Client details
| Giles Smart |
Abbey was Resident Assistant Director at the Donmar Warehouse for 18 months from 2008-09, during which time she worked with such notable directors as Michael Grandage, Alan Rickman, Jeremy Herrin, Peter Gill, Sean Holmes, Peter Gill, Jamie Lloyd and John Tiffany. |
DUBLIN CAROL (Donmar Warehouse @ Trafalgar Studios) © Marc Brenner
DUBLIN CAROL (Donmar Warehouse @ Trafalgar Studios) © Marc Brenner
| Production | Company | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| AS DIRECTOR | ||
| THE OCCUPIED TIMES (2012) | Arcola Theatre | |
| SIXTY-SIX (2011) | Bush Theatre | GOD IS JEALOUS by Moira Buffini; THE FAIR AND THE TENDER by Owen Sheers; THE PREACHER by Nancy Kricorian; THE CHRONICLE by Salena Godden |
| DUBLIN CAROL (2011) | Donmar Warehouse @ Trafalgar Studios | by Conor McPherson |
| ROSE (2011) | Pleasance Forth (Edinburgh Festival) | by Hywel John |
| THE SONG OF DEBORAH (2011) | Lowry Theatre, Salford | by Debbie Freeman |
| LAKEBOAT / PRAIRIE DU CHIEN (2011) | Play Productions Ltd. / Arcola Theatre | by David Mamet |
| LATE SHOW (2010) | Public Address | by Iain Weatherby Development reading |
| HIDDEN GLORY (2010) | Lowry Theatre, Salford / National Tour | by Georgina Ferry |
| SOMEWHERE CLOSE ALWAYS (2010) | Hampstead Theatre: Start Night and development reading | by Martyn Hesford |
| CONFUSIONS (2010) | Theatre Royal Haymarket Young Company | by Alan Ayckbourn |
| ANNE OF THE THOUSAND DAYS (2009) | Old Vic Productions / Michael McCabe | by Maxwell Anderson Reading |
| LA FAUSSE MONNAIE (2009) | Theatre 503: All I Want For Christmas (collection of short plays) | by Rex Obano |
| MUSIC (2009) | Hampstead Theatre | by Jane Bodie; reading |
| HARD TALK (2009) | Hampstead Theatre: Start Night | by Georgina Burns |
| THE ONES THAT FLUTTER (2009) | Theatre 503 | by Sylvia Reed |
| RESTORATION SKETCH SHOW (2007) | Theatre Royal Haymarket | |
| THE GAY MAN'S GUIDE (2007) | Drill Hall | |
| ON RED HILL (2006) | Tabard Theatre | |
| MASHA AND THE BEAR (2005) | White Bear Theatre / Tabard Theatre | |
| DELICATE SPIN (2002) | Burton Taylor Studio, Oxford | |
| AS ASSISTANT / ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR / STAFF DIRECTOR | ||
| FRANKENSTEIN (2010) | National Theatre - Olivier Theatre | adapted by Nick Dear (based on the novel by Mary Shelley); as Staff Director; directed by Danny Boyle |
| BE NEAR ME (2009) | Donmar Warehouse / National Theatre of Scotland & Tour | adapted by Ian McDiarmid (based on the novel by Andrew O'Hagan); as Assistant Director; directed by John Tiffany |
| THE FAMILY REUNION (2008) | Donmar Warehouse | by T S Eliot; as Resident Assistant Director; directed by Jeremy Herrin |
| CREDITORS (2008) | Donmar Warehouse | by August Strindberg (adapted by David Grieg); as Resident Assistant Director; directed by Alan Rickman |
| PIAF (2008) | Donmar Warehouse | by Pam Gems; as Resident Assistant Director; directed by Jamie Lloyd |
| THE CHALK GARDEN (2008) | Donmar Warehouse | by Enid Bagnold; as Resident Assistant Director; directed by Michael Grandage |
| SMALL CHANGE (2008) | Donmar Warehouse | as Resident Assistant Director; written and directed by Peter Gill |
| THE MAN WHO HAD ALL THE LUCK (2008) | Donmar Warehouse | by Arthur Miller; as Resident Assistant Director; directed by Sean Holmes |
| THE COUNTRY WIFE (2007) | Theatre Royal Haymarket | by William Wycherley; as Assistant Director; directed by Jonathan Kent |
| ON A DAY IN SUMMER IN A GARDEN (2007) | King's Head Theatre | by Don Howarth; as Assistant Director; directed by Marc Urquhart |
DUBLIN CAROL
If you want an antidote to seasonal mush, this is certainly it.
(Michael Billington, The Guardian ****)
...this fine revival... It's a grim situation but Wright wrings every drop of dark humour out of the script and offers a glimmer of hope at the end.
(Financial Times ****)
Exhilarating... Abbey Wright's production is good on the detail and rises to the cathartic heights. In a season where theatre wears fake boobs, here's a little realist epiphany which will still be with you after you pack up the tinsel and stars.
(Time Out ****)
Abbey Wright directing elicits a superb performance from Lydon... An inspiring evening depicting the struggles of humanity against self-imposed adversity
(Irish Examiner ****)
John's gentle catharsis held me fast for 70 minutes with its sadness, dignity, humour and humanity.
(Libby Purves, The Times)
An assured production... as seasonal as a dread-inducing hangover, this is a well-timed revival.
(Paul Taylor, The Independent)
Director Abbey Wright does well to mine all of the emotion and wit in McPherson's script. She gets three excellent performances.
(The Stage)
There is a clear sense of the 70 minute piece's tripartite balance in Abbey Wright's efficient production.
(Henry Hitchings, Evening Standard)
Abbey Wright's production deserves attention for its detailed and intricate characterization.
(British Theatre Guide)
ROSE
Well-crafted, relevant, winningly-performed
(The Telegraph ****)
Poignant and powerful, A small gem...
(The Evening Standard ****)
Abbey Wright directs with style and imagination
(Whatsonstage ****)
Bravura performances... touching and thought-provoking
(The Times ****)
LAKEHOUSE / PRAIRIE DU CHIEN
It all goes with a tremendous swing... riveting
(The Independent ****)
(The Crew's) collective impotence is palpable in Abbey Wright's finely judged production and, in crackling performances, each man veers between hilarious bravado and bruising intimate revelation... Wright does a stupendous job of drawing out the overlapping resonances in this rare double-bill.
(Time Out ****)
Abbey Wright's production hits you with all of the withering, clear-eyed force of youth
(The Times)
Here's a treat; two fairly unknown David Mamet plays... directed to a very high standard by Abbey Wright
(Whatsonstage ****)
THE ONES THAT FLUTTER
The acting from the whole cast is quite simply stellar. Michael Feast leads a supremely talented group. Abbey Wright's direction is as sharp and well-defined as the acting.
(Whatsonstage *****)
A gem of a production... an exceptionally talented cast. You are totally absorbed and left emotionally spent. This is an extraordinary production.
(The Telegraph ****)
Abbey Wright's production elicits a fine set of performances from an excellent cast. The acting and staging really are outstanding, delivering emotional pyrotechnics with the requisite force time after time.
(Time Out)

