ABOUT
Annie Siddons
Annie Siddons (she/her) is a writer, performer and dramaturg from South-East London. Her mum’s from Cairo, Egypt, with ancestry from Greece and across the Middle East/North Africa; her dad was from Northampton, England.
After a misspent youth, and then having two daughters, Annie got her act together in 2005 by writing Rapunzel for Kneehigh Theatre, and by being one of the winners of the BBC Breakers screenwriting competition.
Annie writes for theatre,TV, and in prose, as well as collaborating with other artists as co-writer, dramaturg and occasionally, performer. She’s been a musician; from 2008-2013 you might have seen her gigging in bands with her flute, keys and BVs - and briefly (but magnficently), a standup. She’s currently working on projects alone and collaboratively in theatre, prose and TV. Her version of Cinderella is Derby Theatre’s Christmas show this year. and she’s under commission from Lortel Theatre Brooklyn and on attachment at the National Theatre.
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Theatre • Novel in Development • Artistic Collaboration • Training and Other Bits
THEATRE
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Cinderella - coming 2023 commission from Derby Theatre
Ant and Hop - Unicorn Theatre dir Rachel Bagshaw 2019
Rapunzel - Kneehigh 2006-8, Emma Rice, Creation 2010,, Citz’ 2015, Lu Kemp, Egg Theatre 2019, Nik Partridge, Watermill 2022, Lucy Betts.
Nutcracker and Mouse King, Unicorn Theatre - dir. Ellen McDougall - 2014
Momo - adaptation of Michael Ende book - Filament Theatre, tour, 2014.
The Passion of Jesus Christ - Bristol Old Vic, 2005
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Royal Court - Living Newspaper 4 Signs from the Divine. March 2021
The Tower - audio drama The Tower. Part of a Practical Guide to Death by She Wants a Dog Re-released Nov 2021 dir Kate Chapman perf Lisa Hammond Available on all podcast platforms. Listen to: THE TOWER TAROT SCIENCE AND COMPLICATED GRIEF (Companion piece)
Letters Project (writer/performer) Gate Theatre online, September 2020.
Perverts’ Podcast - the 80,000 year old dildo - podcast/story performance presented by Milk Presents. Available on audible/podcast platforms. LISTEN HERE
Coney - A Mixtape of Adventures - A Spell for the End of this World and the beginning of the next one with a shoutout to Derek Walcott - anti-gentrification game for incomers to Brixton.
Some of these projects can be read on my Substack
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Dennis of Penge - creator, writer, performer - Ovalhouse and Albany 2018 - dir Laura Keefe. Remount by Guildhall Final Year acting students 2022, dir. Emma Baggott. Remount Autumn 2023 at the Bridge House Theatre, Penge.
How(not) to Live in Suburbia - creator, writer , performer - Edinburgh Summerhall, touring, then two sold out runs at Soho Theatre 2016-18 - dir Justin Audibert. HNTLIS was in development with BBC Studios from 2017-2020.
Raymondo - creator, writer, performer Edinburgh Summerhall, British Council showcase, UK Tour. 2014-15 dir Justin Audibert. Remount by the Cartographers, US Tour, 2019.
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Anita, Kit Green, the Home - Immersive 48 hour show, 2019, Stockton Tour 2019, Sheffield Tour 2021, Digital Home 2020, Lewisham Homes Tour 2022.
Elizabeth - Dear Elizabeth, the Gate, 2019
Karima Kay - standup comedy - June 2019-Feb 2020(20 mins)
PAV/Fabula Mundi/Italian Institute - rehearsed readings at Royal Court Theatre 2022
TV SCRIPTS
- please contact my agent to discuss
ARTISTIC COLLABORATION
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Dramaturg/creative midwife - Nan, Me and Barbara Pravi - Hannah Maxwell. Opened Edinburgh SUMMERHALL 2023. Now Touring.
Dramaturg - Chat Shit/GetHit - Martha Pailing -opens Blackpool/London autumn 2023
Outside Eye - Julia Masli Ha ha ha ha ha! 2023
Dramaturg - Sticky Floors, Laurie Stevens WIP Nov 2023 CPT
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Orlando - new show co-created with Yasser Zadeh and Mika Johnson for the Queer House - development period Oct 2021 -Jan 2022 Ominbus Theatre.
Script Development Lead on The Queer House writing programme - lead a programme of workshops and one on ones with 2 groups of early career queer and trans writers - on TV, film and theatre projects.
Co-creator/co-writer dramaturg Wild Country Edith Tankus 2018-23
Dramaturg Choosh! Julia Masli, Edinburgh 2022, touring and Soho theatre 2023.
Co-writer, dramaturg, Bunny, Some Old Street, developed 2019-2022
Now is not the Time to be Gentle - Make Amplify 2020-2022 dramaturg/writer.
Co-writer on The Mess, collaboration with Rachel Bagshaw and Sadeysa Greenaway-Bailey, Unicorn Theatre(R and D stage)
Jaz Mattu Emerges - dramaturg - opened at Vault Festival Feb 2023/Brighton Fringe/Edinburgh Festival 2023
Katie Bonna - the Entertainment, Edinburgh Digital Festival, Summerhall, 2021. Dramaturg.
Brian Logan, Human Jam, Camden People’s Theatre 2019. Dramaturg.
Nick Cassenbaum, My Kind of Michael, BAC 2019. Dramaturg.
Caroline Horton, All of Me, Edinburgh and Tour, 2019. Dramaturg.
She-Goat - the Undefinables, Tour, 2019. Dramaturg.
Vijay Patel - Pull the Trigger - Tour, 2019 Dramaturg.
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All’s Well That Ends Well - Globe Theatre, dir. Caroline Byrne - dramaturg and lyricist 2019
Babylon Beyond Borders - dramaturg and co-writer, Bush Theatre, 2019
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Sarah Blanc - A History of Ireland 2017. Dramaturg.
Martha Pailing - Background People - 2018. Dramaturg.
Dramaturg/mentor for Kat Golding on Graeae Write to Play Scheme -2018/19.
Pushkinettes, Anna Kareninanana! Vaults Festival 2019. Dramaturg.
Mentor for Caroline Horton, the Darkroom, 2016
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TRAINING AND OTHER BITS
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RHUL BA (Hons) First Class Drama/French
Jacob Krueger advanced screenwriting master-class Film
London Writing Masterclass April-May 2021
April 2022 John Yorke Story workshop (BBC Talent)
Qualified Translator IOL French-English
National Theatre Directors’ Course
Orange Tree Theatre Assistant Directors’ scheme
Additional training - clown, standup, physical theatre
Transactional Analysis 101 The Link Centre, Sussex
Philip Shelley Screenwriting course, 2022
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Performer, musician and comedian
Diploma in Middle Eastern Studies, SOAS 2019
Family engagement worker Brixton Prison July 2020- June 2022
Full vetting and DBS
Co-managed Lambeth Food Hub during Covid crisis.
PA (very bad) during early days.
Ghost writer during pandemic.
Trained Listening Volunteer, Samaritans (inactive) - worked as Samaritan from Mar 2015 to Dec 2016 including Prison Visits to Wandsworth Prison.