Anna Poole

Anna Poole

Assistant Director

Anna is currently the New Vic resident Assistant Director.

She has previously been a Theatr Iolo Platfform artist, a Birmingham Rep Foundry artist, an emerging director at National Theatre Wales, Youth and Community associate at Sherman Theatre and a Jerwood assistant director at the Young Vic.

As resident Assistant Director for the New Vic, productions include: The Wind in the Willows, Astley’s Astounding Adventures and Queens of the Coal Age.

Other Assistant Director credits include: Trying It On (China Plate); Wings (Young Vic); We’re Here Because We’re Here (National Theatre, NTW and Volcano Theatre); Bordergame (NTW); Crazy Gary’s Mobile Disco (Waking Exploits) and Last Christmas (Dirty Protest).

Directing credits include: Opera Scenes project (RWCMD); Five Plays – Wings/Signs (Young Vic); Zero for the Young Dudes! and The Government Inspector (Sherman Theatre); Dare to Reimagine (Park and Dare Theatre); Lady Lust (Birmingham Rep); The Drowned Girl and NSFW (Chapter Arts Centre) and Blud (the Other Room).