about ratcatch
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Ratcatch started as an opportunity to continue developing works that would benefit from further investigation. We aim to contribute to a lasting theatrical canon, promoting work with a continued cultural relevance.
In the last fiveyears, we have presented 3 original theatre productions, and lead the development of 4 brand-new Australian works with a network of 50 artists and counting.
Based in Sydney, Australia, Ratcatch formed in 2018 as a collaboration between playwright Alexander Lee-Rekers and director Cam Turnbull.
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The Team
ALEXANDER LEE-REKERS
CO-FOUNDER, PLAYWRIGHT AND PRODUCER
Alexander is a writer, producer, director and educator working on unceded Gadigal land. He is a graduate of AFTRS, the University of Sydney and NIDA, where he completed his Masters of Writing for Performance in 2017. Alexander is best known for large-scale theatre works that blur the lines between fact and fiction: plays that explore themes of family, history, politics, extremism and ambition in worlds once removed from our own.
Writing credits include: The Brown Bag Canteen (Jopuka/Red Tree), The Linden Solution (KXT bAKEHOUSE), Lights in the Park (ATYP, The Joan), Van de Maar Papers (Old 505 Theatre), Hanging With (The Walt Disney Company), Norm's (KXTeethcutting), Intersection: Chrysalis segment "The Witch In The Window" (ATYP, Griffin) and There Will Be A Climax (An Assorted Few, Old Fitz).
In addition to his work in theatre and television, Alexander has taught at institutions such as ATYP, University of Wollongong, NIDA and The McDonald College. He is the co-director of Bondi Kids Drama, founded in 2020.
In 2022, Alexander was awarded the Red Tree Commision for his play "The Brown Bag Canteen". He was also a recipient of the ATYP Foundation Commission in 2018 for "Lights in the Park", as well as a participant of the company's 2017 National Studio.
CAM TURNBULL
CO-FOUNDER, DIRECTOR AND PRODUCER
Cam is an award-winning director and producer working across theatre, film and media, they reside and work on unceded Gadigal land. Known for their 'Brechtian' style, they are driven by a collaborative approach to telling stories in innovative ways.
Theatre credits include: The Hero Leaves One Tooth (KXT on Broadway), The Woman and the Car (107), The Linden Solution (KXT bAKEHOUSE), Van de Maar Papers (Old 505 Theatre), INTIMET (Shopfront), Avocado Smash (Sydney Fringe Festival), and multimedia work for Hero and Companion (Old 505 Theatre).
Screen credits include: VOID (Sydney Underground Film Festival, Arizona Underground Film Festival) and The Climb (finalist, Mobile Film Festival, Paris).
They are a joint recipient of the 2019 San Diego International Fringe Tour Ready award and the Inner West Council's EDGE Artist's Development Award. In 2021, they were nominated for Best Direction of a Play at the Broadway World Regional Awards. Cam is proud to be a Step-Up associate artist at Kings Cross Theatre, Sydney.