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Client details

Abbey Wright

Abbey Wright

Director

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Agent
Giles Smart
Assistant: Andy Gout
+44 (0)20 3214 0934
About

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.

She was Staff Director to Danny Boyle on FRANKENSTEIN at The National Theatre 2010/11.

Education and Training

National Theatre Studio Directors' Course (Jun 2009)

MA Acting (with writing and directing options) - East 15 Acting School (2005)

BA Hons English - Oxford University (graduating 2002)

National Youth Theatre

Gallery
Theatre
ProductionCompanyNotes
AS DIRECTOR
THE OCCUPIED TIMES
(2012)
Arcola Theatre
SIXTY-SIX
(2011)
Bush TheatreGOD 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 Studiosby Conor McPherson
ROSE
(2011)
Pleasance Forth (Edinburgh Festival)by Hywel John
THE SONG OF DEBORAH
(2011)
Lowry Theatre, Salfordby Debbie Freeman
LAKEBOAT / PRAIRIE DU CHIEN
(2011)
Play Productions Ltd. / Arcola Theatreby David Mamet
LATE SHOW
(2010)
Public Addressby Iain Weatherby
Development reading
HIDDEN GLORY
(2010)
Lowry Theatre, Salford / National Tourby Georgina Ferry
SOMEWHERE CLOSE ALWAYS
(2010)
Hampstead Theatre: Start Night and development readingby Martyn Hesford
CONFUSIONS
(2010)
Theatre Royal Haymarket Young Companyby Alan Ayckbourn
ANNE OF THE THOUSAND DAYS
(2009)
Old Vic Productions / Michael McCabeby Maxwell Anderson
Reading
LA FAUSSE MONNAIE
(2009)
Theatre 503: All I Want For Christmas (collection of short plays)by Rex Obano
MUSIC
(2009)
Hampstead Theatreby Jane Bodie; reading
HARD TALK
(2009)
Hampstead Theatre: Start Nightby Georgina Burns
THE ONES THAT FLUTTER
(2009)
Theatre 503by 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 Theatreadapted 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 & Touradapted by Ian McDiarmid (based on the novel by Andrew O'Hagan); as Assistant Director; directed by John Tiffany
THE FAMILY REUNION
(2008)
Donmar Warehouseby T S Eliot; as Resident Assistant Director; directed by Jeremy Herrin
CREDITORS
(2008)
Donmar Warehouseby August Strindberg (adapted by David Grieg); as Resident Assistant Director; directed by Alan Rickman
PIAF
(2008)
Donmar Warehouseby Pam Gems; as Resident Assistant Director; directed by Jamie Lloyd
THE CHALK GARDEN
(2008)
Donmar Warehouseby Enid Bagnold; as Resident Assistant Director; directed by Michael Grandage
SMALL CHANGE
(2008)
Donmar Warehouseas Resident Assistant Director; written and directed by Peter Gill
THE MAN WHO HAD ALL THE LUCK
(2008)
Donmar Warehouseby Arthur Miller; as Resident Assistant Director; directed by Sean Holmes
THE COUNTRY WIFE
(2007)
Theatre Royal Haymarketby William Wycherley; as Assistant Director; directed by Jonathan Kent
ON A DAY IN SUMMER IN A GARDEN
(2007)
King's Head Theatreby Don Howarth; as Assistant Director; directed by Marc Urquhart
Further Information

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)

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