Catherine Kodicek

With every West End show opening in the same three months, designers are at capacity – commercial producers need to work with us to avoid a costume crash, says designer Catherine Kodicek

The pandemic laid bare the precarious employment conditions for many in theatre, says freelance costume designer Catherine Kodicek – how do those who’ve had little support now fight for better terms?

Colleges face a real ethical dilemma when it comes to preparing students for an industry that will most likely exploit their energy and enthusiasm, says Catherine Kodicek

Non-gendered job titles in costume departments would help the fight for pay equity, says costume designer and CiTEA founder Catherine Kodicek

With many theatre workers taking up other jobs in the pandemic, it’s easy to lose our theatre identities, says costume designer Catherine Kodicek, but now is the perfect opportunity for each of us to remember our former selves

Costume workers deserve the same protections as everyone else in theatre, says Catherine Kodicek – and the key to safe working is pragmatic prior planning

Costume designer Catherine Kodicek says even when the pay is good and the long hours are managed, the stresses and strains of Covid can take their toll on backstage staff on theatre’s front line

If the government wants to recapture the optimism of the 2012 Olympics, says Catherine Kodicek, £120 million towards fairer working structures might be a better gesture than a misguided ’Festival of Brexit’

The time frames may be different, and more forward planning is required, but Covid-safe working is good news for costume professionals, says Catherine Kodicek

Theatre’s recovery depends on the ingenuity of its workforce, says costume designer Catherine Kodicek – it is we who have all the tools needed to save the arts