Anthea Williams

Anthea Williams
Born
Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand
EducationUniversity of New South Wales, Victorian College of the Arts
Known forTheatre Direction, Film Direction, Dramaturgy
Notable workHir, Since Ali Died, Mother’s Ruin: A Cabaret about Gin, Kill the Messenger, Safety Net
Awards
Websiteantheawilliamsdirector.com

Anthea Williams is an Australian and New Zealand theatre director, film director, and dramaturg based in Sydney. She has been directing theatre productions since at least 2008, and made a short film in 2020 titled Safety Net.

Early life and education

Anthea Williams was born and raised in Christchurch, New Zealand.[citation needed]

She is a graduate of the University of New South Wales (Sydney) and the Victorian College of the Arts (Melbourne).

She has had rheumatoid arthritis since she was two. She has written that the way disability is understood affects her every day and believes that directors have a responsibility to people they represent.

Career

Williams was associate director bushfutures at the Bush Theatre in London, England, from 2007 to 2011. She was associate director new work at Belvoir from 2011 to 2017. She has also worked in development at Causeway Films and Screen Australia.

She is a former presenter for the 2RPH program and podcast Activated Arts.

Recognition and awards

Williams was the recipient of a Churchill Fellowship.

For Hir, Williams won the award for Best Direction of a Mainstage Production, and the production won Best Mainstage Production, at the 2017 Sydney Theatre Awards.

Since Ali Died won Best Cabaret Production in the 2018 2018 Sydney Theatre Awards.

Works

Theatre
Year Title Director Writer Notes Ref.
2008 50 Ways to Leave Your Lover Yes No
Two Cigarettes Yes No
50 Ways to Leave Your Lover at Christmas Yes No
2009 Sudden Loss of Dignity Yes No
2010 The Great British Country Fete Yes No
2012 Old Man Yes No
2013 Forget Me Not Yes No
2014 Cinderella Yes No Also original concept
2015 Kill the Messenger Yes No
2016 #KillAllMen Yes No
2017 Hir Yes No
Mother’s Ruin: A Cabaret about Gin Yes Co-writer Nomination, Best Cabaret Production, 2017 Sydney Theatre Awards
2018 Flight Paths Yes No
Since Ali Died Yes No Winner, Best Cabaret Production, 2018 Sydney Theatre Awards
The Colby Sisters of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Yes No
The Humans Yes No
2019 Fat Musicals Yes No
Winyanboga Yuringa Yes No
The Pink Hammer Yes No
2021 Revolt. She Said. Revolt Again. Yes No
Film
Year Title Director Writer Notes Ref.
2020 Safety Net Yes No

References

  1. 1 2 "Anthea Williams". The Court Theatre. Archived from the original on 16 May 2021. Retrieved 8 April 2021.
  2. 1 2 "Anthea Williams". Sydney Fringe Festival. Archived from the original on 20 August 2021. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
  3. ↑ Williams, Anthea (8 February 2019). "I don't think I've ever been so hurt by a piece of art. People with disability deserve better". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 3 February 2021. Retrieved 20 August 2021. I've had chronic rheumatoid arthritis since I was two years old...the way disability is understood by the broader public affects me every day of my life...Directors have a responsibility to the people they represent on stage, particularly when representing people from a minority group. This is not a limitation; it makes the work better.
  4. ↑ "Activated Arts". 2RPH. Archived from the original on 20 February 2022.
  5. ↑ "Anthea Williams". Winston Churchill Memorial Trust. Retrieved 8 April 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  6. 1 2 "Hir". Belvoir. Retrieved 8 April 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  7. 1 2 3 "2017 - Nominees & Winners". Sydney Theatre Awards. Retrieved 8 April 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  8. 1 2 "2018 - Nominees & Winners". Sydney Theatre Awards. Retrieved 8 April 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  9. ↑ "50 Ways to Leave Your Lover". Bush Theatre. Retrieved 12 April 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  10. ↑ "50 Ways to Leave Your Lover". British Theatre Guide. Retrieved 12 April 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  11. ↑ "Broken Space Season". Bush Theatre. Retrieved 12 April 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  12. ↑ "London's Bush Theatre Announces Season in the (Near) Dark". Playbill. Retrieved 12 April 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  13. ↑ "50 Ways to Leave Your Lover at Christmas". Bush Theatre. Retrieved 12 April 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  14. ↑ "50 Ways To Leave Your Lover At Christmas at the Bush Theatre, London W12". The Times. 15 December 2008. Retrieved 12 April 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  15. ↑ "Sudden Loss of Dignity to 25 August". ReviewsGate. Retrieved 12 April 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  16. ↑ "Real-life laughs". MyLondon. 15 July 2009. Retrieved 12 April 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  17. ↑ "The Great British Country Fete". Bush Theatre. Retrieved 12 April 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  18. ↑ "The Great British Country Fête at the Bush Theatre, W12". The Times. 3 August 2010. Retrieved 12 April 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  19. ↑ "Old Man". Belvoir. Retrieved 8 April 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  20. ↑ "Desolate landscape when family vanishes". Sydney Morning Herald. 11 June 2012. Retrieved 12 April 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  21. ↑ "Review: Old Man Belvoir St Theatre, Sydney". Crikey. Retrieved 12 April 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  22. ↑ "Forget Me Not". Belvoir. Retrieved 8 April 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  23. ↑ "Have I offended you?". The Sydney Morning Herald. 19 April 2013. Retrieved 12 April 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  24. ↑ "Theatre : Forget Me Not & Stories I Want to Tell You in Person". New South Wales Teachers Federation. Retrieved 12 April 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  25. ↑ "Cinderella". Belvoir. Retrieved 8 April 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  26. ↑ "Kill the Messenger". Belvoir. Retrieved 8 April 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  27. ↑ "See NIDA in action this October". National Institute of Dramatic Art. Retrieved 8 April 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  28. ↑ "Mother's Ruin: A Cabaret about Gin". MILKE. Retrieved 12 April 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  29. ↑ "Cast & Crew". Mother’s Ruin. Archived from the original on 13 June 2019. Retrieved 8 April 2021.
  30. ↑ "Cabaret show Mother's Ruin distils the spirit of gin into a rollicking show". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 12 April 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  31. ↑ Tongue, Cassie. "Mother's Ruin: A Cabaret About Gin". Time Out. Retrieved 12 April 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  32. ↑ "Mother's Ruin is a stellar, gin-soaked cabaret". The Conversation. 19 September 2018. Retrieved 12 April 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  33. ↑ "Flight Paths". National Theatre of Parramatta. Retrieved 8 April 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  34. ↑ "Since Ali Died". Griffin Theatre Company. Retrieved 8 April 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  35. ↑ "Since Ali Died". Griffin Theatre Company. Retrieved 8 April 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  36. ↑ "The Colby Sisters of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania". National Institute of Dramatic Art. Retrieved 8 April 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  37. ↑ "The Humans". Red Line Productions. Retrieved 8 April 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  38. ↑ "Cabaret Festival Review: Fat Musicals: A Body of Work". Glam Adelaide. 16 June 2019. Retrieved 8 April 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  39. ↑ "Winyanboga Yurringa". Belvoir. Retrieved 8 April 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  40. ↑ "The Pink Hammer". The Court Theatre. Retrieved 8 April 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  41. ↑ "Revolt. She said. Revolt again". UNSW Arts, Design & Architecture. Retrieved 12 April 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  42. ↑ "Revolt. She said. Revolt again". University of New South Wales. Retrieved 12 April 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  43. ↑ "Safety Net". Sydney Film Festival. Retrieved 8 April 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  44. ↑ "Safety Net". Mischief Media. Retrieved 8 April 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  45. ↑ "New Zealand's Best 2020". New Zealand International Film Festival. Retrieved 8 April 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  46. ↑ "2021 Film Program". Slamdance Film Festival. Retrieved 8 April 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)