Founder & CEO, Children’s Theatre Digital | Artistic Director, Todos Teatro | Drama Teacher
Biography
Annabel is Founder and CEO of Children’s Theatre Digital, a platform dedicated to showcasing the work of both emerging and established theatre makers from the UK and around the world. Designed to make high-quality, engaging theatre accessible to young people and families globally, the platform leverages creative digital media capturing the imagination of children and adults alike. Open to all without the need for sign-in or subscription, Children’s Theatre Digital serves teachers, families and anyone passionate about the arts.
A passionate advocate for the integration of digital media within the performing arts, Annabel believes that the digital sphere offers a unique opportunity to help the children’s theatre sector not only survive but thrive. She explores how combining live theatre with digital accessibility can benefit both artists and audiences by expanding reach and enhancing engagement.
Alongside her work with Children’s Theatre Digital, Annabel is the Artistic Director of Todos Teatro, a physical theatre company that uses clowning techniques to inspire young audiences to explore themes of ecological change. Her work with the company is focused on creating immersive, thought-provoking experiences for young minds.
Annabel has served as Director-in-Residence at Eton College (2015–17) and Harrow School (2017–20), before founding Children’s Theatre Digital in 2020. She has taught drama at Notting Hill & Ealing High School [2023-25] and currently teaches drama at Cranleigh School [2025 to date].
Directing Credits
| The Wolves of Willoughby Chase by Joan Aiken Notting Hill & Ealing High School (2025) |
| The Dream Collector by Fin Kennedy Notting Hill & Ealing High School (2024) Ghost from a Perfect Place by Philip Ridley Rose Bruford College (2023) |
| The Comedy of Errors by William Shakespeare The Old Harrovian Players (2022) Rehearsed, performance cancelled in respect HM Queen Elizabeth II |
| Rabbit by Nina Raine Rose Bruford College, Studio 1 (2021) |
| Assassins Music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, book by John Weidman The Rattigan Society Musical, Ryan Theatre (2020) |
| Turtles Don’t Like Plastic New Writing/Devised with Bethan Screen Brighton Fringe, International Youth Arts Festival & Beijing with Nagashenme (2019) |
| Emil and The Detectives by Erich Kästner, Ryan Theatre (2019) |
| Land of Nod New Writing/Devised The Ryan Theatre/London Primary Tour & Harrow Fringe Festival (2019) |
| The History Boys by Alan Bennett, The Rattigan Society, Ryan Theatre (2018) |
| The Thin Man by Dashiell Hammett, Harrow Fringe Festival (2018) |
| Vernon God Little by DBC Pierre [adapted by Tanya Ronder], Ryan Theatre (2018) |
| Eva and the Wolf by Matt Boyd, Workshop (2018) |
| Elleker and the Sugar Coated Emporium New Writing/Devised The Ryan Theatre/London Primary Tour (2017) |
| The Visit by Friedrich Dürrenmatt, Ryan Theatre (2017) |
| A Little Blue Birdy Told Me Devised, in collaboration with Sean Hollands, Assembly Checkpoint, Edinburgh Festival (2017) |
| The Chase for the Golden Meteor Devised, theme inspired by Jules Verne, Caccia Studio (2017) |
| The Sea by Edward Bond, Caccia Studio (2017) |
| What The Butler Saw – Associate Director with Joe Hancock by Joe Orton, Caccia Studio (2017) |
| Rhinoceros by Eugène Ionesco, Farrer Theatre [Director of Music, Jonathan Woolgar] (2016) |
| Radpole New Writing/Devised, Double Edge Drama; Edinburgh Festival (2016) |
| Guerrilla Street, The Ballad of Eddie New Writing/Devised, Caccia Studio (2016) |
| Eight – Assistant Director by Ella Hickson, To&Fro Theatre Company, White Bear Theatre (2016) |
| The Tempest & Much Ado About Nothing by William Shakespeare, Oxford World Theatre, Freistadt Shakespeare Festival (2015) |
| Woyzeck by Georg Büchner, Caccia Studio (2015) |
| Much Ado About Nothing by William Shakespeare, OWT, Slovakia Tour (2015) |
| Romeo&Juliet, Treasure Island by William Shakespeare/Robert Louis Stevenson, Gallery Drama, Sicily Tour (2015) |
| Antigone – Assistant Director by Sophocles (dir. Hailz Osborne), Farrer Theatre (2015) |
| Tiger! Tiger!, Gulliver’s Travels, Don Quixote by Rudyard Kipling/Jonathan Swift/Miguel de Cervantes, OWT, Russia Tour (2014) |
| Liberation – Assistant Director Devised (dir. Luke Clark), The Place & ZOO venues (Main Space) (2014/15) |
| Phases of Her New Writing/Devised, Istropolitana Festival, Bratislava (2014) |
| Herons by Simon Stephens, Rose Bruford College, Studio 1 (2013) |
| Slightly South of Weymouth – Assistant Director Devised (dir. Flick Fernando), The Company, The Rose Theatre (2013/14) |
| 21 Windmills – Assistant Director New Writing, Cervantes/Shakespeare (dir. Matthieu Leloup-Bellon) (2013/14) |
| Parkview Apocalypse – Assistant Director Film Editor (dir. Jason Orbaum) (2012) |
| SuperMentals – Assistant Director Film Editor (dir. Jason Orbaum) (2012) |