REVIEWS:
“Katie Pritchard is a one woman comedy music powerhouse.”
"KATIE PRITCHARD: I KISS THE MUSIC"
THE STAND, EDINBURGH FRINGE
2024
"A JAFFA CAKE MUSICAL"
THE PLEASANCE, EDINBURGH FRINGE FESTIVAL
2024
RECOMENDED BY: The Guardian, The Stage, Whats On Stage, Musical Theatre Review, Corr Blimey, The Recs, The Crush Bar, Mickey Joe Theatre, Theatre Weekly
“Katie Pritchard steals the show with a bowler hatted, black suited routine from the satanic one herself (The Tax Man).” ★★★★★ Theatre Monkey
“A personal favourite being ‘The Tax Man’, a number and character both products of pure comedy brilliance, which demands a lot from its execution. But no fear, Katie Pritchard in drag could not be a more perfect choice and boy, does she live up to the challenge, having the entire audience in stitches with her portrayal of the elusive ‘Tax Man’ that haunts the nightmares of every UK resident.” ★★★★★ Stage to Page
“Sabrina Messer is incredible in the role, with stunning vocals and a knack for impressing the audience at every turn. Equally impressive is Katie Pritchard as the villain of the piece, the Taxman.” ★★★★★ Theatre Weekly
“‘Tax Man’ suited Pritchard’s voice to a tee, and her fantastic riffs and solid dancing make the number a highlight of the musical.” ★★★★★ The Indiependent
“Katie Pritchard is wonderful as ‘Tax Man’, the villain of the piece and is a wonderful character actress as well as having an incredible voice too! Katie plays several roles in this piece, showing a magnificent diversity in her acting skills.” ★★★★★ Curtain Call Reviews
“My highlights were the tongue-in-cheek celebration of all things HMRC in “Tax Man” performed with buckets full of physical hilarity by the incredible Katie Pritchard.” ★★★★★ London Theatre Doc
“Perhaps my favourite moment being when Katie Pritchard, the Tax Man, delivered the best song about taxes since The Beatles.” ★★★★★ North West End
“There was no weak link, but, for me, the standout performances came from Katie Pritchard in a brilliant turn as the villain of the piece, the taxman – she’s an absolute powerhouse, everything she touches turns to comedy gold – and Sabrina Messer as the prosecuting lawyer, displaying fabulous vocal and dance skills.” ★★★★★ Theatre and Tonic
“There are some astonishing singers amongst the team and the song which is about a Tax man brings the house down.” ★★★★★ Phoenix Remix
“A Jaffa Cake Musical is a showstopper of entertainment that will leave you longing for a cast album, a West End run and perhaps a little cake (it is a cake, that’s not for debate in my books!).” ★★★★★ Forge Press
“This show is pure delight” ★★★★★ Three Weeks
“Soft like a cake, zesty like it’s orange filling, and ultimately satisfying, A Jaffa Cake Musical is a delightful confection.” ★★★★★ Brig Newspaper
“Katie Pritchard as the Tax Man steals the show with a lot of humour in the role coming from an observationist, self-aware logic and boiling down this huge umbrella concept into common sayings and realisations. Pritchard’s appearances as this character add an element of fun villainy that we love to hate, like a pantomime villain but more sophisticated.” ★★★★ Broadway Baby
“In the courtroom, however, there were two clear stars: the Judge (Alex Prescot) and the Tax Man (Katie Prichard)…as always, the baddie had a killer song to introduce themself and a wonderful motif whenever they reappeared. The Tax Man was an excellent villain to write in and the HMRC and VAT jokes gained some of the biggest laughs of the show. Prichard not only belted her songs brilliantly; she was also hilarious with her villainy and almost had the audience rooting for her. The song ‘Tax Man’ itself was one of the heights of the show: witty and well-written, it was a wonderful watch the first time around and loudly welcomed when it returned as a reprise.” ★★★★ Ed Fringe Review
“The Tax Man (is) played by the human dynamo that is Katie Pritchard” ★★★★ The Stage
“The standout song comes from Pritchard, who sings about being the ‘Tax Man’, a deliciously dark and funny villain number with some incredible riffs.” ★★★★ The Spy In The Stalls
“Katie Pritchard rounds out the ensemble, a powerhouse as the Tax Man, stunning with crystal clear high notes when she’s not evoking Lea DeLaria with her rocky growl.” ★★★★ Corr Blimey
“‘Tax Man’ (Katie Pritchard) wrings every twist of ‘baddie-ness’ with great timing.” ★★★★ Musical Theatre Review
“There is a wonderful, fiendish performance from Katie Pritchard as The Tax Man.” ★★★★ British Theatre Guide
“Given Alex Prescot and Katie Pritchard’s standout performances, their solo shows are definitely worth checking out as well!” ★★★★ The Quintessential Review
★★★★ Adventures In Theatreland
★★★★ Mervyn Stutter’s Pick of the Fringe
“But the real “villain” of the piece was the pantominesque Katie Pritchard (the tax man) who, for me at least, had the most memorable number entitled, appropriately enough “Tax Man”. Great voice, superb comic timing and the ability to deliver a number of delightful character vignettes when not being the voice of the evil HMRC.” HIGHLY RECOMMENDED SHOW – Fringe Review
“The standout performance has to be from Prichard who dazzles and captivates audiences in her solo vocal sections and hilarious Tax Man performance.” West End Best Friend
WRITTEN BY: Sam Cochrane
MUSICAL DIRECTION & ARRANGEMENTS BY: Rob Gathercole
DIRECTED & CHOREOGRAPHED BY: Ali James
CAST:
Kevin – Sam Cochrane
Katherine – Sabrina Messer
Jake – Harry Miller
Judge – Alex Prescot
The Tax Man – Katie Pritchard
SOUND & LIGHTING BY: Damian Robertson
SET DESIGN BY: Lauren Jones and Georgie Sunter
PRODUCTION SHOTS BY: Ben Wilkin
GIGGLEMUG THEATRE
"RISHI SUNAK'S DOING A MUSICAL"
WATERLOO EAST THEATRE, LONDON
2024
★★★★ “Cleverly, I feel it actually gives more attention to the (current) Prime Minister, Kier Starmer than the titular one. Played with impish joy by Katie Pritchard, he screams ‘CHANGE!’ at us, realises he has more in common with Sunak than he realised, plays the recorder a bit and leads us in the anthem of the election: ‘Things can only get (slightly) better!’” All That Dazzles
★★★★ “Kuran Dhand and Katie Pritchard’s performances as Rishi Sunak and Keir Starmer were hilarious from the get go.” – Theatre and Tonic
★★★★ – The Telegraph
SOUND & LIGHTING BY: Jamie Rycroft
CHOREOGRAPHY BY: Rebecca Levy & Grace Beckett
CAST:
Rishi Sunak – Kuran Dhand
Kier Starmer – Katie Pritchard
Joe, Rory Stewart, Liz Truss – Celeste Collier
Rob, Alistair Campbell, Ed Davey, Nigel Farage – Rob Gathercole
WRITTEN BY: Joe Venable and Rob Gathercole
DIRECTED BY: Mimi Pattinson
GRAPHIC DESIGN BY: Alice Mayer
PRODUCTION SHOTS BY: Rio Redwood-Sawyerr
"KATIE PRITCHARD: DISCO BALL"
THE PLEASANCE, EDINBURGH FRINGE
AVAILABLE TO WATCH ON ITVX & NEXTUP COMEDY
2022
★★★★★ “Katie Pritchard is a one woman comedy music powerhouse.” VoiceMag
★★★★ “A musical bonanza like mixing every possible variety of Walker’s Crisps in a bowl and eating them with chocolate” – Mumble
★★★★ “Katie Pritchard is a force of nature!” – one4review
★★★★ “Will have you shaking from laughter” – Broadway World
REVIEWS FOR PREVIOUS WORK:
“An explosion of joyful lunacy” – Shortlist
“Mind blowing” – Herts Advertiser
“Inventive and hilarious” – Broadway Baby
“Always original and entertaining” ★★★★ – Female Arts Magazine
“Fantastically weird” – Femedy
“Katie Pritchard is a veritable Sizewell B” – Chortle
"SCOUTS! THE MUSICAL"
THE OTHER PALACE, LONDON
2023
NOMINATION: Offies Best Performance Ensemble
NOMINATION: What’s On Stage Best Off-West End Production
“Katie Pritchard used her excellent comic timing to play Rosie. She had many funny moments (including) an excellent moment playing both the recorder and the kazoo at the same time.”
“Katie Pritchard has enough energy to run the national grid as Rosie, with effortless comic timing.”
★★★★★ Fairy Powered Productions
“Special mention must go to Rob Gathercole and Katie Pritchard, whose characters Rosie, Luke, and Linus had me laughing whenever they were on-stage. Equally, I’ve never seen someone so adept at knot-tying.”
“Katie Pritchard wowed with wonderful comic timing and an incredible talent for music, playing drums, as well as a simultaneous kazoo / recorder symphony.”
“A particular mention also needs to be made of Katie Prichard, whose comic timing was on point and whose joint Kazoo and recorder playing was arguably the best I will ever see.”
“The irrepressible Katie Pritchard can play literally everything, dance and tell jokes at the same time. If no one else showed up one night, then she surely could still carry the show alone.” Scouts HQ
“Odin the Destroyer, played by Katie Pritchard, is incredibly funny, her depiction of the gnome with the powerful name is endearing and joyous to watch. In the song ‘House on Fire’, she has stellar vocals alongside her hilarious jamming out to the song.”
“Katie Pritchard’s Odin is a bubbly little gnome to aid the quest, it becomes impossible not to adore the role, Pritchard clearly loving every moment onstage, I guarantee you’ll be smiling all the way through.”
“Katie Pritchard [is a] natural comedian and utilises all of her excellent comic timing to create funny moments as Odin.”
"PHASE"
ONLINE
2021
First things first. Katie Pritchard is absolutely incredible here, what a revelation she was!…There are, honestly, some superb performances in Phase but Pritchard straight-up steals the entire film for me; and this is not a slight on anyone because EVERYONE is great. However, Pritchard is definitely a case of perfect casting… what a performance!
British comedy needs to take a good long look at Katie Pritchard because she is a star in waiting!
"CINDERELLA"
WORTHING PAVILION THEATRE
2019-2020
REVIEWS FOR MY FAIRY GODMOTHER IN “CINDERELLA” AT WORTHING PAVILION THEATRE:
“FUNNY GIRL KATIE PRITCHARD AS THE FAIRY GODMOTHER WASN’T JUST FUNNY, SHE HAS A VOICE THAT COULD COMPETE WITH ADELE! MY COMPANION AND I ALMOST FELL OUT OF OUR CHAIRS AS SHE BELTED OUT “LEARN TO FLY” BY THE FOO FIGHTERS.” – OUTNEWS GLOBAL
“…AS CUTE AS SHE IS HILARIOUS…A STUNNING VOICE THAT WOUD MAKE BEYONCÉ TAKE NOTE” ★★★★★ – REMOTEGOAT
“SUCH GREAT TIMING AND A NATURAL RAPPORT WITH THE CROWD” – WORTHING HERALD
“KATIE PRITCHARD WAS A CHEEKY, CHEERY FAIRY GODMOTHER WHO ALSO DISPLAYED A VERY GOOD SINGING VOICE AND HER BASHFUL RELATIONSHIP WITH BUTTONS WAS DELIGHTFUL” – UK THEATRE WEB
“VERY AMUSING” – THE SUSSEX NEWSPAPER
“MY FAVOURITE CHARACTER WAS KATIE PRITCHARD WHO PLAYED THE FAIRY” – THE BRIGHTONER
“KATIE PRITCHARD AS THE FAIRY GODMOTHER AND MARK READ AS PRINCE CHARING ARE BOTH EXCEPTIONALLY FINE SINGERS AND THEIR SUNG NUMBERS ARE THE HIGH SPOTS” – SARDINES MAGAZINE
“…AND KATIE PRITCHARD COMPLETELY HELD THEIR OWN, WITH ‘FAIRY G’ BEING THE STAND OUT FOR ME…SHE WAS FUNNY AND FEISTY IN EQUAL MEASURES, WITH A FANTASTIC VOICE TO ROUND IT OFF” – MUMMY’S WAISTED