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Theatre director

Anthony was Associate Artistic Director at Sheffield Theatres from 2020 – 2024. He was also previously Associate Artistic Director at the Regional Theatre Young Director Scheme and Laboratory Associate Director at Nuffield Southampton Theatres.

Anthony trained as a director at LAMDA and at the National Theatre Studio.

Theatre directing credits include: Man and Boy (National Theatre), The Lord of the Flies (Chichester Festival Theatre), Frankenstein Adjust His Ringlight and then Starts Dancing (Donmar Warehouse, schools tour), The Crucible, Miss Saigon, Rock/Paper/Scissors, Anna Karenina and The Band Plays On (Crucible Theatre, Sheffield), The Good Person of Szechwan (Crucible Theatre, Sheffield; and Lyric Theatre, Hammersmith); The Shadow Factory (revival), Juicy and Delicious (Nuffield Southampton Theatres); The Cherry Orchard and A Better Man (Young Vic); The Common Land (Rose Theatre, Kingston); Still Life/Red Peppers (Old Red Lion) and I Am a Camera (Southwark Playhouse).

Awards include:

Rock/Paper/Scissors

Winner Best Director, UK Theatre Awards

The Good Person of Szechwan

Winner Best Design, Evening Standard Awards

Miss Saigon

Nominated Best Regional Production, Whatsonstage Awards

Nominated Best Musical Production, UK Theatre Awards

The Crucible

Nominated Best Director, Whatsonstage Awards

Nominated Best Revival, Whatsonstage Awards

The Jingleclaw

Nominated for Best show for Children and Young People, UK Theatre Awards