CURRENT WORK
THE TURN OF THE SCREW
Queen's Theatre Hornchurch
'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.
THE FREAK, BERTIE DARRELL
January 12, 2023
A sprawling mass of explosive queer chaos, ‘mad’ performer Kit can either start living a healthier life or continue as they are and risk losing everything. It is that simple. Yet the world is determined to make everything more complicated for them.
Navigating the pass-agg difficulties of a late 20s London flat share, questionable nights out and a distant pull back to their family, they oscillate between appeasing those around them and throwing as much sh*t to the wall to see what sticks.
The Freak explores how queer appearances are sought to be made palatable for heteronormative consumption. Where does our tolerance for queerness lie? Can society accept the differences it does not stand?
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Design: E.M. Parry | Make up: Darren Evans | Actor: Zachary Hing
WORDLESS MATERIALS: DEVELOPING YOUR CREATIVE PRACTICE
January 12, 2023
Anna received an Arts Council 'Developing Your Creative Practice' grant to explore Meisner, Viewpoints and the Silent Approach alongside her own writing in her hometown of Burnley.
SEPARATE DOORS, GUEST DIRECTOR
2022-2023
Separate Doors mission is to increase the representation of people with learning disabilities and neurodiversities in theatre, film and TV. Anna is working with the company's 'Silent Approach' method to develop their latest play 'Hope Valley Hotel (& Spa)'.
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Photo by Ant Robling
PUDDLES, TAMARA VON WERTHERN
2022-2023
Set in Berlin, Puddles is a new play following the journey of female friendship from university days to early forties by Tamara von Werthern.
Featuring live music by Sam Hooper (BAFTA-winning composer, most recently: The Witchfinder, BBC2) and a cast starring Loren O'Dair (ONCE: The Musical, Rellik, The Grinning Man, Trafalgar Studios) Chris Nayak (RSC, Shakespeare's Globe/West End) and Rachel Handshaw (Edge of Tomorrow, Venom: Let There Be Carnage and Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation) and presented in the form of promenade performances, Puddles explores expectations on women’s careers, sexuality & bodily autonomy through a love triangle shown from the perspective of two women.
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Cast: Rachel Handshaw, Loren O'Dair, Chris Nayak
Photo by Sonya Hurtado
