The Story Department is an independent creative production company working across page, stage and screen. We produce film, theatre, events and everything in between. We bring the experience, expertise and creative thinking and find the smartest, smoothest path to the best possible outcome. Whatever the format, it always starts with a good story.
CREATIVE PRODUCTION
From first spark to final delivery, we turn ideas into finished projects across film, theatre, art and live experiences.
PROJECT DEVELOPMENT
We help shape the idea, find the right creative team, build the plan and work out how to make it happen.
FILM & CONTENT
Creative development and production across film, documentary, branded content, trailers and short-form work.
THEATRE & LIVE
Development, production, programming and curation for theatre, performance, screenings, cultural events and live experiences.
CREATIVE PARTNERSHIPS
Bringing together the right people, partners, talent and opportunities to get ambitious ideas off the ground.
CONSULTANCY
Senior production expertise for creative companies, brands and projects that need an experienced pair of hands, from strategy and development through to delivery.

An intimate look at the life of an Olympic champion, Kiwi icon, Tongan leader, mother, daughter, sister, and survivor.

When a solitary teen encounters a mysterious stranger, their meeting evolves into something supernatural.

Survivors lay themselves bare to shed light on the impacts of conversion practices.

A frugal shopper finds himself in an unexpected situation when he's approached by a nervous charity shop worker.

Steve's mundane life takes a dramatic turn when an old friend turns up on his doorstep asking for a favour.

Daniel brings a pet home, but his flatmates are less than excited about the idea.

A contemporary retelling of the infamous folktale, placing the women at the heart of the story.

A history of British and global race relations is told through stage and screen stories of black activists.

Emmy-nominated filmmaker and musician Sarah McGuinness took to the stage with her acclaimed one-woman cabaret.

Nominated for Sydney Theatre's Best Independent Theatre Award, 2005.

Winner of Sydney Theatre's Best Independent Theatre Award, 2005.

Winner of The Sun Herald's Best Fringe Production, 2004.

The Let Her Hang Poetry Project is an artist-led initiative placing large-scale poetry into public spaces, allowing female voices to take up room where they have historically been edited, softened, or shrunk to fit.
Rooted in feminist satire and lived experience, the work treats poetry as presence rather than decoration. These are poems that refuse containment. They do not shout, but they do not shrink. They stand their ground.
This body of work has been exhibited at The F Word Exhibition at Firepit Gallery, Greenwich, Not the London Art Fair at Candid Arts Gallery, The Female Lens Exhibition at All is Joy Studios, Soho and Huge Gallery at The Factory in Dalston.
Let Her Hang imagines a city where women’s language is not marginal or apologetic, but visible, deliberate, and allowed to take up space.

JULY 2026 - Queerness on Film returned for a second sold-out year, bringing together filmmakers, artists and the creative industries to celebrate LGBTQIA+ storytelling through film, conversation and community.

MAY 2026 - Brands Entertain Me! launched Lemonade Labs with a sold out evening exploring how brands can create entertainment audiences actively choose to watch, bringing together leaders from advertising, television and streaming.

MARCH 2026 - The Female Lens returned with a candid conversation exploring how women working across film, advertising and the arts navigate the delicate balance between creativity and commerce, passion and pay cheques.

JANUARY 2026 - Let Her Hang Poetry Project featuring "X" and "Empress" by Katie Millington. Showing at Not the London Art Fair, Candid Arts Trust, Islington.

OCTOBER, 2025 - Let Her Hang Poetry Project featuring "X" by Katie Millington. The F Word Exhibition, Firepit Gallery, Greenwich.

OCTOBER, 2025 - A sold-out celebration of film, culture, and community spotlighting the bold storytelling of eight exceptional Black and POC directors.

Katie Millington is a producer, writer and creative leader with more than 20 years’ experience across film, television, advertising, theatre and the arts.
Originally from Sydney, Katie began her career in theatre before moving into film and production. She spent 15 years with Eight Productions across Australia and New Zealand, including a decade as Managing Director, producing work for some of the world’s leading agencies and brands.
She founded The Story Department in 2020, producing the documentaries More Than Gold and Beyond Conversion, before relocating to London in 2022. Since then, Katie has worked across commercial production, theatre, cultural programming and the arts. She is Creative Partnerships Director and Executive Producer at Lemonade Collective, where she works across talent representation, branded entertainment and cultural events programming.
Alongside her production work, Katie is a poet and installation artist. Her ongoing project Let Her Hang explores the relationship between poetry, place and the physical world, with work exhibited in London and internationally.
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