Annabel Arden

Annabel Arden (born 11 November 1959) 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 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.

Personal life Arden was married to playwright Stephen Jeffreys, until his death on 17 September 2018.

Awards Time Out Award 1987 Olivier Award 1991 Olivier Nomination The Rakes Progress 2002 European Woman of Achievement Award in recognition of an outstanding contribution to pan-European understanding and progress that provides and inspiration to others 2003

Productions with Théâtre de Complicité 1983: Put It On Your Head (The Almeida Theatre, London) — as actress 1985: A Minute Too Late (until 2005 all over Europe, in the USA, South Amerika, Israel and Sri Lanka) — co-director 1986: Foodstuff — actress 1986: Please, Please, Please — director and actress 1987: Anything For A Quiet Life (The Almeida Theatre, London, and in 1989 as TV production for Channel 4) — actress 1988: Burning Ambition 1989: Dürrenmatt: The Visit (London, Zürich, Hong Kong, Australien) — director (with Simon McBurney) 1989: The Phantom Violin — actress 1992: The Street of Crocodiles, a both the life and work of writer Bruno Schulz (Royal National Theatre, thereafter on a worldwide tour) — actress 1992: Shakespeare: The Winter's Tale (Seymour Theatre Centre Sydney, thereafter in Hong Kong and London) — director 1994: The Three Lives of Lucie Cabrol (Manchester and thereafter tour til 1996) — collaboration 1994: Out of a house walked a man … — collaboration 1997: John Berger: To The Wedding (Radio production for BBC Radio 3) — speaker 1999: Mnemonic 2013: The Lionboy (Bristol Old Vic, thereafter on Tour) — director