Annabel Arden
Born (1959-11-11) 11 November 1959 (age 64)
London, England
EducationSt Paul's Girls' School
Newnham College, Cambridge
Occupation(s)Theatre and opera director, actress
SpouseStephen Jeffreys (died 2018)

Annabel Arden (born 11 November 1959)[1] is a British actress, theatre and opera director, and one of the co-founders of Théâtre de Complicite.

Early life and education

Arden was born in London in 1959 and studied English from 1978 to 1981 at Newnham College, Cambridge.

Career

Théâtre de Complicité

After university, she trained at Jacques Lecoq's theatre school in Paris[2] with Monika Pagneux and Philippe Gaulier. She then toured internationally with Neil Bartlett. In 1983 Arden founded Théâtre de Complicité with Simon McBurney and Marcello Magni.

Opera

For Opera North, Arden has directed The Magic Flute, The Return of Ulysses, La Traviata and The Cunning Little Vixen.[2] In addition, for the English National Opera, she has directed The Rake’s Progress. At Glyndebourne Festival Opera, she has directed Puccini’s Gianni Schicchi, Rachmaninov’s The Miserly Knight, Donizetti's L'elisir d'amore.[2]and Rossini's The Barber of Seville.

Theatre

As well as acting and directing for Théâtre de Complicité, Arden has also worked with plays at the National Theatre, the Arcola, the Royal Court as well as for BBC Radio.[3]

Personal life

Arden was married to playwright Stephen Jeffreys, until his death on 17 September 2018.[4][5]

Awards

Productions with Théâtre de Complicité

References

  1. ^ "ARDEN, Annabel Kate, (Mrs Stephen Jeffreys)". Who's Who 2015. A & C Black. 2014.
  2. ^ a b c "The Decline of the Theatre Director?". Inside Out Festival. Retrieved 7 April 2014.
  3. ^ "Annabel Arden – Director". Performing Arts. Archived from the original on 8 March 2014. Retrieved 7 April 2014.
  4. ^ "Portrait of the artist: Annabel Arden, director". The Guardian. Retrieved 7 April 2014.
  5. ^ Coveney, Michael (18 September 2018). "Stephen Jeffreys obituary". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 18 September 2018. Retrieved 18 September 2018.
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