Artistic Collaboration Testimonials
Hannah Maxwell
I worked with Annie in the development of my second autobiographical storytelling show, Nan, Me & Barbara Pravi. I can honestly say the show wouldn’t exist without her support. A She was instrumental in transforming my rather windswept ideas into a narrative arc, with more totally ingenious suggestions for connecting things together than I care to remember. Some of the most enjoyable parts of our 18 month creative process took place sat in her back garden, where she was endlessly reassuring, clear-sighted and passionate about what I was trying to do. At my lowest ebb, she kept faith in the show when I’d lost all of it, and never stopped going above and beyond her contracted hours to check in and support and suggest, which she really shouldn’t but just does. I’d work with her again in half a heartbeat, and really, really hope I get to.
Liv Fowler
“Annie is my guardian angel. I don’t know what I would’ve done without her.”
– Liv Fowler, Writer
Rachel Smith
“If you are making a show, Annie is the artist you want by your side.”
– Rachel Smith, Writer / Performer
Martha Pailing
“Her precision, rigour and boundless imagination were instrumental in taking the script from scattered segments to a cohesive, clear and clever story.”
– Martha Pailing, Performance Artist
Laurie Stevens
“Annie understood my shows from our very first session and has that rare dramaturgical gift of amplifying your writing voice. She has a keen eye for structure, a great sense of humour, and she has genuinely invested in me and my shows. She just gets it!”
– Laurie Stevens, Comedian
Tommo Fowler
“Annie… is brilliantly rigorous, incisive and thoughtful in her responses: she always expects the most from scripts, but balances that with a genuine empathy for the writer’s endeavour – she truly seeks to understand their aims and intentions with a play, and to shape her critique around that.”
– Tommo Fowler, Ex Literary Manager Paines Plough re Womens’ Playwriting Prize
Vijay Patel
“Annie's warmth/care in the studio is such a great attribute, particularly for marginalised artists who make autobiographical work and really need someone who 'gets it'.”
– Vijay Patel, Live Artist/Performer/Access Consultant
Nick Cassenbaum
“She dove into the work with feeling, sensitivity and a keen eye. I believe that her work on the show helped draw out the emotional heart in a way that was lacking before her arrival.”
– Nick Cassenbaum, Writer/Performer
Edith Tankus
“Besides being a mensch in every sense, she is the person that bonds a room, brings the people and all their disparate parts together.”
– Edith Tankus [Wild Country]
Julia Masli
“I felt like she saw my soul and helped me express it on stage.”
– Julia Masli [Choosh]
Caroline Horton
“Annie is fierce, honest and a brilliant ally.”
– Caroline Horton [All of Me]
Shamira Turner
“we would collaborate with Annie again in a heartbeat! Get her in your process, she will light fires and be your champion."
– Shamira Turner, She-Goat [The Undefinable.]