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Catherine Kodicek

Catherine Kodicek

Biography


Catherine Kodicek is a freelance costume professional with 20 years’ experience, making the switch from theatre to film and TV

Recent Articles

Theatre must put people before profit, or workers will quit for film and TV

Theatre must put people before profit, or workers will quit for film and TV

For now, Catherine Kodicek is saying goodbye to the industry – unfair wages, long hours and empty mission statements are pushing out workers, she says
As Kim Kardashian knows, authenticity adds a lot to a costume – but there are risks

As Kim Kardashian knows, authenticity adds a lot to a costume – but there are risks

Kim Kardashian caused controversy by wearing Marilyn Monroe’s ’happy birthday, Mr President’ dress, but Catherine Kodicek says reusing vintage pieces is nothing new to costume designers
Lack of transparency over salaries is fuelling the gender pay gap

Lack of transparency over salaries is fuelling the gender pay gap

The gendered nature of theatre jobs is intrinsically linked to why some are valued more than others, says Catherine Kodicek. It’s time for employers to take stock of their own biases that still prevent the gender pay gap from closing
Backstage workers can’t speak up as bad-faith players go unpunished

Backstage workers can’t speak up as bad-faith players go unpunished

The issue of Covid-safe work compliance backstage is being swept under the rug by some producers, Catherine Kodicek says. For SOLT’s 10 principles on safe work spaces to mean anything they must be backed by action
Subsidy doesn’t just mean funding theatres – it supports creatives too

Subsidy doesn’t just mean funding theatres – it supports creatives too

Working at the National Theatre for a few weeks, costume designer Catherine Kodicek has been impressed by its pastoral care and reminded that subsidy is a gift to the whole theatre ecosystem, not just one building
Resolutions for wardrobe professionals to make 2022 safe and successful

Resolutions for wardrobe professionals to make 2022 safe and successful

Catherine Kodicek gives her six resolutions for wardrobe professionals to make their working lives better in 2022
You’d think theatre's loyal show makers would be rewarded, right? Wrong – so wrong

You’d think theatre's loyal show makers would be rewarded, right? Wrong – so wrong

Theatre producers are showing a moral failing by insisting that loyal workers pay back their furlough contributions while struggling to make up the shortfall of skilled hands lost through resignations, says costume designer Catherine Kodicek
Once upon a time, all costumes could be found on London’s Berwick Street

Once upon a time, all costumes could be found on London’s Berwick Street

I will forever miss the joy of a trip to Berwick Street, says costume designer Catherine Kodicek, when everything you needed for a show could be found in one Soho street
BECTU’s freelancers initiative is a step towards gender-pay equity

BECTU’s freelancers initiative is a step towards gender-pay equity

Every movement needs allies and the BECTU Theatre Freelancers Branch is fully switched on to the gender-pay issue, say Catherine Kodicek
Producers can help banish body-shaming in theatre – here’s how

Producers can help banish body-shaming in theatre – here’s how

If producers are serious about the well-being of performers, says Catherine Kodicek, they must help curb fat-shaming by supporting costumiers to accommodate changing body shapes
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