Anna Morrissey

Anna Morrissey works as a director and movement director across theatre, opera and dance. She founded the RSC’s inaugural movement department and was previously Artist-in-Residence for Historic Royal Palaces.

Directing includes The Barber of Seville, A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Nevill Holt Opera, Sage Gateshead), Beyond the Deepening Shadows (Tower of London), Julius Caesar (GSMD), Beating Heart Cadaver (Finborough), All Together Alone (with the Royal Ballet for Royal Opera House), North West (Camden People’s Theatre), We’re Here Because We’re Here (associate director, National Theatre).

Movement directing includes Middle, Translations, ANNA, World of Extreme Happiness (National Theatre), The Winter’s Tale, Anthony and Cleopatra, Pericles (Royal Shakespeare Company), with West End credits including King Charles III, Imperium, Queen Anne, Emilia (winner of three Olivier Awards) and London 2012 Olympic Opening Ceremony. Opera includes Rigoletto, Current Rising (Royal Opera House), Amadigi (Garsington Opera), Macbeth, The Flying Dutchman, Salome, Noye’s Fludde (Northern Irish Opera), movement coaching for film and TV includes Beatrix (ITV), Midwitch Cuckoos (Sky Max) and Nebraska (Music Video for Lucy Rose).