Katie Funk
as
Understudy Phantom

Katie trained at the Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts (LIPA), where she graduated with a first class degree in 2004. Roles at LIPA included: Woman 1 in Closer Than Ever, Margaret in The Marriage of Bette and Boo, Lisa in Owners, Frauline Kost in Cabaret and Ezulie in Once on This Island.

Musical Director/Composer credits include: The Lion in Winter, As You Like It and 'Tis Pity She's a Whore.

Theatre credits include: Witch/Stepmother in Hansel and Gretel (image Musical Theatre), Jill in Raving Beauties (number one national tour), Colin Goose (Principal Boy) in Mother Goose (Pomegranate Theatre, Chesterfield), Stella Drury in House Guest, all three female roles in One Man Protest, Olwen Peel in JB Priestley's Dangerous Corner, and Robin Hood in Babes in the Wood.

Film credits include: Girl (female lead) in Ink Control (Moving Image Production), and Francie Daniels in Second Victim (Philip J Allen Productions). Ink Control was selected to be part of the International Film Festivals in Tel Aviv, Greece, Barcelona, and was nominated for Best New Coming Film in the Hull International Short Film Festival UK 2006.

Television appearances include: Blue Peter, Big Breakfast and Gloria Hunniford Show Live.

Recordings: Soloist on Warner classic album Cantamus Aurora.

Katie is an ex-member of Cantamus Girls' Choir and works as a freelance artist/teacher for Flying High Expressive Arts based in Nottingham.