Kat Mokrynski

Kat Mokrynski

Kat Mokrynski is currently a writer for BroadwayWorld UK, having previously written for BroadwayWorld as a part of the Student Blogger program from November 2019 to September 2022. Some of her favourite shows include Les Misérables, Come From Away, The Play That Goes Wrong, and David Byrne's American Utopia. She enjoys interviewing people involved in the theatre industry and reviewing a range of shows, from one-hour comedies to four-hour immersive experiences. Kat recently graduated from King's College London with a Master's Degree in Arts and Cultural Management. 

When she's not bartending at an immersive theatre production or seeing as many shows as possible across London, you can usually find Kat wandering around historic sites, watching TikToks, or traveling around the UK.

You can follow Kat on Twitter @larkofparis






MOST POPULAR ARTICLES

Interview: 'It's a Story About Family and Hope': Actor Jack Wolfe on Fandom and Emotional Intensity in NEXT TO NORMAL
Interview: 'It's a Story About Family and Hope': Actor Jack Wolfe on Fandom and Emotional Intensity in NEXT TO NORMAL
June 13, 2024

Recently, we had the chance to speak with Wolfe about bringing Next to Normal to the West End. We discussed what it has been like to join the show as a fan of Next to Normal, the importance of mental health both on stage and off and what he hopes audiences take away from this production.

Review: BEING MR WICKHAM, Jermyn Street Theatre
Review: BEING MR WICKHAM, Jermyn Street Theatre
June 12, 2024

Written and performed by Adrian Lukis and directed by Guy Unsworth, Being Mr Wickham brings us into the world of the infamous Pride & Prejudice character after his 60th birthday, having withdrawn from the festivities to a quiet space. But, suddenly, Wickham looks into the audience, acknowledging us and telling us, “When play stops, old age begins.'

Review: JAZZ EMU: KNIGHT FEVER, Soho Theatre
Review: JAZZ EMU: KNIGHT FEVER, Soho Theatre
June 12, 2024

Knight Fever sees the return of the narcissistic pop star character, Jazz Emu, this time vying for a Knighthood at the Royal Variety Show. The character, created and played by Archie Henderson, has done several shows in the past and has gone viral on social media for his hilarious and catchy songs.

Interview: 'It's Essentially a Defensive Wickham': Adrian Lukis on the Background of a Villain in BEING MR WICKHAM
Interview: 'It's Essentially a Defensive Wickham': Adrian Lukis on the Background of a Villain in BEING MR WICKHAM
June 11, 2024

If you ask a Jane Austen fan who the villain of Pride and Prejudice is, most of them would probably say George Wickham, the charming soldier who has a hidden history with Darcy. But some, including Adrian Lukis, who played Wickham in the BBC’s 1995 adaptation of the novel, would argue that things are not as black and white as one might think.

Review: IVO GRAHAM: CAROUSEL, Park Theatre
Review: IVO GRAHAM: CAROUSEL, Park Theatre
June 10, 2024

Ivo Graham: Carousel is a step in a new direction for Graham, who is most well-known for his standup comedy, having been performing since the young age of eighteen. In this show, he “invites you onto his own carousel,” bringing you into his world through an hour of remembrance.

Review: DIVA: LIVE FROM HELL, King's Head Theatre
Review: DIVA: LIVE FROM HELL, King's Head Theatre
June 10, 2024

DIVA: Live From Hell has arrived at the King’s Head Theatre. With a book and characters by Nora Brigid Monahan and music/ lyrics by Alexander Sage Oyen, the one-man musical brings us into the eternal punishment of Desmond Channing, a high schooler from Florida who is forced to reenact the final few months of his live in a cabaret-style performance.

Review: ACCOLADE, Theatre Royal Windsor
Review: ACCOLADE, Theatre Royal Windsor
June 10, 2024

Written by Emlyn Williams in 1950, Accolade tells the fictional story of an accomplished writer named Will Trenting (Ayden Callaghan) who finds the world he has built falling apart in front of him as a secret from the past comes to haunt him. The production, directed by Sean Mathias, is part of Mathias' 2024 Season for the Theatre Royal Windsor.

Review: JAMIE FINN: NOBODY'S TALKING ABOUT JAMIE, Soho Theatre
Review: JAMIE FINN: NOBODY'S TALKING ABOUT JAMIE, Soho Theatre
June 10, 2024

Walking into the Soho Theatre Upstairs for Jamie Finn: Nobody’s Talking About Jamie, you are greeted by a bit of an unusual sight - an exercise bike. Finn enters wearing an outfit one might find someone wearing at the gym, with a Blondie t-shirt and bright green gym shorts, and the show begins with him yelling, “Soho Theatre are we ready to rock?'

Brighton Fringe Review: IT JUST SO HAPPENED: AN ALTERNATIVE HISTORY SHOW, Brighton Toy & Model Museum
Brighton Fringe Review: IT JUST SO HAPPENED: AN ALTERNATIVE HISTORY SHOW, Brighton Toy & Model Museum
June 10, 2024

It Just So Happened: An Alternative History Show has a simple concept, as shown in the show’s description - “Three guest comedians/history buffs perform short stand-up sets based ‘on this day’ in history before exploring some possible alternative histories of Brighton people and events.

Brighton Fringe Review: RICHARD PULSFORD: GET RICH QUICK, Rotunda Theatre Brighton: Squeak
Brighton Fringe Review: RICHARD PULSFORD: GET RICH QUICK, Rotunda Theatre Brighton: Squeak
June 10, 2024

Entering the Rotunda Theatre Brighton: Squeak for Richard Pulsford: Get Rich Quick, you are greeted by a screen with Tweets by Pulsford flashing by every few seconds. Each Tweet has a different joke on it, leading to a few chuckles from the audience as each new one appears on the screen.

Brighton Fringe Review: BEN GOLDSMITH: CRIMELANDTOWN, Presuming Ed's
Brighton Fringe Review: BEN GOLDSMITH: CRIMELANDTOWN, Presuming Ed's
June 10, 2024

Walking into Ben Goldsmith: Crimelandtown, you are greeted by Goldsmith putting on a character you’d find in The Godfather, thanking you for coming to visit Crimelandtown Casino on “the day of my daughter’s wedding” and handing each audience member a poker chip.

Brighton Fringe Review: CHIN WANG: WANG'S REPUBLIC, Rotunda Theatre Brighton: Squeak
Brighton Fringe Review: CHIN WANG: WANG'S REPUBLIC, Rotunda Theatre Brighton: Squeak
June 10, 2024

Chin Wang: Wang’s Republic begins with Wang filling out an online form, the site projected onto a screen behind her. The first question? “What’s your country or region?” It’s a strange question, and anyone who has lived in a different country can definitely relate to Wang’s confusion.

Brighton Fringe Review: GHOST WALKS OF THE LANES, The Druid's Head
Brighton Fringe Review: GHOST WALKS OF THE LANES, The Druid's Head
June 8, 2024

Ghost Walk of the Lanes is an eighty-minute tour of “Brighton’s oldest and most haunted quarter,” with a storyteller dressed in a Victorian costume leading audience members around several historic sites of the city, stopping and telling stories, ringing a bell to lead the way.

Brighton Fringe Review: KIDS CAN HECKLE!, Laughing Horse @ The Walrus (Raised Room)
Brighton Fringe Review: KIDS CAN HECKLE!, Laughing Horse @ The Walrus (Raised Room)
June 8, 2024

Kids Can Heckle!, hosted by comedian Ollie Horn, has an interesting concept. As you might be able to guess from the title, children are allowed to heckle. In fact, according to the show’s descriptions, they are “encouraged to jump in, share their ideas, and be as silly as possible,” so you can definitely expect some voices to be chiming in!

Brighton Fringe Review: BOY BAND, Presuming Ed's
Brighton Fringe Review: BOY BAND, Presuming Ed's
June 7, 2024

'Boy Band takes audiences into a meeting of the titular group, defined in the show’s description as “a top secret club where boys of any age, gender, and orientation meet in top secret to work on choreo and sing songs of unrequited longing, a celebration of all things squishy.”'

Brighton Fringe Review: YES ANDERSON: TALES FROM THE TENT, Bleach
Brighton Fringe Review: YES ANDERSON: TALES FROM THE TENT, Bleach
June 6, 2024

Yes Anderson: Tales From the Tent, performed by the improv group Tiny Dynamite, is a show in which audiencces are invited into the world of the films of Wes Anderson, with the performers creating “an anthology of linked character portraits and story fragments” based on audience suggestions.

Brighton Fringe Review: A CIRCUS SIZED GAME SHOW, The Vault @ Fool's Paradise
Brighton Fringe Review: A CIRCUS SIZED GAME SHOW, The Vault @ Fool's Paradise
June 6, 2024

'A Circus Sized Game Show is exactly what it says it is - a giant game show. But, there’s a twist - the audience members are the ones determining how it will go! We are introduced to Morgan James, who is going to be performing his one-man circus - with a little help from us!'

Review: DAVE BIBBY: BABY DINOSAUR, The Caxton Arms
Review: DAVE BIBBY: BABY DINOSAUR, The Caxton Arms
June 6, 2024

Dave Bibby: Baby Dinosaur starts with a simple concept - Dave Bibby is going to do a one-man show of the film Jurassic Park, putting on a mini movie for audience members. But, even when planning for a show, life finds a way, and Bibby finds himself unable to write the show due to the birth of his son, Leo.

Review: GODZ, The Vault @ Fool's Paradise
Review: GODZ, The Vault @ Fool's Paradise
June 5, 2024

Judging from the content warnings alone, you can tell that you are in for a show with GODZ - audience interaction, strong language, nudity, haze/smoke effects, depictions and references to violence . . . The list goes on!

Brighton Fringe Review: JOHN HINTON: WELL WELL WELL . . ., Komeida Studio
Brighton Fringe Review: JOHN HINTON: WELL WELL WELL . . ., Komeida Studio
June 5, 2024

John Hinton: Well Well Well . . . is a musical show that has Hinton using songs and the story of his own life to explore the science behind cancer, as he was recently diagnosed with diffuse large B cell non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma.






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