katie followed a life long dream to return to London where she continues The Story Department's work producing film and theatre projects in the UK.

Katie’s theatre producing credits include "The Dream"(coming soon in 2025), "Grit, Glitter and Gaslight- The Sarah McGuinness Story” (2024),  “Unspoken” for TRS (winner of the Sydney Theatre award for Best Independent Production 2005), “Edmond” for B-Sharp/Albedo Theatre (Nominated for the Sydney Theatre Award for Best Independent Production 2005) “Dealer’s Choice” for TRS/Albedo Theatre (The Sun Herald Best Fringe Production 2004) and “The Decameron” for TRS (nominated for Sun Herald Best Fringe Production 2002). Katie’s Production Management credits include “Love’s Triumph” for Darlinghurst Theatre and the world premiere of the musical comedy, “This Blasted Earth” for TRS, featuring original music by Tim Minchin. 

Katie's published poetry credits include The South Downs Poetry Competition Binsted Prize anthology (2025), a photo poetry book collaboration with photographer Daniel Max, "Paper Flowers" (2021), multiple works published in The New Zealand Poetry Society's quarterly magazine "A Fine Line" (2020-22), and a contribution to Poetry Live's 40th Anniversary Anthology, "This Twilight Menagerie" (2020).