Anthea Williams

New Zealand theatre director, film director and dramaturg

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New Zealand theatre director, film director and dramaturg

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New Zealand

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Female

Birth

Christchurch, Christchurch City, Canterbury Region, New Zealand

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Biography

Anthea Williams CF is an Australian and New Zealand theatre director, film director, and dramaturg based in Sydney.

Early life

Williams was born and raised in Christchurch. She is a graduate of the University of New South Wales and the Victorian College of the Arts. She's had chronic rheumatoid arthritis since she was two. She has written the way disability is understood affects her every day, directors have a responsibility to people they represent, and this makes the work better.

Career

Williams was associate director bushfutures at the Bush Theatre 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 presenter for the 2RPH program and podcast Activated Arts.

Works

Year	Title	Director	Writer	Notes
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	Winner, Best Direction of a Mainstage Production, 2017 Sydney Theatre Awards Winner, Best Mainstage Production, 2017 Sydney Theatre Awards
2017	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

Year	Title	Director	Writer	Notes	Ref.
2020	Safety Net	Yes	No	Official Selection, 2020 Sydney Film Festival Finalist, New Zealand's Best Short Film, 2020 New Zealand International Film Festival Official Selection, 2021 Slamdance Film Festival

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