PREVIOUS WORK
THE TURN OF THE SCREW, REBECCA LENKIEWICZ
'You believe me, don’t you?’
Bly, Essex. Angelic 9 year-old Flora and precocious 12 year-old Miles are the picture of innocence, rescuing injured birds and playing make-believe by the shady lake. But, as a new governess arrives at the manor to take care of them, disturbing secrets emerge from beneath the waters. Questioning the truth behind the children’s stories, the governess finds it increasingly hard to tell reality from her nightmares - until she is forced to take action.
Did you really see her? Or was it just a trick of the light?
Henry James’ classic ghost story, chillingly reimagined by playwright Rebecca Lenkiewicz (Her Naked Skin), is an enthralling mix of Halloween thriller and psychological mystery, drawing in both believers and sceptics alike.
Queen's Theatre Hornchurch
THE KEY WORKERS' CYCLE, NESSAH MUTHY
Almeida Theatre, 2022
As part of the Key Workers' Cycle, Nessah Muthy's 'The Midwives Play' tells the story of parents torn apart after the birth of their baby, due to Covid-19.
‘tender collaboration to keep the darkness at bay’ - The Guardian
‘ambitious’, ‘vivid portraits’ - 4 stars, The Stage
THE CURIOUS INCIDENT OF THE DOG IN THE NIGHT-TIME, SIMON STEPHENS
National Theatre UK & Ireland Tour, 2018-2022
Anna was Associate Director, directing the recent UK & Ireland Tour.
‘as fresh as ever’ - 4 stars, Daily Telegraph
‘pretty much flawless’ - 5 stars, Gay Times
‘a brilliant cast’, ‘contributed to social change, whether that’s by voicing the story of someone from a demographic that typically goes unheard or providing powerful representation and role models’, ’represents everything that is wonderful about theatre’ - Shado Magazine
‘diverse casting gives the performance heart’ , ‘representation is powerful’, ‘with audiences of hundreds flocking to the show each day, there will no doubt be viewers who see themselves represented on the stage for the first time’ - 5 stars, The Upcoming
Original Director: Marianne Elliott
Designer: Bunny Christie
Cast: Connor Curren & Sophie Stone
Photo by Brinkhoff/Moegenburg
THE STRANGE UNDOING OF PRUDENCIA HART, DAVID GRIEG
New Vic Theatre, 2019
‘dizzyingly funny’, ‘Marsland draws us deep into its darker corners’ - 4 stars, The Guardian
‘Anna Marsland is ingeniously clever in the way she uses circular forms and vertical space’, ‘her company of five move so fluidly between action and narration, prose and verse, speech and song’ - John Hargreaves
Design by E.M. Parry
Cast: Suni La & David Fairs
Photo by Andrew Billington
I DON'T WANT TO SET THE WORLD ON FIRE, TAMARA VON WERTHERN
2022
The film originated from the production of SHARKS ARE TERRORISTS at Southwark Playhouse, directed by Anna Marsland. It was filmed by Marcus Liversedge on location with the same cast a week after premiering as part of Little Pieces of Gold.
Winner of Best Screenplay, Lift-Off Season Awards 2019 Special Mention Award, Lift-Off London 2019 Best Original Story (Honorary Mention) LA Independent Film Festival Best Short Film (Comedy) Kosice Film Festival Screened at Cannes Short Film Festival, London Lift-Off and Lift-Off Berlin
