Sanity Productions is a theatre production company based in Darwin, Australia led by Kate Wyvill.
Kate is a stage and screen writer, actor, director and producer.
Following on from the sell-out success of her black comedy The Wardrobe in 2010 at the Darwin Entertainment Centre , Kate's next script Marbles based around voluntary euthanasia and Alzheimer's drew capacity audiences to Brown's Mart Theatre with the final curtain coming down on the 30th November 2012 to a standing ovation. And I'm the Queen of Sheba opened at Brown’s Mart Theatre in 2016 and a second season in 2019, breaking box office records for a local playwright.
Review’s of Kate’s work include:
'Its real power lies in its originality and sensitivity' (London Theatre Guide)
‘Gut wrenchingly funny … not to be missed ’ (NT News)
‘Perceptive, witty and lyrical’ (Birmingham Mail)
'A splendid cargo of comedy and tears. Highly recommended' (NT News)
‘Powerful yet devastating theatre that deserves attention’ (TheMusic.com)
4 stars ‘A comic delight with meaty themes and certainly packs a punch’ (Artshub)
Kate’s work has been funded by Arts Council England, Creative Australia, Arts Northern Territory, Brown's Mart Productions, Darwin Festival, Darwin Entertainment Centre, Playwriting Australia , Australia Plays Transform, Screen Territory and corporate sponsors.