Nat Henderson
Digital Literary Department Manager at Chronic Insanity
Founding member of Chronic Insanity
Nat Henderson is a theatre-maker and artist. Many of the labels under this one include playwright, director, performer, and costume, make-up, and poster designer based in Nottingham.
They are an artist in development with, and a member of the JMK Directors group at, the Nottingham Playhouse. Having completed a Masters in English Studies at the University of Nottingham, combined with their BA in English, they have an academic focus on drama, performance and genre transgression, specialising in both the 90s period of In-Yer-Face theatre and the contemporary construction of the lyric essay.
In 2022 they became the manager of the UK's first Digital Literary Department. Five commissions are currently in progress from the departments first season and will be released throughout 2023.
Since launching the department, they have additionally introduced a trial run of writers groups to facilitate a community for digital writers, which is continuing in the form of 'Writer's Groups for Lonely Writers', a regular zoom room for writers anywhere to attend.
Current Projects
Untitled (Emily Holyoak) - Facilitator
Untitled (Erinn Dhesi) - Facilitator
Untitled (Yasmine Dankwah) - Facilitator
Untitled (Maya Little) - Facilitator
BATMAN (aka Naomi's Death Show) (Naomi Westerman) - Facilitator
VAULT Festival, London // Online
Seven Strikes (Chronic Insanity) - Performer
Camden People's Theatre, London
New Leaf (Chronic Insanity) - Facilitator
CAST Theatre, Doncaster
Allsorts (Chronic Insanity) - Producer, Host
Nonsuch Studios, Nottingham
2022
BATMAN (aka Naomi's Death Show) - Facilitator
The Pleasance, London
Some Other Mirror (Lawrence Owen) - Dramaturg
NonSuch Studios, Nottingham
52 Souls (Chronic Insanity) - Director, Playwright, Performer
ZOO Playground, Edinburgh Festival Fringe
Some Other Mirror (Lawrence Owen) - Dramaturg
Pianodrome, Edinburgh Festival Fringe
Allsorts (Chronic Insanity) - Producer, Host
Rough Trade, Nottingham // The Chapel, Nottingham //
Surface Gallery, Nottingham // Nonsuch Studios, Nottingham
Is LaMDA Sentient? (Chronic Insanity) - Voice template
Online
Joe Drinks Wine and Gives Themsleves a Haircut (Nat Henderson) - Playwright, Director
Nottingham Poetry Festival, Online
Medea (Megan Gates) - Dramaturg
Park Estate, Nottingham (Read-Through)
2021
Pull (Emily Holyoake) - Dramaturg
Theatre Deli, London
Criminal Intent (Chronic Insanity) - Playwright, Lead Writer, Director, Designer
Nottingham Playhouse, Nottingham
Joe Drinks Wine and Gives Themsleves a Haircut (Nat Henderson) - Playwright, Director
Online
52 Souls (Chronic Insanity) - Playwright
Insanity Point, Edinburgh Festival Fringe
We Ask These Questions of Everybody (Toria Banks & Amble Skuse) - Poster designer
Sound Festival, Aberdeen
52 Souls (Chronic Insanity) - Playwright, Director, Designer
The Place Bedford, Bedford
2020
52 Souls (Chronic Insanity) - Playwright, Director, Designer
Online
Life_Stream (Joe Strickland) - Director
Online
Circulation (Nat Henderson) - Director, Playwright, Performer, Illustrator
Nottingham Playhouse, Nottingham
PVC (Nat Henderson and Joe Strickland ) - Playwright, Director
Nottingham Playhouse, Nottingham
PVC (Nat Henderson and Joe Strickland) - Playwright, Director
Broadway Cinema, Nottingham
Polly: A Drag Rebellion (Joe Strickland) - Director
Angel Microbrewery, Nottingham
2019
The Wonderful World of Dissocia (Anthony Neilson) - Director, Puppet Maker
Nottingham New Theatre, Nottingham
painstaking. (Nat Henderson) - Playwright, Director
Pepper Rocks, Nottingham
Higher (Tara Anegada) - Performer (The Girl)
Nottingham New Theatre, Nottingham
Dark Vanilla Jungle (Philip Ridley) - Performer (Andrea)
Arbour Hill, Nottingham
Polly: A Drag Rebellion (Joe Strickland) - Director
Greenside @ Nicholson Square, Edinburgh
Stags and Hens (Willy Russell) - Costume and Make-up Designer
Nottingham New Theatre, Nottingham
Human Animals (Stef Smith) - Poster Designer
Nottingham New Theatre, Nottingham
Inhabitation (Nat Henderson) - Playwright, Co-Director, Poster Designer
Nottingham New Theatre, Nottingham
2018
Yen (Anna Jordan) - Make-up Designer
Nottingham New Theatre, Nottingham
X (Alistair MacDowall) - Performer (Gilda), Poster Designer
Nottingham New Theatre, Nottingham
Strangers: Pairs (Joe Strickland) - Performer (Assistant)
Greenside @ Nicholson Square, Edinburgh
Macbeth (William Shakespeare) - Costume and Make-up Designer
Nottingham New Theatre, Nottingham
NSFW (Lucy Kirkwood) - Director, Set Designer, Poster Designer
Nottingham New Theatre, Nottingham
Fairytaleheart (Philip Ridley) - Hair and Make-up Designer
Nottingham New Theatre, Nottingham
4.48 Psychosis (Sarah Kane) - Performer, Director
De Montfort University, Leicester
2017
Death of the Author (Daniel McVey) - Make-up Designer
Nottingham New Theatre, Nottingham
Collaborators (John Hodge) - Performer (Sergei)
Nottingham New Theatre, Nottingham
Paper Cranes (Nat Henderson) - Playwright, Director, Poster Designer
Nottingham New Theatre, Nottingham
Strangers: A Magic Play II (Joe Strickland) - Performer (Gambler)
theSpace @ Surgeon’s Hall, Edinburgh
Potential (Devised) - Writer, Director
Nottingham New Theatre, Nottingham
Blue Stockings (Jessica Swale) - Performer (Maeve)
Lakeside, Nottingham
Camp Macbeth (Devised) - Performer
Nottingham New Theatre, Nottingham
2016
As You Like It (William Shakespeare) - Hair and Make-up Designer
Nottingham New Theatre, Nottingham
Mercury Fur (Philip Ridley) - Performer (Party Piece)
Nottingham New Theatre, Nottingham