English (UK) 
Biography
Katie Swan (they/she) works as a singer, writer, director and performer and is one half of the Australian composing duo Forrester & Swan. Their song “If You Knew Me” is included and published in the AMEB musical theatre syllabus. They also have experience as a backing vocalist, session vocalist and voiceover artist. In March 2026, Katie released their first single titled “Boot” under their music project Cygnette and has a debut album set for release later in the year.
Katie is particularly drawn to the world of cabaret, where highlights are “Glitter and Be” (2021), “Grown” (2021), “Heart Songs” (2020), “A New Summer” (2016-17), “The Songs of Laura Nyro” (Midsumma Festival, 2015) and Emma Dean’s “Broken Romantics” (Woodford Folk Festival, Edinburgh Fringe, Wonderland, Sydney Fringe, Festival of Voices and Melbourne Cabaret Festival 2018-19). In 2023 she worked as the choir director of The Spectrum Singers, an autistic choir who performed with Oliver Hetherington-Page in two seasons of his show “Santa Claus is Autistic” and has now moved into the position of director in 2026.
Katie holds a Masters in Vocal Pedagogy from the Queensland Conservatorium of Music.
Her directorial credits include “John and Jen” (2021), “The Sleeping Beauty” (2023) and “Santa Claus is Autistic” (2025).
