Cat Weatherhill
Cat was born and raised in Liverpool, where her great-uncle fell off the Liver Building, her grandmother saw an angel and her grandfather donated his shirt buttons to Beatles fans. Her ancestry is a mingling of Irish and Welsh blood – a natural result of Liverpool being the Celtic crossroads of Britain.
Cat studied drama at the University of Hull and has been a professional performer ever since. She began her career as an actor, spent several years as a singer then moved into arts in education. In 1997 she discovered storytelling and soon developed her distinctive performing style: bold, lyrical and physically expressive. She has performed at major festivals in the UK and Internationally and well as numerous TV and radio performances.
Over the years, she has worked with thousands of children in hundreds of schools and enjoyed residencies as both a storyteller and a visual artist. Cat is an acknowledged expert on contemporary playground games and her book ‘Primary Playground Games’ is published by Scholastic.
As a writer, Cat has had three children’s novels published by Puffin – Barkbelly, Snowbone and Wild Magic. She has also written books for Pont (Jaco the Leek) and Caterpillar Books (By Lantern Light).
For more information or to contact Cat, please visit www.catweatherhill.co.uk